Posted on 01/16/2020 7:53:02 AM PST by BeauBo
For his 50th birthday on Sunday, Tommy Fisher got his ultimate wish: His construction crews began building in earnest three miles of border wall on private property in South Texas...
“Once you galvanize and put that zinc coating on regular steel, it will bond for 100 to 125 years. And we paved the concrete road, so there’s no dust if you’re driving. So that’s why we like to call our whole system a ‘no rust, no dust’ solution to border security,” Fisher said.
Most importantly, Fisher says, building the wall so close to the river creates an immediate barrier to prevent illegal immigration and makes for a “safe and transparent” place for Border Patrol agents to patrol...
A nearby restaurant has increased the number daily of boat tours, which bring passengers to view this construction — the first private border wall to be built in Texas.
Drones fly overhead, and the hammering, buzzing and loud vibrations of heavy equipment can be heard throughout the area.
Fisher said he is negotiating with 50 other private landowners in South Texas about building the same design on their properties, but he said he won’t do another job until the federal government agrees to buy this one. He is offering this 3-mile section of border wall to the Department of Homeland Security for $14 million, or $16.5 million with 10 years of complete upkeep included, he said...
Neighboring landowner Jose Alfredo Cavazos, 70, who owns 70 acres of riverfront property, called the metal bollards an abomination.
“It’s crazy what they are doing,” Cavazos said as he watched with his cousin Rey Anzaldua. “That giant fence says ‘No Mexicans Allowed!'”
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“That giant fence says ‘No Mexicans Allowed!’”
No...That giant fence says “No Illegals Allowed”....
Mexicans are absolutely allowed! IN MEXICO.
“That giant fence says ‘No Mexicans Allowed!’”
Well yes, that is exactly what is says
No it does not. It says "respect our borders - just as we respect Mexico's" you useless POS traitor.
Curve the wall towards Mexico at the top making it near impossible to climb over.
Could skinny people squeeze thru the wall?
No landmines or spikes at the bottom ?
And oh what a lovely Wall she is!
“Could skinny people squeeze thru the wall?”
In this case, the gap between the bollards is 5 inches, normally it is 4 inches.
It is 5 inches here to allow greater water flow in a flood, but also to allow the heads of the endangered (cat-like) ocelot to squeeze through. It should still be too small for most infant humans though, much less skinny adults.
5 inches, well that settles it, I can't get through to get to Mexico...damn.
“No landmines or spikes at the bottom ?”
The 1 to 5 sloped grading of the riverbank is not just there for erosion control, it is designed to allow Border Patrol river boats to run right up on the banks, for rapid deployment.
So it would be an officer safety issue to have landmines there.
Spikes at the bottom are an extra feature, that the Government could opt for later. Fisher is trying to sell this project to the Government, so they are leaving the final decorations up to the future customer.
There is a good chance that it could wind up with a few rolls of concertina, because that can be done out of the Military budget, by Military personnel, without having the added cost reduce the total number of miles. A lot of the new Government bollards are designated to get added concertina - hundreds of miles of concertina this year.
A problem with spikes or concertina at the bottom in this location though, is the accumulation of vegetation/debris when the river floods.
“5 inches, well that settles it, I can’t get through to get to Mexico...damn.”
There are always those cheap package deals to Cancun...
It’s a good way to keep the anchor-baby mamas out.
Grampa, Thank you for the nod. SHARE THAT ONE. Every Christian in America (all 200 or so of us) needs to remember that story.
Grampa, Thank you for the nod. SHARE THAT ONE. Every Christian in America (all 200 or so of us) needs to remember that story.
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