You can ' t lower the difficulty . If you want it harder , try cancer ! If you don ' t want to wait that long , a tablesaw to the legs is a great way to lose weight and ruin your life forever ! <| sep |> It ' s not terribly tough to do . Buy the 4 x 4 s , pickets , screws and quikrete . Rent an auger . Get to work . I just replaced a few rotting fence posts on my fence and was surprised at how simple , albeit labor intensive , it was . Also regardless of who performs the actual work , makes sure proper permits are pulled . <| sep |> I think it goes back to the 1800 ' s . I also think that in most European countries , insulting cops is illegal but I do not have a source and I might be wrong . Also , it seems that not even in the USA it is 100 % safe 31522