How'd it go today?

[davidwyby]

Stacking wood is insanity

 

[cory]

I used to feel the same but I've grown to be able to tolerate it

 

[SeanKroll]

That's far for you!

Yep. Grandfathered clients.

 

[treebilly]

@treebilly , this anywhere near you?

Ohio opens 6,600 acres of protected lands for oil and gas extraction - Signal Ohio

Despite public opposition, state officials opened 6,600 acres of Jockey Hollow and Egypt Valley wildlife areas in eastern Ohio to the natural gas industry.

signalohio.org

Within an hour drive. Not surprising or a new thing. The article mentions other state parks that have done the same years ago. I was at Salt Fork years ago and recently. I will say that a lot of money was reinvested into making it nicer for common folk. By common folk I mean people that enjoy comfortable outdoors. The campground has had major upgrades and better maintenance of the lake and grounds overall. Honestly the natural gas companies do less environmental damage than the park visitors from what I can visibly see.
I’ll get another look at salt fork next fall as I’m planning on a white tail hunt there

 

[cory]

I hope it doesn't f up the aquifer

 

[Kaveman]

One last beer with Brother Wyatt before getting on my delayed train. A fine trip, facilitated by a fine young man.

Not all brothers are born, but all brotherhood is written in blood, sweat, tears, and effort. I am blessed with a collection of fine brothers, some of whom have yet to meet one another, some who met only recently, some who have been brothers for years. I am truly blessed by all of them.

I got to see Brother Dave, and Brother Dawson, spend time with my girls and a week with my beloved protege, Brother Wyatt. Life is indeed always good, if we but seek the goodness. And so I grow my family of Spirit, and reaffirm the old oaths of fraternity.

 

[davidwyby]

I used to feel the same but I've grown to be able to tolerate it

I haven’t stacked since I was a kid. Now I remember why. I went to deliver last night and realized I had made a grave error. I assumed they knew the delivered price was just chucking it off, not stacking. I ate my error and carried it from the driveway to the back side of the house. Took forever.

 

[SeanKroll]

Is firewood profitable there or part fun and part disposal?


Here, it feels like there is only beer money in firewood unless automated. Stacking seems to make peanuts to go with the beer.

I delivered wood once when I needed the beer and peanuts, where they thought I would haul and stack as part of selling and delivering. They asked how much. I said $20 extra. Should have told them an hourly price or taken it with me.

Once burned, twice shy. I definitely don't want to do basic labor that kids can do.

 

[flushcut]

Firewood is profitable with a processor. It is also profitable with a regular splitter if you don’t take in account your time. If you do it’s something like $11 an hour probably less. Firewood production costs time not so much money. It is a good way to dispose of a byproduct you already got paid to remove. I did most of my firewood production during mud season and posted roads just for something to do. But I found the hassle of filling orders more time consuming than it was worth. Using IBC baskets helped make it a tiny bit more profitable but you need a machine so it has a cost to the bottom line.

 

[Burnham]

I like stacking my own firewood. But I'm a bit ocd about some things like that, and I really like to look at a properly stacked woodshed, which I must since they are right in view from the living room and outdoor decks.

For someone else?...not so much .

 

[cory]

#pilepride

I have it too.

 

[cory]

FTR I"ve burned 3.25 cord so far this winter 🤷‍♂️