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["Rob Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> Rob -- I believe you are moving from a hot climate to a colder one?
> You may not be aware of the role ambient temperature plays in constructing
> wire fences.  Cold weather means the wire contracts; hot means it expands.
> That can make the difference between a fence pulling shallow staples out 
> of
> posts and wire which is sagging. We usually tried to do fencing
> construction, when we use barbed wire or field fence in spring or fall.
> Other chores like posthole digging, clearing the fence line, etc., can be
> done in hot or cold weather but the wire needs to be done in moderate
> weather. You can do it during the extreme time and make allowances, but
> that takes forethought and experience, I think.

Good point, that is not something I considered. May have to get the posts in 
and then string the wire in the spring. The climate is going to be a big 
change for me, but one I welcome.

Rob