ron d - 17 December 2005 10:54 AM

yea,franks pretty impressive isnt he.he thinks that shows he has “ big __ but i guess there is always an ass out there.sorry craig , it had to be said.

There is always the curve that people fit along, from the most gracious and civilized to the most drunken and crass. From those who want to help, to those who enjoy inflaming....from those who state their opinions, to those who must always be right.

I say two things:

1. Pay no attention to those who are not upholding basic standards
2. Pray (or hope) that other come around the inderstanding that this is a “family” board and that continual sarcasm and put-downs are better for Larry David than here. Here, we try to help and celebrate.

exactly my point craig. nobody deserves to post a worth while picture , that you have asked for more of , and then be ridiculed and questioned about sexual preferences, credibility and forced to defend themselves because some drunken jackass has to make himself feel better by insulting others. ive seen it before and it really pisses me off.i will now leave this issue lye because he doesnt deserve anymore attention than he is already crying out for.

HEY!
I am new to this post and was impressed with that great picture of stacked wood. Inspired!  Made want to grab a saw and go a cutt’in!  But then I was kind of put off by the rest of the thread.  I hope that responses like Frank’s are not common.  This post is a great resource and I think it should be respected by all who use it. 
I would hate to have a guy want to submit a post and then not do it in fear of getting a response from a jerk like Frank.

Alright!

Dylan - 18 December 2005 08:57 AM

Does this mean that you didn’t enjoy Seinfeld?? From my perspective, Larry David’s objective was to poke fun AT the sort of people that his characters represented, and I continue to laugh my ass off when I see re-runs.

Dylan

Well, actually I was never a seinfeld fan....his comedy is a little weak. But Larry David seems to have it down a little better.....

But you’ll find that 2/3 of people HATE the larry david stuff. My point is that sarcasm is sometimes difficult to communicate over the net. I try to add (grin) or something light so that folks from the midwest at least can tell I am joking.

The key is this: If multiple people take offense, then a post is probably over the edge. There are LOT of boards on the net and newsgroups where people can rant until they are blue in the face. This is not one of them, and we intend to keep it that way.

Dylan,

I actually forgot to mention that probably 2 cords in the pile is yellow locust from just one street over from my house, so we didn’t haul that far at all.  When the logger logged my parents’ property he was able to access (with permission) much of the woodlot from fields belonging to two neighbors.  He also used these fields for this loading, thus, the leftovers were not on my parents’ property and had to be removed.  We had little choice but to do it unless we wanted to give it all away.  I would have jumped at it regardless.

This season’s wood is from Norway and Silver maples in my yard.  I don’t consider that or the maple and ash I’ve hauled to be soft wood at all.  I began burning on September 30 and I am trying to heat a 2,600 sq.ft. house with a unit rated to only 2,000 sq. ft.  In addition I am currently working from home so I am here all day and can keep the fire stoked.  I think in future seasons I will burn significantly less.

Mark

Impressive wood pile.  Don’t beat up on Frank too much.  I always get a laugh out of his schtick.

DavidV - 19 December 2005 08:20 AM

Impressive wood pile.  Don’t beat up on Frank too much.  I always get a laugh out of his schtick.

Don’t encourage him. This latest rant was pathetic and uncalled for.

e

Frank Ivy - 19 December 2005 08:19 PM

“For some reason, it is a favorite species of tree ‘breeders’ and there exist hundreds of varieties of Norway maple.....I’ve got anAcer platanoides var. Atropurpurea (Crimson King Maple) right outside my window.”

I’d guess because they are extraordinarily hardy and their shade is incredibly dense.

If you stand under a mature Norway Maple and look up, you won’t see hardly any sun.
They also laugh at winters here - Norway Maples are still leafed out and green when other maples have already lost all chlorophyll.
Love Norway maples.

And they’re also non-native and invasive throughout much of the NE - I say cut um and burn um if you have any. Plant native sugar or red maples instead - far better fall foliage and maple syrup if you have the patience and inclination.