If you’ve ever been in my backyard you’ve seen the tall privacy fence that encloses a large portion of my backyard. You’ve also seen that there are no obnoxious neighbors, storage facilities, industrial waste dumps, or any other kind of structure or entity that I would want privacy from. Sunday afternoon I was walking out my back door and noticed a section of the fence moving in the gusty winds, as if entertaining the idea of collaspsing. So I walked up to and gave it a hefty shove and stood there as the whole section of fence fell outward to the ground. It was like taking a deep breath of fresh air after being boxed in for entirely too long. Reminded me of the scene in Office Space where Peter randomly one day knocks over the walls of his cubicle to get a view of the outside world.
Sometimes we build walls all around us for various reasons, and sometimes it makes sense at the time. Then when we decide we no longer need that wall, it feels really good to take it down and see the other side.
Before:
After:
I would just like to say that there should be a disclaimer on your before and after pictures. What you’re doing is the ol’ switch-a-roo that so many advertisers try on us time and again. It’s clear from 1-your story and 2-the picture itself that the before and after pictures are not accurate. I doubt you got your camera to take a picture before you pushed it down…and in the before shot you can clearly see trees over the top of the fence, which are no where to be seen in the after. I think a watermark should cover the fence saying “not actual fence/artists rendering of said fence” or something similar.
Now, on a not gay note- I think it’s sweet to get rid of that fence.
Yes… as you and so many other people have pointed out. Unfortunately the actual section of the fence was already disposed of when I decided to write about it. So I had to settle for an image of a section that was still standing. But it is the same fence and the same view. So I don’t see the problem.
Hey, my wife and I were talking about a “senses deprivation challenge” that would be good to do in your basement. It’s basically a sight challenge to see who can see the best in the dark. We go down and cover the walls with shapes (triangle, square, diamond, rectangle, wavy lines….maybe even pictures of people)…then we also put up a section with colored swatches (black, blue, red, orange, yellow, green, etc)
What we do is make it so dark you really can’t see, but just barely enough light. Then, we take people down and give them 10 seconds to adjust and then make them list colors and shapes. Afterward we score who has the best natural night vision.
Then, we can rearrange shapes and colors, and do the test again but give people like 3-5 minutes to adjust first and see how much better they score.
No real point, but it may be a fun activity sometime.