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<\/a>Phil’s not mucking around.<\/p><\/div>\n
Complete with warning sign.<\/p>\n
<\/a>As if!<\/p><\/div>\n
Once they got started Phil’s lads worked hard. At the end of\u00a0the first day half\u00a0of the posts were in. By day three\u00a0we had wires, and by the end of the week splendid eight wire fencing, with one hot (electrified) wire, and gates. Not to mention the picturesque stile which gives us access to the lemon tree.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Stile with carrot weed.<\/p><\/div>\n
The rapid progress\u00a0wasn’t without excitement. On day two\u00a0the post-driver\u00a0smashed a fence post through the alkathene water pipe that feeds our\u00a0troughs. Out of 344m of fence line, somehow this particular post\u00a0managed to hit the one 25mm of ground over\u00a0a water\u00a0pipe. Nothing like being\u00a0in full control of your own water supply at moments like this I thought, as the water gushed and the Forbearing Husband sprinted down to turn\u00a0off\u00a0the stream pump.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Never thought I’d be so excited by a fence.<\/p><\/div>\n
On the plus side,\u00a0we had been puzzling about where the water pipe and electric fence feed went after running to the end of the big woodshed and disappearing into the ground. Phil’s\u00a0boys found both with one hit, as well as\u00a0inadvertently\u00a0positioning a\u00a0post in\u00a0just the right place for the\u00a0hot\u00a0wire connection. Fortunately, having\u00a0figured out alkathene pipe repair last year\u00a0when we were plagued by pump issues<\/a>, I took\u00a0a quick trip into Mitre 10 for parts, and we were home and hosed (pun intended).<\/p>\n A happy pony enjoys\u00a0her new paddock.<\/p><\/div>\n Now the ponies can enjoy the grassy delights of The Meadow<\/a>, and us humans can sleep secure in the knowledge that we\u00a0won’t\u00a0be woken by\u00a0hoofbeats at 2am<\/a>. It feels good to get another project crossed off the 2016 list<\/a>. Our pockets are considerably lighter, but then so are our hearts.<\/p>\n Thanks Phil, great job!<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I met Fencer Phil back in May. He came to look over our\u00a0fencing job, and after walking around\u00a0my proposed\u00a0fence-lines,\u00a0suggested re-routing them to form a layout closer to something a proper\u00a0farmer might plan. ‘Let’s put your gate near these trees where… Continue Reading <\/a>