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Well we were supposed to cut wood yesterday for that older fellow who approached me. I called him to confirm and he said he got part of the wood cut himself and then he broke his splitter so he didn’t need us right now. Fine by me. Plus it rained yesterday anyhow.

Trying to wheel and deal on a “lot” of 20 or so saws today. There’s a larger Craftsman badged Poulan in there and one Husky but the rest look like top handle Poulans and other small dime a dozen models. We’ll see what I can figure out. The guy says 20 plus and I see 15 in the photo so who knows.
 
Funny how things work out. My 13 year old Grandson took Hunter Safety this year, but does not want to hunt yet. His Mom (my Daughter) took it at the same time and renewed her interest in shooting/hunting.

Took her trap shooting for the first time yesterday and she loved it and did much better than I expected. A few weeks ago she had trouble hitting stationary objects with the shotgun, but yesterday she broke the majority of her birds! Luckily, some of the "experts" at the club gave her some good coaching.

I think she wants to go both Turkey and Deer hunting this year, maybe we can find some Grouse also! (I love them).
 
Funny how things work out. My 13 year old Grandson took Hunter Safety this year, but does not want to hunt yet. His Mom (my Daughter) took it at the same time and renewed her interest in shooting/hunting.

Took her trap shooting for the first time yesterday and she loved it and did much better than I expected. A few weeks ago she had trouble hitting stationary objects with the shotgun, but yesterday she broke the majority of her birds! Luckily, some of the "experts" at the club gave her some good coaching.

I think she wants to go both Turkey and Deer hunting this year, maybe we can find some Grouse also! (I love them).
That's great she's interested, he'll probably come around if she sticks with it, but then again being a teen maybe it's her interest in it pushing him away lol. Hope you guys have a great time :).
This is my front yard this morning.
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Then a little later these gals/little ones came thru, there was 8 in this group, ones in the driveway.
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I had to go to Sudbury for a couple of days and my wife decided to crate up a bit of firewood. She loaded up 21 crates. Crates are 4' x 4' x30" with 32" long splits and limb wood. Now I need to make some more crates. I stack the crates beside my barn.
Maybe see if you can scrounge up IBC cages. If the plastic flask is still inside the cage they can be cut in half to make roofs for the cage.

She did well crating all that! I'll have to show my wife! Then again......
 
Rain,rain and lake effect rain. Between fronts, cut pile up with 372 Franken saw. Then split and stacked between lake effect. Went for new truck tires when raining, had to rototill wife's garden to keep her happy. Changed oil in splitter and done for now.
 

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Rain,rain and lake effect rain. Between fronts, cut pile up with 372 Franken saw. Then split and stacked between lake effect. Went for new truck tires when raining, had to rototill wife's garden to keep her happy. Changed oil in splitter and done for now.
Looks good.

We haven't had much accumulation but we have had rain for 6 of the last 7 days. Fingers crossed today is the last day.
 
Bow season (for deer) opens in NY, but I don't go this early. I like to wait till more leaves drop, it gets colder, and the deer move more.

Also this year, we have an outbreak of EHD killing dozens of deer near by. It should go away after the first hard frost, so I will wait. Don't want a sick deer.
 
Trigger pulled, he's gonna hold it for me. It needed one $7 part, which he ordered.

Now to figure out how to tell the Mrs. LOL

Do what I did.

Had to buy a new part for the zero turn. That part ended up being blue and at a closeout price of $475[emoji16][emoji38]

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Right!

My one stall garage is my saw shop. It was always filled with junk anyhow now it’s just filled with saw junk lol.
I think when you left my house several years ago I was down to twelve saws. Then I went on an auction spree where I bought about 20 old Homelites and Echos, in running condition for under $15 each, several for $2-$3. I sold some big ones and I’m back to about 40.
 
Neil, I like the wooden crates I get the scrap lumber from work and all I have to do is pull a bunch of nails out of it. Some are old trusses so just have to cut them to length and nail them together. Totes used to be cheap here but now they are around $50 so not worth it for me. I cover the tops with left over pieces of roofing material or used lumber tarps. I used to stack about 30 inside my barn but my wife has been collecting so much junk at auctions that I have no room in there. Or it might be full of cedar cut from my bandmill. This is sold and heading to Alberta in a cattle truck tomorrow morning. I made a few dollars off it. Heading north tomorrow morning to pick up a few things I bought today at another sale.
 

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