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After a lifetime repairing machinery and moving houses, Simpson found himself at age 65 with spare time and many, many spare parts. Rather than "sit around and watch TV," Simpson eyed his collection, remembered a windmill he constructed during World War II, and began to build. Using some of the same rigs he'd developed for moving houses, Simpson began constructing enormous windmills in his yard. They did not resemble the working windmills of grinding or irrigation use, but referenced the concepts of weather vanes and handcrafted whirlgigs that are still seen locally on houses, fence posts and barns.

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