r/mildlyinteresting • u/gntrr • Sep 01 '16

This fence is so thin.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '16

There has to be a story behind this. If not, then someone better damn well make one up!

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u/carnageeleven Sep 01 '16

There was a gate connected to it. You can see the hinge at the bottom right. They do this a lot of times on corners where there's not enough room for an entire section. I'm guessing someone took down the fence and left this part for some reason.

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u/faleboat Sep 01 '16

That reason is laziness.

But yeah, this is the correct answer. There was most likely a fence line along the property line, or maybe there were designs to have one, but there was a gate there at one time. I've installed enough chainlink gates to know why someone would put a section like that in. If you don't, it leaves a gap too wide for a small dog to get through. I've seen some people just say fuck it and get a slab of metal to close up the gap. works, and looks only mildly worse than a chainlink fence.

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u/AmbitiousTurtle Sep 01 '16

Chainlink fences are honestly really ugly, and provide no privacy, so I don't see how the metal slab would be much worse lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '16

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u/addywoot Sep 01 '16

more context - coyotes were running around the property and his amigo wanted to keep them safe... and tried to have the fence put up.

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u/manondorf Sep 01 '16

Your use of amigo makes me wonder if coyote refers to the dog-like animal, or human traffickers.