EMPOWERED MOM

In the post before this, I mentioned about the implementation of the use of  wind generators to combat the heat and the electricity crisis that we have here in the Philippines. And one of my readers asked me what it is. So here is a post to give you some insight about wind generators and wind turbines. Technically, a wind generator is a device that is used to generate electrical power, tapping wind energy by the use of a wind turbine. The latter is a rotary device that gathers energy from the wind. To simplify your imagination, think of a propeller that is attached to an electric generator, which are connected to appropriate electronics that is attached to the electrical grid or batteries.

The same concept is used if this pertains to mechanical energy that is used directly for pumping water, or for cutting lumber or even grinding stones, and such device will then be called a windmill. But since the mechanical energy is converted to electricity, the machine is called a wind generator. Other terms also apply such as a wind power unit or a wind energy converter and of course, aero-generator.

Wind generators come in many different sizes and shapes from vertical models, horizontal and even rooftop models. A specific company I have searched online, Aeolos Wind Turbine, has three distinct models. The Guyed tower, the Lattice tower and of course, the Mono tower. Accordingly, each of these 3 towers has its own advantages and disadvantages. They are in terms of cost, efficiency, installation and maintenance.

I hope this information is helpful enough for you.

This rotational brownout is driving everyone nuts. Even if you wear Sexy Dresses, still, the heat will burn you. Good for people in Davao and Iligan as they only experience 2 hours of brownout. Unfortunately for us here in Cagayan de Oro City, we have 5 to 6 hours rotating schedules that really adds burden to our daily activities. Business people complain of reduced profit, yet doubled or tripled electricity bill. Residential clients of CEPALCO like myself have seen a doubled figure for our bill which is contrary to usage, as we get to use less electricity prior to the brown out schedule. A friend told me that our electric company have been given a solar plant to add more strength to the company but, it’s to no avail. Clients still suffer. Maybe we should just have wind generators to help in this electricity crisis.

In parts of Bukidnon, they suffer 12 hours of brown out, which is so pitiful since there is a serial killer on the loose who attacks its victims in the dark. Carmz came back earlier because of this very reason. Imagine, this killer attacks women and girls only with a sharp scythe used for harvesting crops. In times like these, not even money can bribe a killer to spare one’s life.

If wind generators will be placed all over the country, I am sure we will all benefit from it. But then again, our county’s budget may not be enough for even 1 wind generator.

I have read a horrendous story in an old newspaper while cleaning the orange house yesterday. It described a morbid incident that occurred in a drive-in motel somewhere in the Northern part of the Philippines. Imagine 4 people dead in just a span of 3 hours..

Here is what happened:

A government official, his two body guards and a lady checked in at the motel at 12 midnight, a decade and a half ago. It was a motel that had a garage and the room to be rented was on the the second floor. When the bodies were discovered the following day, the two body guards were found inside the smoke drenched car, while the lady and the government official were found lying on the bathroom floor. Smoke have reached the room upstairs as the investigators reported Carbon monoxide poisoning, and the cause they pointed out was that, the car exhaust system was poor, added to the poor exhaust system of the building. Well, after the garage door was closed, not even smoke can get out of the place.According to the investigators’ reports, the body guards died at 2 AM, while the couple died an hour after.

Hmm.. I think that is what we call KARMA. I threw the old newspaper and laughed. I guess that government official really deserved such death for cheating on his wife.