Luckily it was a little one

10 Responses to Luckily it was a little one

1. Darin says:

   January 1, 2020 at 03:10

   New York’s wind turbine boondoggle-

   https://youtu.be/kcm1i9uhJWU
2. Old 1811 says:

   January 1, 2020 at 05:08

   What did you expect? You don’t expect a wind turbine to hold up in the wind, do you?
   Sheesh!
   About 40 years ago, NYPD decided to save a ton of money by buying compact cars (I forget what they were) for patrol; since they wouldn’t (in theory, anyway) be used in pursuits, they didn’t have to have any speed or power. After two years of normal patrol driving (24/7/365) on NYC’s famously potholed streets, all the cars were so badly damaged they had to be replaced.
   Bureaucratic thinking at its finest.
   • Darin says:

     January 1, 2020 at 13:13

     I seem to remember a few cities buying into a 80’s something Ford Fairmont with a 2.0liter four cylinder. Basically the Pinto motor, but with less get up and go. It was said flipping the lights and siren on in a “pursuit” would cost you 10mph
3. Ed Bonderenka says:

   January 1, 2020 at 06:18

   Answers the question: “What could possibly go wrong?”.
   • Pascal says:

     January 1, 2020 at 08:46

     I can’t make up my mind whether your sarcasm of choice is either too kind or too optimistic.
     • Ed Bonderenka says:

       January 1, 2020 at 13:17

       
4. Darin says:

   January 1, 2020 at 13:17

   This whole wind power nonsense we are seeing now is a continuation of the “greenpower” theft that started under Obama. The entire thing is corrupt and it’s just a way for certain politically connected companies to keep raiding public coffers.
   • Ed Bonderenka says:

     January 1, 2020 at 13:21

     It’s not just the subsidies, it’s in the utility rates as providers mandate that they themselves will invest a large percentage of their income (rates) in this zero return crap.
5. Grog says:

   January 2, 2020 at 02:05

   That’s not a car, that’s a large mailbox with blue paint.
6. Anonymous says:

   January 2, 2020 at 06:27

   Typical local government malfeasance.