Oldtimers say the complaint is an exaggeration, that there are times of calm.
For bad or good, the power of the wind may soon be harnessed here, as elsewhere, for generation of electricity. Windmills came later. They still help hold back the sea from the lowlands of Holland, and wind power pumps water and helps with other chores throughout the world. Clusters of the new mills are beginning to become part of the scenery in many areas. They are generating electricity in the Pacific Northwest, California and several other western states.