jimdad07
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Rope you and guys like you must have a set to do what you boys do up in those trees, always been impressed by the climbers.
Bro I have no insurance and have to tough it out. I have for the last fifteen years I hope to never go under knife.
27 years plus of this and still doing it back and all
I'm sorry to hear that. My injury happened in 2007. When they (doctors) would look at my MRI, they could never figure out why I didn't have excruciating pain in my back and legs. They said it was a matter of time...well the time came. Legs are good, but I couldn't hardly turn and couldn't bend over at all. Thanks to some meds, I have been mobile today. I had to have a cervical (neck) fusion 2007 and wouldn't do it all over again if I had the choice.
You may hate me for saying this, but I am totally opposed to Obama's health care plan. However, hopefully there's a silver lining in it, that hard working guys like you can get affordable coverage to take care of yourself and your family.
JimDad, here's how I did exactly that this year. I only got into it because a very bad storm came through our area back in early August, and left me with dozens of very large wild cherry down. If I don't cut them up, they'll dry rot away before I can use them all for heat.
So I went onto my local Craig's List, and placed an add for free. Here's the link to my ad: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/grd/2089742002.html. You can't believe how many people i have calling, and waiting for wood until I can get enough time off work to get more wood cut and split. Buy the way, I do all my splitting by hand using a Monster Maul and Super Splitter Axe, so I'm getting paid to exercise. Where else can you do that!!
Posts like this on other threads have sparked a huge debate about how these figures are unrealistic because I didn't figure in depreciation on the equipment, or get paid a hourly rate for time invested etc., but the goal here isn't to make enough money to quit my day job, just offset the cost of heating a little and stick it to the man a little harder. Trust me, you will never get rich doing this, but it is easy to have nearly free heat selling a little wood on the side.
I rate sellin fire wood right up there with pickin up aluminum cans.
That said i have sold 4 1/2 cords since sep.Don't deliver tho and they pay just for what leaves the property,this avoids misunderstandings and me being ripped off.The downside is shes spent the money and i'm 4 cords short for next year.Oh well,good thing i like cuttin wood.
And finally, I wish we coudl all stop referring to any volue of wood as a "face cord". Some of you have no idea teh confusion that causes. I'll bet many of you didn't know that in Canada, its illegal to sell wood by anything other than a cord or a fraction thereof (1/2 cord, 1/4 cord, etc.)
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