This shortage issue is definitelty adding some members to our scrounging fraternity. Have two stories just from today with guys picking up chains, saws and supplies. Both need a cord or 2 more to get through the season, and they're usual suppliers have no seasoned stuff left. I think the real impact of this has yet to be felt. And around here at least, prices haven't gone up yet. I think the people who are really going to be screwed are the people who buy it a cord at a time throughout the winter. Some are just nitwits, but many can't come up with the money to buy the entire winters wood all at once.
!st Guy has some blowdowns in a not easily accessable part of his property so they've been sitting there for 2 years. But he yanked the deck off his lawn tractor and he's gonna work his way back there and harvest that wood.
2nd guy came in to pick up his 51 that we serviced and said that in addition to a couple of standing dead's he's been dragging out all the limbs that they would normally burn in the fire pit, but this year he'll need it for the stove.
On the bright side is that this is a heavily wooded area and pretty much a scrounger's paradise. I can't imagine it being any better really. Anyone with any property at all can harvest a decent amount of wood.
Not real unusual for this time of year, but the store was really buzzing the last few days. LOTS of oil sales. People are way more diligent in picking up saws and chains that are done. Some come over as soon as you call them. People generally want things done "by the weekend" and we're pretty good at accomodating them. We actually got every saw and chain done this week. (not always the case
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