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The Coming Super Winter Has Begun
On Oct 11, 11:59*pm, "www.freedomtofascism.com"
wrote: Big snow flakes fell early Friday evening, turning Downtown Boise into a giant snow globe for people on their way home from work. The snow caught many people off guard, including this bicyclist heading down Idaho Street between 8th and 9th around 5:45 p.m. Across the Treasure Valley, tree branches heavy with wet, snow-covered leaves fell on power lines, causing scattered power outages. This is the earliest measurable snowfall in Boise since recordkeeping began in 1898, according to the National Weather Service. At 10 p.m., the Weather Service said 1.7 inches of snow had fallen. The previous earliest recorded snowfall was Oct. 12, 1969, when a little more than an inch fell. And if the snow wasn't enough, meteorologists say winds across southwestern Idaho will average 25 to 40 mph through Saturday afternoon, with gusts up to 55 mph. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph are expected, which can make driving difficult. http://www.idahostatesman.com/102/story/530075.html Notice how the suppression of windmills being the case is conveniently not mentioned. Yes, I too noticed that! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= Windmills in culture and literature ======================== Spanish windmills in La ManchaBooks: Miguel de Cervantes's book Don Quixote de La Mancha, which helped cement the modern Spanish language and is regarded as one of the greatest works of fiction ever published, features an iconic scene in which Don Quixote attacks windmills that he believes to be ferocious giants. This gave international fame to La Mancha and its windmills, and is the origin of the phrase "tilting at windmills", to describe an act of futility. The Windmill also plays an important role in Animal Farm, a book by George Orwell. In the book, an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent early Soviet Union, the effort invested to construct a windmill is provided by the animals in the hope of reduced manual labour and increased living standards. [ from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmills ] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-= .... but now I'm RILLY confused! I mean, it sounds like you agree with both Quixote and Orwell that WINDMILLS ARE TOTALLY EVIL!!! But if it's really TRUE that windmills are ushering in a COMING SUPER WINTER, won't that put an end to the horrible Global Warming Problem that's goin' to burn us all up and stuff? ??? |
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