Windmills to shut at night following demise of rare bat. Somebody made toothpicks out of Babe Ruth’s bat? No, they’re shutting down an entire wind farm during the nighttime hours because an endangered species of bat was found under one of the windmills. Nobody knows for sure the windmill killed it, but “innocent until proven guilty” is for terrorists, not windmills. And what about the folks who used the electric power the farm generated? They’re going batty.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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