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Electric Fence Fool
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A few years back we were camping at a race meet & a mate had forgotten his tent pegs. He borrowed (stole) a few from others, parked his car over the main ropes one end & tied the other end down to an electric fence (not realising) In the morning, due to the dew he couldn't touch the tent without getting a shock so couldn't get out.
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When I built this house, my neighbour that built the one next door was also a sparky.
First Christmas we all went to his house and they brought out a party game. The gist of it was you had to hold two electrodes and it gave you a very mild shock, and you had to see how long you could hold on.
Me and the other sparky could hold onto the thing forever and we both agreed "shock, call that a shock, that's nothing" but nobody else in the house could hold it for more than a second or 2 before they screamed and threw it across the room.
What does that say about sparkies I wonder?
First Christmas we all went to his house and they brought out a party game. The gist of it was you had to hold two electrodes and it gave you a very mild shock, and you had to see how long you could hold on.
Me and the other sparky could hold onto the thing forever and we both agreed "shock, call that a shock, that's nothing" but nobody else in the house could hold it for more than a second or 2 before they screamed and threw it across the room.
What does that say about sparkies I wonder?
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Well.. my mrs would say "Where there's no sense, there's no feeling!" :slap
This electric fence video is much more educational than Tesla's fool one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPQ5rsUiVaA
I Just hope Steptoe doesnt watch it ( lady in tight shorts banging metal poles in the ground :innocent ) as he might not be able to cope with the excitement :^O
We had that game a few years back, after a few bevies we tried it but using our tounge.
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I'd have thought the opposite reaction TBH ....a sparky getting the slightest tingle usually lets go in half a nano second .
This thread brings back childhood memories. Grew up on a farm so it was a often a case of "Grandad, is this fence on?". "No". ZAP! And then a crying eight-year old 
Or the old test-it-with-a-piece-of-grass routine, followed by army style crawling to get underneath the fence without getting a shock.
Or the old test-it-with-a-piece-of-grass routine, followed by army style crawling to get underneath the fence without getting a shock.
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How do you test for electric with a piece of grass Miss Sweden?
LOL you can tell the townies
Hold a long blade of grass and gently touch the fence with it,,,, it'll twitch if the fence is on!
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Really is that true! :Blushing
Trouble is most grass around here in the towns comes dried in little packets so i will have to get someone to send me a long blade of grass to try it out ROTFWL
Actually, last week when on holiday, we went to feed some chickens and i quickly touched the electric fence with back of my hand to make sure it wasnt on before my daughter got close to it. So will remember the grass trick thanks.
Trouble is most grass around here in the towns comes dried in little packets so i will have to get someone to send me a long blade of grass to try it out ROTFWL
Actually, last week when on holiday, we went to feed some chickens and i quickly touched the electric fence with back of my hand to make sure it wasnt on before my daughter got close to it. So will remember the grass trick thanks.
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Is that an alternative form of divining? (another country art)LOL you can tell the townies
Hold a long blade of grass and gently touch the fence with it,,,, it'll twitch if the fence is on!
We just open the tap Dave
Also don't do it with soaking wet grass and wet hand or it'll twitch because you arm is also
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Going back years as a mate and I remember going into a posh office block with the sparks to access as it was then a FUSE board............(with actual fuses). The girl in the office was most interested in what we were doing asking "Is it dangerous?". With a dead straight face the bloke I was with explained how as an electrician you gradually built up resistance to shocks. She fell for it. The main reason I remember is her name was Sue Beaver! Still makes me giggle NEARLY as much as our school house master who's name was Major Williard. I kid ye NOT!
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as a kid I knew a bloke who could actually hold an electric fence,
he did jolt on each strike, but he never let go,
Ive touched loads of them, dunno if Id be so keen now though............
he did jolt on each strike, but he never let go,
Ive touched loads of them, dunno if Id be so keen now though............
I'm halfway through my practical exam. I wonder what my tutor will say if I get a strand of grass out when it's time to test it? :slapLOL you can tell the townies
Hold a long blade of grass and gently touch the fence with it,,,, it'll twitch if the fence is on!
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Reminds me of one of my favourite jokes......
The husband leans over and asks his wife, 'Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind the village pub where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you.'
Yes, she says, 'I remember it well.'
OK,' he says, 'How about taking a stroll around there again and we can do it for old time's sake?'
Oh Jim, you old devil, that sounds like a crazy, but good idea!'
A police officer sitting at the bar heard their conversation and, having a chuckle to himself, he thinks to himself, I've got to see these two old-timers having sex against a fence. I'll just keep an eye on them so there's no trouble. So he follows them.
The elderly couple walks haltingly along, leaning on each other for support aided by walking sticks. Finally, they get to the back of the pub and make their way to the fence. The old lady lifts her skirt and the old man drops his trousers. As she leans against the fence, the old man moves in. Then suddenly they erupt into the most furious sex that the policeman has ever seen. This goes on for about ten minutes while both are making loud noises and moaning and screaming. Finally, they both collapse, panting on the ground.
The policeman is amazed. He thinks he has learned something about life and old age that he didn't know.
After about half an hour of lying on the ground recovering, the old couple struggle to their feet and put their clothes back on. The policeman, is still watching and thinks to himself, this is truly amazing. I've got to ask them what their secret is.
So, as the couple passes, he says to them,' Excuse me, but that was something else. You must've had a fantastic sex life together. Is there some sort of secret to this?'
Shaking, the old man is barely able to reply, 'Fifty years ago that wasn't an electric fence!
The husband leans over and asks his wife, 'Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind the village pub where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you.'
Yes, she says, 'I remember it well.'
OK,' he says, 'How about taking a stroll around there again and we can do it for old time's sake?'
Oh Jim, you old devil, that sounds like a crazy, but good idea!'
A police officer sitting at the bar heard their conversation and, having a chuckle to himself, he thinks to himself, I've got to see these two old-timers having sex against a fence. I'll just keep an eye on them so there's no trouble. So he follows them.
The elderly couple walks haltingly along, leaning on each other for support aided by walking sticks. Finally, they get to the back of the pub and make their way to the fence. The old lady lifts her skirt and the old man drops his trousers. As she leans against the fence, the old man moves in. Then suddenly they erupt into the most furious sex that the policeman has ever seen. This goes on for about ten minutes while both are making loud noises and moaning and screaming. Finally, they both collapse, panting on the ground.
The policeman is amazed. He thinks he has learned something about life and old age that he didn't know.
After about half an hour of lying on the ground recovering, the old couple struggle to their feet and put their clothes back on. The policeman, is still watching and thinks to himself, this is truly amazing. I've got to ask them what their secret is.
So, as the couple passes, he says to them,' Excuse me, but that was something else. You must've had a fantastic sex life together. Is there some sort of secret to this?'
Shaking, the old man is barely able to reply, 'Fifty years ago that wasn't an electric fence!
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