Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[mainewoods]

Plus being semi-retired.

 

[pennsywoodburnr]

Mainewoods, this thread has more or less turned into a perpetual motion machine. Kinda like the "whadja do today" thread in the commercial tree care and climbing forum and the "sure is quiet in here.......do I need to start a fight?" thread in the chainsaw forum. Those two are almost always on page 1. Good work on your part for posting this and making it where everyone can contribute something from their experiences.

 

[Ambull01]

I think I have cabin fever Ambull. Can't do no scroungin' with snow up to my man ****s!

Plus being semi-retired.

That sucks. I like snow but prefer the kind that never sticks to the road and melts the next day lol.

I'm far from being semi-retired and check this thread constantly while at work.

 

[spike60]

LifeIS good ! I just love a story with a wet and happy ending. Good to hear your "cyber voice" again Spike!!

Yeah. And I met an interesting gal there too.

 

[mainewoods]

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[zogger]

Gotta watch out for those pesky snow leopards, Zog. Fierce creatures they are. I see that after that one showed up, the yard wolves vanished. Fierce...

HAHAHAHA! man, they are all different. That guy in the pic loves snow and likes to walk in it, the rest, not so much. Rain , no, heat, no, snow GET UP MAN IT'S SNOWING LET'S GO!!!

One of the toms in the barn like to play fight the dogs, he'll run over and whack em a good one, then stand there and glare at them..but..he's being playful, he sees the dogs wrassle fighting, play, and wants in on it, too. funny as heck.

 

[audible fart]

Can't do no scroungin' with snow up to my man ****s!

Sigged.

 

[olyman]

HAHAHAHA! man, they are all different. That guy in the pic loves snow and likes to walk in it, the rest, not so much. Rain , no, heat, no, snow GET UP MAN IT'S SNOWING LET'S GO!!!

One of the toms in the barn like to play fight the dogs, he'll run over and whack em a good one, then stand there and glare at them..but..he's being playful, he sees the dogs wrassle fighting, play, and wants in on it, too. funny as heck.

that would be fun to watch, as MOST toms aren't playful, but flat out MEAN!!!

 

[farmer steve]

That sucks. I like snow but prefer the kind that never sticks to the road and melts the next day lol.

I'm far from being semi-retired and check this thread constantly while at work.

the first thread i check.
i just got back from a 3 tree dead oak standing scrounge. -2 below to start today. sorry no pics but the phone was buried to deep under all the coats and stuff. real nice dry wood.threw a couple of limb wood rounds in the stove when i got back. pics tomorrow.

 

[Ambull01]

the first thread i check.
i just got back from a 3 tree dead oak standing scrounge. -2 below to start today. sorry no pics but the phone was buried to deep under all the coats and stuff. real nice dry wood.threw a couple of limb wood rounds in the stove when i got back. pics tomorrow.

Hey you're quick. That would have taken me at least 3 days. I kinda suck at this firewood business

 

[farmer steve]

Hey you're quick. That would have taken me at least 3 days. I kinda suck at this firewood business

been doin it for forty couple years . there is 2 of us in the woods. i'm cuttin and my buddy is hauling it out with the tractor. we were out for about 4 hrs.today. i dropped 2 more that we will get in the morning. you'll get the hang of it someday. don't forget about the PA GTG in may.

 

[Ambull01]

been doin it for forty couple years . there is 2 of us in the woods. i'm cuttin and my buddy is hauling it out with the tractor. we were out for about 4 hrs.today. i dropped 2 more that we will get in the morning. you'll get the hang of it someday. don't forget about the PA GTG in may.

Yeah, already have it on my calendar. I want to bring my wife so she sees my chainsaw fetish is nothing compared to others.

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, good luck with that. What happens when she tells you to stop hanging out with deviants?

 

[Ambull01]

Yea, good luck with that. What happens when she tells you to stop hanging out with deviants?

Muahahaha! Well I'm not the most level headed, grounded individual so she'll probably feel right at home with the chainsaw freaks.

 

[farmer steve]

Yeah, already have it on my calendar. I want to bring my wife so she sees my chainsaw fetish is nothing compared to others.

i didn't get your PM yet.

 

[Ambull01]

i didn't get your PM yet.

I'm supposed to send you a PM? What for?

 

[zogger]

that would be fun to watch, as MOST toms aren't playful, but flat out MEAN!!!

Here's Fat Louie trying to get Jinxi to play with him...it's like the dogs *almost* want to, then they don't, but Louie keeps trying. I make a big effort when we get a new farm donation wild cat to tame them up and get them to coexist with the other critters, especially with the other cats. Takes some effort, but most of the time I am successful. Fairly good rapport with cats, I'd actually like to try my hand with a big cat. I maintain two "prides" though, yard and barn, they coexist but don't hang out together too much. I have to do it that way so they are spread out, they all are expected to be on rat patrol.

 

[svk]

Here's Fat Louie trying to get Jinxi to play with him...it's like the dogs *almost* want to, then they don't, but Louie keeps trying. I make a big effort when we get a new farm donation wild cat to tame them up and get them to coexist with the other critters, especially with the other cats. Takes some effort, but most of the time I am successful. Fairly good rapport with cats, I'd actually like to try my hand with a big cat. I maintain two "prides" though, yard and barn, they coexist but don't hang out together too much. I have to do it that way so they are spread out, they all are expected to be on rat patrol.

We need a pic of the mini wookie too.

 

[zogger]

We need a pic of the mini wookie too.

Here's pygmy swamp wookie "Maxi" ..she da boss...

 

[dancan]

I got a call from the young fella's father that ran the tractor and gave me a hand yesterday , seems the young fella was so excited after the afternoon's wood scrounging he went to the Stihl and Husqvarna website and watched all the chainsaw videos he could find from start to finish and talked to his old man about doing firewood for a bit of pocket money this summer and did he think I might be interested LOL
Since the father is a very good friend of mine I said sure , I'll throw in some of my yet to be shown firewood gear and my time , the young fella commits his time and effort and the father puts up a place to do it .
Now , I can't scrounge up enough wood to supply such a venture so I've got to find 16 cord loads , I was talking to the broker I got 2 loads for friends this fall to see if there was any wood , he said it wasn't looking good because the snow was deeper than Clint's manboobs up here LOL
I did get 2 calls from 2 carpenter friends within 5 minutes of each other today , both asked if I wanted some hardwood flooring for my furnace , I said I'd take it if it was cut up in 24" pieces , they both said OK and both have a van load and both are on the way home LOL
That's my scrounge for the week and it sure is better than bustin up pallets