avalancher
Arboristsite Raconteur
I have done quite a few tree jobs this summer,althought its not my primary source of income.Unlike years in the past 90 percent of my customers want the wood left on site,I have dragged very little back to the house for my own use.In fact,for my own use this winter,all I have left is about 8 cords and that has to fuel not only the house but my shop as well.Guess I shoudnt complain,its their wood I guess.
Last night on the way home I went past a house where I had taken down a large white oak for an elderly couple in their back yard,tree was 26 inches DBH.Much to my horror, that wood is still laying on the ground,with most of the rounds laying face down in wet dirt.I stopped and talked to the couple to see if maybe they had changed their mind about using the wood themselves,and they were pretty insistant that they needed the wood to heat their home this winter to make up for what I charged them to take the tree down.
I made a point to drive past three more houses on the way home,and each and every one of them had the same story going on.Wood was laying right where I dropped it.
Now I know folks are having a hard time financially these past few years,but why waste such good firewood?No matter what I tell them about getting that wood up off of the ground,split and stacked,nobody seems to be paying any attention at all to what I tell them.And most of these folks burn wood regular so you would think they would have some idea that wood takes awhile to dry out.
It plain disgusts me to see good wood go to waste like that,especially when with a little effort it could be put to good use.
Anyone else seeing this going on around your neck of the woods?
Last night on the way home I went past a house where I had taken down a large white oak for an elderly couple in their back yard,tree was 26 inches DBH.Much to my horror, that wood is still laying on the ground,with most of the rounds laying face down in wet dirt.I stopped and talked to the couple to see if maybe they had changed their mind about using the wood themselves,and they were pretty insistant that they needed the wood to heat their home this winter to make up for what I charged them to take the tree down.
I made a point to drive past three more houses on the way home,and each and every one of them had the same story going on.Wood was laying right where I dropped it.
Now I know folks are having a hard time financially these past few years,but why waste such good firewood?No matter what I tell them about getting that wood up off of the ground,split and stacked,nobody seems to be paying any attention at all to what I tell them.And most of these folks burn wood regular so you would think they would have some idea that wood takes awhile to dry out.
It plain disgusts me to see good wood go to waste like that,especially when with a little effort it could be put to good use.
Anyone else seeing this going on around your neck of the woods?
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