Got a phone call the other day, some random guy with a tree service asking if I wanted any wood. He was taking down a large oak and wanted someone to haul away the firewood.
I told him that was a dumb question - "OF COURSE" I want the wood!
So I show up at the place, and the guy instantly dumps a bobcat load into the trailer. After a quick chat, I drop the trailer and head to my own work site which just happens to be a mile or two away. I figured he'd fill that thing up in a couple hours, so I check back, and there are about 5 other guys with trucks and a few trailers backed up and no additional wood to my trailer. No prob - I guess I wouldn't be getting it all. I come back again in a few hours and there are 5 new guys with their rigs there and no more wood in my trailer. Hmm - maybe this won't be so good after all. I finally show up at 4 to take my trailer away, and he's got a huge log in there, and the tree is only 1/2 way down, so I tell him I can leave the trailer overnight and get it tomorrow. He says he'll have it filled by then.
In the morning there are a few more logs and part of the huge trunk - I was rather hoping I wouldn't get that since there were so many large branches and crotches there, but that's what I got.
But it's free, so I'm not going to complain.
I told him that was a dumb question - "OF COURSE" I want the wood!
So I show up at the place, and the guy instantly dumps a bobcat load into the trailer. After a quick chat, I drop the trailer and head to my own work site which just happens to be a mile or two away. I figured he'd fill that thing up in a couple hours, so I check back, and there are about 5 other guys with trucks and a few trailers backed up and no additional wood to my trailer. No prob - I guess I wouldn't be getting it all. I come back again in a few hours and there are 5 new guys with their rigs there and no more wood in my trailer. Hmm - maybe this won't be so good after all. I finally show up at 4 to take my trailer away, and he's got a huge log in there, and the tree is only 1/2 way down, so I tell him I can leave the trailer overnight and get it tomorrow. He says he'll have it filled by then.
In the morning there are a few more logs and part of the huge trunk - I was rather hoping I wouldn't get that since there were so many large branches and crotches there, but that's what I got.
But it's free, so I'm not going to complain.