19-11-2020, 06:44 PM
Good evening everyone,
Whilst not Austin 7 related, this kind of fits in with some of this thread. A friend of mine stood for the Green Party at the last general election and was, as he often does, extolling the benefits of "green power" and berating the dreaded internal combustion engines of which we are all fond. He then began on another rant about how great the nearby wind farms were and how they were the future for cheap, clean energy.
After a while, I managed to get a word in and explained to him that they weren't quite as green as he thought. His puzzled expression got me on a role as I told him that on the end of the "windmill bit" was a mechanism which drove a shaft - not to turn a generator as he thought but to drive a drill bit! This was being used to drill for shale gas and the wind farms were actually a clever cover story for fracking in our local area.
This induced a fairly manic episode of behaviour in him although he still wasn't totally convinced. As such, he wrote to various agencies to confirm the reality of the situation. Probably with a bit of a chuckle, they replied and told him it wasn't the case and the wind farms are generating electricity - not drilling for shale gas. However, he is now convinced there is a conspiracy going on between the companies and the government and that they are obviously trying to cover things up - so the wind farms MUST be drilling for shale gas!!
He has now even gone as far as to buy banners saying things like, "Say NO To Fracking - Frack Off!" which he has been convincing the residents of some of the local villages which he represents as a local councillor to put up in their gardens. He has even managed to get a few to lobby their MP to ask for his support in stopping the secret fracking farms which are on his patch.
I don't know if I should tell him or not - any thoughts anyone?
Best wishes,
Nick
Whilst not Austin 7 related, this kind of fits in with some of this thread. A friend of mine stood for the Green Party at the last general election and was, as he often does, extolling the benefits of "green power" and berating the dreaded internal combustion engines of which we are all fond. He then began on another rant about how great the nearby wind farms were and how they were the future for cheap, clean energy.
After a while, I managed to get a word in and explained to him that they weren't quite as green as he thought. His puzzled expression got me on a role as I told him that on the end of the "windmill bit" was a mechanism which drove a shaft - not to turn a generator as he thought but to drive a drill bit! This was being used to drill for shale gas and the wind farms were actually a clever cover story for fracking in our local area.
This induced a fairly manic episode of behaviour in him although he still wasn't totally convinced. As such, he wrote to various agencies to confirm the reality of the situation. Probably with a bit of a chuckle, they replied and told him it wasn't the case and the wind farms are generating electricity - not drilling for shale gas. However, he is now convinced there is a conspiracy going on between the companies and the government and that they are obviously trying to cover things up - so the wind farms MUST be drilling for shale gas!!
He has now even gone as far as to buy banners saying things like, "Say NO To Fracking - Frack Off!" which he has been convincing the residents of some of the local villages which he represents as a local councillor to put up in their gardens. He has even managed to get a few to lobby their MP to ask for his support in stopping the secret fracking farms which are on his patch.
I don't know if I should tell him or not - any thoughts anyone?
Best wishes,
Nick