It is funny that some other people have taken a point on your fence comment Wind and Snow, because I was actually thing about doing the same thing. But I though I would just drop the topic.

I think a lot of the new subdivisions have to build fencing along the main thoroughfares to keep the local city council happy. Just so they new home buyers do not make the street look like a patchwork of poorly constructed wood things. I imagine it is likely even a city by-law that developers have to follow in many instances. I know the Toronto rather well, and think it will be interesting to see what happens when all of these fences in cites like Brampton, Mississauga, and Markham start falling apart. Then there will be that quarter of the local residents don’t care (the same ones that do not take care of their lawns or homes), and aren’t willing to pay a dime to repair or rebuild the community fence, because they did not put them up in the first place. That should make from some fun neighbourhood meeting!

Now, Lets get back to thunder and lightning!