Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[USMC615]

My cabin septic line is frozen. And lake is over a foot low

That sux...maybe the thaw soon enough. Curious, you've mentioned your cabin many a time...what size dimension?

 

[svk]

That sux...maybe the thaw soon enough. Curious, you've mentioned your cabin many a time...what size dimension?

I've got a small cabin 532 sf that we use for hunting. That's primitive though, no running water or electricity. Family cabin is a 3 bedroom house about 2500 sf where we spend most of our free time.

 

[tla100]

Well this is the splits from the trailer load. Had a little cottonwood crap that got thrown in there to.

 

[chucker]

I've got a small cabin 532 sf that we use for hunting. That's primitive though, no running water or electricity. Family cabin is a 3 bedroom house about 2500 sf where we spend most of our free time.

! right in the middle of bear country!!

 

[USMC615]

I've got a small cabin 532 sf that we use for hunting. That's primitive though, no running water or electricity. Family cabin is a 3 bedroom house about 2500 sf where we spend most of our free time.

I hear ya, huntin cabin just enough to get outta the weather, all it needs to be. Got the same here on a huntin club in mid-ga. I've got an old travel trailer set up on another, serves the same purpose...something to knock the cold and rain off of. Good size house...Is the 3-bdrm home log cabin? Man I'd sure love to have one. Maybe one day. I'm just a dreamin, from a subdivision man. Would be beautiful to have on wooded acres and ain't gotta put up with, nor hear no neighbors BS.

 

[svk]

I hear ya, huntin cabin just enough to get outta the weather, all it needs to be. Got the same here on a huntin club in mid-ga. I've got an old travel trailer set up on another, serves the same purpose...something to knock the cold and rain off of. Good size house...Is the 3-bdrm home log cabin? Man I'd sure love to have one. Maybe one day. I'm just a dreamin, from a subdivision man. Would be beautiful to have on wooded acres and ain't gotta put up with, nor hear no neighbors BS.

Not log. But cedar siding with all wood paneling inside.

 

[USMC615]

Not log. But cedar siding with all wood paneling inside.

I hear ya. I bet it's beautiful. Wanna see something fancy...pack up the crew, take a little road trip to my house, show ya a little paint sheetrock interior home. LOL. A home like that is where I hope I get to, with wooded acreage here in the next 10 yrs. I grew up with 10 brothers and sisters, in a 4000 sqft house, tricked out with the same on the interior. I'm the youngest of us 11 kids and I'm 47...I'm ready to see the interior again like you got it. Trust me.

 

[MustangMike]

Found my 50 acres in the local pennysaver in the mid 80s for $300/acre, with terms. Royalty from timber & bluestone have reduced the price even further! The kind of deal you just can't pass up! Was not easy at the time, but I'm glad I jumped on it.

 

[Eagleknight]

Wow 300 an acre. Even 10x that would be a good deal now days.

 

[USMC615]

Found my 50 acres in the local pennysaver in the mid 80s for $300/acre, with terms. Royalty from timber & bluestone have reduced the price even further! The kind of deal you just can't pass up! Was not easy at the time, but I'm glad I jumped on it.

I hear ya Mike, helluva deal. I've got a 16 yr old high school junior daughter I gotta get in, through and outta college comin up. When that mission is complete, and I've rebounded financially as best I can...I'm going on the hunt...for a modest house, shop four times the size, acreage and trees. To hell with a subdivision, this boys' seen enough.

 

[MustangMike]

It is Mtn Top, 2 mi in on a 4WD rd, not zoned for year round use, but that is what I was looking for.

The only problem is that in recent years, the tress are blowing down faster than they are growing!

You generally can't get there in the dead of winter.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

They aren't making any more land. I'm fortunate that both of my grandfathers had the foresight to buy land in the 60's, which they have paid for in full and set up to remain in the family in perpetuity.

Also, I have the good fortune to live on one of the properties, next door to one of my grandfathers. And the other one is living on his property, which is only 10 miles away. Since my Dad isn't here any more, I'm even luckier to have both of these men in my lives. They aren't making any more of them either.

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, I know what you mean. My Dad passed several years ago, and all of the Men from the old neighborhood are now gone.

The neighborhood was new in 1955, so almost all of the Men were WWII Vets buying homes through the GI bill. You did not realize growing up that you were surrounded by heroes. It was not till they passed and you read the obit that you realized that the A&P Exec down the street (who worked his way up from the bottom) had been awarded a Silver & Bronze Star, that the Bread Truck Driver next door was a former Paratrooper, etc, etc.

Of course we all knew the guy across the street had been a Marine in the Pacific, he did not make it home from work w/o hitting the bar first. But when he found out the neighborhood bully had been picking on me and his son, he chased the bully down the street and promised to stick a size 9 1/2 shoe where the sun don't shine.

It was a good place to grow up.

 

[MustangMike]

Been feeling like Winter again around here the last few days, and snowing as I write this, and everything is White again (there had been a few bare spots).

 

[hamish]

Warning !!!!
Tread Derail !!!!


Found a small piece of plywood to stand on and Fuzzy went out first , I went after on the ironing board and we did some 2 stage shovelling LOL

./QUOTE]

Dammit I haven't done any ironing board surfing since my college days!

 

[farmer steve]

Been feeling like Winter again around here the last few days, and snowing as I write this, and everything is White again (there had been a few bare spots).

your welcome. started down here before daylight. didn't want you to feel left out.

 

[hamish]

Heading to the sap house. Man I sure wish when he's older he enjoys the fruits of our labour together.

 

[svk]

Yea, I know what you mean. My Dad passed several years ago, and all of the Men from the old neighborhood are now gone.

The neighborhood was new in 1955, so almost all of the Men were WWII Vets buying homes through the GI bill. You did not realize growing up that you were surrounded by heroes. It was not till they passed and you read the obit that you realized that the A&P Exec down the street (who worked his way up from the bottom) had been awarded a Silver & Bronze Star, that the Bread Truck Driver next door was a former Paratrooper, etc, etc.

Of course we all knew the guy across the street had been a Marine in the Pacific, he did not make it home from work w/o hitting the bar first. But when he found out the neighborhood bully had been picking on me and his son, he chased the bully down the street and promised to stick a size 9 1/2 shoe where the sun don't shine.

It was a good place to grow up.

Isn't that the truth.

Sadly you often don't find out until they are gone. Was reading the obit of a guy I knew (sort of) from town. He was a member of one of the famous fighter squadrons (flying tigers I think) and also helped develop the Norden bombsight. Pretty cool stuff.

 

[USMC615]

Isn't that the truth.

Sadly you often don't find out until they are gone. Was reading the obit of a guy I knew (sort of) from town. He was a member of one of the famous fighter squadrons (flying tigers I think) and also helped develop the Norden bombsight.). Pretty cool stuff.

It's amazing, the ol sayin...don't know whatcha got til it's gone. Best as my memory serves, Cinderella, for different reasons, sang the tune back in the late 80's. Two thumbs up to all Vets and those who have never served, but support us all.

 

[Ambull01]

Isn't that the truth.

Sadly you often don't find out until they are gone. Was reading the obit of a guy I knew (sort of) from town. He was a member of one of the famous fighter squadrons (flying tigers I think) and also helped develop the Norden bombsight. Pretty cool stuff.

I met a MSG in the MD SF company a few years ago. Last name was Ziobron. He seemed like a real laid back guy, even made fun of me because I showed up to formation out of uniform. Found out a little later the guy served in Vietnam with MACV-SOG! Couldn't believe it. In high school I read a bunch of books about Force Recon and SF in Vietnam. Heard MACV-SOG mentioned numerous times and I actually met someone that served with them. It was pretty awesome. Also found out a lot of the other SF guys I saw all served in Iraq/Afghanistan and earned recognition for their actions in combat/bravery. Guys like that are really America's finest.