News article from ABM Ministries

Fence Post By The Dozen

It all began on Friday, June 26th, when we found the red trailer waiting for us with 90 eight-foot long fence posts. These posts along with some high-tensile wire were soon to become our new best friends. Stakes were placed in the ground to guide the diggers. The tractor was fired up with the auger bit attached and the work began. The guys thought it would be a good idea to take our shirts off since it was hot. We did not, however take into account the fact that none of us had brought out the sunscreen and by lunch most of the boys were red as beets. The second day we divided into teams to see who could get the most fence posts set in the least amount of time. With the combined effort, by lunch we had set the same number of posts in the ground that took us the entire day to do the first day.

By: Chris

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Fencing is not hard if you know what you’re doing. It does take a lot of work, but you learn something new everyday. I have never done anything like this before, but now I know how to do something constructive with my hands. As I dug holes, I learned to read a tape measure. A few basic things to remember when you build a fence are;
1. Be sure you wear gloves because the poles may have toxic chemicals on them.
2. Be sure to place the pole 36” in the ground so it won’t pop out when you put the wire on it.
3. Wear a hat! If you don’t wear a hat you could have a heat stroke, and we don’t want that!

By: D.J.