Forgive me, I've sinned...

Well....not really. With 3 children and busy lives, I haven't had much time to cut wood. Last weekend my wife and I processed 3.5 cords of wood from the woodlot, and it took us to 11 cord or so in the stack. I usually don't buy wood since there's an unlimited supply, but when it's cheap enough, it's nice to get ahead. Well tonight on our way to pick up our son, we passed a very nice couple we've bought wood from in the past. At 125.00 for close to 1.5 cords of cut split and seasoned wood delivered, it's impossible to turn down , so we bought 2 loads. After this I should be at 14 cord, but I will continue to cut as time allows. While I don't wish winter to come early, we are ready.

Like I say, I couldn't pass up the deal. I think there's hard maple, ash, beech and some others in the loads. The last 3 cords I processed was soft maple, so it will be nice to mix some of the harder stuff in. I about crap when I see the prices of wood from different areas. A also just bought our propane tank to free myself from inflated prices and non usage fees. We paid $.99 a gallon for LP. That makes wood burning harder at that price, but it's nice having options.

Buzz Saw said:

Thriftypropane.com was $0.64 when you buy a tank. $0.71 after that.

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That's crazy! 3 years ago we filled our tank and it was 2.99 after I talked them down.

We paid 1200 for a new tank and regulators installed. An amish man in wayne county wanted 900 for a used tank, and I would need regulators and an installation charge plus hauling. Total for the new tank was 1800 with tax, installation and fuel. A 500 gallon tank will last us over 3 years with a gas dryer, stove and furnace. I was paying over a hundred a year for a non usage fee, and the LP costs were 2 to 3 times higher. Hopefully next year I'll be purchasing another 500 gallon tank from a co worker.