Funny one, Global Warming?

Found this one whilst wandering on Facebook.

MiG-21s In Action

PIANO Bud at Facebook Tom Thounaojam.
Russian Rock and Russian Jets.................

Meanwhile, over at Marvel......................

This was on Facebook courtesy of a friend of mine. Pretty funny, I do believe. I have not paid to see a movie since the Return of The King in 2004 or so at the discount theater in Wichita. 

Funny and Sad at the Same Time.

Found this one on FB this morning.
My Maternal Grandparents, Maternal Great Aunt, Paternal Grandmother and My Dad were all teachers. Mom was as well..............................
To the ones who are no longer with us, they are spinning in their graves........................................
This passes for English Grammar and Composition these days, I guess........................................
It will make you laugh and it will make go argh at the same time.

THIS DAY IN JEWISH HISTORY, FEBRUARY 25, 1885

Courtesy of my Facebook Friend, Mark Bernstein
Birthdate of Princess Alice of Battenberg, the mother-in-law of Queen Elizabeth II, who personally saved Rachel Cohen and two of her children from the Nazi death camps. The Cohens stayed in Princess Alice's residence until liberation. There were times when the Germans became suspicious, and Princess Alice was even interviewed by the Gestapo. Using her deafness, she pretended not to understand their questions until they left her alone. Princess Alice was named as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem in 1993. She is buried on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.

Giving back and more…Meet MSGT Shayne Meder USAF (Ret)

The Retired Master Sergeant is a Facebook friend of mine. I got to see some of her work when I was at the 2102 MCAS Miramar Air Show in October.
There are some really nice pics at the link. Enjoy!
BTW, any of you airplane fans might want to add the Photorecon site to your favourites list. I did.
http://photorecon.net/giving-back-and-moremeet-msgt-shayne-meder-usaf-ret

Afghanistan Deployment I by Amy Proctor

For those who do not remember, Amy Proctor was the proprietor of Bottom Line, Up Front. I loved that blog. As a result of the blogging thing we do, Amy is also a Facebook Friend.
She has graciously allowed me to put up her photo essay for her husband's deployment to Afghanistan. Master Sergeant Johnny Proctor will be in our prayers for the next year.
I will give you the link to the post at Among The Joshua Trees and a couple of pics here. It is also re-blogged to The Place for Us All......................
Afghanistan Deployment I by Amy Proctor



 

Quote Of The CENTURY :

I got this from my friend Michael Bredlau.
Makes one go Hmmmmmmmmm!
And I now live in the Not So Golden State and I can't stand any of these "ladies."
I have known trollops in the past with better character than any of them.

"Frankly, I don't know what it is about California, but we seem to have a strange urge to elect really obnoxious women to high office. I'm not bragging, you understand, but no other state, including Maine, even comes close. When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to Washington, we're number one. There's no getting around the fact that the last time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Maxine Waters, and Nancy Pelosi, they were stirring a cauldron when the curtain went up on 'Macbeth'. The four of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift of blab. You don't know if you should condemn them for their stupidity or simply marvel at their ability to form words." -- columnist Burt Prelutsky, Los Angeles Times 


Have to admit the 'Macbeth" reference is a dandy!

A Classic from a friend

How's this for apocalyptic literature?
This was written by a pastor's wife in biblical prose as a commentary of current events. It is brilliant.


And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity
that the people of the land called America ,
having lost their morals, their initiative,
and their Will to defend their liberties,
chose as their Supreme Leader that
Person known as "The One."


He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning;
but He Hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you."
My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego,
and my Association with evil doers are of no consequence.
I shall save you With hope and Change. 
Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the Land
that he who proceeded me is evil,
that he has defiled the nation,
And that all he has built must be destroyed.
And the people rejoiced,
For even though they knew not what "The One" would do,
he had promised That it was good; and they believed.
And "The One" said
" We live in the greatest country in the world.
Help me change everything about it!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"
Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."
And the People said "Sock it to them!"
"And redistribute their wealth."
And The people said, "Show us the money!"
And the he said,
"Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody.."


And Joe the plumber asked, " Are you kidding me?
You're going to Steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??"
And "The One" Ridiculed and taunted him,
and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?"
And she was Banished from the kingdom.
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Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and
Having zero military experience or knowledge,
how will you deal with Radical terrorists?"
And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with 
Them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are;
and they Will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!" And the people
Said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last,
and we can beat our weapons Into free cars for the people!"


Then "The One" said "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."
And one, Lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes.
" So "The One" Said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell Your homes!"
And the people yawned and the slumping housing market Collapsed.
And He said. "I shall mandate employer-funded health care
For every worker and raise the minimum wage.
And I shall give every Person unlimited healthcare and medicine
and transportation to the Clinics."
(And no Muslim shall pay for their share of healthcare.)
And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
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Then "The One" said,
"I shall bankrupt the coal industry and Electricity rates will skyrocket!"
And the people said, "Coal is Dirty, coal is evil, no more coal!
But we don't care for that part About higher electric rates.
"So "The One" said, Not to worry.
If Your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out.
Just sign up with the ACORN and you troubles are over!"
Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted.
Let's Grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches,
Free medical care, bilingual signs and guaranteed housing...
" And The people said, "Hallelujah!" and they made him king!


And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs
And Ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers.
Others Simply gave up and went out of business
and the economy sank like unto
A rock dropped from a cliff.
The banking industry was destroyed.
Manufacturing slowed to a Crawl.
And more of the people were without a means of support.


Then "The One" said, "I am the "the One"- The Messiah –
and I'm here To save you!
We shall just print more money so everyone will have Enough!"
But our foreign trading partners said unto Him.
"Wait a Minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung!
You will have to pay more...
And "The One" said, "Wait a minute.
That is unfair!!"
And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic programs you have embraced.
Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power.
Now you shall play by our rules!"


And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?"
But yea, verily, it was too late.
The people set upon The One
and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung.
And the once mighty nation was no more;
and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope.
And the Change "The One" had given them was as like unto a poison
that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.


And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish,
"give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!"
But it was too late, and their homeland was no more.


You may think this a fairy tale, but it's not. It's happening RIGHT NOW!


THIS really tells it like it is.
After reading it -- and before you go into the bathroom to throw-up –
forward it to your friends and those you know who care about our country
and what is happening to it under the rule of Commissar Obamanation.


P.S. -- Yeah, this is too true to be funny..
Tragic, but not funny; Tragic but true.
IF YOU CAN'T SEE THIS HAPPENING....
JUST RUB YOUR EYES AND BLINK A FEW MORE TIMES REALLY GOOD.


Thanks and a Hat Tip to James E. Frame at Facebook for this one.

"We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days."

Kim Harkins is a Facebook friend of mine. She had this beauty up today.

Checking out at the grocery store recently, the young cashier suggested I should bring my own grocery bags because plastic bags weren't good for the environment. I apologized and explained, "We didn't have this green thing back in my earlier days." 

The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."

She was right about one thing -- our generation didn't have the green thing in “Our” day. So what did we have back then…? After some reflection and soul-searching on "Our" day here's what I remembered we did have....

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles repeatedly. So they really were recycled. But we didn't have the green thing back in our day.

We walked up stairs, because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the green thing in our day. 

Back then, we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw-away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts -- wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right. We didn't have the green thing back in our day.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us. When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power. We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right. We didn't have the green thing back then.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the green thing back then. 

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus, and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the green thing back then?

Translations of Common Euphemisms

Here is why conservatives and liberals don't get along. They speak a different language. And all this time I thought they both spoke English.

Translations of Common Euphemisms

DEMOCRAT- REPUBLICAN
Arsenal of Weapons- Gun Collection
Delicate Wetlands-Swamp
Undocumented Worker- Illegal Alien
Cruelty-Free Material -Synthetic Fiber
Assault and Battery- Attitude Adjustment
Heavily Armed- Well protected
Narrow-minded -Righteous
Taxes or Your Fair Share- Coerced Theft
Common Sense Gun Control- Gun Confiscation Plot
Illegal Hazardous Explosives- Fireworks or Stump Removal
Non-viable Tissue Mass- Unborn Baby
Equal Access to Opportunity- Socialism
Multicultural Community- High Crime Area
Fairness or Social Progress- Marxism
Upper Class or "The Rich "- Self-Employed
Progressive, -Change Big Government Scheme
Sniper Rifle- Scoped Deer Rifle
Investment For the Future- Higher Taxes
Healthcare Reform- Socialized Medicine
Extremist, Judgmental, or Hater- Conservative
Truants- Homeschoolers
High Capacity Magazine- Standard Capacity Magazine
Religious Zealot- Church-going
Reintroduced Wolves- Sheep and Elk Killers
Fair Trade Coffee -Overpriced Yuppie Coffee
Exploiters or "The Rich"- Employed or Land Owner
The Gun Lobby -NRA Members
Assault Weapon- Semi-Auto (Grandpa's M1 Carbine)
Fiscal Stimulus- New Taxes and Higher Taxes
Same Sex Marriage- Legalized Perversion
Mandated Eco-Friendly Lighting- Chinese Mercury-Laden Light Bulbs
Accepted Facts- Horse Shit


This was at Facebook by my friend Joan. 

Ole and the Insurance Company Lawyer

My friend at Facebook, the Laydee Texan had this on her profile today.
Being from North Central Montana..........I can so relate to Ole. Got a rather substantial amount of Norwegian in me.
Ole's car was hit by a truck in an accident. In court, the trucking company's lawyer was questioning Ole.

'Didn't you say, sir, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine?' asked the lawyer.

Ole responded, 'Vell, I'll tell you vat happened. I had yust loaded my favorite mule, Bessie, into da......'

'I didn't ask for any details', the lawyer interrupted. 'Just answer the question. Did you not say, at the scene of the accident, 'I'm fine'?

Ole said, 'Vell, I had yust got Bessie into da trailer and I vas driving down da road.....

The lawyer interrupted again and said, 'Judge, I am trying to establish the fact that, at the scene of the accident, this man told the Highway Patrolman on the scene that he was just fine. Now several weeks after the accident he is trying to sue my client. I believe he is a fraud. Please tell him to simply answer the question.'

By this time, the Judge was fairly interested in Ole's answer and said to the lawyer, 'I'd like to hear what he has to say about his favorite mule, Bessie'.

Ole thanked the Judge and proceeded. 'Vell, as I vas saying, I had yust loaded Bessie, my favorite mule, into da trailer and vas driving her down da highvay ven dis huge semi-truck and trailer ran da stop sign and smacked my truck right in da side. I vas trown into one ditch and Bessie vas trown into da other. I vas hurting real bad and didn't vant to move. However, I could hear Bessie moaning and groaning. I knew she was in terrible shape yust by her groans'. 'Shortly after da accident da Highway Patrolman, he came to da scene. He could hear Bessie moaning and groaning so he vent over to her'.

'After he looked at her and saw her fatal condition he took out his gun and shot her right 'tween da eyes.

Den da Patrolman, he came across da road, gun still smoking, looked at me and said, 'How are you feeling?'

'Now vat vould YOU say?

You may have been in Naval Aviation if you've ever worked at, or done at least 1 of the following things:

And many of these can apply to our Air Force, Marine and Army Aviation Brethren as well.
It was at the VA-128 Facebook page. I did two of my three shore tours in that command.

Slept on the concrete (or flight deck) under a wing.
Wished your jet would drop a Mk 84 on Ho Chi Min's/Saddam Hussein's house.
Ever said, "oh yes sir, it's supposed to look like that."
Drank water from a scuttle-butt that had more JP than H2O.
You know what a pointy head is. 
You consider 'moly b' fingerprints on food an "acquired taste." 
Have sucked LOX to cure a hangover. 
You know what JP tastes like. 
Used a black grease pencil to fix an over worn tire. 
You have a better bench stock in the pockets of your coveralls than the squadron can supply you. 
Used a piece of safety wire as a toothpick. 
You've ever had to say, "my boots are still black!" 
Someone has tackled you right before you cuss out the squadron Ops Boss over the radio. 
You refer to a pilot as a "control stick actuator." 
You've ever been duct taped to a tow bar and doused with PET and sand. 
You've ever been told to go get "some prop wash and a yard of flight line from supply." 
Worked a 14 hour shift on a jet that isn't flying the next day. 
You've ever said "as long as it starts every other try you'll be fine sir." 
You've ever considered a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to be a turkey sandwich in one hand and a wrench in the other. 
You've ever jumped into an intake to get out of the cold. 
You've ever been told to tow the jets around so they match the board in Maintenance Control. 
You've ever preflighted in really bad weather only to have Ops cancel after engine start. 
You've ever been hassled in the Chow Hall for shave/boots/uniform/smell after a 16 hour shift. 
You believe your bird has a soul. 
You talk to your bird. (In your head still counts) 
Your spouse refuses to watch any aviation shows with you. 
You've ever said, "That nav light burned out after launch." 
You've ever used a wheel chock as a hammer. 
The only thing you know about any city is where the good bars are. 
You know more about your co-workers than your own family. 
You don't know what the inside of the good BOQ/barracks look like (anywhere). 
The refrigerators in your barracks only have beer in them. 
Rode on the goose. 
You've "sucked Balut".
When you finish a DET there are enough empty beer cans to build an airplane to fly home on. 
You've ever looked for pictures of "your" jet in aviation books. 
You can't figure out why maintenance officers exist. 
You've ever been ticked off that they can't make up their minds on what the MAF's should look like. 
Evaded the fox. 
You've ever wished the pilot would just say, "Great bird, thanks!" 
You are proud that no one on base understands you. 
You've ever passed gas in the step van in winter just to clear it out. 
You relieve yourself more often outdoors than indoors. AND a lot of people other than your mother have seen you do the item above. 
You've ever worked 7 day 12 hour shifts on DET while admin goes sightseeing for two weeks. 
After getting back from the above trip, the admin pukes are getting an award while you are doin' a seven day on your bird. 
Played a lot of Acey Ducey. 
You can't comprehend why everyone doesn't want to be an airdale. 
You think everyone who isn't a airdale is a wimp. 
You know what 2 on 5 means. 
You can't figure out why your 2 weeks advance per-diem is gone after 3 days. 
You can't get through a trip without finding an ATM. 
On a trip the first place you go is to the Exchange on a beer run. 
Most of your advance is spent in $1 increments in a "club." 
Evaded the "old lady" at the Hide-a-Way. 
You can sleep anywhere, anytime, but as soon as the engines shut down you are wide awake. 
You've ever said bad things about the IDIOT who said, "No more nose art." 
The SRB is not the main reason you re-enlist. 
Your wife understands that you have a "mistress." 
Most everyone thinks your job mostly consists of waving your arms. 
You have scars on you that aren't from your spouse or significant/unsignificant other. 
You've ever used a helmet as a pillow. 
Gone looking for a snipe. 
Love Monkey on a stick. 
Been gouged by the tag end of a safety-wired canon plug. 
You know what a one wire is. 
Tightened a canon plug with channel locks, cause the one-wire didn't clip and bend the tag end. 
You know what a short arm is. 
You've ever stood on wheel chocks to keep your feet dry. 
You've ever done the 100 yd dash to the line shack when lightning was called. 
You've eaten more box lunches/MRE's than hot meals. 
You change underwear and T-shirts more often than coveralls.

You've ever done any of the following:
A. Used dykes to trim a fingernail.
B. Used RTV to fix a stripped screw.
C. Pulled the gun switch while riding brakes.
D. Wiped your hands on your pants.
E. Made tampons out of paper towels for drain hole leaks.
F. Knocked back a rivet stem that was hanging out a drain hole.
G. Wiped leaks immediately prior to crew show.
H. Picked your nose.
I. Thrown up more than two days in a row.
J. Gotten the new guys drunk just so you could make fun of them the next day.
K. Worn someone else's hat to go to chow.
L. Taken pride in grossing someone out
M. Made sure the coffee pot is the first thing in the Cruise Box.
N. The first thing briefed on DET is the coffee fund.
O. All you care about is the flight schedule and your days off.
P. Been to the club/bar before you even unpack.
Q. Hated the crew for going to club in flight suits.
R. Hated the crew for not recognizing you in the commissary.
S. Hated airdales that couldn't hack the line, got admin jobs and promoted BTZ.
T. Pencil whipped your training records.
U. Hate the fact that admin types get rides on your bird and you don't.
V. Chipped ice out of your moustache or a tie-down OR a grounding point.
W. Thrown something living into vented LOX.
X. Wondered where they keep finding the idiots that keep making up the stupid rules.

You know what a nose picker is. 
You know what a tin bender is. 
You know what a BB stacker is. 
You've ever been woken up by the returning drunks turning on all the lights. 
You've ever returned to the barracks drunk and turned on all the lights. 
You've ever had to defuel your jet an hour after refueling it. 
You know what a pecker checker is. 
You know what a stew burner is. 
Know what a skivvie stacker is. 
You've ever worked in a shop where the person held in the highest regard is the one who can drink a six pack in less than 5 minutes and not puke. 
The person held in second highest regard is the one who projectile pukes. 
You've ever driven home and don't remember doing it. 
You tell your peers you are getting divorced and the first thing they ask is, "selling anything?" 
You've ever gone straight to work from the bar. 
Because of the above you've done your preflight on "autopilot." 
Everyone you know has some kind of nickname.

Unity before Diversity Gerald Butts

Facebook friend. This is good. Copied in it's entirety.

The following is a copy of the letter I sent to another member of my local Tea Party group in response to the question, "Can Muslims Be Good Americans?"   My Friend,   The following credo applies not only to Muslims, but to all minorities in this country. I have been ridiculed and laughed at all of my life for my beliefs. The Tea Party is a Godsend for me at the age of 53. I will try to state my life long beliefs as clearly as possible.   This country was founded by WASP's. White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They are NOT superior to anyone. They just happen to be the founders of our society. They gave us a common culture; language, rule of law, faith in God. English, the Constitution and the Bible. This is the cornerstone of our society.   No matter how you arrived in this country you MUST adhere to its culture if you wish to be part of it. You are free to leave. Slavery was wrong. It is over. Forget about it. If you are still upset. Just leave.   The founding fathers lived under the tyranny of the British Empire and I believe they TRULY comprehended the evils of slavery and genocide. I TRULY believe they wanted to build a new nation where "all men are created equal".   The final conclusion is that every individual citizen must swear sole allegiance to the United State of America. This excludes people who have loyalties to any other culture. America is its own culture. When you come here and swear allegiance to it you leave behind any ethnicity you had. You are no longer British. You are no longer African. You are American. FIRST and ONLY.   If muslims, blacks, hispanics or any other group refuses to give up their previous ethnicity, they cannot be Americans. If they continue to live in our society as separate cultures then they are traitors guilty of treason and subject to any punishment the rightful citizens of the United States impose upon them. The time has come for Americans to declare their distinct ethnicity on the pages of history. So help me God.   your friend, Gerri    

Why Democrats Voted For Obamarrhoid by Fantom

- Working is too hard.

- Thinking is way too hard.

- I am 26, sponging off my mom, and I want free Health Care.

- Freedom of speech is fine as long as I am not offended by it.

- I want government to tax your earnings and give me things I want.

- If I knock-up my girlfriend I want government to pay her to kill the baby.

- We need to raise taxes on business... Gee... Why do things cost so much?

- Murdering helpless babies is ok as long as we keep all death row inmates alive.

- I want government to give Mexicans free health care and education at your expense.

- I want government to take over industry and apply the efficiency of the US Post Office.

- Pouring water on a terrorist's face is horrible, but killing a baby in the womb is good.

- Global Warming is a fact, even if those same scientists can't tell the weather for next week.

From my facebook friend Marlene. She got it from Fantom. Well worth the read.

EBT, The "Less Shameful" Food Stamp Card.

Got this from a face book friend. Ann-Marie Murrell is one smart lady in my estimation.
This one has a thread on face book that is growing steadily.
I live in the people's republic of moonbeam. Guess what it is good for out here? McDonald's, Burger King, In and Out Burger and the like.
And it used to work at the reservation casinos as well until the tax paying public got wind of it.
Patriot Update: EBT=Less Shameful Food Stamps

From my friend Ira at Facebook

The NEXT time anti-nuclear power activists tell you that nuclear power is inherently unsafe, ask "Safer than what?"
1. In 1944 a gas explosion in Cleveland leveled a neighborhood and killed 130.
2. Coal mining has killed 100,000 miners, in the 20th century and continues to kill an average of six a day in China.
3. A hydro electric dam collapsed during the last earthquake, wiped away 1800 homes and killed a yet to be established number of people.
4. A coal plant must be fed with a 100 car train every 30 hours while an equivalent nuclear plant will see refueling from six trailer trucks once every two years.
5. Uranium is supplied to the world's nuclear plants from 45 mines. Russia is offering to supply all the world's plants from just one mine. There are 283 mines in West Virginia and 449 in Kentucky alone.
6. The amount of energy that can be harvested from wind, hydro electric and solar is about 15 orders of magnitude less than Nuclear; meaning those renewables are 150 times less efficient.
7. The Hoover Dam requires a 250 square mile land area reservoir to produce the energy equivalent of one nuclear plant on one square mile.
8. Windmills require even more land. Replacing the two reactors in Indian Point in Westchester NY would require lining the Hudson River from New York City to Albany NY with 45 story windmills spaced one quarter mile apart, and since they would operate only one third of the time, backup power would be required.
9. Solar too is a land hog, requiring 20 square miles of state of the art mirrors or photovoltaic panels, to equal on nuclear plant. Of course as the sun does not always shine, a backup plant is in order.