Bingo! In the fall the grasshoppers all come out since they've been playing all summer instead of getting ready for winter: "Gee, who knew it was going to get cold again this year?".
Exactly! I said that on Saturday to the young guy working at the local compost site; I said "only the diehard wood guys are scrounging now" and he agreed that's the way to do it-he said "when I was a teenager I would help my dad; he worked with wood a little at a time all year round" which is what I do too. You still see some guys interested in getting it this time of year but not too many; 3-4 months ago it was a good idea but now they have had it or are doing something else-see this pattern every year.
Year-round scrounging is the way to go!