Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[JustJeff]

Winter came this week. Wind has been viscous and snow off and on. Be snowmobiling soon. Got the stove roaring so the wife won’t be shivering when she comes in.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Q73iVjB4K3U

 

[95custmz]

Winter came this week. Wind has been viscous and snow off and on. Be snowmobiling soon. Got the stove roaring so the wife won’t be shivering when she comes in.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Q73iVjB4K3U

Kicking back by the fireplace this evening, also. [emoji1303]

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[LondonNeil]

Got both stoves singing here too, its touching freezing tonight, the stoves are just coping at keeping the house warm. downstairs is toastie, upstairs is ok but took a good while to climb up. much colder outside I'd have to flip the gas boiler on.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Made this today at work, after having the worst customer in two years come in my office I needed to go out in the shop and play/unwind. Made it out of a R134 can and some exhaust pipe. It'll be my outside work area woodstove

 

[svk]

View attachment 617464 Fired up the hobo heater and got some more of the big oak noodled today. No pics of the wood as I was on a time limit. I don't mind cold weather but if I can have a heat source near by why not.

"Hobo heater"

Love it!

 

[svk]

Made this today at work, after having the worst customer in two years come in my office I needed to go out in the shop and play/unwind.

Let me guess, there was a business reason why you couldn't tell them GFY

 

[MechanicMatt]

You could not imagine the ghetto trash spewing every vulgarity in the world, stating that she don't care if she goes to jail, she fighting someone if her car dont get fixed. I swear, who raises these entitled trashy people. They all think they can get there way by throwing adult temper tantrums. I know i get paid well, but today.....

Today i had to take a walk and play.....

I don't believe in men striking woman, but this lady... And i use the term lady because my dad raised a gentleman.... This lady deserves a ass kicking. I wish my sister or wife was around, they would have whooped her ass for talking to me the way she did. Absolute trash. I guess i can just thank god I chose a good woman to raise my daughters right. Thank god that my dad raised me to look for better morals in my wife. Whew that "lady"........

 

[chipper1]

You could not imagine the ghetto trash spewing every vulgarity in the world, stating that she don't care if she goes to jail, she fighting someone if her car dont get fixed. I swear, who raises these entitled trashy people. They all think they can get there way by throwing adult temper tantrums. I know i get paid well, but today.....

Today i had to take a walk and play.....

I don't believe in men striking woman, but this lady... And i use the term lady because my dad raised a gentleman.... This lady deserves a ass kicking. I wish my sister or wife was around, they would have whooped her ass for talking to me the way she did. Absolute trash. I guess i can just thank god I chose a good woman to raise my daughters right. Thank god that my dad raised me to look for better morals in my wife. Whew that "lady"........

Make sure you do thank God with a capital G, also make sure you remember she was created in his image and has his breath in her .
I'm not saying I can't relate to how she made you feel, but just as she's a product of her environment and acted that way your a product if yours and that's why you felt the way you did. Neither was right, in God's eyes both are sin.
Oh, don't forget to pray for her also .
Luke 18:9-14

 

[James Miller]

"Hobo heater"

Love it!

Works pretty well. Also gives me a place to burn all the dead pine branches laying around and its mobile slide the tractor bucket under it and put it were you want it. That ones pretty beat but there's 2 more at work I can replace it with.

 

[chipper1]

A mm cs400 is a great affordable saw that can be had used very inexpensively. I have one and it was like $75 it's a good saw for what it is but the 241 is in a different league. I have no idea what a used cs310 is worth $100?

I'll have to get one some day. I found one a couple hrs away last week for 90 if I'm not mistaking, but wasn't going that far for one saw and I didn't have anything else to get down that way .
Great guess on the price and exactly what I was thinking .
After some looking around the 310 must sell for just over 200 new and I found a few from 125- 200 so I listed mine on CL for 125 with the extra chains. I got a call within 40 min and he drove 30 min to get it. He sent a text asking if I'd take 90 and I said the best I'd do is 100 without the chains and he said "sold". So I have a couple more 14" chains, not sure if they will fit my little 241's, but the one is a brand new Oregon chain .
I don't normally flip but I didn't plan on using it other than to try it out so I knew so I figured I'd list it, worked out great, nice when it works like that .

 

[MechanicMatt]

Yeah you sound a lot like my wife. I know Ill be praying in church Sunday for forgiveness for the thoughts in my head about her. I just really struggle with the part where we are supposed to love those who do the worst to us the most. But lets stay on firewood and not side track this great thread down the religious path. Im pretty sure were both believers and I already know my weaknesses and I already know he knows them too and still loves me. So.....

Ive been thinking awhile about this thread, i always wonder what we all do for a living. Im sure Farmer Steve is a farmer... But what type? Tomorrow ill be hunting a onion farm...

I'll start, even though the name says MechanicMatt, I am a Service Manager of a Chevrolet Buick Dealership

What do all of you do?

 

[chipper1]

Yeah you sound a lot like my wife. I know Ill be praying in church Sunday for forgiveness for the thoughts in my head about her. I just really struggle with the part where we are supposed to love those who do the worst to us the most. But lets stay on firewood and not side track this great thread down the religious path. Im pretty sure were both believers and I already know my weaknesses and I already know he knows them too and still loves me. So.....

Ive been thinking awhile about this thread, i always wonder what we all do for a living. Im sure Farmer Steve is a farmer... But what type? Tomorrow ill be hunting a onion farm...

I'll start, even though the name says MechanicMatt, I am a Service Manager of a Chevrolet Buick Dealership

What do all of you do?

I'm a real life scrounger .
Need anything, just call, if I can't get it I most likely know someone who can.
Don't forget who started down the rabbit hole. Your a lucky man to have a spiritual wife, I've read they are hard to find .

 

[95custmz]

Yeah you sound a lot like my wife. I know Ill be praying in church Sunday for forgiveness for the thoughts in my head about her. I just really struggle with the part where we are supposed to love those who do the worst to us the most. But lets stay on firewood and not side track this great thread down the religious path. Im pretty sure were both believers and I already know my weaknesses and I already know he knows them too and still loves me. So.....

Ive been thinking awhile about this thread, i always wonder what we all do for a living. Im sure Farmer Steve is a farmer... But what type? Tomorrow ill be hunting a onion farm...

I'll start, even though the name says MechanicMatt, I am a Service Manager of a Chevrolet Buick Dealership

What do all of you do?

Aircraft mechanic, Airframe sheet metal.


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[svk]

You could not imagine the ghetto trash spewing every vulgarity in the world, stating that she don't care if she goes to jail, she fighting someone if her car dont get fixed. I swear, who raises these entitled trashy people. They all think they can get there way by throwing adult temper tantrums. I know i get paid well, but today.....

Today i had to take a walk and play.....

I don't believe in men striking woman, but this lady... And i use the term lady because my dad raised a gentleman.... This lady deserves a ass kicking. I wish my sister or wife was around, they would have whooped her ass for talking to me the way she did. Absolute trash. I guess i can just thank god I chose a good woman to raise my daughters right. Thank god that my dad raised me to look for better morals in my wife. Whew that "lady"........

They pull that thug crap because it works half the time. It is disgusting.

 

[svk]

I'll have to get one some day. I found one a couple hrs away last week for 90 if I'm not mistaking, but wasn't going that far for one saw and I didn't have anything else to get down that way .
Great guess on the price and exactly what I was thinking .
After some looking around the 310 must sell for just over 200 new and I found a few from 125- 200 so I listed mine on CL for 125 with the extra chains. I got a call within 40 min and he drove 30 min to get it. He sent a text asking if I'd take 90 and I said the best I'd do is 100 without the chains and he said "sold". So I have a couple more 14" chains, not sure if they will fit my little 241's, but the one is a brand new Oregon chain .
I don't normally flip but I didn't plan on using it other than to try it out so I knew so I figured I'd list it, worked out great, nice when it works like that .

I would love to run a Cs-400 and a 241 against my 3601 just to see how things stacked up.

 

[chipper1]

I would love to run a Cs-400 and a 241 against my 3601 just to see how things stacked up.

Guess you have a couple to ad to the signature.
Oh wait, are you asking for them lol.
How did Carl say it stacked up against the 421.

 

[svk]

Guess you have a couple to ad to the signature.
Oh wait, are you asking for them lol.
How did Carl say it stacked up against the 421.

He never said....

I wish I had ran it against my Super EZ before I sold it. That little saw would run close behind a 420 despite being 40 some years old.

 

[panolo]

I'll start, even though the name says MechanicMatt, I am a Service Manager of a Chevrolet Buick Dealership

What do all of you do?

For 9 years I was a service manger. Most people are great and others are complete tools.

I had a guy con my shop kid into loading his machine when he said he went in and paid. That Monday when I noticed it wasn't in the yard anymore and the work order was unpaid I got it figured out and called the guy. Told him his machine was stolen but it was the only one taken so I was going to call the police and they would be in touch. He swore at me 42 times in one minute. I calmly told him he had 45 minutes to come pay his bill or I was turning him in. He wanted to mail a check and I said no. Anybody dishonest enough to trick my lot kid would write a bad check. Cash only I told him. I settled on a credit card and his last words to me were that I was a dead man and he knew what I looked like. I chuckled and told him my schedule for the next week and if he remembered where my desk was. He hung up on me. The girls up front were scared so I had to call the sheriff just to be safe. I took care of all the sheriff equipment so they were more than happy to pay him a visit.

I also had a guy try to poke a hole through my chest over $5.62 of shop fees. He was holding his two year old daughter at the time. He poked me about 4 times and it actually left a bruise. I snatched his finger on the last one and bent it a little. Reminded him that his daughter was saving his life at the moment. Never raised my voice and made sure he understood to never come into the store again.

But for each one of those two I had hundreds of customers I loved. People who to this day I would consider a friend.

Now I am a finance manager in the RV business. Love every second of it and work for a great family owned company.

 

[woodchip rookie]

Aircraft mechanic, Airframe sheet metal.


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Hat tipped...

 

[woodchip rookie]

Yeah you sound a lot like my wife. I know Ill be praying in church Sunday for forgiveness for the thoughts in my head about her. I just really struggle with the part where we are supposed to love those who do the worst to us the most. But lets stay on firewood and not side track this great thread down the religious path. Im pretty sure were both believers and I already know my weaknesses and I already know he knows them too and still loves me. So.....

Ive been thinking awhile about this thread, i always wonder what we all do for a living. Im sure Farmer Steve is a farmer... But what type? Tomorrow ill be hunting a onion farm...

I'll start, even though the name says MechanicMatt, I am a Service Manager of a Chevrolet Buick Dealership

What do all of you do?

Well....Worked with my dad summers full time in between school years for a construction electrical subcontractor, went to vocational school 11/12th grade for diesel, grajeeated, worked for Detroit Diesel/Allison, left mechanics, went back to electric for a couple years, then got into food manufacturing as a production equipment technician. Left that for a year and went on a "walkabout" into truck driving. 46 states. Left driving and went back to food plant maintenance. Thats what paid the bills. I do giant scale gas RC planes, have a recording studio, and dont get me started on long range shooting. I'll babble for 2 pages about wind...