Your crew is out here setting fence posts, getting ready to build your client a fence.
"No, the client asked us to mark the property line with fence posts. We are surveyors".
Right. Well are you going to use barb wire?
"We're not building a fence. We're marking a property line with the posts"
You KNOW that at 40-50 feet apart, the barb wire will sag don't you. I got young kids in the house.
"We're just marking a line with fence posts. It's up to the client to determine if he wants a fence or not. You're in a rural area with cattle and horses. Aren't there any other fences in the area?"
Yea. But I got young kids in the house, does county code let you put that barb wire fence up? How much are you charging for a fence?
"Maybe you should talk to the neighbor about if he intends to build a fence. I know we're not, just marking a line."
But he KNOWS I got young kids in the house.......
I gave up and said I needed to be at a meeting at this point. Gosh, I'm sure my parents didn't realize about the "young kids" barb wire connection. I may have had fewer scars.
I've Seen Electric Fence On 50' Posts...
Until they get the intermediate ones in.
At least the little kids won't get cut.
Hopefully they are not big enough to pee on it yet.
Paul in PA
I would have one less scar. Being young and stupid, I decided to high jump the fence going into the cow lot late one afternoon. Almost made it. Ended up hanging by one ankle in a position where I couldn't extricate myself. Yelled like crazy. Dad finally wandered out of the house to check out what the racket was all about. I have no idea how long I might have been there without someone to help me get disentangled.
What you have reported is a first to my knowledge. Apparently we have neighbors to our clients who actually listen to people sometimes.
I tried to long jump a barb wire fence one time while running from a neighbor wielding a shotgun. Didn't make it either. Luckily for me, it only ripped the back of my leg open and I kept running.
Never did mention that one to my parents. Should have gotten a bunch of stitches and a tetanus shot, but it healed up and I can still chew my food.
I've Seen Electric Fence On 50' Posts...
The power company seems to do fine with their electric fence at a much greater interval than 50'.
[sarcasm] Well if we dont let the wire sag, how do you expect we will catch the kids?[/sarcasm]
Reminds me of the time that one of my buddies convinced me to pee on one of those electric fences when we were little.
I was a city kid.