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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-17-10 01:52 AM
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131. Am I evil?
Yes, I fuckin' am...I guess.

I keep my cats right inside with me. They don't get ripped up by packs of dogs, hit by cars, covered in fleas and ticks, overheated in 95+ temperatures, freeze to death in freezing asshole cold temperatures, possibly abused by some asshole nor do they kill any birds.

And a funny thing happened to both the cats and I on our way to evilness...we found this arrangement works for us. My cats do not WANT to go outside. I can leave the door wide open and they'll move AWAY from it. Shit, they don't want to go out THERE and deal with all that stupidity and misery. They'd rather be inside curled up somewhere comfy taking a nap without a care in the world.

Yes, I am so :evilgrin:
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  -Why don't wind generators have guards to keep wildlife out of those big blades? texastoast  Jul-15-10 03:43 PM   #0 
  - Would slow them down (nt)  The Straight Story   Jul-15-10 03:44 PM   #1 
  - Why not put pictures of Cheney on them to scare birds away?  AnArmyVeteran   Jul-15-10 08:48 PM   #44 
  - Why don't oil companies have guards to keep wildlife out of those big oil gushers?  stevedeshazer   Jul-15-10 09:17 PM   #51 
     - LOL  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:49 PM   #62 
        - Wow.  stevedeshazer   Jul-16-10 12:17 AM   #73 
        - Be glad nobody fell in.  yella_dawg   Jul-16-10 03:31 PM   #81 
           - OMG  texastoast   Jul-16-10 08:40 PM   #115 
  - that would not be "common sense" to a mechanical engineer or craftsman.  Schema Thing   Jul-15-10 03:45 PM   #2 
  - "that would not be "common sense" to a mechanical engineer or craftsman  tabasco   Jul-15-10 03:47 PM   #6 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-15-10 03:53 PM   #7 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Jul-15-10 08:43 PM   #41 
     - Glass houses and stones??  yella_dawg   Jul-16-10 03:32 PM   #83 
     - The number of folks who think you just wave a magic wand & *poof* the laws of physics will just  apocalypsehow   Jul-15-10 09:07 PM   #46 
        - There are patents for such a contraption  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:34 PM   #58 
        - False. There are no patents for any such contraption. Link please, to the patent application for a  apocalypsehow   Jul-16-10 03:18 PM   #79 
        - Pardon me  texastoast   Jul-16-10 05:00 PM   #93 
        - The helix is pretty cool. Have you seen the vibratory generators?  hedgehog   Jul-16-10 06:18 PM   #102 
           - Awesome idea  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:31 PM   #127 
        - What amazes me is the number of people who say "it can't be done."  tabasco   Jul-16-10 09:38 AM   #75 
           - No one said "it can't be done." Your fetish for hurling personal attacks notwithstanding, it has  apocalypsehow   Jul-16-10 03:16 PM   #78 
  - Hmm.  texastoast   Jul-15-10 05:31 PM   #33 
     - they are extremely creative.  Schema Thing   Jul-15-10 07:03 PM   #40 
  - Money.  tabasco   Jul-15-10 03:45 PM   #3 
  - What light weight materials do we have that could be used as a screen  jwirr   Jul-15-10 05:35 PM   #35 
  - I'm not sure that would solve the problem.  Igel   Jul-15-10 10:34 PM   #59 
  - That would add a couple of cents to the cost  mdmc   Jul-15-10 03:46 PM   #4 
  - I'd heard that somebody was working on a paint that would keep the birds and bats away  Ken Burch   Jul-15-10 03:46 PM   #5 
  - Smells like cougar pee?  texastoast   Jul-15-10 05:37 PM   # 
     - Well, if they didn't like cougar pee, that would at least keep them far away ...  Nihil   Jul-16-10 11:39 AM   #76 
  - Maybe because they would collide with the guard instead.  drm604   Jul-15-10 03:56 PM   #8 
  - Why don't houses have barriers around to keep birds from flying into the windows?  brooklynite   Jul-15-10 03:57 PM   #9 
  - +1000, power lines kills millions of birds, so do glass buildings  KansasVoter   Jul-15-10 04:02 PM   #12 
  - I'm all for justification  texastoast   Jul-15-10 05:35 PM   #34 
  - If the birds can't see the windows, they should still see the other bird approaching them. :)  AnArmyVeteran   Jul-15-10 08:46 PM   #42 
  - Do most birds fly at that height?  EFerrari   Jul-15-10 04:25 PM   #18 
     - I've seen birds thousands of feet above the ground  MajorChode   Jul-15-10 04:54 PM   #23 
     - the answer is... yes some do  Johonny   Jul-15-10 05:12 PM   #30 
     - My Mama has birds fly into her windows every week or two. And she has  Synicus Maximus   Jul-16-10 09:03 PM   #121 
        - Maybe she would agree to try this:  Contrary1   Jul-17-10 02:43 AM   #134 
  - I thought the blades turn so slow that they won't hurt birds.  Lasher   Jul-15-10 03:59 PM   #10 
  - I'm with you, I've never been able to imagine how those slow moving  Better Today   Jul-15-10 04:02 PM   #11 
  - The bird or bat simply collides with them.  Statistical   Jul-15-10 05:00 PM   #28 
  - Bats don't die from hitting the blades  GoCubsGo   Jul-16-10 04:55 PM   #91 
  - They only look slow because they are so massive  NoNothing   Jul-15-10 04:11 PM   #13 
  - F = mv/t  Cirque du So-What   Jul-15-10 04:14 PM   #14 
  - I used to think that too, but last week I got to see the newest  pipi_k   Jul-15-10 09:22 PM   #53 
  - I wonder if they used older model turbines?  Lone_Star_Dem   Jul-16-10 04:26 PM   #87 
  - The blade tips travel at about 200 mph.  alfredo   Jul-15-10 11:13 PM   #68 
  - Old wind turbines had faster turning blades and killed birds. New turbines solve that problem.  backscatter712   Jul-16-10 06:37 PM   #111 
     - Oh yeah?  XemaSab   Jul-17-10 02:11 AM   #133 
  - If this happens so damn much, why aren't the blades drenched with blood and feathers?  Touchdown   Jul-15-10 04:14 PM   #15 
  - Domestic cats kill more than 100,000,000 birds every year  Ezlivin   Jul-15-10 04:18 PM   #16 
  - That works out to one bird for every three people, per year.  GreenStormCloud   Jul-15-10 05:49 PM   #39 
  - Both of your numbers are ridiculous.  tabasco   Jul-15-10 08:47 PM   #43 
  - Yes. Science is bunk  Ezlivin   Jul-15-10 09:04 PM   #45 
     - What science?  tabasco   Jul-16-10 06:26 PM   #106 
        - plenty of academic studies  handmade34   Jul-16-10 09:37 PM   #129 
           - Thanks! Now tell me why that number should not be reduced.  tabasco   Jul-17-10 07:24 AM   #136 
              - my post was  handmade34   Jul-17-10 09:04 AM   #140 
                 - You are quite correct.  tabasco   Jul-17-10 07:46 PM   #145 
  - Humans kill 9,000,000,000 chickens per year.  flvegan   Jul-15-10 09:19 PM   #52 
  - Well Silly! If we did that, then we wouldn't need the wind farms!  Touchdown   Jul-15-10 10:02 PM   #54 
     - LOL  flvegan   Jul-15-10 10:28 PM   #57 
  - You bring up a problem that can get to extreme levels very quickly  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:21 PM   #56 
  - And I have an injured Quail from one of our cats  Politicalboi   Jul-15-10 11:17 PM   #69 
  - Put bells on them. It works. nt  Lorien   Jul-16-10 12:13 AM   #72 
  - I tried that one time but they kept pecking me with those sharp little beaks.  caboose   Jul-16-10 05:59 PM   #100 
     - ...  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:10 PM   #124 
  - Here's a hint  kurtzapril4   Jul-16-10 09:16 PM   #125 
  - How many birds will die due to global climate change if we don't  hedgehog   Jul-16-10 06:21 PM   #105 
  - My car killed a bird about a month ago ...  JoePhilly   Jul-17-10 08:15 AM   #138 
  - Those wind generators are enormous.  LostInAnomie   Jul-15-10 04:23 PM   #17 
  - Well how about  Politicalboi   Jul-15-10 11:25 PM   #70 
  - Can't be done  sailor65   Jul-15-10 04:31 PM   #19 
  - Yes! What's the effect on bird populations? And where are the bodies?  immoderate   Jul-16-10 04:21 PM   #86 
  - Common sense dictates that no such screens be used.  TexasObserver   Jul-15-10 04:39 PM   #20 
  - Yes. Especially the butterflies.  texastoast   Jul-15-10 05:30 PM   #32 
     - How about our annual bout with love bugs?  TexasObserver   Jul-15-10 05:37 PM   #36 
        - Ewww they are so sticky  texastoast   Jul-15-10 05:39 PM   #37 
  - check out  plcdude   Jul-15-10 04:45 PM   #21 
  - From your link  gvstn   Jul-15-10 04:57 PM   #25 
  - The new turbines are much safer than older style  OhioBlue   Jul-15-10 04:51 PM   #22 
  - Thanks for posting this  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:54 PM   #64 
  - That's the story I keep remembering when I hear about wind turbine bird-kills.  backscatter712   Jul-16-10 06:34 PM   #109 
  - More bullshit started by the Luddites and coal & oil companies.  RC   Jul-15-10 04:54 PM   #24 
  - I agree  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:42 PM   #61 
  - Nope.  GoCubsGo   Jul-16-10 05:00 PM   #92 
  - i saw a blade being hauled down the highway today..it was huge  spanone   Jul-15-10 04:58 PM   #26 
  - Then you would be complaining about the birds killed running into wind guards.  Statistical   Jul-15-10 04:59 PM   #27 
  - True story: My husband was staying at a hotel on business  hedgehog   Jul-16-10 06:27 PM   #107 
  - Fans generate wind. Turbines generate electricity from wind  Oregone   Jul-15-10 05:09 PM   #29 
  - The turbine hazzard to birds is an eco-myth that needs to be put down  MajorChode   Jul-15-10 05:13 PM   #31 
  - Hey! That's in my back yard.  yella_dawg   Jul-16-10 03:25 PM   #80 
     - These particular ones are just northwest of Albany, TX  MajorChode   Jul-16-10 04:49 PM   #89 
        - The ones I'm talking about are east of Graham.  yella_dawg   Jul-17-10 03:43 PM   #143 
           - I've flown over those too  MajorChode   Jul-17-10 06:42 PM   #144 
  - To keep the birds out, the slots in the guard would have to be tiny.  GreenStormCloud   Jul-15-10 05:47 PM   #38 
  - Not opposed  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:15 PM   #55 
  - Why don't skyscrapers? Cars? Power transimssion towers? or cats?  Canuckistanian   Jul-15-10 09:13 PM   #47 
  - Because it would severely hamper the ability to generate electricity, for one thing; it would be  apocalypsehow   Jul-15-10 09:15 PM   #48 
  - You forgot the third kind of reply ...  Nihil   Jul-16-10 11:41 AM   #77 
     - Thank you very kindly! I appreciate it.  apocalypsehow   Jul-16-10 03:52 PM   #85 
  - Household cats kill thousands of times more bird than wind turbines  Juche   Jul-15-10 09:16 PM   #49 
  - Not indoor cats. n/t  EFerrari   Jul-15-10 10:38 PM   #60 
     - What kind of an evil person would keep their kitty locked up all day?  slutticus   Jul-16-10 07:01 PM   #113 
        - Am I evil?  Jamastiene   Jul-17-10 01:52 AM   #131 
  - I don't think it is really a problem since they don't spin that fast  ThomThom   Jul-15-10 09:16 PM   #50 
  - The "tip speed" of a wind turbine is approximately 200 mph.  11 Bravo   Jul-16-10 06:34 PM   #110 
     - wow  ThomThom   Jul-16-10 06:52 PM   #112 
  - They don't kill very many birds  edgrosvenor   Jul-15-10 10:52 PM   #63 
  - I've heard of other people with problems from low frequency  hedgehog   Jul-16-10 06:28 PM   #108 
  - For the same reason no one is going to harvest the water on the moon and bring it back here.  A HERETIC I AM   Jul-15-10 10:54 PM   #65 
  - LOL -- one of the best threads ever!  smalll   Jul-16-10 04:49 PM   #88 
  - Everyone covered it except for mentioning that a guard would need to be cleaned of debris.  jp11   Jul-15-10 10:55 PM   #66 
  - That wouldn't be a bad job  texastoast   Jul-15-10 10:59 PM   #67 
  - Kicking or later viewing eom  burrowowl   Jul-15-10 11:43 PM   #71 
  - Big Beavis Industry _wants_ those animals to fly into the blades.  Poll_Blind   Jul-16-10 12:19 AM   #74 
  - It's probably cost prohibitive  ecmphd   Jul-16-10 03:31 PM   #82 
  - The additional wind load on the supporting pylon structure would be tremendous  Throd   Jul-16-10 03:34 PM   #84 
  - you are joking, right?  mcollins   Jul-16-10 04:51 PM   #90 
  - No, I'm not  texastoast   Jul-16-10 05:03 PM   #95 
     - Astrophysics follows the standard laws of reality,  mcollins   Jul-16-10 05:05 PM   #96 
        - Certainly  texastoast   Jul-16-10 08:38 PM   #114 
  - I think that the solution to this is fairly easy ...  JoePhilly   Jul-16-10 05:02 PM   #94 
  - DING! DING! DING!  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:09 PM   #123 
  - Because each blade on a 5Mw turbine is 65 meters long.  Merchant Marine   Jul-16-10 05:11 PM   #97 
  - Who said it had to be steel tubing?  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:05 PM   #122 
     - For large scale construction steel is the strongest and most cost effective material  Merchant Marine   Jul-17-10 03:00 AM   #135 
  - Why don't the oceans have guards to protect fish from drowning in them?  boppers   Jul-16-10 05:39 PM   #98 
  - Where  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:00 PM   #120 
  - That would make them look like something from War of the Worlds, or something  slackmaster   Jul-16-10 05:47 PM   #99 
  - LOL . . . How many birds are killed everyday by vehicles? Hell I  B Calm   Jul-16-10 06:13 PM   #101 
  - That has been pointed out and discussed in the thread n/t  texastoast   Jul-16-10 08:41 PM   #116 
  - Video of bird being hit  catchnrelease   Jul-16-10 06:18 PM   #103 
  - Oh, but only 7,000 a year  texastoast   Jul-16-10 08:53 PM   #118 
  - $$$$$ n/t  11 Bravo   Jul-16-10 06:19 PM   #104 
  - Worse for bats than birds  JPZenger   Jul-16-10 08:47 PM   #117 
  - I hope that is addressed very soon  texastoast   Jul-16-10 08:55 PM   #119 
  - Bird deaths per year -- OP please read this  underpants   Jul-16-10 09:22 PM   #126 
  - I know  texastoast   Jul-16-10 09:35 PM   #128 
  - Above comment is important to read  JPZenger   Jul-17-10 09:24 AM   #142 
  - Why don't we mandate that all cats must wear muzzles when outdoors  Nye Bevan   Jul-16-10 09:41 PM   #130 
  - Muzzled cats  upi402   Jul-17-10 02:02 AM   #132 
  - If you are volunteering to muzzle the cats,  Jamastiene   Jul-18-10 02:57 PM   #148 
  - Well, since we don't have enough predators any more...  JCMach1   Jul-17-10 07:26 AM   #137 
  - Is it that big of an issue? If it is, perhaps some sort of "sonic barriers" would work best, aye?  Regret My New Name   Jul-17-10 08:43 AM   #139 
  - How much wildlife dies because of fossil fuel production and use?  donco6   Jul-17-10 09:07 AM   #141 
  - Because bird kills are a bullshit issue and don't happen often ever.  slampoet   Jul-17-10 07:56 PM   #146 
  - Have you seen the new Verticle Wind Turbines?  lib2DaBone   Jul-17-10 08:03 PM   #147 
 

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