Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[bigfellascott]

Happy Birthday guys, you picked a good month to pop out the chute. I swore off all pastries for Lent, no cake for me either. But my wife just finished a big batch of lasagna from scratch. That's better than cake anyway.

Mmm Lasagna, it doesn't get much better than a good homemade Lasagna does it.

 

[U&A]

Mmm Lasagna, it doesn't get much better than a good homemade Lasagna does it.

Chicken and waffles and a double IPA is right up there with lasagna. But lasagna is just so damb good....

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[Logger nate]

Slung around the 395 all day. God I'm glad I bought that saw

Umm... that first picture don’t look like a 395...

The heavy snow we had this year was kinda hard on trees. Few aspen trees down at momsFigured I’d try to cut this one up first and keep it off the fence. Pretty tired after post holing through 3’ of snow and not doing much chainsaw/wood work all winter. Sure be glad when snow melts and wood season opens again. Weight of the heavy snow and wind snapped off a pinenoticed a couple more aspens on the way outHavent made it around the whole place yet but I’m sure there’s more. This will be enough to help get me back in shape and stave off the withdrawals for a bit. Might even mill a few boards out of the pine.

 

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Umm... that first picture don’t look like a 395...

The heavy snow we had this year was kinda hard on trees. Few aspen trees down at momsView attachment 725227Figured I’d try to cut this one up first and keep it off the fence. View attachment 725229Pretty tired after post holing through 3’ of snow and not doing much chainsaw/wood work all winter. Sure be glad when snow melts and wood season opens again. Weight of the heavy snow and wind snapped off a pineView attachment 725232noticed a couple more aspens on the way outView attachment 725233Havent made it around the whole place yet but I’m sure there’s more. This will be enough to help get me back in shape and stave off the withdrawals for a bit. Might even mill a few boards out of the pine.

Don’t feel bad. The weather here was either soaking wet and a swamp or single digits with 20 mph winds. Worst winter ever for me, I put on 15 pounds and it went on much easier than it’s coming off.

 

[turnkey4099]

Happy birthday! Using saws is a great way to celebrate a birthday.

Heh! I didn't even know it was my birthday until I got home and found a card and a cake with note on the counter from my house keeper.

 

[turnkey4099]

Umm , I know plenty of 16 to 20 year olds that can't even get out of their own way , jus sayin ...
BTW , keep on drinking that well water of yours , it obviously works just fine !
Any spruce trees around your house ?

For sure. I planted a "noise barrier" along the highway right-of-way right after I bought the place, have something like 20 of them about 30' high. Already harvested two of them as they were planted in the wrong place, premium wood!!

 

[bigfellascott]

Chicken and waffles and a double IPA is right up there with lasagna. But lasagna is just so damb good....

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Oh yeah I love chicken, never had a waffle and don't know what IPA is?

 

[square1]

Mmm Lasagna, it doesn't get much better than a good homemade Lasagna does it.

Chicken and waffles and a double IPA is right up there with lasagna. But lasagna is just so damb good....

Lasagna! Nature's most perfect food!

 

[farmer steve]

Oh yeah I love chicken, never had a waffle and don't know what IPA is?

kinda goes hand in hand with scrounging firwood.

 

[bigfellascott]

kinda goes hand in hand with scrounging firwood.
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It's a Beer hey. I gave up drinking beer about 2mths ago now (was good for 90-120 beers a week but it wasn't doing me any good really so decided to stop! I just drink now.

 

[bigfellascott]

Lasagna! Nature's most perfect food!

yep it's up there alright!

 

[Saiso]

It's a Beer hey. I gave up drinking beer about 2mths ago now (was good for 90-120 beers a week but it wasn't doing me any good really so decided to stop! I just drink now.

Think of all the firewood equipment you can buy now with that money saved!

 

[Jeffkrib]

Went out this morning with 3 mates and cut 3 loads, stringy, peppermint and gum. (no splitting required yeah)! I love wood you can just toss straight in the heater.

Hey Scott, just curious how many cubic meters are you burning through per year up there in the hills?

 

[woodchip rookie]

Umm... that first picture don’t look like a 395...

Thats my gf running her 545FR clearing brush for me around the stump. She went next door to her yard to start cleaning stuff out of her yard while I chewed on some ash

 

[JustJeff]

It's a Beer hey. I gave up drinking beer about 2mths ago now (was good for 90-120 beers a week but it wasn't doing me any good really so decided to stop! I just drink now.

I've been there too but I've been drinking coffee only for 18 years now. Don't miss the headaches.

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[Jakers]

It's a Beer hey. I gave up drinking beer about 2mths ago now (was good for 90-120 beers a week but it wasn't doing me any good really so decided to stop! I just drink now.

I've been there too but I've been drinking coffee only for 18 years now. Don't miss the headaches.

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going on 8.5 years myself. I found the first 5-6 years the hardest. The cravings come less now and old habits aren't as inviting anymore

 

[bigfellascott]

I've been there too but I've been drinking coffee only for 18 years now. Don't miss the headaches.

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I've got to say I don't really miss it at this stage, I find I go through this every 4 or 5yrs or so, I don't drink then one day I'll have a beer and it's on again like crazy then out of the blue I just stop again. For me I just have to try and avoid having any at all as it doesn't take much go to from zero to 100 so to speak.

Well done for not giving into it again, hopefully I will achieve the same.

 

[bigfellascott]

going on 8.5 years myself. I found the first 5-6 years the hardest. The cravings come less now and old habits aren't as inviting anymore

Well done Jakers, I've been pretty good cravings wise thank goodness and I hope my old habits don't come back to control my life again either.

Congrats to you for achieving what you have, it's nice being back in control hey.

 

[Logger nate]

Thats my gf running her 545FR clearing brush for me around the stump. She went next door to her yard to start cleaning stuff out of her yard while I chewed on some ash

Makes a great picture, looks like she’s going after the stump with a weedwhaker. The 395 sounds like a great saw, it’s on my wish list. Had a 394 when they first came out, really liked it. With the air Injection felt like it had a turbo, lots of power/ torque.

 

[Logger nate]

Don’t feel bad. The weather here was either soaking wet and a swamp or single digits with 20 mph winds. Worst winter ever for me, I put on 15 pounds and it went on much easier than it’s coming off.

Thanks. Yeah sounds like a lot of the US got hammered pretty good this year. Had record snow fall here. One of the many things about logging I really miss, sure kept me in better shape. I’m not very good about doing regular exercise unless it’s chainsaw related. Hope you guys get some good weather so your able to get than new 9010 broke in.
Went for snow machine ride last weekend with my buddy, between trying to hang onto a 200 hp modded sled the additive adrenaline rush of full throttle (mid life crisis thing?) I couldn’t hardly stand up at the end of the day, I hurt for 3 days after. Did find some real nice firewoodjust not sure how to get it to the road...