Joys of home ownership or Crappy wood fences So, I am out and about in the world last week. I notice from my hotel room that back home there is a huge storm. And said storm is a-blowin' and a-goin'. So, I arrive back home Friday night to find my back yard fence lying in the the yard. The wind snapped about 1/4 of it off at the base of the posts. So I spent my Saturday digging out the old concrete fence post stubs and then redigging holes for the new poles.I have made an executive decision on this topic. As the wooden posts rot and break, they are getting replaced by galvanized steel poles (and no, that is not a racist joke).