Popular Post Tom King Posted December 23, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 It's not often we get waves this big on the lake. In my younger days, these are days I would be windsurfing, or practicing sailing a Laser. With a handheld anemometer on the end of our point, it never dropped below 24.0 mph, and highest gust I saw was 34.9, but it's just getting here. It's very rare to see waves this big rolling in the cove. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 50 mph gusts, 32 mph sustained here. Normal in some places, unusual here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 I wonder how things are going for the Indiana wind farms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Probably have the blades feathered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 It's built noticeably since I took those pictures at 10:30 but we just had renters move in to that house for Christmas, so I'll leave it to them. It was 42 degrees when I took those pictures, and now down to 29, not quite an hour and a half later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Jack Frost said when he left the party last night: Hold my beer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Looking like more than 24 hours of subzero here. Odd for December, normal in late January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Damn that global warming! At least the days are getting longer now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonPacific Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 5:50 PM, Coop said: Damn that global warming! Global climate change, overall warming causes more extremes on either side of the thermometer. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Yeah, I'm sure it's way hotter than normal somewhere, but dealing with unusually severe cold here is a bigger news story. I'm sorry for all the people stuck in their cars in Buffalo. I heard there was an Impossible Travel Conditions Alert, and someone asked what did that mean. Science doesn't care what you believe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 8:25 PM, Tom King said: Science doesn't care what you believe. Well stated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 I came back to change that to Science doesn't care what anyone believes, but I guess it doesn't really matter. I expect someone will take it personally, but science doesn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Tom, how is your mom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 20 hours ago, Mark J said: I wonder how things are going for the Indiana wind farms? Common misconception, they usually end up producing less in high winds as the gusts are dangerous. Like Tom mentioned they feather the blades out. Best wind speed for production is between 7 ad 10 mph. At least it is for the farms that my dad worked on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted December 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Thanks for asking about my Mom. She's holding her own, but slowing up. When she's alert she's clear headed, but she sleeps most of the time now, is not eating as much as she has been, and is not real clear when she first wakes up from daytime naps. She requires both of our help to transfer 7 or 8 times a day. I was able to transfer and handle her by myself, but it's not safe for a few months now. She can help stand some, but collapses all her help all of a sudden. I'm lucky at my age to be able to lift her around as much as I am doing. She's been paralyzed on one side from a stroke for almost 3 years now. Hospice has her under their care now, and that's a big help. An aide came yesterday, changed her bed and gave her a shower, so that sort of thing is a big help for us. Her 107th Birthday is April 18th, so we're hoping she'll get there. People say it's a blessing to live that long, and a blessing for us to have a Mother with us that long. That may be true, but it's no blessing to have a clear mind while your body slowly fails you. I'm not sure that dementia is worse altogether. We're okay with it, but I would rather be making money than only spending it. Merry Christmas to all. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: Common misconception, they usually end up producing less in high winds as the gusts are dangerous. Like Tom mentioned they feather the blades out. Best wind speed for production is between 7 ad 10 mph. At least it is for the farms that my dad worked on. Actually no misconception, at least on my part. I was actually wondering if feathering the blades was enough given the combination of wind speed, shifting direction and bitter cold. Even feathered there's still a lot of blade area. I'm sure the engineering has taken all this into account, though. I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 I and M sent out an email requesting reducing electric consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 I live in the TVA service area. Not only were large industrial facilities required to reduce load (my employer, a steel mill,had to drop to 5% of operating load), but distributers were asked to implement rolling blackouts (we had 2 of 15 minutes each this morning), but the Titans / Texans football game in Nashville was delayed by an hour because of power shortages. It is very rare that conditions cause demand to exceed the generating capacity of the TVA system, unless a major facility is offline. I can only imagine how crazy it will be if the majority of vehicles become plug-in electrics. Probably start looking like this: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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