Friday, January 21, 2011

Fence fall down calamity

So, with the coop finally finished, we were planning a bit of a rest before the next bit. Then karma landed a large gate on us when the side fence fell down.

Note: This is not you usual 2 poles in a ground latch metal gate. No, this is an escape-proof dog gate about 8ft high and heavy.

So, Pete goes into overdrive. No just driving stakes into the ground for us, oh no - we dig holes, pour cement, let it dry for 2 day, the re-hinge the gate, tie off strainers so it won't fall down again, drill and tie in place, and finally create a new locking system.

We started at 6:30 Friday morning. It was 2235 when the last tool was put away and the humans finally got to rest.

There is now a refusal to do any more hard work for at least 2 weeks. We're both dead.

The gate works like a charm

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