It's a temporary consideration. I've wanted to stay away from having to keep reaching out because it feels uncomfortable doing that, but it might be the cheapest option. Only drawback is that I've also put a soccer net up in the yard, which we keep by the fence on one side, and I bought one of those soccer balls with bells in it so my nephews can practice their shooting skills while I play goal. The fence makes it like indoor soccer so they can play the rebounds, so the line around the yard might interfere. But thanks, it is something to consider.
Best, Joe Monks Every day you haven't written is a day you've written off... Chanting Monks Press http://www.chantingmonks.com Sight Unseen Pictures http://www.sightunseenpictures.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 2:04 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Things that beep? 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
