ATV Most Valuable in Building Fence - May 16, 2006

We want to apologize as BorderFenceProject.com was down for 24 hours as we added a second hard drive and didn't expect so much down-time. We are now adding a mirror website so the website will always be functional.

Sunday, May 14, I and a group of Minutemen used a John Deere HPX Gator 4x4 to string over 100 yards of barbed wire along a fence in San Diego County next to Mexico. The Gator proved to be a champ as it climbed rocks and steep hills with soft dirt. A cart was used to unfurl the barbed wire rolls. I will add discs to the two ends of the rolls to prevent wire from getting caught on the spool axle. Sometimes there is fear of wire breaking or snapping forward or toward a volunteer, so head and eye gear will always be required. When the rolls are eventually cut to 660 feet instead of 1320 feet, they will be lighter and we can easily carry two rolls for each axle on the cart. Otherwise, the vehicle can advance 5-10 mph while unfurling wire with ease. 3 people were required for this operation, as one had to grab expended wire while vehicle advanced, but the new spool discs should alleviate the need for someone to help unfurl wire. I was introduced to a new fencing tool that cuts, crimps fence post tongues, twists, and should help out with all wire operations.

I will follow-up daily on President Bush's proposal to send 6,000 National Guardsmen to the southern border; this organization's opinion, too little too late. Government simply cannot be trusted as the surveillance equipment Mr. Bush speaks of has been in their possession for decades but is not being used effectively. The best effect of the Minuteman operations is that we are a watchdog for Washington in their many efforts to handcuff border patrol. It is obvious Mr. Bush is trying to fool the House of Representatives into believing he is worthy of having guest worker amnesty passed, and after the election, or with any future administration, we cannot count on sufficient man power to guard the southern border. The only permanent solution is a Cyber Minuteman force that seals off the entire border with fencing, cameras, and people, so we can rely on the American people to always do what is right. Their opinion does not waiver, but Washington, always manipulated by special interests and corruption, will probably never serve the 80% of us who want the southern border secured.

Thank you for reading and being a part of our unprecedented mission.

Sincerely,

Jim Wood

NoInvaders.Org President

http://www.NoInvaders.Org

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