StihlyinEly
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Nice pics, Beefie!
Sure was nice just being a chainsaw guy that day for me. I still wanted to get the big posed group shot with all the guys and their saws on top the woodpile, but it seemed like nearly half the group drifted away unannounced, and then it was too late.
Oh well. Next time!
Woodyman, you're up!
After getting up at 3:30 a.m., getting through road trouble and to the GTG late, and cutting, cutting, cutting, then getting back here just short of 9 p.m., I was hoping these old bones could have a long spring nap followed by a day of rest. Ah, nope. Spent a fair bit of time today shinnying around a crawlspace on my back. Under the 12x24 addition some genius put in a bunch of years ago, I put in 4x4 beams and support jacks down the middle. Fools who built it used 2x6 on 16 inch centers with a run of 12 feet, and no support through the middle. We got so tired of bouncing that we picked up the beams and jacks over Christmas. Mrs. StihlyinEly got so sick of looking at those jacks and beams stacked down the basement since Christmas that she made a strong point today, so off to work I went. Wish I had pain meds stronger than Ibuprofen. I'd like to rest tomorrow, but there's a saw to ship off for porting, 7 cords of ash/birch to split and stack, two rooms to Sheetrock, a boat to prep for opener, a lake cabin to open next week, more land to clear/clean up behind our place . . .
I'm kinda thinking the charity woodcutting was the most fun and least work! When can we have another one? I need the break. Once again, good to spend time with you cool fellas.
Sure was nice just being a chainsaw guy that day for me. I still wanted to get the big posed group shot with all the guys and their saws on top the woodpile, but it seemed like nearly half the group drifted away unannounced, and then it was too late.
Oh well. Next time!
Woodyman, you're up!
After getting up at 3:30 a.m., getting through road trouble and to the GTG late, and cutting, cutting, cutting, then getting back here just short of 9 p.m., I was hoping these old bones could have a long spring nap followed by a day of rest. Ah, nope. Spent a fair bit of time today shinnying around a crawlspace on my back. Under the 12x24 addition some genius put in a bunch of years ago, I put in 4x4 beams and support jacks down the middle. Fools who built it used 2x6 on 16 inch centers with a run of 12 feet, and no support through the middle. We got so tired of bouncing that we picked up the beams and jacks over Christmas. Mrs. StihlyinEly got so sick of looking at those jacks and beams stacked down the basement since Christmas that she made a strong point today, so off to work I went. Wish I had pain meds stronger than Ibuprofen. I'd like to rest tomorrow, but there's a saw to ship off for porting, 7 cords of ash/birch to split and stack, two rooms to Sheetrock, a boat to prep for opener, a lake cabin to open next week, more land to clear/clean up behind our place . . .
I'm kinda thinking the charity woodcutting was the most fun and least work! When can we have another one? I need the break. Once again, good to spend time with you cool fellas.
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