100 cords of FREE oak firewood! NoVA

[beerman6]

lol...

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

No VA. I'm guessing northern virginia??

Yep.

Who cares if its one or a thousand cords? Hell if its free, the man has a good heart. Give him credit for that.

Nope. He's just wanting to get it out of his way. No credit for being charitable. If someone takes it, he doesn't have to pay to have it hauled. That's dirt common around here. It's a good deal for both sides if it's decent wood. In this case, it's mostly trash. I wouldn't walk across the street for poplar. Too much oak available for free in this area.

100 rounds?

That's my guess. He thinks a cord is a single piece of cordwood.

the mud can't be that bad !!!!

afterall, someone took 98 1/2 cords since yesterday and did'nt even leave a mark in the mud !!!!!!!!!

:hmm3grin2orange:




Well, it was fun while it lasted! Rider, sorry you had a trip for nothing. Thanks for posting the pics and satisfying our curiosity.

 

[reccutter]

He must be thinking a cord is the 1'x1'x16" bundles they sell wood in at the grocery store??

Mike

:agree2::hmm3grin2orange: firewood is abundant in No. Va. Most of the area is suburbs, people(yuppys) that one of those little bundles would last longer than a week in cold weather. I get wood of CL, but if I can't get my (4x4)truck to it I don't bother unless I have to or am getting paid. Alot of the wood on CL was cut by tree companies and they are trying to save money by not paying to have it hauled away. Yeah, that 2 1/2 foot of snow melted leaving very soft ground above freezing temps. Thanks for the pics Rider, saved me a trip.

 

[riderup]

I would almost bet that the neighbors are complaining and/or the HOA is telling him he has to get rid of it, notice the brush pile in back of the wood. If a tree company was to haul that away when they cut it they would have charged him $500 or $600. It is like Blueridge says, the guy is trying to save a buck, not there is anything wrong with that.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I would almost bet that the neighbors are complaining and/or the HOA is telling him he has to get rid of it, notice the brush pile in back of the wood. If a tree company was to haul that away when they cut it they would have charged him $500 or $600. It is like Blueridge says, the guy is trying to save a buck, not there is anything wrong with that.

No, nothing wrong with it. He's just trying to get rid of a problem, and doesn't understand the value of the wood, nor the difficulty of getting it out of there. He's not being a bad guy, he's just confused.

Hey, some of you guys ought to rep riderup for making the trip and posting the pics. I would, but I'm out of bullets.

 

[TreePointer]

Riderup rep sent. Well deserved.

 

[unclemoustache]

...no one I know will burn the tulip poplar inside the house.

Well, I'm one. Burned it for the first time last year, and I was actually somewhat pleased. I'd like to get a bit more and give it a more thorough test.

No VA. I'm guessing northern virginia??

No, it means "No Viagra." He's an unhappy man tonight.

 

[vwboomer]

Well, I'm one. Burned it for the first time last year, and I was actually somewhat pleased. I'd like to get a bit more and give it a more thorough test.

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I have burned some as well. Because it's FREE


But yeah it kinda sucks

 

[Mike PA]

I burn poplar often. No problem with it. Its not good for all night, but it works for an afternoon.

 

[crashagn]

Rep sent. Great job for going over there and solving this CL mystery!!. Hell if it was within 20 miles of my place I would be over there in a heartbeat at 4am with a 2 wheeled dolly and loading up

 

[Fechmup]

I am finally getting through my last pieces of Poplar for the year... I sectioned up a tree that had fallen for a farmer I hunt off of last year to help him get ready to plant. He told me I didn't want it. I told him it would be ok and that I'd mix it in here and there. With all the rain we've had - it was nearly rotten in a few months. It doesn't throw much heat either - not like the white oak I've gotten accustomed to.

 

[highpointtree]

I am finally getting through my last pieces of Poplar for the year... I sectioned up a tree that had fallen for a farmer I hunt off of last year to help him get ready to plant. He told me I didn't want it. I told him it would be ok and that I'd mix it in here and there. With all the rain we've had - it was nearly rotten in a few months. It doesn't throw much heat either - not like the white oak I've gotten accustomed to.

I've had some get rotten in less than a year.

 

[formersawrep]

Poplar = D.C. Oak !!!!

Some "Woodchucks" (firewood guys) from further south in VA use the term because they can sell poplar as oak to inexperienced firewood customers in Washington D.C. It will rot very quickly, but the upside is that it seasons quickly and burns fast. The burns fast part is what the inexperienced firewood customer likes. Easy to light, burns well, makes noise, good flames. It is not all bad, depending on what you want.

 

[Geez]

no - Northern
va - Virginia

In Spanish, that would translate to "No Go". That's why the Chevy Nova wouldn't sell well in Mexico. :hmm3grin2orange:
I don't know how that relates to this thread, I'm just say'n.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

I lived there for 30 years.

NOVA = congestion, traffic, overcrowding, syrocketing exorbitant taxes, urban blight.

Nice place!

Don't worry Ljute...I'm doing my best to edumacate these fools here in the city...I drove 'Ol Blue to work today, going to look at buying a snowblower close by...lotsa mud, tree bark in the bed. I invite the yuppies here to go to the parking lot so that they can stare in awe at a real redneck pickup!

No, nothing wrong with it. He's just trying to get rid of a problem, and doesn't understand the value of the wood, nor the difficulty of getting it out of there. He's not being a bad guy, he's just confused.

Hey, some of you guys ought to rep riderup for making the trip and posting the pics. I would, but I'm out of bullets.

Well, I did Mark...rep fer riderup....BTW Mark, did you gaze to the west of you last Saturday?...I'm cutting right by the new power line right of way, about halfway up the side of the mountain...I'm sure you can see it from your side of the valley...I'll wave to you next time I go up!

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

I've had some get rotten in less than a year.

Yep.

 

[BlueRidgeMark]

Don't worry Ljute...I'm doing my best to edumacate these fools here in the city...I drove 'Ol Blue to work today, going to look at buying a snowblower close by...lotsa mud, tree bark in the bed. I invite the yuppies here to go to the parking lot so that they can stare in awe at a real redneck pickup!

hee hee! I do the same. It's really fun when I pick up a load of wood on my way in to work. Here I come in my beat up Nissan, loaded to the gills with big oak rounds, and arrive at my yuppieville office for my white collar engineering job in my white collar yuppie uniform. I get some strange looks. :hmm3grin2orange:

BTW Mark, did you gaze to the west of you last Saturday?...I'm cutting right by the new power line right of way, about halfway up the side of the mountain...I'm sure you can see it from your side of the valley...I'll wave to you next time I go up!

Oh, so you got the new powerline in your neighborhood? I'll bet there are some nice pickin's there!

Can't quite make you out over there, though. Guess my eyes aren't quite what they used to be.

 

[mtfallsmikey]

hee hee! I do the same. It's really fun when I pick up a load of wood on my way in to work. Here I come in my beat up Nissan, loaded to the gills with big oak rounds, and arrive at my yuppieville office for my white collar engineering job in my white collar yuppie uniform. I get some strange looks. :hmm3grin2orange:






Oh, so you got the new powerline in your neighborhood? I'll bet there are some nice pickin's there!

Can't quite make you out over there, though. Guess my eyes aren't quite what they used to be.

Well, I waved to you Saturday morning!...no response!
Yes, the new power line is close by, runs thru my bud's property, the construction company left logs behind, and mulched ALL of the tops, etc. They took a total of 16 acres, new line is right beside the "old" one, built in the early 70's....but he had about 20 acres logged last summer that I'm working on now, mainly digging stuff out of brush piles. Got 3 loads Saturday, sure was whipped! Going to buy 1, maybe 2 tractor trailer loads from them if the price is right.