Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[cantoo]

Jeff, we drove by your place when we delivered the Tobermory house and the Kemble house. You must have at least 5 places that sell Amish built sheds within a couple of miles just on your road. We have tons of sawmills just to the east of us. Couple are softwood but most are hardwood. Some of them mill for Englishmen on shares. My buddy used to run the pay loader for them. We actually have a neighbour that severed his farm and sold one part to some Amish. They built a shed there last fall and the house is going in this spring. Good and bad having so many of them close by. Everyone thinks they are great but you don't want to be a horse on their farm or be a woman. Both get worked to death. We have a family near us that had 22 children ( no it wasn't a relative of Uncle's) . Couple sets of twins but she was pregnant for a lot of years straight.

 

[old CB]

In the 1980s and '90s I farmed wheat and hay and ran a cow-calf operation, about 100 cows, and ran 1-200 calves on wheat pasture thru the winter--Southern Plains of Oklahoma. In our community was a bunch of Mennonites, mostly farm/cattle operations like the rest of us. I got to know several of them quite well.

In the roof of NY where I used to live and still camp the Amish began moving in about the time I moved away from there, end of the '70s, so I was familiar with both bunches. Once when I mentioned the Amish to one of my Okla. Mennonite neighbors, he said, "Oh, those people. They're crazy." I got the biggest kick out of that. Mennonites and Amish are all the same crowd, except for a few rules.

 

[old CB]

Everyone thinks they are great but you don't want to be a horse on their farm or be a woman.

A crusty friend of mine in NY is known for saying: "Two things I'd hate to be . . . a woman or an Amish man's horse"

Those folks are just like any other population: some good, some bad, and everything in between. The best and smartest of them take care of their horses and women, and others do whatever.

It is true, however--and this goes for every brand of religion--that they close ranks and cover up for terrible spousal, sexual, and family abuse.

 

[hamish]

Not in a two saw plan

you dont have a 2 saw plan, end point.

 

[sean donato]

About half my life I had amish as neighbors, had to drive up their lane to get to my parents house. Some of the things they cheat on is funny. About 5 years or so ago Johnathan had a few old mules go south on him wile plowing. Ended up using the mennonite neighbors tractor to finish plowing. Was the funniest thing I had ever seen. They hitched the sulky up to the Massey and one of his sons sat on it and operated the plow. They got done in record time as well. They use a steel tired forklift as well. Like a lot. Clean out the stalls, move round bales etc. When church day is at their house all his equipment moves over to the mennonites house or in the field at my parents house. They have electric off the pole to the barn as well. He used to run a generator to power the vacuum pump and refer unit for his tank, but has switched over to line power, as "it for the business" so it doent have to follow the rules. One of his elder sons is about a year or so older then me and decided to leave instead of becoming part of the church. Was quite the to do, he was shunned but I see him around from time to time visiting. Seems they can bend the rules quite a bit when no one is looking.

 

[old CB]

So, the Amish and Mennonites, Anabaptists if memory serves correct. But they came across from Russia or thereabouts looking for better prospects, during the 1800s I think.

I remember one time we were loading baled hay onto a semi (I sold a lot of hay), me and a couple of Mennonite boys. Someone said something about "I can't"--maybe he couldn't hoist a bale to the next tier, I dunno. The other guy said, "The CANTS are in Russia." It's a saying they had--those who had wherewithal to move to better pastures did so. The ones who couldn't get it together said, We can't.

The cants are in Russia.

 

[Iowawoodguy]

How do you like that saw? That’s what I’m carrying here, nearly five miles up a hiking trail. I’ve used it very little. I bought it from my uncle when he stopped doing firewood, and have only used it a few times.
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Its a good saw but it gets bogged down pretty easy. Im looking to get an echo 590 this summer. Sorry for the late reply.

 

[Iowawoodguy]

This January we had a cold snap with one reaching -33° F. The other day I was scrolling through Facebook and saw that our local utility company had an energy shortage and a lot of customers in my hometown had their electrical bills nearly double for the month. Theres a petition out now to get a competitor into the market and it even made the Omaha news. Im wondering how many people are going to have wood heaters installed for next winter.

 

[U&A]

With Xtra Sausage I see.

YUP!!

All sausaged up and stuff with extra stuff!!


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[farmer steve]

Cabin fire turned into a big mountain fire yesterday afternoon. 30-40 mph wind gusts didn't help matters. About 7 miles N of us and we could smell the smoke. This pic came off our local FB page.

 

[farmer steve]

We had a Rural King open up near us. Is it a worthwhile place to shop?

 

[sean donato]

Cabin fire turned into a big mountain fire yesterday afternoon. 30-40 mph wind gusts didn't help matters. About 7 miles N of us and we could smell the smoke. This pic came off our local FB page.
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I've heard about this fire going. Really sucks. Hope it doesnt take out your cabin.

 

[farmer steve]

I've heard about this fire going. Really sucks. Hope it doesnt take out your cabin.

Wasn't my cabin. I lived at the base of that mountain back in the 80's.

 

[svk]

you dont have a 2 saw plan, end point.

But that was what we were talking about at the time.

 

[svk]

Interesting that you guys bring up the cover-ups and protecting their own.

Seems white folks of mainstream Christian religions are about the only group who have no interest in protecting their own.

 

[Lionsfan]

We had a Rural King open up near us. Is it a worthwhile place to shop?

I delivered a load of particleboard to a cabinet shop in Jasper Indiana last year and they had a Rural King on the outskirts of town. I thought it was really nice, probably had 5 times the inventory of our local TSC. They had an excellent selection of garden plants, if you're into gardening.

 

[chipper1]

Interesting that you guys bring up the cover-ups and protecting their own.

Seems white folks of mainstream Christian religions are about the only group who have no interest in protecting their own.

It's everywhere power is, I've seen it in many white "churches". Jesus saw it too, although I'm pretty sure the guys he was talking to weren't anywhere near white, but it's not different 2000 yrs later.


In regards to the Amish.
Have you guys ever heard of a water well being used with compressed air. One time I was buying a kids dirt bike off a guy and he was showing me the air compressor in the garage to run the well(previously amish owned home), he said he had to fire it up for a little every couple days for about 5-10 min. I bet you could pump water on a couple gallons of gas a yr.

 

[svk]

It's everywhere power is, I've seen it in many white "churches". Jesus saw it too, although I'm pretty sure the guys he was talking to weren't anywhere near white, but it's not different 2000 yrs later.


In regards to the Amish.
Have you guys ever heard of a water well being used with compressed air. One time I was buying a kids dirt bike off a guy and he was showing me the air compressor in the garage to run the well(previously amish owned home), he said he had to fire it up for a little every couple days for about 5-10 min. I bet you could pump water on a couple gallons of gas a yr.

Yeah true, I’ve seen many churches turned into “churches” as well. Pastor of a small rural church retires, board has a heck of a time replacing said person and ends up hiring someone from far away. New guy starts out nice and sweet then the message changes. 3/4 of the parish leaves. New sect of people are recruited in and boom “church”.

 

[Jere39]

If your looking for a log buyer, I’ve got a name of an Amish sawmill in Morgantown, Pa. Southern Berks Co. right on the border of Lancaster Co. and easy access off the PA turnpike. Good friend says he gets the best prices from him. I can pass along info if interested.

Thanks. I am not looking for a log buyer. I'm unequipped to move logs over the road. I rarely move logs to a mill, and then rely on a friend better equipped. We use a local mill right here in northern Chester county. I am aware of a couple mills near Morgantown, on the north side of French Creek State Park, but probably not the ones you are referencing. Thanks again.

 

[sean donato]

Yeah true, I’ve seen many churches turned into “churches” as well. Pastor of a small rural church retires, board has a heck of a time replacing said person and ends up hiring someone from far away. New guy starts out nice and sweet then the message changes. 3/4 of the parish leaves. New sect of people are recruited in and boom “church”.

More or less the reason I left my parents church. Pastor Ralph retired, and the new guy was a pretentious ****, whom didnt live by the words he preached. Then he brought this high profile missionary in, whom was the same way if not worse. That was the last day I went to church with my parents. Very short version of the story, the pastors sermon was about giving back to God so that God (the church) could reach out and help others in the community. (All community projects were halted after pastor Ralph retired) then the missionary gave his sermon about how we should live without, and give as much as we can, and when we think were giving enough give more. We should be humble and live without to give to the church, our vehicles and clothes should be modest, we should do without the finer things in life. He kept it up for nearly an hour. After the sermon my dad went tor speak with the new pastor, through their conversation my dad told the pastor that he was unimpressed with the says sermon, and if he wanted his flock to live how he preached, he should live the same. The pastors reply was I am man of God, I work his will, therefore what you contribute is for me as it is for God and the church. Wile leaving we saw the missionary guy getting into his truck. A brand new (at the time) loaded ford f350. Every option I could think of was on it as well. I was livid. These are the men that just told us to live like the homeless to support the church in the name of God. I havent been back since that day, and shortly there after they lost a lot of patronage because if the new preachers ways. Sad really, Ralph was an excellent man, knew the word of God and inspired you with everything he taught. He was humble, and lived within his means, served his community and took care of his flock. I have yet to find another preacher I like quite as much as him.