You know you heat with wood when.....

[jhoff310]

This should be fun
You know you heat with wood when.....

You remember when you bought your first saw but not your anniversary
You know all the specs of your saw but none from when your kids were born
You spend more time on here than you do splitting or hauling wood
The person you admire most is Andreas Stihl

Jeff

 

[svon89]

Every time you drive by a downed tree you calculate how much wood is in it.

You have a collection of pallets behind the shed.

Hmmm... Those were the two that came to mind right away.

 

[tomsteve]

ummm...argue about how a cord of wood is measured?
:eek2:

 

[hearnoevil]

When you know it's a rainy day out but once you walk into the shelter of the tree's its fine....... till you cut them all down

When you are more proud of the stack of wood you have then the house you will heat with it.

When the roar of the saw and the concentration needed to keep from getting hurt makes all your problems go away.

 

[xrayman]

you tell people that it isn't firewood until it's bucked, split, and stacked and they still don't understand.

you laugh @ people that want you to pay them to take down their 50 yr old walnut because it's worth so much with a clothes line bar grown into it.

your buddies call to borrow one of your saws, and you respond to them with a no like they want to steal your wife/girl friend.

you have half a forest laying on your yard.

 

[D&B Mack]

You know you heat with wood when.....

...your wood shed is nicer than your house.

...your garage can't fit a car, but can fit a splitter, 10 saws, a chain grinder and a cord of wood.

...you use the household oven as a kiln.

...you don't want to $250 additional a month on electric/oil/gas; but you will spend $30,000 on tools to get firewood to your home.

..."Quality Family Time" is you splitting and the wife and kids stacking.

...and finally...

...you smell like mix gas/bar oil when you go to bed and don't shower because you are going to smell the same tomorrow. :eek2:

 

[JRepairsK70e]

you gladly part with 800 for a saw ,but hate paying 450 to fill the propane tank

 

[DFK]

Guilty as charged.
Of all the above.

David

 

[olyman]

you gladly part with 800 for a saw ,but hate paying 450 to fill the propane tank

true dat,,but the saw wil last MUCH longer,,than the propane in that tank!!!!!

 

[Chud]

When it looks like you have hardwood mulch floor coverings.

 

[olyman]

when what started as, 1 chainsaw,1 mall, pickup[already had], buy the woodstove, and ancillary items,,is what got you started on the long road to none recovery,,cause now you have a bad case of cad...after all,,you NEED 16 chainsaws to get that firewood for the house!!! i will say tho,,it has saved EXTREME amounts of money,in the natgas bill on the house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUCH warmer also..

 

[Whitespider]

You know you heat with wood when…

• every pair of gloves you own are worn clean through the fingertips.
• putting change in the vending machine includes sorting through saw chips.
• your lover mentions she’s interested in some “wood” tonight and you take her outside to look at your piles.
• you’ve replaced more than one rear back-glass in your pickup.
• you’ve pulled wood splinters from some pretty strange places on your body.
• you’re totally comfortable with telling another guy he has “nice wood.”
• you know the specific species of every tree on your property… and your neighbors property.
• your three-year-old can name all the parts of a chain saw, yet still can’t properly pronounce “macaroni and cheese.”
• 16 to 20 inches is just average in your mind.
• there’s a scrench in the glove box of every vehicle you own.
• you named your dog Woody, your cat Sassafras… and there was a big argument when you wanted to name your daughter Magnolia.
• having poison ivy rash is just a way of life.
• you’ve bent the axle on more than one trailer.
• getting your “wood wet” is something you actually try to avoid.
• the terms hardwood and softwood no longer make you think of an X-rated movie.

 

[CrappieKeith]

You know you heat with wood when…

• every pair of gloves you own are worn clean through the fingertips.
• putting change in the vending machine includes sorting through saw chips.
• your lover mentions she’s interested in some “wood” tonight and you take her outside to look at your piles.
• you’ve replaced more than one rear back-glass in your pickup.
• you’ve pulled wood splinters from some pretty strange places on your body.
• you’re totally comfortable with telling another guy he has “nice wood.”
• you know the specific species of every tree on your property… and your neighbors property.
• your three-year-old can name all the parts of a chain saw, yet still can’t properly pronounce “macaroni and cheese.”
• 16 to 20 inches is just average in your mind.
• there’s a scrench in the glove box of every vehicle you own.
• you named your dog Woody, your cat Sassafras… and there was a big argument when you wanted to name your daughter Magnolia.
• having poison ivy rash is just a way of life.
• you’ve bent the axle on more than one trailer.
• getting your “wood wet” is something you actually try to avoid.
• the terms hardwood and softwood no longer make you think of an X-rated movie.

Those belong on Letterman's TOP 10

...and the number on way you know you are a wood burner....
You'll wave at every home fuel delivery truck with that tell tale"you're my #1 fan wave"

 

[Constrictor]

I know i heat with wood becaused i personally went out and bought a wood stove, installed it, got wood and use it daily.

 

[Laird]

When the roar of the saw and the concentration needed to keep from getting hurt makes all your problems go away.

My favorite so far.

 

[D&B Mack]

You know you heat with wood when…

• putting change in the vending machine includes sorting through saw chips.
• you’ve replaced more than one rear back-glass in your pickup.
• you know the specific species of every tree on your property… and your neighbors property.
• there’s a scrench in the glove box of every vehicle you own.
• having poison ivy rash is just a way of life.
• you’ve bent the axle on more than one trailer.
• getting your “wood wet” is something you actually try to avoid.

You know you heat with wood when...

You read a list on the internet and laugh because someone else is living your life.

 

[gwiley]

You know you heat with wood....

- When you go to an estate auction and go straight for the wood shed filled with firewood, not the table with the gun collection (me, 2 weeks ago).

- When your daydreams during meetings at work revolve around time this weekend splitting and sawing.

- When you choose you next vehicle based on how well suited it is for hauling wood without considering how the rest of the family will use it.

- When 80% of the items on your birthday/christmas gift list can be purchased at Bailey's

 

[Steve NW WI]

-More fenceposts are holding up stacks of firewood than actual fence on your property
-Not only do you know what thermal mass is, but you have room for 8 cords of it in the basement, and consider it a "finished" basement when it's full!
-You have a waiting list of friends that need trees taken out
-You're the most popular guy for miles around when the power is off in January. (Make sure to tell em BYOB and food!)
-5 of the pages on AS are on your browser's "most visited" list, and you home page comes in at #4.
-A craiglist search for "chainsaw" also makes that list.

Be back later when I have some rep to hand out, there's a lot of good ones on this thread!

 

[cnice_37]

- When 80% of the items on your birthday/christmas gift list can be purchased at Bailey's

Try 100%, and Christmas is coming up!

..."Quality Family Time" is you splitting and the wife and kids stacking.

Got the 2yr old on kindling duty, but can't get the wife to buy into "family time." 2yr old is getting good!

putting change in the vending machine includes sorting through saw chips.

Gotta remember to flip the pockets out before laundry time - otherwise those chips are lifers.

 

[avason]

How bout this:
Back kills you and you still enjoy doing it.

Ruptured disc and you regret not being able to run a saw.