MONSTER TURBINES!!! Bring the kids!

Normally I don't schedule posts for U.S. holidays, but this one was too good to pass up.

Today, of course, is July 4, the day on which Americans celebrate our independence. And we celebrate in a variety of ways.

Nine years ago, my family and some Finnish houseguests (who had been on a plane all day) celebrated this American holiday by watching...monster trucks.

After the bikers did their tricks, and the monster trucks did their thing (with one truck falling on its side in the process), everything was ready for The Fire Truck.

And yes, it was a fire truck. It looked like a fire truck, it sounded like a fire truck. And, when it got in front of a pickup truck, it spit out fire, incinerating the pickup.

As Butt-Head would say, "Cool."

I couldn't help but think about that evening as I read about the latest slice and dice fight - this one in England.

PLANS have been submitted for a turbine so large it has been dubbed the Hatherleigh Monster.

Mi-grid, the firm behind the plans, have submitted an application to West Devon Borough Council for a 77 metre turbine on land at Heane Farm, Runnon Moor Lane, near the market town.

Opposition towards the turbine has grown with more than 130 people attending a public meeting at Hatherleigh Community Centre.

Around 10 people in the town have joined forces to form the Hatherleigh Monster Turbine Group.

Sadly, the Hatherleigh Monster Turbine Group's online presence (if it has any) cannot be found, so I don't know if they're treating monster turbines like monster trucks.

COME ON DOWN TONIGHT AND WATCH THE MONSTER TURBINE!

BRING THE KIDS AND THE POPCORN!

AS A SPECIAL FEATURE THIS EVENING, AN AFRICAN SWALLOW AND A EUROPEAN SWALLOW WILL FLY TOWARD THE MONSTER TURBINE SIMULTANEOUSLY!

WHICH ONE WILL BE SLICED AND DICED FIRST? PLACE YOUR BETS!

As Butt-Head would say, "Cool."