Joe, If this is going to be a temporary solution, why not run a single line around the inside perimeter about 6" in from the fence and at a comfortable hand height? It will even work when the batteries are dead or the power is off.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chanting Monks Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Things that beep? Hi folks, Just had my yard fenced in and have been looking for a solution to this issue. I want to jog around the inner perimeter of the yard, without having to use the cane or run along the fence within touching distance. My solution? Finding a way to have all four corner posts rigged with sound so as I approach, I know whereabouts I'm at. Running speakers out there for music would require a couple of hundred bucks to run the electric, speaker wire, and then the speakers themselves, so I was looking around online for beeping devices that I might simply velcro to the four fence posts and be guided that way. To date, all I've found is a $30 per beeper solution from MaxiAids, that uses nonrechargeable batteries, two of each, which get pricey when talking about replacement. (It'd actually be cheaper for me to buy a few of these beeping foam balls for kids, taking out those beepers and using them, but I still wind up with the expense of pricey batteries. I'll eventually run the speakers, both for my jogging and the addition to the yard for BBQs, etc., so spending $120 on a short-term solution isn't in the cards. Suggestions? Anybody using anything that beeps that uses traditional batteries for which my charger will work? Another solution entirely, perhaps? (I thought about driving a stake into the center of the yard and using a rope, but I have a tree in the way that can't be removed at present due to town ordinance, otherwise I'd just do the circles. Any thoughts/tips/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Best, Joe ------------------------------------ Send any questions regarding list management to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To listen to the show archives go to link http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_p age&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 Or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following address for more information: http://www.jaws-users.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach InfoWest Spam Trap if this mail (ID 215983128) is spam: Spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=215983128&m=011e6394ad0a&c=s Not spam: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=215983128&m=011e6394ad0a&c=n Forget vote: https://spamtrap.infowest.com/canit/b.php?i=215983128&m=011e6394ad0a&c=f REMEMBER: Never give out your account information, password, or other personal information over e-mail. ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
