Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[svk]

The wind died down some and it is a cold and clear -15. Beautiful drive to and from town tonight with the huge moon.

 

[svk]

Forgot to mention @chucker.

Pulled out a few of those worn out bars you gave me to do a little "art" project. Will post up when I am done.

 

[svk]

I spy with my little eyes...a black ash scrounge.

 

[Plowboy83]

I spy with my little eyes...a black ash scrounge.

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lol that's a good one

 

[ReggieT]

Norway and jack pine are poppers too. Those pitch pockets explode and launch coals several feet!

Pitch Pockets...hmm...so that's what fuels this onslaught...
Osage seems to be more fireworks, yet locust seems launch further ammo!

 

[benp]

Pitch Pockets...hmm...so that's what fuels this onslaught...
Osage seems to be more fireworks, yet locust seems launch further ammo!

I would love to have a log truck loaded with Hedge Apple pull into the yard.

 

[JustJeff]

Well the rain quit before it got cold so no close to the house firewood. Set a house in Collingwood today and just got home awhile ago. Loggers are cutting just down the road from me. Local cash crop farmer has them do all his farms on a pretty regular basis. I know I could get all the wood I want for next to nothing from them as they usually just let the tops rot. One of those deals that would be great but I already have my hands full right close to home so best not to ask as I would just work myself to death for firewood that I can't seem to sell. There sure is a big pile of logs there and they have been hauling them away steady too.

Seems like everyone is doing firewood this year. I think a lot of logging is happening because people want to cut the ash before it's too late. Whatever the reason, I had a hard time selling last year so this year I'm going to scrounge for myself and go fishing!

 

[woodchip rookie]

Tons of ash everywhere...

 

[svk]

No sawing today.

 

[nomad_archer]

No sawing today.

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I cant like that post. You have fun with that. 42* here and I have a small fire going. Just got the mail in a t-shirt.

 

[svk]

I cant like that post. You have fun with that. 42* here and I have a small fire going. Just got the mail in a t-shirt.

It's already up to -10. Heat wave!

 

[benp]

No sawing today.

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It was -31 when I got up at 0400. -40 around 0730.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Yeah, was 4 degrees and windy on Monday. I had to go out to the chicken pen and reach bare-handed into their bucket to re-situate the deicer. The walk back to the house HURT. Then it was 50 degrees yesterday, and rained buckets. Now we're back to 30, but sunny and no wind. I wish ma nature would make up her mind.

 

[Cowboy254]

No sawing today.

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Why's that? Saw won't start?

 

[hardpan]

I had one from the firepit go down the neck of my shirt. Still have the scar on my stomach and it burned a hole through the shirt too. Luckily it was only a pea sized ember!

A sober man would have just hopped up and let it fall on through. LOL. Don't ask me how I know that.

 

[svk]

A sober man would have just hopped up and let it fall on through. LOL. Don't ask me how I know that.

LOL was sitting there with the fam, didn't even have a beer!

 

[svk]

Why's that? Saw won't start?

Saw starts. Operator doesn't LOL

 

[hardpan]

If you say so.
Seriously, I kind of like to throw a little sassafras on the camp fire. That popping and jumping kind of keeps people awake and active.

 

[cantoo]

I had plans to go to the bush today but wimped out on the cutting wood part. Went back to the bush and back bladed the trail so I could get to the bush. Took the rear blade off and put the rear grapple back on. I was pretty much frozen at that point so I decided it was still going to be too cold tomorrow so I loaded the log trailer onto my car hauler and will go to work in the morning and do some more welding improvements on it. I might go to the bush Sunday just to keep my man card. - 11 C (12 F) overnight tonight.

 

[Cody]

It's already up to -10. Heat wave!

A tropical heat wave? Gotta toss in the grumpy old men reference. I love the 20-30 below weather, but right near -40ºF? Dannnngg....I suppose the only difference is you're snot freezes a micro second sooner, just something about that frozen face feel, and then walking into a toasty house with a fire going. Some people don't know what they're missin..