Thursday, Sep 06, 2007 at 07:37
I think Shaker has it!...A dropper, is usually refering to a metal/timber, sometimes plastic, and even sometimes the vertical wires in a ringlock type fence, where its sole purpose is to keep the wires evenly spaced and reduce the chances of the wires spreading in longer sections between the fence posts.
If this member is hit into the ground, it is no longer a dropper, it becomes a post or a 'picket'.
Possibly some of us may remember the old ringlock (may have been hingejount) fencing add where the Son had installed a ringlock fence, the father came along, cursing and asking "and where are you droppers, forgot them I spose' Son: 'They are built into the fence...have you ever worked out how much droppers add to our fencing costs?' Dad: 'and I spose you ave, on your flamin little computer eh!
It went something like that anyway, so for me, its a star picket or post if its hit into the ground, a dropper if its suspended in the air (or intended to before the fence sagged..)
Cheers Andrew
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