I agree with Jonathan, Anything that is a threat to our chidren, pets and ourselves should not be tolerated. Children are very inquisitive and touch everything they see.
H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan Endersby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:51 PM Subject: [obsnw] Re: Electric Fencing at Spirit Sister Productions Hi I couldn't disagree with demann more. A dog makes a big scary noise. Toddlers and small children aren't stupid. We're also talking about a couple of centimeters between the palisade and the electric wires, you could trip, and easily end up touching that wire by mistake. Children like to explore and touch things and I can easily imagine how a parent walking with their child might not notice the electric wires a few centimeters behind the fence. As for your argument that people should be able to protect their property as they see fit? Where do you draw the line? If I want to put a landmine in my garden, is that okay with you? I would assume not... So there have to be rules about what is acceptable. Lets find out what those rules are and make sure they're being adhered to. A similar electric fence setup has been installed on the corner of Lower Main and Gordon. regards Jonathan. 2009/7/22 demann <[email protected]>: > > I have to agree with Trevor on this one, I think each person should be > entitled to protect their property as they see fit and that there > seems to be some emotional prejudice here against electric fencing and > a toddler seems to be involved. What are the regulations around dogs > and how far they are allowd to be from the outer fence of a property? > It has just occured to me that a toddler sticking his hand through a > fence with a vicious dog on the other side will come to a lot more > harm than one touching an electrified fence. Also I think the > toddler's parent/gaudian should be held responsible for such injuries > to toddlers and not the object causing the injury. Negligence is a far > greater problem than electric fencing! > > On Jul 21, 2:33 pm, Trevor Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Mitxcoac<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > The maximum height of electric fence permitted is 450 mm >> >> > An electric fence must be at least 1.8m above the ground level at any >> > point. >> >> That document is confusing to say the least. It also states that the >> maximum height for a street facing boundary wall is 1.8 there fore any >> electric element above 1,8 must be illegal as it rasie the height ot >> the boundary wall over 1.8??????? >> > >> Maybe OR maybe not. But if you read that regulation probably a large >> percentage of existing fences in Obs and the city do not comply with >> the draft. I don't think electric fencing should necessarily be >> specifically picked out in this regard. Has anyone heard of any >> verifiable stories of death or serious injury by electric fence. It >> seems to be more an emotional issue attached to the use of >> electricity. >> >> Trev > > > -- Jonathan Endersby +27 82 4143129 www.arbitraryuser.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.22/2253 - Release Date: 07/21/09 18:02:00 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
