You know you heat with wood when.....

[Dons kids]

You know you heat with wood when...

When there are grass clipping on top of the snow because you used your snowblower in your yard to clear a path to your wood pile. Big snow storm, roads are closed, the power goes out in your neighborhood, your the only house with heat, stepping over neighborhood kids sleeping on the foor in the morning when you go to work. (Laugh at me now!!!!, lost power for 5 five days, was able to keep the house at 65-68 degees, no blowers, no fans, outside temp below 32. Never leaving outdoor cooking supplies (pie maker, marshmallow/hotdog forks...) at camp because you use them all winter.

 

[CTYank]

Welcome to DonsKids. Good one- wood-fired rug-rats.

 

[Ohioguychris]

and the number one indication that you heat with wood?











your still here reading this thread, now into its fifth page!






yeah, i know. I am as bad as you are. Im still here too.

Page 18!!!

 

[Garmins dad]

When there are grass clipping on top of the snow because you used your snowblower in your yard to clear a path to your wood pile. Big snow storm, roads are closed, the power goes out in your neighborhood, your the only house with heat, stepping over neighborhood kids sleeping on the foor in the morning when you go to work. (Laugh at me now!!!!, lost power for 5 five days, was able to keep the house at 65-68 degees, no blowers, no fans, outside temp below 32. Never leaving outdoor cooking supplies (pie maker, marshmallow/hotdog forks...) at camp because you use them all winter.

Sounds like you belong here...

 

[Garmins dad]

You "convince" your wife to park outside so you can stack wood in her bay in the garage..

Trust me thats a tough thing to do... BUT the couch is soft... :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Wood Doctor]

You know you heat with wood when...

... the wife replenishes your kindling supply and keeps the fire going all day while you're at work.

 

[1project2many]

You know you heat with wood when you finally install security lighting and the first test is "Does it sense people near the woodpile?"

You know you heat with wood when you're happy to learn your 4 month old daughter doesn't respond to the TV but sits quietly watching the fire burn in the stove. Mum thinks I'm sacrificing something by feeding the fire and the baby at 1:00 am. I wonder how long I can get the brownie points before Mum realizes the baby and I both like napping in the warm chair.

 

[an?qus]

You know you heat with wood when...

there's no place to sit in the den (where the stove is) because the cats have camped out in all the comfy seats already.

You know you heat with wood when you're happy to learn your 4 month old daughter doesn't respond to the TV but sits quietly watching the fire burn in the stove. Mum thinks I'm sacrificing something by feeding the fire and the baby at 1:00 am. I wonder how long I can get the brownie points before Mum realizes the baby and I both like napping in the warm chair.

SWEET! How long will you keep getting the brownie points AND the warm chair! Good luck with that!

 

[Locust Cutter]

You know you heat w/wood when,...

When you've put off replacing the motorcycle you sold when the babies came along, in order to afford a a kinetic splitter to augment your hydraulic one and a large trailer to haul them and the wood on. Also when seriously debating the finer points of having a skidder tractor to your wife (and you live on the plains) and are able to make the business case for it! Now if I could just win the lottery,... I also need a 40'x60' Butler Bldg to keep all of this in.:msp_thumbup:

 

[an?qus]

You know you heat with wood when...

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I didn't notice this one, 1:

You know you heat with wood when you finally install security lighting and the first test is "Does it sense people near the woodpile?"

You know you heat with wood when...the electrician who wires your new addition puts outside lighting on the woodpile WITHOUT YOU EVEN ASKING! I saw him on the ladder and said, "What are you doing up there??" 'cuz there was no inside lighting anywhere near there. He goes, "You want to cover the woodpile, don't you??" We'd never even thought of it. We paid him with wood, so it turned out he was putting the light in FOR HIMSELF so's he could grab the wood after work!!

These are so funny! The more you read them, the more you identify with them!

 

[ponyexpress976]

...you start to yell at your husband for checking out the cute chick across the street
when you realize he's just eying the stand of fallen locust behind her!!

you got rep for that one...since my wife just did the same thing a few days ago

 

[an?qus]

you got rep for that one...since my wife just did the same thing a few days ago

Thanks, PE! I'd rep myself for not really being that jealous, but the rest of it is true.
Repping you back, but better give it to your wood widow!

 

[Wood Doctor]

You know you heat with wood when...

... your dog, who loves to curl up near the stove, walks with you out to the woodpile and makes sure that a new supply of firewood arrives inside the house safely.

 

[cheeves]

... your dog, who loves to curl up near the stove, walks with you out to the woodpile and makes sure that a new supply of firewood arrives inside the house safely.

My cats do the same thing. They're not stupid!

 

[Wood Doctor]

You know you heat with wood when...

... the next door neighbor notices that the size of your wood pile is going down a little while their heating bill is going up like gangbusters. :tongue2:

 

[xrayman]

You know you heat with wood when you're happy to learn your 4 month old daughter doesn't respond to the TV but sits quietly watching the fire burn in the stove. Mum thinks I'm sacrificing something by feeding the fire and the baby at 1:00 am. I wonder how long I can get the brownie points before Mum realizes the baby and I both like napping in the warm chair.

Did that last night, our 3yr old woke up from a bad dream. Nothing beats cuddleing with my girls in front of the fire. I did the same thing when they were babies I took the nite feedings.

 

[OH_Varmntr]

...when you open the cold water faucet and have to wait for the warm water to leave the pipes before you get the cold water you need. :msp_biggrin:

 

[redneck51587]

I thought I should give this organization stuff a try too. Here's my map:

Waddya think? I feel like I may be missing something here.

you forgot the pile of dog poo...

 

[jhoff310]

your goal in life is to have enough wood piled in various places in the backyard that you run out of grass to cut....thats what my son is hoping for anyway

you are going to train your next dog how to pull a kids sled full of wood thru the snow


Jeff

 

[electiccottage]

When you wake up exhausted because you stayed up to see how well a new way of stacking would burn and you wanted to get an exact burn time so you didn't dare fall asleep and not know the exact timing of the sticks turning to just coals...