momof2nutlings
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Help a girl out, please!
I'm having horrible luck finding an honest wood seller in Eastern CT, and I don't know how! Craigslist didn't work for me - spent $430 on what I was assured would be between 2 to 2 1/2 cords. Wasn't even 1 1/2 cords when I stacked it out. Guy said he'd make it right - three weeks ago.
So next I asked friends for references. Called the name that came out the most (twice) and bought 3 cord of wood. I can't even start a fire with this stuff, it's so wet. Looked good, grey on the outside, bark coming off, but the truck was huge so I didn't crawl up into it to test it with my handy meter. Yes, I'll know better next time. And I'm sure it'll finish drying in the next few months (it's about 25-30% wet by meter on the inside when I split it now), but for now I really need a few cord of DRY wood.
So how do I find the honest sellers?? I'm out over $1,000 already, and I really can't afford to screw up again. :frown: Thanks for any advice, I'm so upset with myself over this.
I'm having horrible luck finding an honest wood seller in Eastern CT, and I don't know how! Craigslist didn't work for me - spent $430 on what I was assured would be between 2 to 2 1/2 cords. Wasn't even 1 1/2 cords when I stacked it out. Guy said he'd make it right - three weeks ago.
So next I asked friends for references. Called the name that came out the most (twice) and bought 3 cord of wood. I can't even start a fire with this stuff, it's so wet. Looked good, grey on the outside, bark coming off, but the truck was huge so I didn't crawl up into it to test it with my handy meter. Yes, I'll know better next time. And I'm sure it'll finish drying in the next few months (it's about 25-30% wet by meter on the inside when I split it now), but for now I really need a few cord of DRY wood.
So how do I find the honest sellers?? I'm out over $1,000 already, and I really can't afford to screw up again. :frown: Thanks for any advice, I'm so upset with myself over this.