Fences - Page 3

Cloudbringer · 08-01-2002, 03:09 PM

but do you and your neighbors have fences or hedges, philip? [img]smile.gif[/img]

philip · 08-01-2002, 03:23 PM

In the frontyard we have hedges and in the backyard fences.

johnny · 08-01-2002, 03:27 PM

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Originally posted by philip:
In the frontyard we have hedges and in the backyard fences.

Yeah, but do you have a dog ?

onthepequod · 08-01-2002, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by Cloudbringer:
Hullo everyone! I've got a question for you all. I was driving home from church with my fiance who is from the Pacific Northwest part of the US (Idaho) and he made an observation I found interesting. Seems back where he came from the vast majority of houses have fenced in yards and he found it odd to see so many adjoining properties without fences as we drove through an older neighborhood near mine. (My own yard is fenced in, btw.)

So tell me, are fences more the norm or the exception in your neighborhoods. I'm curious about the rest of the US and especially interested in how prevalent they are in other countries.

Cloudy

Hi Cloudy.

When we moved to the Twin Cities (Midwest) from Idaho one of the first things that stuck out was the lack of fencing between neighbors. This seemed very odd to us, coming from Boise. But it also seemed very neighborly. Now, three years later we appreciate the lack of fences and would be chagrined to see them pop up in our neighborhood. IMHO, those that live in the Midwest and East have a greater sense of community within their neighborhoods. The Northwest, in my experience, lacks this and consequently erects fences.

Kaltia · 08-01-2002, 04:08 PM

In my area, everything is walled up and graffited

philip · 08-01-2002, 04:28 PM

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Originally posted by philip:
In the frontyard we have hedges and in the backyard fences.

Yeah, but do you have a dog ? [/QUOTE]No, but my sister has a miniature giant space hamster [img]smile.gif[/img] (mustn't play BG2 as much as I did last months)

Ar-Cunin · 08-01-2002, 05:06 PM

In DK the standard means of seperation is the privet(?) hedge - requires cutting instead of painting

08-01-2002, 05:17 PM

Hi Cloudy...
Living in the rural Northwest, about forty miles out of Seattle, the common lot size is 1 to 5 acres, and nearly everybody has a fence or hedge. One reason is the livestock that occasionally wanders about, as a misplaced goat can wreak havoc on a garden in no time at all. Another reason, to quote Walt Whitman, "Good fences make good neighbors."
And of course we're all gun-totin', flannel-wearin, truck-drivin' rednecks, and who wants that in their front yard?

johnny · 08-01-2002, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:

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Originally posted by philip:
In the frontyard we have hedges and in the backyard fences.

Yeah, but do you have a dog ? [/QUOTE]No, but my sister has a miniature giant space hamster [img]smile.gif[/img] (mustn't play BG2 as much as I did last months)[/QUOTE]LOL Good one, where exactly in the Netherlands do you live ?

Sazerac · 08-01-2002, 10:12 PM

Unfortunately, most everyone in Texas has fences.

In the Deep South where I originally come from, however, it's customary to have hedges or other plants in lieu of fences...a fairly clear demarcation without being totally isolating. Sometimes a line of small trees work as well at property lines. My mom's house in Louisiana is separated from the neighbor's by holly trees (only 1 neighbor, they live on the corner.)

-Sazerac

08-01-2002, 03:09 PM	#21
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	but do you and your neighbors have fences or hedges, philip? [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

08-01-2002, 04:08 PM	#25
Kaltia Jack Burton Join Date: May 2, 2002 Location: Canterbury, England Age: 36 Posts: 5,817	In my area, everything is walled up and graffited __________________ The wolf is as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do.

08-01-2002, 05:06 PM	#27
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 52 Posts: 2,326	In DK the standard means of seperation is the privet(?) hedge - requires cutting instead of painting __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

08-01-2002, 10:12 PM	#30
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	Unfortunately, most everyone in Texas has fences. In the Deep South where I originally come from, however, it's customary to have hedges or other plants in lieu of fences...a fairly clear demarcation without being totally isolating. Sometimes a line of small trees work as well at property lines. My mom's house in Louisiana is separated from the neighbor's by holly trees (only 1 neighbor, they live on the corner.) -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

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08-01-2002, 03:23 PM	#22
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	In the frontyard we have hedges and in the backyard fences.

08-01-2002, 05:17 PM	#28
Absynthe Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Cloudy... Living in the rural Northwest, about forty miles out of Seattle, the common lot size is 1 to 5 acres, and nearly everybody has a fence or hedge. One reason is the livestock that occasionally wanders about, as a misplaced goat can wreak havoc on a garden in no time at all. Another reason, to quote Walt Whitman, "Good fences make good neighbors." And of course we're all gun-totin', flannel-wearin, truck-drivin' rednecks, and who wants that in their front yard?

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