FLHX Storm
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So... what's so weird about eating women's undies ? :msp_thumbup:
Okay, that's it, I'm going commando from here on in! That way I won't have to be concerned with who or what might want to eat my undies.
So... what's so weird about eating women's undies ? :msp_thumbup:
BTW, Storm, how bad is licking a turd anyhow? Sometimes we worry about you, gir!l :msp_scared:
I've said it many times over the years , when you stop being active, you will age quickly. N the older you are the quicker the results. That's why even if you do take time off, you still need to remain active. So get out there and split n stack some more firewood. It's better than any workout you could get from a gym. N to keep you toned up a bit, try to keep up with the 5 year old. It's either that or get all soft n fluffy, so much so that you won't even be able to pick up a chainsaw.
So get out there n split some wood, build something, tear something down, chase the 5 year old, get out the shovel and move some dirt or gravel or any other number of strenuous activities. It'll keep you young! :msp_w00t:
Well I seem to be the perfect example of this then. I took last year off and ran my pile down to my last face cord before Spring set in this year. Whew, that was close! I haven't cut or split a thing in two years...
I came across a beautiful elm a local and his brother brought down to open up his yard and bring in some sunshine. They dropped it, limbed it and sectioned most of it to 14" - 22" logs. It's 42" at it's base! Best of all, it's free and just for me! He has a number of other trees they're going to drop through this summer and next and has promised it all to me with no requirement for when to get it. He and his brother stack the logs along the tree line after cutting them up so all I have to do is drive to the pile and load up. They could easily sell this, but they act like I'm doing them a huge favor, so I do my best to clean up and help.
Now the shocker... I nearly passed out after unloading the second truck at my house and it seems every load gets harder and harder! 2 years ago, my wife would have to hide my keys to get me to stop, but now I can't hardly go more than a load or two and I'm done. WTH happened to me?!?!
After years of hand splitting everything (I use about 2 cords a year, mostly because we just enjoy putting in a fire...) I went out and found a deal on a 25-T splitter this weekend and put up the first cord today. (Man, that was easy but I sure missed out on a lot of good exercise!) As much as my pride told me I wanted to hand split it all, I decided to be smart about this one and not risk an exploding chest pump, hence the new toy.
As my Mom used to say, gettin' old(er) ain't for sissies. Well, I'm feeling a little girlie all of a sudden... I've started getting up in the AM to go for a walk and doing the same in the evenings. Even that has me huffing, but it has to get better soon. That, or I'll drop and won't know the difference anymore and will have wasted the money on the splitter anyway... D'oh!
That is precisely why I refuse to get a hydraulic splitter. The same for a riding mower to clip the grass, and some kind of a dirt mover...
Last season I felled, limbed, bucked, and split the rounds of figure 8 and a half cord...
I can only wish it were that simplistic, but for many of us it ain't.
It ain't laziness, or an unwillingness... it's about "time".
I work 40-50 hours a week at a job that can be quite physically demanding at times. Then, using two ride-on grass cutting machines I still spend 3-5 hours a week "clipping" grass this time of year (when the grass grows a half inch a day); if I was using a walk-behind I'd be mowing every single night until dark... I flat don't have that sort of "time". Up here, at the "new north pole ", I burn your "8 and a half cord" each winter, most of it elm and Bur Oak... spending an hour with a sledge and wedge for an armload of firewood just ain't an option. I need to make 8 or more cord of firewood each year just to break even. In the simplest terms, without hydraulics I wouldn't be able to heat with wood, there just wouldn't be enough available time to make enough firewood.
There just flat has to be enough time left over for all the other "things" that need to get done. And don't discount the time it requires to be a parent; not just the time spent interacting, but the time to attend activities, functions and whatnot. Yeah, staying active is good for the body, mind and soul, but there has to be a healthy balance, there has to be some kick-back time also... all batteries need a recharge at some point. I mean, really, how far do you take it?? If it's all about staying active, about physical activity... well... you could give up your chain saw for an axe and buck saw, "clip" your grass swinging a sharpened blade mounted to a stick.
As far as the earth mover.
I must have strange shaped/sized hands; I've never found a shovel, rake, hoe or whatever to fit my hands properly... they all just seem to slip clean out of them Heck, I've even tried those "gripper" gloves and it weren't no help at all
The reason the one stack is leaning is kind of due to it's age. But more because of those Oklahoma winds (tornado's) It's the after effect!
As for taking time off, nope! Don't do it! The best way to stay in condition is to remain active. So, my suggestion is this, take 10 or 12 cord and load it on however many 54 foot trailers and send it to me. That way you'll have plenty of room for any new wood you would cut n split. See, a perfect solution! Heck, I'll even send y'all the ashes when I'm done. :msp_w00t:
...BTW, I really want one of those sharp blades on a stick (scythe)...
Yeah… that’s how ya’ spell it!!
I bet I tried at least a dozen times and couldn’t make it look right… so I went with, “sharpened blade mounted to a stick.”
Hey… what can I say, I’m a self-educated hillbilly.
Oh... and I have several if'n ya' really want one... LOL
:msp_biggrin:Storm, we're big on fueling addictions around here. If the couple spidey has laying around ain't enough, I've likely got one or 3 down in the shed to send you. I sure ain't using em.
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