Ain't she a beautiful thing?

The food poisoning thread got me thinking that I never posted this. I was in El Paso, TX for 4 of the worst months of my life doing quality control on this project.

The fence itself consists of a 7 x 2' trench with steel reinforced concrete and 4 x 4 steel posts anchored 4 feet into the concrete and double layer steel mesh welded on. The mesh is so tight that you can't even get your fingers in to climb the fence.

I must say that being in that town for 4 months desensitized me completely. I could go on for hours on this subject, but here are some pics. I wish it was electric. Oh, and it has a total height of 20 feet. The pictures make it look short, but the distance you see from the middle horizontal post to the top is the same to the bottom.







Getting the job done:

Originally posted by ScreaminE
I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

I think you may be right.

Originally posted by Fallen4ng31

Originally posted by ScreaminE I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

Word.

I never knew a fence could so beautiful.

All I see is the beautiful red X

-Christopher

Originally posted by Fallen4ng31

Originally posted by ScreaminE I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

+1 and Amen to that.

As long as I can still get OUT, it gets a :thumbsup

hey why are there not any mexicans in the olympic games for hight jump? because they all jumped the border into the states. And that is a badass fence, but if you closed taco bell they would all leave anyways.

they should build two fences. each fence should be 10 ft apart. then fill in the area inbetween them with razor wire...razor wire and pirahnas

Originally posted by jesse
they should build two fences. each fence should be 10 ft apart. then fill in the area inbetween them with razor wire...razor wire and pirahnas

Can you build one, so my asshat relatives could f' with my 2g.

LOL I dont know, the Fast and Furious might of showed the mexicans how to get to the U.S. through a tunnel.

They'll find another way in. Always do.

However, you cannot deny the amazing work it took to build the fence structure. Nice job out there sir.

Alot of money went into that.

Unfortunately, vermin can burrow...........

Originally posted by Flipboi89
Alot of money went into that.

You mean into my pocket.

that is the longest, strongest, and most precisely made fence i've ever seen.

It's about 75 miles long where I worked. The locals hated it. We had daily protesters from UTEP. They said it was wasting money, it was racist, it was this, it was that.

They where too chickenshit to admit they didn't want it because it kept their family where they belong and to slow the drug trade.

I had to leave that place, 4 months was enough.

Yeah, my hats off to you. That's some depressing crap there. Too bad we can't mine the other side.

That's a thing of beauty, right there. God bless you, sir.

Originally posted by Fallen4ng31

Originally posted by ScreaminE I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

Electric?

Electrified, two fences, with a minefield in between.

Originally posted by thedawg

Originally posted by Fallen4ng31

Originally posted by ScreaminE I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

Electric?

Pffft.

Originally posted by DarkOne

Originally posted by thedawg

Originally posted by Fallen4ng31

Originally posted by ScreaminE I wish it was electric.

I think the rest of us share that sentiment.

Electric?

Pffft.

while that's what we'd all prefer, those don't exist yet Dino.

Originally posted by RoninEclipse2G
those don't exist yet Dino.

Yeah ok. http://www.raytheon.com/newsroom/technology/rtn08_exoskeleton/

Protesters? Racist? Psh sorry canadiens arent known for illegaly crossing the border. Its a fact.

Yes automatic turrets ftw lol.

Originally posted by Flipboi89
Psh sorry canadiens arent known for illegaly crossing the border. Its a fact.

Do they not teach you to use the English language properly in Canada? It's looking like a fact.