Deer fence

I've never seen a kid or a dog perched on an electric fence. :-)

The danger would probably be to people with pacemakers.

Yeah! Let's zap those nasty little knee biters! That'll teach people to let their children roam instead of leashing and caging them as is right and proper!

Penelope

I don't understand your logic then. You warn against kids and pets yet give a testimonial of only receiving a mild shock when crossing cattle fences. If it's otherwise harmless that would carry over to kids and pets, too, unless there was a medical reason (pace maker) directly involved.

Growing up on and around ranches in the '60s and '70s, and testing my grandpa's electrical knowledge just a few times, the current used to discourage the cattle (and coyotes) was non-fatal. I can't see anyone increasing the power just to get roasted pigeons or BBQ finch.

The Ranger

"The Ranger" did not catch my sarcasum (sic) - you did :) Frank

Harry, you are stressing my fragile Luddite ability to cope with my slice of the electo-magnetic spectrum. People used to ride horses until the beginning of the last century. If you were too sleepy to drive, you got on the horse and said, "Barn", then all you had to do was hang on. I think I'll just go back to earth, air , fire, and water, and call it a day. I'll go watch the sunset, and take along a nice bottle of wine, a baguette, and some quark. Just one! Probably a strange one.

PS or Flash Gordon

Ms. Om!!!?, mein Gott, the irony wasn't the only thing that got by your mother.

Pleased to make your,acquaintance ma'am.

Back when I was a kid, I took a trip out west and got to ride an old nag. She didn't want to be controlled, and when I said "barn" she thought I meant "cactus." I never knew horses had a sense of humor.

I'll settle for a scotch. Blended is just fine. :-)

I love Irony... Posting to Brits taught me to appreciate it. ;-D