some asshat stole my new sign
I know it was still there on Tuesday, here is was on the 26th when I put it up.
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But you'll get the last laugh on Tuesday!
hope we really kick ass
long boring story but the county actually put it up last spring. so now I have to vote for another damn repuke - heh - actually my county supe is running unopposed so I don't have to vote for him at all if I want a clearer Democratic conscience, but he is actually a good guy so I may mark his spot on the ballot 
gave up an access for crossing under the interstate for that fence, but not having morons calling me every night about cattle on the OPEN RANGE 1/4 mile of that road is pretty much worth it. They put in a little cattle-guard too.
its keeping trashy "picnickers" out of the wash too so THAT is nice. The trash and junk that used to get dumped is another reason the county was helpful about the new fence. Just off the interstate was a great place to pull in, park and apparently clean your vehicle of 1000s of miles of travel garbage, diapers, you name it. 
to cost share on new fence along county roads. I stalled for a long time because of the access issue, but finally caved because the traffic up there was just getting insane and stuff was getting hit and I was starting to worry about somebody getting killed so I applied to get the fencing supplies (and we would provide the labor). Of course they lost the first app then turned me down when I sent the second. Apparently our little section of that road was never legally deeded to the county. I threatened to put a toll booth up there 
I dropped it for other more important issues for a couple years. I mean the thing had been there and was open range for at least 50 years. (and it is really only about a 1/3 of a mile)
Finally one day one of the neighbors who actually lives closer to that road called and was all pissed at me because of the garbage in the above mentioned wash. He had hired some guy to go clean it up (our property!) well, that kind of freaked me out as I try to be a good neighbor, but picking up trash along a road I rarely see is low on my priority list. I sent an e-mail to our County supervisor and said the neighbor has hired somebody to clean up trash, can we at least get a waiver for the dump, told him my troubles with the fence program and asked if there was anything he could do. He replied he would see what he could find out. Next think I knew there was a work crew up there on a weekend clearing brush and setting posts. They worked two weekends and got that all in then came a couple weeks later and set the cattle-guard.
Bulls will walk through a wire fence like it was a spiderweb when they are motivated, but a good tight sharp one will hold most if there isn't too much temptation on the other side. I have one young one I caught out on the road the other day that jumped back in when I tried to take him to the gate so they can go over as easy as through one for that matter. 
I like him but he has now been confirmed to have jumped two fences, so he may need to go bye-bye before he gets in trouble. this is him, George. (heh, walking along a cross fence that is being rebuilt/repaired by my son - who really needs to get that loose wire off the ground and out of the trail)
looking for handouts
that is why I did not put my good one from 08 up there where people really park and mess around. I didn't like that light blue with such small print all that much anyway. But still...
going to print some stuff on regular paper to replace it for the weekend.
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I like it!
