Littlestone wrote:
"Although the Lewis wind farm is onshore, it's more offshore, as it offshore to the areas it will be supplying."
I hear that too - how ridiculous is that? Didn't "offshore" used to mean, erm... "off shore"? IE "in the sea"?BBC Radio news this morning.
Maybe "offshore" in this case means "quite a long way and out of site of Surrey". And Lewis being ONLY the third largest of the British Isles... Tsk!
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[edit: And from Trish's post:
The BBC website wrote:
Under the Lewis proposals, 181 turbines would be built
Plans for one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms have been approved by the Western Isles Council.
The twats.] Plans for one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms have been approved by the Western Isles Council.