Creating an Entrance

[EddieWalker]

I grew up with black widows while playing in juniper bushes and never had a fear of them. I'm not a fan of spiders, nor do I like them, but I can get along with them I guess.

Now snakes are a whole different story. I saw a copperhead come out of an old stump while on the dozer last weak, and it terrified me. It will be allong time until I can walk in that area and not be on the lookout for it, even though I killed it with the blade and ground it up with the tracks, I'm still worried there are more. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[DaMadman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I grew up with black widows while playing in juniper bushes and never had a fear of them. I'm not a fan of spiders, nor do I like them, but I can get along with them I guess.

Now snakes are a whole different story. I saw a copperhead come out of an old stump while on the dozer last weak, and it terrified me. It will be allong time until I can walk in that area and not be on the lookout for it, even though I killed it with the blade and ground it up with the tracks, I'm still worried there are more. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif


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Yep I can remember carrying a Black widow around on the end of a stick when I was a kid. I have since seen things on The Discovery Channel about how sick a Widow bite can make you and how much time in the hospital you can spend.

I have a terrible time with them in my watermelon patch in the summer. They get in the grass and weeds inder the melons and when I turn the melons to prevent them from rotting I find a Black Widow under almost every melon.

Sorry to get off topic.

That is a really nice project you have going on there. I wish I lived closer so I could travel down and see the RV park when it is complete. But for now I guess pictures will just have to do. If everything comes out as nice as what you have done so far I am sure you will be packed with guests and they will love your Campground. Good luck on any futer projects

 

[Tractor_Jim_CT]

Came across your project and it took about 1/2 hour to go through all of the posts. What a great job...love the creativity of the star light post. You should be proud of your efforts.

Looking forward to future TBN posts.

 

[EddieWalker]

It's been cold and wet out, so to keep busy, I started building another street light for my entrance. The pipe is 4 inch galvanized. The post is 5 inch square tubing. The reason for those sizes is that my fence is white vinyl and the posts are 5 inches. I want the lights to blend with the fence and look like it all belongs together.

The first picture shows my gravel drive back in November. It's really a picture of the fall colors, but it gives an idea of the fence.

The other pictures show it as I painted it.

Eddie

 

[EddieWalker]

It was too windy yesterday to set the light, but today was perfect.

Nothing very interesting, just dug a hole, put the light in it, got it plumb and dumped a bunch of sacks of Readi Mix into the hole. I'll leave it sit overnight and then unstrap it from the backhoe.

Eddie

 

[schmism]

got a name on your sign out front yet?

 

[EddieWalker]

The name will be Wild Kingdom RV Park, but when that goes up, it changes my status from a farm to commercial property. When that happens, all the rules change. As long as the sign remains unfinished, I'm free to do as I please with my "farm."

Eddie

 

[schmism]

so now that the pond is done, how long untill the RV park is ready?

 

[CurlyDave]

Eddie:

In that third picture, the light post looks to be not parallel to the utility poles.

Are they really off that much, or was the picture taken before you had it plumb?

 

[MF1455v]

Eddie, the light looks great. With your fence being vinyl did you ever think of powder coating the posts. I don't think it would cost much more than $40 or $50 a post and it would last a lot longer. With it being 2 tone maybe a little more. Just a thought.

James