Jakers
Owner - Arbor Jake's Tree Service, LLC
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A little over-reaction, I think. Burning shotgun shells are surprising, but hardly dangerous. The powder and hull burns, and the shot just kind of lays there.
This is not a definate. If the primer heats up before the powder burns, the shell could still discharge as designed, especially so if it was contained within the wood like a firing chamber. And while on the firing chamber point, even if the powder went first, the containment within the wood could still cause an explosion. And there is still the primer, which alone could heat and blow.
It's not an over reaction really, but sane advice to counter a careless proposal.
So in other words make sure to take the shot out first. OK, good advise.
Let the stealer beware...
Just wait outside his house till he comes out and nobody's looking. Grab him and whoop his ass. Stomp him into his yard and leave.
I hopped in the truck the other day to replenish my firewood stacks. I have several places where I cut, and I usually block, split, dry, and store most of my firewood offsite. I usually keep a couple cords at the house. So anyway, I pulled into the field and drove to my "landing". To my surprise, I couldn't find my stack. So thinking that all the beer has finally gotten to me, I drove to my other sites just to make sure I hadn't moved it, nope, just stacks of stuff still seasoning. After several trips and searching, I finally admitted defeat. The rest of this years wood is gone.
I called up my buddy, the owner of this particular piece of land to get his thoughts. He definately remembered the stack being there and had an idea of who might have "borrowed" it. I hopped in his truck and we took a ride to this gentleman's place. Sure enough, there was the wood that I had cut, split, and dried to keep my family warm. I could tell by the marking paint on the end of a couple peices in the stack mostly. Now it's very hard to impossible to prove that any wood not stacked at your own residence is yours, so it looks like I'm up a creek without a paddle. All my other stacks are still drying for next year and the year after.
I just can't believe someone would do this. I've had stacks picked through before, they didn't take much. Usually they just take enough for a campfire or something, no big deal. Sad thing is, if someone was hard up I would have helped him out. Just don't know what to do.
What were you doing, driving around after drinking all that beer?
Hahahaha! I'm sorry, I meant all the beer over the years getting to my memory. Sorry for the confusion. I don't drink and drive. Did way too much of that when I was young and stupid as heck. It's a doggone miracle that I never hurt anyone or got arrested.
But first before you do it post it on the internet:hmm3grin2orange: Just go and take back what he stole and be done with it.
Well this is actually easier said then done. This township that it would fall under has no local law enforcement. The state police have jurisdiction over this area and they honestly have a lot of more important things to do. I do plan on asking a game warden who covers the area that I know pretty well, but when it honestly comes down to it I did everything wrong.
- I'm cutting on land not owned by myself in this instance.
- I'm storing wood unsecured on land not owned by myself.
- I hadn't been to this "landing" for almost a month now.
- There are no posted or no trespassing signs because we like to hunt it and they dont mind if others do too.
It just seems that in the eyes of the law, I really wouldn't have a leg to stand on. As for hiring a lawyer, forget it. That would cost more than it would to buy several cords of wood at least! Besides, I prefer to stay out of the laws radar for silly stuff. One of those out of sight out of mind things.
I have to ask.
Did you and the landowner work out a deal where you are allowed to cut and store firewood on his property??? You know. You split the stack of firewood with him..... If that were the case then I think the law would be much more in your favor.
I am sure that the owner drives by the "landing" more than once a month to check on his part of the supply.
My mind works backwards sometimes, but I bet that your friend would remember such an agreement.
The only reason I wanted the bad one is so I could take it apart to see why if failed. It was a all of a sudden mechanical failure with the engine free revving like it was in neutral. It would move in first and reverse but sounded like there was gravel in it. Crunch, crunch!
real question is, did you even call the state boys or are they still there just kinda "waiting".....
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