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[Olsonist]

Kentucky Noah's Ark sues insurance company over damage caused by heavy rains

The Ark Encounter says rains in 2017 and 2018 caused a landslide on its access road — but it's insurance wouldn't cover the damage

www.cbsnews.com

It's hard to root for an insurance company. They're only slightly better than the NRA. But please, I'm begging for this to be true. Did the insurance company say that this was an act of God?

 

[Keith]

 

[Lark]

This is a 2019 story, where they settled out of court.

 

[LB 15]

My dad used to say he could never understand the appeal of the classic view of heaven - spending eternity wearing a sheet, sitting on a marble bench listening to harp music.

I am hearing your dad. On the off chance that heaven does exist, the main reason I don't won't to go there is I won't know anyone.

 

[Cal20sailor]

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The movie Windtalkers documents their contribution. Warning, Nicolas Cage is the star and he sucks.

 

[Raz'r]

The movie Windtalkers documents their contribution. Warning, Nicolas Cage is the star and he sucks.

Cage always sucks. That's why he's so good.

 

[Olsonist]

My dad used to say he could never understand the appeal of the classic view of heaven - spending eternity wearing a sheet, sitting on a marble bench listening to harp music.

Two things I'll never get:

1. into heaven
2. a security clearance

 

[Cal20sailor]

Two things I'll never get:

1. into heaven
2. a security clearance

Heaven has been a long lost dream. But I did hold a TS/SCI for many years. Story?

 

[Olsonist]

Heaven has been a long lost dream. But I did hold a TS/SCI for many years. Story?

We've had many security clearances in the extended family, Q, TS, .... My dad, brother and BIL worked on nuclear weapons and Sprint. I have an ex-GF who worked for the Lazy L right out of college and had to get a security clearance. She'd done porn in high school. Not sure how that worked but it apparently did. Another brother worked on drones. Uncles. GF who was in biotech but whose dad was NSA. Lots of security clearances and lots of stories maybe I shouldn't have heard. I understood EMPs and the population count instruction before I understood calculus. Not sure if I should have but I did.

Yes, there is job security. Clearance jobs are generally immune to economic downturns. It's basically a union ticket. But I'm just not a security clearance sort of person. Also, there's lots of security theater and the engineer in me revolts at that.

 

[Ishmael]

 

[Gouvernail]

Z

 

[veni vidi vici]

….

 

[veni vidi vici]

Let’s see
Biden is the POTUS
Harris is the VP
PELOSI is the 3rd in line
Between the 3 of them they still can’t make a comprehensible remark

 

[badlatitude]

 

[veni vidi vici]

What part of that will not be the result of thecart before the horse Green energy folly ?

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How many wind turbines equal the output of 1 nuclearreactor ?

A typical nuclear power plant produces 1,000 megwatts of electricity per hour.

At 25 megawatts to 1500 acres for a nice wind farm of 60 to 70 turbines, you would need 60,000 acres and 2400 to 2800 wind turbines to equal 1,000 megawatts. Of course, these wind turbines only produce that much power when the wind is blowing just right. That only happens about 25% of the time, so you really need four times as many wind turbines and four times as much space to produce, on average, 1,000 megawatts of electricity per hour. So that's, 240,000 acres and 9,600 to 11,200 turbines. 240,000 acres is 375 square miles.

At 5 acres of solar panels per megawatt, you need 5,000 acres of solar panels to equal 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Those solar panels only work at peak power levels during the sunny times, so, on average, they only put out about 25% of their rated capacity. That means you really need 20,000 acres of solar panels to generate 1,000 megwatts of electricity per hour, on average. 20,000 acres is 31.25 square miles.

We aren't going to put them anywhere. They are way too expensive and they don't provide a stable enough power supply to rely on. Anyplace with enough open spaces, enough wind or sun shine to be a good candidate is too far away from the east and west coasts where that power is needed most.

By comparison, the Fermi nuclear power plant near Monroe, Michigan sits on a site of about 2 square miles and produces 1,150 megawatts of electricity 24 hours a day for 18 months straight. Then it needs to be shut down for a month for maintenance and refueling and it can go right back to making power 24 hours a day, rain or shine. They are even thinking about adding another reactor that will double the output of the plant on the same amount of land.”

 

[Marty Gingras]

Let’s see
Biden is the POTUS
Harris is the VP
PELOSI is the 3rd in line
Between the 3 of them they still can’t make a comprehensible remark

Grasping at straws. She's a teetotaler. She flubbed a bit there but that was 1 minute of a 15-minute press conference in November of 2021 where she spoke at length clearly about complex issues and answered questions. Find it on CSPAN.

 

[Steam Flyer]

Let’s see
Biden is the POTUS
Harris is the VP
PELOSI is the 3rd in line
Between the 3 of them they still can’t make a comprehensible remark

Your lack of comprehension has already been noted. You don't have to brag about it.

 

[130lights]

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That MRI is freaky! My ex-husband has alcohol induced dementia and is confined to a group home. All the money in the world can’t save you from yourself. Sad.

 

[badlatitude]

What part of that will not be the result of thecart before the horse Green energy folly ?

.
“
How many wind turbines equal the output of 1 nuclearreactor ?

A typical nuclear power plant produces 1,000 megwatts of electricity per hour.

At 25 megawatts to 1500 acres for a nice wind farm of 60 to 70 turbines, you would need 60,000 acres and 2400 to 2800 wind turbines to equal 1,000 megawatts. Of course, these wind turbines only produce that much power when the wind is blowing just right. That only happens about 25% of the time, so you really need four times as many wind turbines and four times as much space to produce, on average, 1,000 megawatts of electricity per hour. So that's, 240,000 acres and 9,600 to 11,200 turbines. 240,000 acres is 375 square miles.

At 5 acres of solar panels per megawatt, you need 5,000 acres of solar panels to equal 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Those solar panels only work at peak power levels during the sunny times, so, on average, they only put out about 25% of their rated capacity. That means you really need 20,000 acres of solar panels to generate 1,000 megwatts of electricity per hour, on average. 20,000 acres is 31.25 square miles.

We aren't going to put them anywhere. They are way too expensive and they don't provide a stable enough power supply to rely on. Anyplace with enough open spaces, enough wind or sun shine to be a good candidate is too far away from the east and west coasts where that power is needed most.

By comparison, the Fermi nuclear power plant near Monroe, Michigan sits on a site of about 2 square miles and produces 1,150 megawatts of electricity 24 hours a day for 18 months straight. Then it needs to be shut down for a month for maintenance and refueling and it can go right back to making power 24 hours a day, rain or shine. They are even thinking about adding another reactor that will double the output of the plant on the same amount of land.”

10 disadvantages of nuclear energy

• It generates toxic nuclear waste. ...
• It raises the chances of nuclear proliferation. ...
• It is often targeted by terrorists. ...
• It may lead to nuclear accidents. ...
• It ups the risk of cancer. ...
• It faces limitations due to nuclear fuel. ...
• It is facing an acute shortage of sites.
• https://www.1energysystems.com/10-disadvantages-of-nuclear-energy/

 

[badlatitude]