Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Well, here's one moderate liberal that believes there could be a heck of a lot more trees cut than there are now, so don't beat me up, please.
No, I have only driven through Montana. The cutters for the helicopter company that is no longer in business were mostly from Libby. They were in awe of the height of our trees and had big grins when they saw the lower elevation trees they got to cut. But then the market crashed and they had to leave. I often wonder how they are.
I hear from some of the regulars. They've been working sporadically and at anything they can. I keep hoping that things will get going again. Meanwhile, I give a lot of stuff to the food bank and clothes for kids. Our county is now tied for having the highest unemployment level in the state.
Our church is doing a lot of cloths/food stuff for Christmas here. . . The mill closures just make it worse.
I remember going out to cut firewood in Seattle with my Grandpa. . . Can't remember how far we had to drive to get it, but I do remember it had to be on the ground. . . No cutting of dead standing. I remember thinking that was silly, as we could drop trees here.
The Pacific coast does grow some nice pumpkins. . . Lot's of wet for them trees to drink. I wouldn't mind cutting some trees down over there before I die, but logging will probably be illegal here in a few years anyway.
