On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:52:06 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

On 9/5/2012 3:43 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:22:29 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

In article , says...

On 9/5/2012 1:06 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:13:52 -0400, JustWait
wrote:

Well, there is one up by one of our practice tracks. I have seen it a
dozen times, only once was it actually running and that day, it was
annoying as hell with the noise.. and it's nearly a half mile maybe a
mile as the crow flies to the mill from the track. Like I said though,
most times, it's not moving even though there is windy up there all the
time.

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How big was it?

The small, fast turning wind generators like you see on cruising
boats, roof tops and small towers can make an annoying whirring noise.
The big wind farms however use very large towers with slow turning
blades over 100 ft long. They are almost silent in my experience.


http://tuesdaysintempleton.com/2010/...-templeton-ma/

Yes, I know the rave reviews don't complain about the noise, but I
remember it made a thump, thump, thump as it ran that day. Again, I have
only seen it run once, not really sure if it's doing anything for the
town according to the reviews...

You're insane. Either that or FOX told you they were loud.

http://www.gereports.com/how-loud-is-a-wind-turbine/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD0v9_zV2uk

http://www.smallwindtips.com/2009/12...urbine-really/

Hmmm GE says wind turbines don't make noise. That is like the UMW
talking about clean coal.

If you live in the big city and are used to noise, they are not bad
but there is a noise. I am sure it is something you can ignore if they
are paying you enough to put the turbines there.


Most of the comments I have seen are skeptical as to any return at all
from the Mill in Templeton Mass... Like I said, it's u sually locked down
and stationary whenever I am there for weekends..

I am from Iowa, the number one windmill state on a per capita basis,
[third in numbers, after CA and TX]. I have listened to them and
standing almost under them , you hear a not very loud whoosh as each
blade goes by. Comparable to one foot waves breaking on the shore. I
like the sound of wind, and windmills, when present, just blend in
with the hiss of the wind in the leaves or waves on the beach, afater
a while you don't even notice if there is else competing for
attention. Just got back from the family lakeshore place where I can
see half a dozen windmills, visually and on radar. The first two,
rather small, ones in the state are in Spirit Lake at the high school,
which is selling juice at a net profit.