"A drift can spread as far as 35 times the height of the fence. Therefore, the fence must be at least that far from the roadway and the distance may be farther because of irregular terrain. Also build the fence longer than the area that needs to be protected. Add 20 times the height of the fence on each end to account for wind variation." Math stuff hard! The most daunting bit of information is the statement "proper installation of the snow fence is critical to its success." Hmmm.
Friday - Installation of the first snow fence. Posts, check. Fence, check. Zip ties, check. Printed instructions from the DOT, check, calculator, measuring instrument, bottle of vodka, check. We have determined that the snow fence needs to be 120' from the driveway. 120' is a long way. We decide to go 80'. We install the posts and tie the fence to them, noting that the wind is very strong here, making it difficult to stretch the fence and hold it taut. When we are finished, we note that our straight line is more of a zig, zag, rather than straight. It doesn't look very taut, and we are out of zip ties. Also, the posts look too short. A trip to the hardware store is needed.
Saturday - Installation of second snow fence. This time, we set the posts first, making sure they are in a straight line. THEN we attach the fence, using a few more posts and a few more zip ties. We are so proud. The fence looks straight and taut.
Tuesday - Huge wind storm. Snow fence #2 blows over. Damn it! Are you kidding me???
Thursday - Setting posts with an attitude and a vengeance. More zip ties.
Winter just 36 days away -- I checked on Google!
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