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Wind Socks

Voltex · 2009-10-27 22:23:03

This is a question Iv been wondering about for a while...there a Pharma plant just up the road from our office...and they have a wind sock danggling from the highest point on the building...whats that for?

27-10-2009 10:23pm

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This is a question Iv been wondering about for a while...there a Pharma plant just up the road from our office...and they have a wind sock danggling from the highest point on the building...whats that for?

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#2 27-10-2009 10:25pm

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probably to gauge where the wind is blowing.

so that they know whether or not their waste is blowing into a residential area.

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#3 27-10-2009 10:26pm

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genericguy wrote: »

probably to gauge where the wind is blowing.

so that they know whether or not their waste is blowing into a residential area.

But why????????????

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#4 27-10-2009 10:26pm

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ok...so Im only just seeing the subtle blue text!;)

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#5 27-10-2009 10:27pm

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the answer my friend is

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#6 27-10-2009 10:27pm

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To measure wind direction. Is there chimneys on the plant? Probably for those, to see which way the smoke (and smoke from pharmaceutical plants is rarely good) is heading, and for maintenance.

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#7 27-10-2009 10:32pm

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Had a feeling it was something to do with waste or contamination ...a chemicle plat up the road aswell has the same thing..a wind sock hanging off the tallest point.

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#8 27-10-2009 10:35pm

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Ask this guy... he should know!

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#9 27-10-2009 10:36pm

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Windsock

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#10 27-10-2009 10:38pm

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Voltex wrote: »

ok...so Im only just seeing the subtle blue text!;)

gotcha - i once worked in a pharma plant and that was the reason for the windsock.

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#11 27-10-2009 10:41pm

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adrieanne__x wrote: »

Ask this guy... he should know!

She's actualy a chick.

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#12 27-10-2009 10:42pm

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Terry wrote: »

She's actualy a chick.

Sowwy WindSock!!

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#13 27-10-2009 10:48pm

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Terry wrote: »

She's actualy a chick.

Otherwise it would be a windcock.

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#14 27-10-2009 10:48pm

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OP it is indeed for wind direction but also some of those plants do have helicopter pads for visiting Owners etc so it handy for the pilots as they are not landing at an Airport and just an easy aid to them to give the wind direction so they can land into the wind.

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#15 27-10-2009 10:56pm

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Steyr wrote: »

OP it is indeed for wind direction but also some of those plants do have helicopter pads for visiting Owners etc so it handy for the pilots as they are not landing at an Airport and just an easy aid to them to give the wind direction so they can land into the wind.

shit i forgot about that -the boss of the one i worked at used to fly in on mondays from his house in cork. rich bastid.

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#16 27-10-2009 11:21pm

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adrieanne__x wrote: »

Sowwy WindSock!!

Yeaaahhhh....theres nothing in that wind sock alright.

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#17 28-10-2009 12:20am

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I dunno what they're actually used for, but they're about the only thing I can find that fits as a condom :cool:

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#18 28-10-2009 12:22am

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WeeBushy wrote: »

I dunno what they're actually used for, but they're about the only thing I can find that fits as a condom :cool:

For your pet elephant yeah?

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#19 28-10-2009 12:59am

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it has a hole in the end! it'd be pretty crap! just use the bag of a 6 pack of chipsticks!

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#20 28-10-2009 2:43am

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pharma , that's just another word for drugs , check there late at night and there will be planes landing direct from Columbia with the white stuff.

a handy tip for windsocks, if you put a stone in the bottom of them then the planes land, otherwise they don't , learnt that one waiting for Air America to bring us supplies back in the triangle in 'nam

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#21 28-10-2009 3:08am

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a windsock on a pharmacy?? what next a sky dish on a cow shed??

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#22 28-10-2009 5:35am

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a phone mast on a hotel?

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#23 28-10-2009 8:10am

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The_B_Man wrote: »

it has a hole in the end! it'd be pretty crap! just use the bag of a 6 pack of chipsticks!

That explains all the child support cheques that keep arriving in the post... oops.

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#24 28-10-2009 8:20am

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They keep the winds feet warm

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#25 28-10-2009 10:05am

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Aww shucks. My own thread :cool:

You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows. A good Windsock will do. / Another Bob Dylan ref.

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