My wife says I am weird......

Newburnerwisconsin said:

but loves the woodstove heat! Cut 12 cords this year and counting....gotta give that oak at least 2 years to dry. Anyone else have this issue?

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Which issue? Oak needing 2 years to dry, or the wife saying you're weird?

yep, in addition to her mom and all the neighbors and relatives. I don't care though what they think. I just know I want to burn dry wood.

My wife says I'm crazy...not weird. Fortunately, she is a big fan of wood heat too. But she doesn't get how I actually get enjoyment out of splitting and stacking wood.

Same here. I get looks, glares and snide remarks. But then the cold weather hits she is the first one to ask about starting up the stove.

my wife just laughs at all the wood racks and says " I guess we dont need to ration wood this year finally". Took me 3 yrs to get ahead of the curve, I now have 10 cords stacked and racked and am awaiting more soon.

Newburnerwisconsin said:

my wife saying I am weird......

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Well she knows you better than we do.

My neighbors think i am crazy as well. 4 cords(only burn in shoulder season and switch to coal) on a small lot and counting. Giess they do not like the idea of my front porch being covered in scrounge wood..........

Tell her to pay for the next years heating bill. Then ask if she still thinks you're weird.

I have 30 some odd cord stacked around the perimeter of my lot ( 2 sides), ya, I hear about it from neighbors every so often. So about a week ago one of them was riding bikes with the off spring and stopped and wanted to know how much time I was burning the stove cause they never see smoke. Told him 24/7 from just about now until sometime in late spring. He was quite surprised.

blades said:

I have 30 some odd cord stacked around the perimeter of my lot ( 2 sides), ya, I hear about it from neighbors every so often. So about a week ago one of them was riding bikes with the off spring and stopped and wanted to know how much time I was burning the stove cause they never see smoke. Told him 24/7 from just about now until sometime in late spring. He was quite surprised.

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I've got between 45-50 cord, but the majority of it is hidden from view when the leaves are on the trees. During fall/winter you can see the partial stacks from the road but can't really see how much there really is. It's just those who have seen the stacks and have been told by others who are the ones who think I have lost my mind. Some of those also think the wood will be "too dry" to burn....lmao.

The people who don't get it just don't understand, obviously they aren't part of this site lol.

hamslam42 said:

Which issue? Oak needing 2 years to dry, or the wife saying you're weird?

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Yes.




But then, she married me, so....

People think I nuts too. My wife also, but for many other reasons. I'm splitting in the summer and people ask why I'm splitting in the heat of the day? In the winter they come up my driveway and ask if I sell firewood. I just tell them that the work involved for me to get a cord of wood cut split and stacked would cost you at least a thousand dollars. They get the message.

This is our third year burning, so I am almost to the point of getting ahead on wood.

When her coworkers complain about their wood supply being wet, they have a hard time starting fires, she understands why I do what I do.

So the 'weirdness' is going away.

My wife calls me a "wood burning dork" while the weather is warm. She calls this website the "wood burning dork website". Something about combining internet technology with the basic, primitive art of burning wood for heat. She then asks for a fire when the temp drops below 50. I ask for things too. It works out.

my wife thinks I am crazy, always talking about the wood stacks, gear and stove. I make her come and look at the newly split wood when I work and I can tell she sure is thrilled! On the other side, she sure does love the wood heat and runs the stove like a pro.

Newburnerwisconsin said:

but loves the woodstove heat! Cut 12 cords this year and counting....gotta give that oak at least 2 years to dry. Anyone else have this issue?

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Nope, not here

hamslam42 said:

My wife says I'm crazy...not weird. Fortunately, she is a big fan of wood heat too. But she doesn't get how I actually get enjoyment out of splitting and stacking wood.

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I'm in the same boat. Honestly I never thought that CSS wood would turn into a hobby.

I tell her it's my exercise as well.

I think its freakin hot...

Newburnerwisconsin said:

Anyone else have this issue?

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Yeah, i been told same, but pretty sure it started before I got a wood stove....

My wife thinks I'm crazy. She just rolls her eyes and walks away now whenever somebody even mentions firewood. She knows its gonna be along conversation.

Yup. My wife, my neighbors, my family, our friends- they all think I'm nuts. And they're right, so God bless 'em.

My wife needs about two seasons to cotton to the idea of more wood, so initially she's burned up and cooled back off before the wood is. I've carefully charted all our heating bills against the average temp of a month and we've cut our electric bill by 33% since we moved here in 2002. And the house is a temperature unobtainable via our heart-pump.