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  1. 30 minutes ago, PTINS said:

    I understand that.

    You cannot build on a pipeline 50 foot ROW, but you can build next to it.  You can raise crops and cattle or damn near anything else above ground, over the ROW. You cannot see or hear a buried pipeline, and live next to it for years on end without ever being impacted by its operation.

    You can hear the windmills, and see the towers and 100's of blinking lights that are visible from many miles away.  

    Wind farms require tens of thousands of acres, ~ 80 acres per windmill. The actual "footprint" of a single windmill may only be 1/4 acre, but the "encumbered" area that cannot be built upon is many times that. 

    There is a reason "windmill farms" are located on farm land, and in the places in Texas very few people live on; those are the only large tracts of relatively flat, undeveloped land to build upon.

    You don't see many wind farms in Texas close to population centers, where the power is actually needed, with hardly anything at east of I-35 and north of I-10.

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    It's not like oil production doesn't have an issue with light pollution - the flaring in the Permian is unbelievable flying over west Texas at night 

    The point isn't that wind or solar doesn't have these issues, it's that it's so much of the pot calling the kettle black.

    Frankly I think the ruined view argument is overblown by developers who don't want coastal wind. The view from Galveston already has a shit ton of lights from platforms and ship traffic.

     

     

  2. 24 minutes ago, PTINS said:

    Energy economics go from simple to complex very quickly.

    Transmission lines, and land costs are huge variables that are treated differently.

    -The footprint of a gas fired power plant is very small compared to a nuclear plant, a solar farm or a wind farm. A gas fired power plant can be located any place proximate to a gas pipeline and a electrical transmission line, making it easier to locate the power plant close to the power demand/population center, decreasing the size and length of power transmission lines.

    Nuclear, Solar and Wind power generation facilities require a much larger footprint.

    Sand Hills Gas fired Plant            595 MW,           ~ 50 acres, 2001

    South Texas Nuclear Plant       2,600 MW,    ~ 12,000 acres, 1988

    Sweetwater, TX Wind Farm         585 MW,  ~ 100,000 acres, 2007

    Roscoe Wind Farm                       782 MW,  ~ 100,000 acres, 2009

    Horse Hollow Wind Farm            736 MW,     ~ 47,000 acres, 2006

    Roadrunner Solar Plant.              497 MW,      ~ 2,500 acres, 2019  

    From the link below; (no judgment on the accuracy of the information)

    Wind Turbine Cost: How Much? Are They Worth It in 2025?

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    At an installation coast of ~ $1 million/1 MW of capacity, the above numbers indicate you would not get a straight payout (undiscounted) for 8-10 years, at a 65% utilization rate. A 50% utilization rate would take well over 10 years.

    Very few public companies, if any, would make capital investments on those economics.

    Most large renewable projects have government support (subsidies). The absence of large scale commercial projects constructed with private equity is an indicator that those economics are challenging at best. 

    Always love these footprint comparisons. My dude go look at Texas in Google maps south of San Antonio. Those aren't windmills. You can farm under a windmill. You can't farm on those caliche tank batteries.

    And I can see where damn near every pipeline in the Houston area is because there is nothing on top of them.

     

    We can build transmission. Just requires some old fashioned will. 

  3. 14 hours ago, NWBuck said:

    While I would have preferred a different cheese than American, the peppers added a perfect texture and taste to every bite...

    very jealous that NM (and i think the western reaches of texas) have green chile year round at WB.

    FYI they usually also have monterrey jack slices (which iirc is processed cheese), in addition to the shredded cheese which i mentioned above, which is a cheddar heavy blend with (i think) jack.

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  4. 1 hour ago, DaysOff said:


    Our anthem is at its best when played by a marching band with no singing.

     

     
     
     
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    To Anacreon in Heav'n, where he sat in full Glee,

    A few Sons of Harmony sent a Petition,

    That he their Inspirer and Patron would be;

    When this answer arriv'd from the Jolly Old Grecian

    "Voice, Fiddle, and Flute,

    "no longer be mute,

    "I'll lend you my Name and inspire you to boot,

    "And, besides I'll instruct you, like me, to intwine

    "The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

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    The news through Olympus immediately flew;

    When Old Thunder pretended to give himself Airs.

    "If these Mortals are suffer'd their Scheme to persue,

    "The Devil a Goddess will stay above Stairs.

    "Hark! already they cry,

    "In transports of Joy,

    "Away to the Sons of Anacreon we'll fly,[28]

    "And there, with good Fellows, we'll learn to intwine

    "The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

    3

    "The Yellow-Hair'd God and his nine fusty Maids,

    "From Helicon's banks will incontinent flee,[29]

    "Idalia will boast but of tenantless Shades,

    "And the bi-forked Hill a mere Desart will be

    "My Thunder no fear on't,

    "Shall soon do it's Errand,

    "And dam'me! I'll swinge the Ringleaders, I warrant.

    "I'll trim the young Dogs, for thus daring to twine

    "The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

    4

    Apollo rose up, and said, "Pry'thee ne'er quarrel,

    "Good King of the Gods, with my Vot'ries below:

    "Your Thunder is useless"—then shewing his Laurel,

    Cry'd "Sic evitabile fulmen,[30] you know!

    "Then over each head

    "My Laurels I'll spread;

    "So my Sons from your Crackers no Mischief shall dread,

    "Whilst snug in their Club-Room, they jovially twine

    "The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

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    Next Momus got up with his risible Phiz,

    And swore with Apollo he'd chearfully join—

    "The full Tide of Harmony still shall be his,

    "But the Song, and the Catch, and the Laugh shall be mine.

    "Then, Jove, be not jealous

    "Of these honest fellows."

    Cry'd Jove, "We relent, since the Truth you now tell us;

    "And swear by Old Styx, that they long shall intwine

    "The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine."

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    Ye Sons of Anacreon, then join Hand in Hand;

    Preserve Unanimity, Friendship, and Love!

    'Tis your's to support what's so happily plann'd;

    You've the sanction of Gods, and the Fiat of Jove.

    While thus we agree,

    Our Toast let it be.

    May our Club flourish happy, united, and free!

    And long may the Sons of Anacreon intwine

    The Myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's Vine.

     

  5. 3 hours ago, pacman said:

    Again, what did JD Vance do in that speech that was out of the capabilities of Harris?

    Harris was never going to chide Europeans for enforcing their laws against Nazis 

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    Goodwin was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2015 for 1st degree criminal sexual act and 1st degree sexual abuse, according to state prison records. He was released in 2023.

    He went to prison for having sex with a 7-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, according to the state sex offender’s registry.

    this guy needs to be locked in a room with all of his victims' family members

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  7. On 2/13/2025 at 10:11 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

    But do you recall the correct path out of the lost woods?

    that's probably something that sitting here thinking about it i could not tell you, but once i'm there the muscle memory will take over and i'll execute it just fine. like my ATM PIN.

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  8. 16 minutes ago, Zepol87 said:

    Wish I could go back and have whataburger for the first time

    i was 4 or 5. it was breakfast. probably the location on san felipe near voss, near where my father's office was at the time. the orange juice was sour - the shit that comes in the plastic cup with foil on the top. me, being 4 or 5, did not enjoy it (me, much older, still isn't a fan of that shit). i didn't want to go back to whataburger for years after that (not that there was one nearby for a while).

  9. 2 minutes ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

    These don’t have the pull tab, so it may have taken me longer to get in the package than to house its contents.

     

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    someone brought these to our superbowl party and they were fucking amazing.

  10. double meat, 1x shredded cheese (which is actually cheese, as opposed to sliced cheese which is american), and whatever else you like on a burger. but it being a whataburger you should really go with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and mustard. i usually get extra pickles, and grilled jalapenos when the mood strikes. bacon is another nice upgrade.

    all specialty burgers/chicken are better on texas toast. but i wouldn't go with one until you've had the classic.

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