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October 2017

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50 • october 2017 • world fence news involved. So make sure that you do all you can to minimize or mitigate these cir- cumstances. It beats facing an irate neighbor who might be bearing arms! And as we all know, having to move an improperly placed fence is the last thing we want to do. Finally, I want to touch on some- thing called a "quit claim deed." Some of you might have experience with these, others not. Here is an example of where this might come into play: Suppose your customer and a neighbor want to fence the property right on the line to sep- arate it or want to build a structure close to or on the property line. Before this can happen, you need to know where the boundary line ac- tually runs. But if it can't be deter- mined from the property description in either of the two parties' deeds or the subdivision map, or either of the neighbors disagrees with the deter- mined location, one such choice is a quit claim deed. According to an article by Cora Jordan, to establish a clear boundary, adjoining property owners can decide where they want it to be and make it so by signing deeds that describe the agreed-upon boundary. She recommends that an attorney be used to draw up the property de- scriptions on the deed or just to look over the work if the two parties draw up their own. There are also other solutions that could be chosen, and these should be recommended by an attorney or other qualified advisor. As I said earlier, most of you may never run into some or any of these situations, and many of you will have much more definitive documentation with which to work. However, if any part of this dis- cussion serves to jog your memory or assist you down the line (no pun intended), then it will have brought you one step closer to realizing and maintaining your position in the busi- ness world that Profit Is Not A Dirty Word™! World Fence News contributing editor Jim Lucci is president of Man- agement Motivational Associates of Freeport, N.Y., and for many years has written a monthly column on business management and issues which affect fence company owners and manag- ers. He is a major contributor to the Fencer's Field Report which appears monthly in World Fence News. See the ad for Management Motivational As- sociates in this month's issue of World Fence News. A discussion regarding property boundaries continued from page 48 LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? NEED TO KNOW IN A HURRY? USE THE WORLD FENCE NEWS FENCELINE PRODUCT LOCATOR SERVICE. CALL 800-231-0275 OR E-MAIL EDITOR@WORLDFENCENEWS.COM In loving memory of Jim Hart, fencer, storyteller, and world class humorist, WFN reprints some of the many articles that he contributed to the publication over the years. Sadly, Jim passed away some time ago in Florida, where he lived. This column first appeared in the May 1989 edition of World Fence News. • • • We recently landed one of them jobs that I'd rather we hadn't, but we did anyway, despite me jacking the bid up $2,000 over the competition! I, of course, lost my butt. It took three days more than I figured on, ev- erything that could go wrong did, and then when they couldn't think up any- thing new to go wrong, they sent out for some new ideas. The layout changed so much I used the customer's paper baling ma- chine to bind up my estimate sheets, then sold a semi load of 'em to a paper salvage company. Potato vine problems Fence job a tangled mess from the very start by jim hart, wfn contributing editor emeritus The job started out when a call comes to move 500 ft. of existing fence and two roll gates at a packing house; here's the kicker: the fence had fallen in a ditch. It was 72 in., 3 B.W., 11½ ga., all in the ditch. It was interwoven with what we calls "potato vine," covered with thorns and hard to cut. Tarzan would give his eye teeth to have 'em to swing on, if it weren't for the thorns. One vine, 1/8th in. diameter, can pick up a ton of dead weight! There musta been 20,000 miles of this stuff tangled up in the fence. I suggested that a fire would solve the problem for 'em. It would burn all the vines, then they could buy a new fence and install it where they needed it. I informed 'em there wasn't enough money in the "Yew-nited States and Canady" for me to even think about salvaging it! continued on page 52 BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER West Branch Wood Treating Non-Tapered Round Wood Post Farm, Ranch, D.O.T., Board Fence • Red Pine • Treated to .40 CCA • Meets D.O.T. 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