In order to get top dollar for your railroad when you eventually sell it, it is essential that the poles on the side of the tracks be space equally. This can be easily accomplished by the following steps.
Step 1.
Establish the viewer's eye level (draw a horizon.)
Step 2. Have
your crew dig a very deep hole and erect your first pole.
Step 3. Throw
a party for the crew.
Step 4. The
next day, decide which in direction the poles should be lined up, draw
a line from the bottom of yesterday's pole to a point (v.p.) on the horizon
in that direction.
Step 5. Dig
a hole on that line at the distance from yesterday's pole that you want
all the poles spaced and plant the second pole. If you want all your poles
to appear to be the same height, (this is highly recommended for optimum
resale profit) draw a line from the top of yesterday's pole to the v.p.and
make sure the top of the second pole comes up to this line.
Knock off for the rest of
the week, but be sure to stock up on party supplies for later.
Step 6. Saturday
draw a line from the middle of the first pole to the v.p.. Don't
use a ruler to find the midpoint of the first pole; guess at it.
You can guess as accurately as you can measure if you're really careful
and haven't been partying too much. Notice that this line bisects
the second pole at its mid-point!
Step 7. Now
here's the tricky part, so listen up, mens. I'm only going to tell
you once; Draw a line from the top of the first pole (A) through the mid-point
of the second pole extending past it until it intersects with the ground
line (C).
Step 8. Leisure
activities for the rest of the day. Watch a video with the crew. I recommend
"Ferris Bueler's Day Off" if you haven't seen it. If you have, then
rent Luis Bunel and Salvador Dali's "Le Chien Andalu." It's a hoot!
Step 9
On Monday, have your workers dig another hole at the spot (C) the line
touched the ground. When the third pole is planted in the hole, it
will appear to be the same distance from pole #2 as pole #2 is from the
first pole.
Step 10 PAAAARRRTTYYY!!!!!!
Step11.If
you want more poles, (yes, you do!) continue drawing lines from the tops
of the second last poles through the mid-points of the last poles and to
find the spot for the next pole to be planted. You can have your
sweaty crew continue this routine until they disappear into the horizon
(v.p.). However, be alert for unionizing activities as soon as they
are out of earshot.
