It's funny the things we think of when sitting watching the snow fall. My thoughts took me back to Sept on one of the few days we had this summer that didn't rain.
I had decided to go over to check my feeders inside the hives. As usual, I went in my bee shed and gathered up the supplies I needed. Then I went around the corner and disconnected the electric fence.
I preceded to fill feeders and realized I had forgot to bring something from the house. So went through the fence, reconnected it and left.
As I returned. friends had come and were doing some work on a vehicle in the yard. I said hi and carried on to the bee yard. I am not really sure where my mind was or what I was thinking, or even if i was thinking at all.....but I did something i had never done since installing the fence....yup, you guessed it, I forgot to turn off the fence.
I don't go thru the gate, I just kind of fold in half and step in-between 2 strands of wire. And when you do this the inside of your leg is up against the wire...(you know the part of your leg that is so soft and tender....yeah, well that part).
Well, holy cow man.....it almost sounded like a shot gun going off in my head and in that milla-second I thought I could smell flesh burning. But at that point, I was obligated to keep going. I needed to stop the burning flesh and 8000v from travelling thru my body.
Once through, I stood bee-wildered for a second, suddenly I hoped that no one had witnessed my act of stupidness. So i carried on with my chores.
When I finished, it suddenly dawned on me.....How was i going to get out of my 30ft x 50ft compound? I noticed the people were still within yelling distance so asked them to get James to come over here.
After a minute or two James came and asked what I needed, sheepishly I confessed to him what I had done and wondered if he could please disconnect the fence so I could get out. He was very kind not to break out in uncontrollable laughter , like I am afraid I would of. So......at least I know first hand, the fence works and gives a big kick. Don't think I want to do that again.
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| Panels for charging the fencer |
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| When we first were building the fence |
