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Arlington, WY � avg annual wind speed of 31mph, gusts above 110mph, seems like a great place for a wind turbine �.right? Photos from Feb 1, 2011 as the cold air mass that formed Snowzilla barreled through. The wind chill in the area on Feb 3 was extreme, -54F !! ![[Linked Image]](http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/elkhunter76/Cartoon/Windtower2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u258/elkhunter76/Cartoon/Windtower1.jpg)
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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Looks expensive.
Gonna have to build it closer to the ground.
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That's what insurance is for.
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I've seen a couple all burnt up, probably by lightning strikes. Those things are no bargain.................
You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.
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That's why I only concentrate on the concrete. >grin<
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Pretty wimpy tower. Look even the fence posts are still standing :0
Save an elk, shoot a cow.
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and i thought it was windy here
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Pretty wimpy tower. Look even the fence posts are still standing :0 
Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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Seen a lot of damaged wind towers, never one like that!
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Need to hook a chain from it to the hitch ball on the pick-up and give her the gas. Ought to fix it right up.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
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I think its a little passed damaged,more like totaled.
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When the links start snapping off of the end it's getting breezy.
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I wonder if it was a GE unit ?? my nephew usually gets in on the repairs all over North America. Don
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That's why I only concentrate on the concrete. >grin< You notice the concrete did not give up? Totaled
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With copper and steel scrap prices way up ,id be right on that ,lots of scrap value there !!!!  Don
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same." - Ronald Reagan
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You notice the concrete did not give up?
The bolt ring looks solid, so the 'crete is just fine - stand another right where the other was.
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That was the first thing to pop in to my mind as well ! 
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Arlington seems to always be windy. Everytime I've been over there chasing elk the wind has been 30+ MPH. There are several spots in the forest where wind gusts have taken down alot of trees. I bet to take down a tower like that it had to have been more than 150MPH.
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