Plats in tails

[jodie3]

Oh no, now I feel like a terrible fence owner.

Would it have been kinder to have had it incinerated at home by a trained woodsman?

 

[Posie]

But do you reckon when a fencelet is born it starts as sawdust and grows up from that??

 

[Moomin1]

But do you reckon when a fencelet is born it starts as sawdust and grows up from that??

I suppose they do say life ends as it begins...

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust an' all that!

 

[Littlelegs]

Let us pray for jodies fence
Our fence, who art in field, harrowed be thy name, thy fencepost come, repairs will be done, in earth & quite often in paddocks. Keep out the trespassers as they trespass over you. Amen.

 

[Fools Motto]

HOW on earth did I fail to trip over this fence thread?
I normally stumble across all, but this has suddenly hit me like a brick wall laughing!!....

 

[D66]

HOW on earth did I fail to trip over this fence thread?
I normally stumble across all, but this has suddenly hit me like a brick wall laughing!!....

You probably tripped over the trailing tapes.

 

[Littlelegs]

Fools motto- I can explain why it has hit you like a brick wall. Walls are very good for novices, but do have a tendency towards bolshy behavior. So I am not suprised a wall has hit you.

 

[Posie]

So whats the story on people who have hedges??

Or dare I say it barbed wire??

 

[Fools Motto]

Fools motto- I can explain why it has hit you like a brick wall. Walls are very good for novices, but do have a tendency towards bolshy behavior. So I am not suprised a wall has hit you.

Do I need a carrot stick to mend my walls ways?
Actually, I may just sit down and take photos of pretty things!

 

[ausipaliboi]

So whats the story on people who have hedges??

Or dare I say it barbed wire??

You have a problem with barbed wire Posie?

Not all of us are focused on having pretty fences. A good fence is never the wrong colour.

And I'll have you know I am one of those selfish fence owners who also allows a horse to freely roam within my fences.

We have only ever had one accident, the silly horse tried to kick the fence, sadly we lost one strand a a couple of star pickets (collective gasp - OOOOOH) however we were able to successfully relocate a retired wire strand who is now usefully living out its days to take its place.

Just goes to show the old fences are still as capable as the newfangled ones.

 

[Fools Motto]

Isn't barbed wire the guard dog of the fence world?
I imagine Hedges can be a bit prickly to handle and again tricky to move. Every so often they go on strike and need to be laid down too, to recover from their work. Saying that, they work hard against the wind and are good to clip.

 

[Beausmate]

I find hedges tend to drop a bit too much in winter though.

 

[Moomin1]

I find hedges tend to drop a bit too much in winter though.

The hedges I have always come across seem too green for my liking.

 

[Beausmate]

They need too much clipping and trimming to keep them tidy too.

 

[Littlelegs]

You would all say that, hedges are just not suitable for novices. I suggest you all go & join your nearest branch of barrier club & go to regular railys. You can then progress to hedge owning when you have the ability to go 3 day fencing

 

[Beausmate]

Hedges are fine for novices You lot are just too stuck up and prickly for your own good!

 

[Ollie's Mum]

Isn't barbed wire the guard dog of the fence world?
I imagine Hedges can be a bit prickly to handle and again tricky to move. Every so often they go on strike and need to be laid down too, to recover from their work. Saying that, they work hard against the wind and are good to clip.

Fools Motto can we all remember please that there may be younger people reading this thread and talk of hedges being laid should really be left until after the watershed. Let's keep it clean please folks.

 

[Moomin1]

Fools Motto can we all remember please that there may be younger people reading this thread and talk of hedges being laid should really be left until after the watershed. Let's keep it clean please folks.

Don't be silly Ollie's Mum - you're getting mistaken with bushes!!!

 

[Moomin1]

Don't be silly Ollie's Mum - you're getting mistaken with bushes!!!

On that note - all those fence owners out there - does anybody else have a problem with wood in the morning - it can be terribly pushy can't it?!

 

[Beausmate]

On that note - all those fence owners out there - does anybody else have a problem with wood in the morning - it can be terribly pushy can't it?!

Good sharp shower of rain usually softens up the wood nicely.

 

[Littlelegs]

How amusing, now we can all make jokes about 'my bush needs a trim' & 'nothing gets through my bush'

 

[Beausmate]

How amusing, now we can all make jokes about 'my bush needs a trim' & 'nothing gets through my bush'

You need to see an arborist methinks.

 

[Moomin1]

Good sharp shower of rain usually softens up the wood nicely.

Is that the trick?! I've been struggling with my OH's wood for ages! I just thought it was badly behaved but clearly it was trying to tell me something!

 

[Ollie's Mum]

I'm suprised the hunting fraternity haven't been on to tell us about their hedges. I understand there's some abuse goes on there with people forcing their way through them. Wants banning if you ask me

 

[Moomin1]

They FORCE their way through hedges?!! Surely that's an offence?!!

 

[Littlelegs]

Yes indeed, major problems with a huntsman jumping your hedge, & whipped in just sounds painful. I have problems with small creatures in my undergrowth.

 

[Moomin1]

Yes indeed, major problems with a huntsman jumping your hedge, & whipped in just sounds painful. I have problems with small creatures in my undergrowth.

Oh thank god someone else does too! I have problems with lots of different small creatures in my bush! Some in fact aren't so small! One night there was something large, black and white with hair that ran out of my bush infront of me. It was snarling and had teeth!

 

[Littlelegs]

Have you considered getting a huntsman in yourself to have a good look in your bush?

 

[Ollie's Mum]

I think it's the wrong time of year for that

 

[Moomin1]

I did consider it but I am concerned they may shoot into my bush - I don't want any damage done! My bush has been carefully trimmed over many years and I take pride in it.