...When the oil furnace kicks on for a minute and you and your wife look at each other in a state of panic - then frantically one of you runs to the OWB to check it and the other runs to the basement to check the water temps! True story, happened this weekend.
You know you heat with wood when.....
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D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
... you only keep a subscription to the local newspaper because you need something to start the fire with.
avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
You know you heat with with wood when..
The doc gives you a new medication, and warns about certain "side effects" that makes the wife smile with a goofy grin, commenting on, "well, I reckon we can handle that side effect okay..."
And you wake up the next morning on the couch hugging three pieces of white oak.
That was the last time I took that friggin meds, and didnt really care that it made the headaches go away!
The doc gives you a new medication, and warns about certain "side effects" that makes the wife smile with a goofy grin, commenting on, "well, I reckon we can handle that side effect okay..."
And you wake up the next morning on the couch hugging three pieces of white oak.
That was the last time I took that friggin meds, and didnt really care that it made the headaches go away!
Ohioguychris
ArboristSite Lurker
when you go outside to "smell the smoke" to verify what kind of wood you are burning...:crazy1:
I just keep the weekly free paper that comes in the mail. It's mostly ads, but works for starting the fire.
I mostly cheat and use the torch :hmm3grin2orange:
gwiley
Addicted to ArboristSite
To paraphrase one of my favorite movie lines:
"I love the smell of pine in the morning."
D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
...you constantly scrub the glass on your wood stove to make sure you have a clear view, but there is 3-year-old bird crap on your bay window.
...when your non-firewood friends mention watching Axe Men, you snicker and remark "those guys aren't REAL loggers"...
...you've learned how to google search craigslist for free firewood since the regional aspect of CL provides too little coverage.
...you consider "firewooding" a second job.
...you turn the "virtual fireplace" screensaver on your TV as a pre-firewood outing preparation.
...when your non-firewood friends mention watching Axe Men, you snicker and remark "those guys aren't REAL loggers"...
...you've learned how to google search craigslist for free firewood since the regional aspect of CL provides too little coverage.
...you consider "firewooding" a second job.
...you turn the "virtual fireplace" screensaver on your TV as a pre-firewood outing preparation.
When a fellow Arborist Site member posts a link to a one day sale at the local tractor supply and you have to read every response before clicking on the link 
shelbythedog
ArboristSite Operative
...you come home from work and find rounds blocking the driveway, left by a neighbor who knew you'd want the wood the power company left in his yard. And then a few other neighbors are glad to do the same for you, just to clean up the "mess" from their yard.
...you have to call your boss and ask to come in late because the logger is running behind with your 20 cord load delivery.
...the dog doesn't want to lay on the couch from November-March because she would rather lay on the tile in front of the stove.
...you had to measure the width of your new wheelbarrow before purchasing to make sure it would fit thru the back door of the house, loaded with wood.
...you could hardly contain your excitement when your father decided it would be best if his splitter got stored permanetly at your house.
...someone you know expresses interest in using an alternative heat source and you make a long, detailed list about why cord wood is better than corn or pellets.
...you sort the mail by into 2 piles. Bills and firestarters.
...a girl at work desprately wants to take 3 cases of outdated, paper menus to a recycler rather than put them in the dumpster. You then have to explain to her that she won't be able to do so because you already have a plan to recycle them. She then argues with you that using them to start fires in the woodstove isn't actually recycling.
...you sit around the house all winter, dressed in shorts and a cutoff because you can do so, comfortably!
...you have to call your boss and ask to come in late because the logger is running behind with your 20 cord load delivery.
...the dog doesn't want to lay on the couch from November-March because she would rather lay on the tile in front of the stove.
...you had to measure the width of your new wheelbarrow before purchasing to make sure it would fit thru the back door of the house, loaded with wood.
...you could hardly contain your excitement when your father decided it would be best if his splitter got stored permanetly at your house.
...someone you know expresses interest in using an alternative heat source and you make a long, detailed list about why cord wood is better than corn or pellets.
...you sort the mail by into 2 piles. Bills and firestarters.
...a girl at work desprately wants to take 3 cases of outdated, paper menus to a recycler rather than put them in the dumpster. You then have to explain to her that she won't be able to do so because you already have a plan to recycle them. She then argues with you that using them to start fires in the woodstove isn't actually recycling.
...you sit around the house all winter, dressed in shorts and a cutoff because you can do so, comfortably!
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ponyexpress976
nipple fritters
Your year has 4 seasons in but with different names 1) gathering 2)splitting 3)stacking 4)burning
Steve2910
ArboristSite Guru
When your friends stop by, look in your back yard, & say " now I know where to go if I want to steal firewood".
When you have enough good wood that you can burn Oak in your fire pit & not worry about it.
When you have enough good wood that you can burn Oak in your fire pit & not worry about it.
Locust Cutter
Sawing for Sanity
You know you heat w/firewood when:
1. Your neighbors look at your stacks with amazement and comment about the work you invested in getting that wood there and how you ought to have enough to last for years, and you reply that you don't have half pf what you should have had by this time of year,...
2. When you have hearing protection adjusted specially for your 2&3yr old children, so they can accompany you while sawing/splitting.
3. When you route the flue pipe through your upstairs bed room, to take additional advantage of it's heat (fan behind it).
4. When you contemplate declaring a business just to be able to more easily afford/depreciate bigger/better/faster/more capable/more efficient tools for wood processing.
5. When you drive 12+ hrs round trip to a GTG just to meet a guy named STUMPY and play with other people's cool toys (Sunfishes S.S, Hedgerow's 7900, Les's 084's, etc).
6. When it's easier to help friends maintain their own equip (saw chains) than it is to explain the nuances, (especially knowing that your a relative greenhorn compared to others).
7. When your kids come and ask you if they can help "Put fire in the stove".
8. When your 2 & 3yr olds help you ferry hedge in the house, 1 split at a time.
9. When your at the lake and a smile comes across your face, when the "neighbors" on either side of you can't understand why you have a bonfire w/relatively little smoke and they can't get their gas station pulp-wood to do anything more than smolder, if they're lucky,...
10. When you check the wood-recycle bins on base everyday after work for salvage pallets and can afford to be picky about they're quality while scrounging!
11. When you can afford to throw some hedge or Locust on a bon fire just to liven the party up a bit.
12. When you can admit to your CAD and your jealousy of UncleMustache's 'Stache:msp_w00t:
13. When your MS660 cost you more than your Toyota wood hauler did and you wouldn't part with either one of them.
14. When you can confidently complement another Guy on his long bar, w/o any sexual innuendo.
15. When you can financially justify the purchase of more equip/wood-burners and back up your assertions w/logic, (while masking the emotion).
1. Your neighbors look at your stacks with amazement and comment about the work you invested in getting that wood there and how you ought to have enough to last for years, and you reply that you don't have half pf what you should have had by this time of year,...
2. When you have hearing protection adjusted specially for your 2&3yr old children, so they can accompany you while sawing/splitting.
3. When you route the flue pipe through your upstairs bed room, to take additional advantage of it's heat (fan behind it).
4. When you contemplate declaring a business just to be able to more easily afford/depreciate bigger/better/faster/more capable/more efficient tools for wood processing.
5. When you drive 12+ hrs round trip to a GTG just to meet a guy named STUMPY and play with other people's cool toys (Sunfishes S.S, Hedgerow's 7900, Les's 084's, etc).
6. When it's easier to help friends maintain their own equip (saw chains) than it is to explain the nuances, (especially knowing that your a relative greenhorn compared to others).
7. When your kids come and ask you if they can help "Put fire in the stove".
8. When your 2 & 3yr olds help you ferry hedge in the house, 1 split at a time.
9. When your at the lake and a smile comes across your face, when the "neighbors" on either side of you can't understand why you have a bonfire w/relatively little smoke and they can't get their gas station pulp-wood to do anything more than smolder, if they're lucky,...
10. When you check the wood-recycle bins on base everyday after work for salvage pallets and can afford to be picky about they're quality while scrounging!
11. When you can afford to throw some hedge or Locust on a bon fire just to liven the party up a bit.
12. When you can admit to your CAD and your jealousy of UncleMustache's 'Stache:msp_w00t:
13. When your MS660 cost you more than your Toyota wood hauler did and you wouldn't part with either one of them.
14. When you can confidently complement another Guy on his long bar, w/o any sexual innuendo.
15. When you can financially justify the purchase of more equip/wood-burners and back up your assertions w/logic, (while masking the emotion).
ccarpen4753
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howard270
Addicted to ArboristSite
When someone says look at how pretty the leaves on that tree are, and when you look all you see is how to most efficiently cut the tree to get the most useable wood.
(I do this all the time when driving with the wife)
(I do this all the time when driving with the wife)
Chris-PA
Where the Wild Things Are
That used to happen now and again, but we fixed that problem - no more furnace!
You know you heat with wood when you're impatient to get through all the other jobs you have to do so you can get back to something to do with wood - preferably in the woods. Real work is about gathering firewood, everything else is just a chore.
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D&B Mack
Sawin Wit It!
...when your doctor asks you to track your eating habits and you include "wood chips" as part of your diet.
...when you have burn marks on the floor in front of the fireplace and don't really care
...when all the holes and crevices in your yard are leveled out with fireplace ashes
...when ruts in your gravel driveway are filled with wood ashes
...when you spend way too much time trying to get a free saw running cause its a challenge (dam CAD and saw, didn't want it anyway)
...when all the holes and crevices in your yard are leveled out with fireplace ashes
...when ruts in your gravel driveway are filled with wood ashes
...when you spend way too much time trying to get a free saw running cause its a challenge (dam CAD and saw, didn't want it anyway)
