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The Coming Super Winter Has Begun



 
 
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Old October 18th 08, 02:46 AM posted to alt.alien.visitors,sci.astro,alt.politics.bush,alt.solar.photovoltaic
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Default The Coming Super Winter Has Begun

On Oct 11, 11:59*pm, "www.freedomtofascism.com"
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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!

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Windmills in culture and literature
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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
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.... 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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