Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Backyard Lumberjack]

In hindsight it was irresponsible but it was fun!

its what i said one late evening when a friend and i were on a long Texas straight hiway out in W Texas area and I was in my new 1979 Porsche 928... and i took it up to 154!

efi V8, all silver, black leather, 5-spd and Pirelli P7s....

alum bod, trans in rear

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Crack me up. I bought a rifle I've been looking for for a while. It's a Savage 99A Saddle Gun in 250-3000. It's NIB, made in 1976. The guy I got it from bought it a few years ago, then health issue's came up and he never got to hunt it. When I told him I'd take it, he said good, it's yours. The next day he sent me a text that he had it at his gun shop ready to ship. I said I'd NDA him the check. I retired from UPS in November of 2015, and I could swear a NDA envelope was about $20. I almost had a stroke, they want $89 to NDA a check from MD to FLA. Next time I'm down your way I'll bring the beer, and some acorns!

lol - oic; could tell you some UPS tales. i was a UPS daily pickup open account for years... i always did a shpmt by shipment billed costs to actual costs per scehds... i always was getting my invoices lowered by UPS accounting after i had called them... again! incorrect billing!

don't even get me started on the UPS Insurance program for packages, etc!

ok, skip the corns, though... got plenty here.

 

[rarefish383]

I'm not snowed in, just retired and bored, so I took a few pics. Two hours up the road, and a 1000 feet higher they may have gotten real snow, I havenb't checked. But, thei two inches with ice is enough to shut down every thing. Good thing I have TP, bread and milk!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

I'm not snowed in, just retired and bored, so I took a few pics. Two hours up the road, and a 1000 feet higher they may have gotten real snow, I havenb't checked. But, thei two inches with ice is enough to shut down every thing. Good thing I have TP, bread and milk!

2 inches snow would be real snow down here and shut down just about everything... real good!

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

thot some of you might like to see some mountain views of my tall pines... just a bit below the snow line and in cool crisp blue mountain air. some Sunday morning pix at BL's mountain camp site

 

[rarefish383]

its what i said one late evening when a friend and i were on a long Texas straight hiway out in W Texas area and I was in my new 1979 Porsche 928... and i took it up to 154!

efi V8, all silver, black leather, 5-spd and Pirelli P7s....
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alum bod, trans in rear

You have me beat. I got into a street race with a kid in a Camero. I don't know why he wanted to pick on me. But, it wasn't the brightest thing he ever did. I was in a 64 Buick Riviera. What he didn't know is it was a pre 65 GS with a Super 465 Wildcat, 425 CI, 2, 4 barrels, turbo 400, posi, and would run 14's at the track all day. I was playing with him and just holding about a fender length lead on him. About a quarter mile up the road the two lanes narrowed to 1, so I mashed the go pedal. The speedo had 140 on it, and I pegged it. He tucked his tail and backed off. When I let off the gas and started to apply brakes, the whole car started shaking and I thought I was going to loose the whole front end. But it slowed down, and I'm still here.

 

[olyman]

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stupid pile of filth, bidnut is!!!!!!!!

 

[JRM]

This was early this morning. We've gotten several inches since. On the back porch out of the wind it is 3-4" above my knees (I'm 6'2").
Winds have been steady all day in the upper 20's with gusts over 40. Drifts are brutal.

 

[OH_Varmntr]

This was early this morning. We've gotten several inches since. On the back porch out of the wind it is 3-4" above my knees (I'm 6'2").
Winds have been steady all day in the upper 20's with gusts over 40. Drifts are brutal.

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Lake snow I presume? My in laws live west of Cleveland, I used to live in East Cleveland and remember those days quite well. Being in the NW corner now we don't get much and I kind of miss it. Kind of.

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

This was early this morning. We've gotten several inches since. On the back porch out of the wind it is 3-4" above my knees (I'm 6'2").
Winds have been steady all day in the upper 20's with gusts over 40. Drifts are brutal.

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wow! several is to say the least!

 

[GrizG]

its what i said one late evening when a friend and i were on a long Texas straight hiway out in W Texas area and I was in my new 1979 Porsche 928... and i took it up to 154!

efi V8, all silver, black leather, 5-spd and Pirelli P7s....
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alum bod, trans in rear

One of my best friends and I had some wild experiences... stall spins in a Cessna; 60 MPH in 1st gear in a Ferrari; tearing up the roads in a '69 Jag XKE... the only car I was ever in that at 60 mph if you jumped on the gas the car lifted up and took off like a rocket; just to name a few... However adrenaline junkie that stuff was it didn't compare to the time we were cruising down Rt 17 in Paramus in the XKE and Bill, looking at the sky said, "A front is coming in, we should go sailing." Okay... Fast forward maybe 10 years and I saw the movie "The Perfect Storm." I said out loud to my family "That's like the time I went sailing with Bill!" Later that week I stopped in Bill's store (he owned a bicycle/frame shop) and I said "I just saw the movie 'A Perfect Storm.'" With no hesitation he said "That's like the time we went sailing!" Customers and employees alike just stared at us! LOL

Bill also facilitated my first long bicycle tour... He passed away about 9 years ago due to health problems (not an accident!) and I still miss him. We had fantastic adventures! Here is a photo of Bill creating a 5 passenger bicycle for a Sears Roebuck commercial featuring Evonne Goolagong. The commercial was filmed in Central Park in NYC. Goolagong and 4 models sat on the bike on a stand that let them pedal without going anywhere! The commercial used to be on YouTube but I couldn't find it... Maybe some of the old guys here remember it??

 

[GrizG]

You have me beat. I got into a street race with a kid in a Camero. I don't know why he wanted to pick on me. But, it wasn't the brightest thing he ever did. I was in a 64 Buick Riviera. What he didn't know is it was a pre 65 GS with a Super 465 Wildcat, 425 CI, 2, 4 barrels, turbo 400, posi, and would run 14's at the track all day. I was playing with him and just holding about a fender length lead on him. About a quarter mile up the road the two lanes narrowed to 1, so I mashed the go pedal. The speedo had 140 on it, and I pegged it. He tucked his tail and backed off. When I let off the gas and started to apply brakes, the whole car started shaking and I thought I was going to loose the whole front end. But it slowed down, and I'm still here.

LOL.... Reminds me of a damp misty night when a kid in a souped up Charger pulled up next to me at the light. I was in my '72 Buick Electra... 455 CID, posi, dual exhaust, 5,000 lbs! The light turned green and I instantly pulled away from him as he sat there spinning! He wouldn't look at me at the next light! LOL

 

[Backyard Lumberjack]

Bill also facilitated my first long bicycle tour... He passed away about 9 years ago due to health problems (not an accident!) and I still miss him. We had fantastic adventures! Here is a photo of Bill creating a 5 passenger bicycle for a Sears Roebuck commercial featuring Evonne Goolagong. The commercial was filmed in Central Park in NYC. Goolagong and 4 models sat on the bike on a stand that let them pedal without going anywhere! The commercial used to be on YouTube but I couldn't find it... Maybe some of the old guys here remember it??

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BROOKS - if interested. just got their latest email. its called ROOTS. says they are looking for 3 riders to do a long distance ride with them...

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https://brooksengland.com/roots/?ut...408712701&mc_cid=e87066a79a&mc_eid=444a1a100b

 

[turnkey4099]

I'm not snowed in, just retired and bored, so I took a few pics. Two hours up the road, and a 1000 feet higher they may have gotten real snow, I havenb't checked. But, thei two inches with ice is enough to shut down every thing. Good thing I have TP, bread and milk!

"bread and milk!" My first concern for snowed in is "What's the beer status!"

When Mdt St Helen blew up we had several inches of ash here, roads closed, blockades at town exits, etc. I checked the beer and found it was very low. 4 miles out of town so I made my way in with no problem got beer and enough 'staples' to cover the beer. Explained that I had to get food. Blocking gaurd checked the back seat and saw several bags of staples and let me through.

 

[JRM]

Lake snow I presume? My in laws live west of Cleveland, I used to live in East Cleveland and remember those days quite well. Being in the NW corner now we don't get much and I kind of miss it. Kind of.

Yes sir, north east corner. Just off the state line.

 

[Billhook]

I initially bought a smaller version with a Briggs and Stratton gas engine but it was stolen.
That I unit would have sat in most pickup trucks or on a trailer and be within the range of a lot of folk
Our latest thing is producing the small loggings for a man who has a charcoal business. He has erected a large kiln on a concrete pad on the farm here and it seems like a good way of using the brash which used to be bonfired
It does pay to grade the branches so there is no greenery and it also works better with two people, like a lot of other things not just involving wood!

On this video is a smaller petrol driven one the SM70 like the one we had stolen. I think it would fit in the back of a pickup truck

 

[MustangMike]

I delivered a 1/2 cord early this afternoon and just got done starting to load the trailer back up with wood again. Looks like folks want as much wood as I can give them. Time is not on my side, as Tax Season is fast approaching and I'm busy with lots of other stuff.

We have a few inches of very wet snow, so I was glad my wheelbarrow only had one wheel to cut through it easier!

 

[Vtrombly]

I picked up an old B&D work mate, that's all cast aluminum and solid top boards for $5 at an auction and liked it so much I bought that one at a sale a few weeks later. i left it on the back of my truck for a week or so in really rainy weather. When I went to get it, the fake, pressed wood, had all swollen up and fell apart. One winter project is to replace the top with 1X6 Oak fence boards.

Yeah I've seen the newer ones that have the particleboard the one I have here is solid wood but it's an older model good example of they don't make them like they used too

 

[SS396driver]

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Funny thing is yesterday morning was below 0 and topped out in the 20s . Today the 30 felt balmy

 

[JRM]

Daylight was slipping so the pics aren't the greatest. Some piles I pushed up with my tractor - every bit of 6 to 7 footers. The Rincon just didn't stand a chance today. Used it to clean up after pushing the heavy stuff up.