Someone stole some of my firewood.

Awesome. Please post pics and wanted signs once you get results....

I just received two fake video camera's. Too cold out to mount right now. Ones going in the back and one in the front.

Damn. I don't want to judge anyone - but stealing another man's hard earned property is just, well, wrong (can we still say that?). I'd rather the person come to me and ask for free wood - I'd give them some if they were really hurting. Cheers!

I caught one person stealing mine one time and I said what I done to him and it got pulled. Stealing and a lair is no use to me. Spit kick

tigeroak said:

I caught one person stealing mine one time and I said what I done to him and it got pulled. Stealing and a lair is no use to me. Spit kick

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Well now I'm curious what you did to him!

He can't say until the statute of limitations is over....... Cheers!

Back in the old days they made their teeth out of wood, get the drift.

Same here parthy , you need some ask and I will give you some but just don't steal it then lie about when you get caught.

That sux. Besides the wood at my house we keep the bulk of it at our farm which is 25 miles away from me but 8 miles from the rest of my family. No one lives at that old farm so there's nothing stopping someone from loading up. With propane prices so high I could see someone indulging themselves on our stocks.

parthy said:

Went for a walk by his house today and judging by the creosote running down his brand new chimney on the outside, the fire that is going to happen there will be spectacular! (brand new 200 grand + home)I am sure I told him I don't have a phone. I don't answer the door after dark anyways, the neighbours I like email me before showing up. And my kids have a key.

I would gladly give anybody who needed some, some wood.

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If you know he has issues with creosote dripping, consider doing the right thing and tell him about it, your not 100 percent sure that it is him and even if it is, he only took 20 pieces, maybe experimenting and trying to learn from you...
Atleast consider it.... He is a burner just like you me and all the rest... Stealing wood is more like someone taking half a pile or so, not a neighbor needing 20 splits.....

It's terrible and all but I can't get over a brand new house for 200K!

Most definitely tell him about your concern of the visible creosote! I don't think you would be able to live with yourself knowing you could have prevented a fire...over 20 pieces of wood. It would also be a good time to tell him that you found some wood "missing" from your stack.

if there are kids there I would go educated him. If it is just him,,,,shrug,,,,,he is a thief

ask and I'll give it to you. But,come for the wood sneaky and leave with a half ounce of lead in your ear.

bring another 20 splits over and neatly stack it for 'em. leave note mentioning imminent disaster of chimney fire. suggest visiting hearth.com for knowledge of correct burning technique. detail the concept of getting out there and doing your C/S/S and getting well ahead if you wanna be a wood burner, value of time, energy spent preparing for winter...that type of thing. hopefully he figure it out, if not, maybe he stub toe on coffee table over and over.

woodsman416 said:

It's terrible and all but I can't get over a brand new house for 200K!

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Yeah... not many houses at $200k around here. You can spend that redoing a kitchen, in this neighborhood. Empty lot behind me just sold for $188k, and it was mostly wetlands, not very good for building.

See, I see it the other way around. 200k is quite a bit for a house around here. Most are probably in the 50k range. I guess meth does a of job of lowering prices.

I've been concerned about losing wood around here with this cold spell. The top of wood pile is visible from the road if you're driving a truck, but my driveway is low enough that you'd never see them loading anything from the road. I need to get some cameras set up as I've caught some random people come snooping around when I've worked from home during the week.

A $200k home seems to be the threshold of "pretty darn nice" around here.

The price of the home is unimportant. The "owner's" financial statements are important. Stealing is always wrong. But the circumstances surrounding the theft are not always so clearly defined. People steal for several reasons. If you were mortgaged to the hilt and found yourself "upside down" on your note and your homeowner's policy was insufficient/lapsed and the threat of frozen pipes loomed... you guys see where I'm going. Desperation makes people do things they'd usually avoid. And yeah, there is always an poophead who'll steal because "he can".

Those of us who burn wood understand just how much planning and work goes into providing a winter's worth of firewood and the supply for the following winter. People who are desperate don't think that way! they're worried about getting through a wicked cold night and hanging on until the next check clears the bank. What a horrible way to live!

I would be beyond BS if I found our hard earned seasoned firewood poached by some lazy, sorry-ass person... but if I found myself in dire straits? Dunno, maybe the suggestion of Delta-T is the best way to build community and spread the word about how to maximize the use of wood heat?!

My wood. No touchy.

My wood- no Touchy- add or you will be touched. Always liked that phone line add " reach out and touch someone" modification by me- I don't use a phone. range 600yards, elevation 18minutes, windage varies. click - hello!

I understand, I regularly check my stacks because some can be taken in the night, guys in pickups have their eyes peeled on my stash as they drive by, but if a neighbor needs a little, it's a different story.....