Bahahaha

[lostchild]

When I worked in South Georgia, someone could always get some kid to do it. Once.

 

[offbeat404]

for the chuckle

 

[Kahrnut]

When I was a kid, my dad put up electric fencing, next door, at my grandpa's property, to let the cows out there, to graze. The tall strands of grass along the fence would grow up, & touch the wire, grounding it, rendering it ineffective. The power source was a 15,000 volt neon sign transformer. We would make a trip around the perimeter of the fence, my dad knocking down the overgrown grass, @ the wire, with a 24" Craftsman screwdriver. It was a humid morning, with a heavy dew. I guess enough dew from the grass collected on the screwdriver, and the next swath he made, ZZZZAP !!!!! He slung that screwdriver into oblivion, never to be found again. ... Damn, that brings back some memories. My dad passed away October 28, 2016.

 

[offbeat404]

When I was a kid, my dad put up electric fencing, next door, at my grandpa's property, to let the cows out there, to graze. The tall strands of grass along the fence would grow up, & touch the wire, grounding it, rendering it ineffective. The power source was a 15,000 volt neon sign transformer. We would make a trip around the perimeter of the fence, my dad knocking down the overgrown grass, @ the wire, with a 24" Craftsman screwdriver. It was a humid morning, with a heavy dew. I guess enough dew from the grass collected on the screwdriver, and the next swath he made, ZZZZAP !!!!! He slung that screwdriver into oblivion, never to be found again. ... Damn, that brings back some memories. My dad passed away October 28, 2016.

awesome story and sorry for your loss

 

[payneed]

EXCELLENT stream, should be an ad for Flomax (old guys will get it.)

 

[BLIP]

I am going to put up an electric mailbox and just leave the camera running

 

[aFarewellToKings]

Look for the the Mythbusters story on "Peeing on the third rail."

 

[mrkistle]

that crap is too funny

 

[Egghead]

that crap is too funny

Yep good thing that fence isn't 220.

 

[BangBang]

Hahaha!

He kicked up some dust getting away from that fence!