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> > > > > > > > This is interesting too:
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> > > > > > > > "Orkney Skullsplitter
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> > > > > > > > The one commercial brewery on the island has also very occasionally made
> > > > > > > > a beer from bere. This is the Orkney Brewery, a micro founded in 1988 in
> > > > > > > > a Victorian schoolhouse. Its strongest conventional brew is a strong
> > > > > > > > Scottish ale with a name that alludes to Scandinavian history:
> > > > > > > > Skullsplitter. A Viking ruler in the 9th century was said to have
> > > > > > > > cleaved his enemies' skulls with an axe. In 1919, during
> > > > > > > > renovations of the island's cathedral, a split skull was found sealed
> > > > > > > > into a pillar. The Orkney Brewery's Skullsplitter (8.5 per cent alcohol
> > > > > > > > by volume) has a raisiny, sweet, aroma; a very creamy taste, developing
> > > > > > > > flavours like a fruit cake dunked in Port; and a toasty finish. Yes, it
> > > > > > > > tastes good - but
> > > > > > > > Skullsplitter can seem to threaten eternal sleep. This month, it was
> > > > > > > > judged Champion Winter Beer of Great Britain by the Campaign for Real
> > > > > > > > Ale."
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Wow, nae wonder thae dinna hae mony trees, they wull hae broken them
> > > > > > > tossin the caber on the way hame frae the pub!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Perhaps the Scots might switch to aluminium, as Merkins have in Softball.
> > > > >
> > > > > Trees or cabers? :O)
> > > >
> > > > In the Orkneys, both. Actually I have seen a few aluminum trees. I'm
> > > > not too thrilled about the idea of fake trees but they do prevent a lot
> > > > of waste at Giftmas time. I've also seen posts carrying electrical
> > > > power or mobile communications antennae disguised as pine trees. They
> > > > are odd looking but I suppose it's better looking than the alternative.
> > > >
> > > > I hope we'll never need to see whole forests of aluminum trees.
> > >
> > > Actually it would be nice if they could disguise these damned mobile
> > > phone masts as something... anything! I am often amazed at people
> > > complaining about wind turbines, which I find quite beautiful and also a
> > > little surreal. It's usually the people who hate coal burning and
> > > nuclear power who also complain about wind turbines...the cleanest and
> > > definitely prettiest of the three.
> >
> > You have wind power in your neighborhood?
>
> We have a place called Blyth nearby where they have built turbines along
> the old pier
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> http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/blyth.msnw
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> They're trying to convince folks to let them build an offshore field but
> are having a lot of trouble.
This doesn't look bad but I can see how too much of it could be an eyesore.
>
> This slightly uglier one is a couple of miles away, upriver. The reason
> I like this particular one so much is it generates the power for the
> company in whose grounds it stands. Clean, efficient and interesting to
> look at... what more could you want?
> http://groups.msn.com/OtherSides/bongacrane.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=407
I'm not too keen on the 2 blade design but I am in favor of wind power.
I'm pretty green and not just because of the smog.
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> > >
> > > The only thing I recall being disguised here was satellite dishes. Some
> > > areas only allowed them to put up if they were disguised, and some areas
> > > it's just not allowed. You could actually buy camouflage cloths for the
> > > dishes!
> >
> > I actually like the look of the giant (1m plus) satellite dishes which
> > sit on the ground. They have a stark sculptural quality that I admire.
> > I'll admit that the small dishes stuck on the sides of buildings strike
> > me as "uglification", which is probably better camouflaged.
>
> I agree the big dishes do have a strange quality about them.
I worked for a while at a satellite facility in Malaysia where they had
dishes 7 -8 meters across. At night with just the safety lights on they
gave one the feeling of being on a far off colony of Earth.
> >
> > What kind of camo do they use? I'd imagine that woodland camo or urban
> > camo won't work.
>
> Red brick or dark slate colours usually. But this more recent
> development is my favourite(I hope you can see this page, it has to be
> seen to be believed)
> http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod30.htm
> http://www.digicams-uk.com/prod235.htm
They are very interesting. I didn't know that dishes would work so
enclosed. If I ever need a small dish I'll have to look at getting
something like that.
I wonder if they could disguise one as an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius?
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