1st Annual Hearth.com Wisconsin Get Together

I will be there with my wife and daughter

Glad you can make it, jtp.

Brother Bart, I thought you'd be coming on the Hearth.com corporate jet with the
scantily-clad Fire Bunnies serving drinks at 30,000 feet...we can arrange pick-up
service at the Prairie du Sac airport if you change your mind.

I'd like to come but hubby can't travel more than 1 hour away from his Milwaukee hospital. Wonder if I could find a "Grampa Sitter" for the day......... :lol:

Shari

I will be there at high noon... look forward to meeting everyone.
jackpine

Fantastic. Look forward to meeting you!

Looks like I'll be running a few minutes late, getting kids to the assigned places, but I'll be there shortly
after 12.

You guys gonna take a group picture?

Sorry Troops, I had planned on the road trip, but my mom passed away late yesterday afternoon. So my plate just became overloaded. You all have a great time, and post a bunch of pics. Maybe if there is another I can attend.

Blades, I am sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you!

A smaller group than we had hoped but the 6 that were there had a great time (at least until jtp's daughter hit her head on the table!). Our goal is to double for next year and are open to suggestions if there would be a better time of the year to do it, possibly in winter when people aren't still busy getting ready for winter?

Well anyway, here's the inaugural group.

You have to guess. :cheese:

And if you wanted to see more, you should have been there! ;-)

It looks like a group of mercanaries who just finished signing contracts with a private security group to protect the American Embassy in Pakistan.
Either that or they're wood burners.

That looks like an experienced group of woodburners with another generation in the 'learning stage'!

Shari

Thanks to everyone who was able to come. It was fun to sit and talk with fellow wood burners
and a stove guy over a couple of cold drinks and lunch.

It was great to be a part of the 1st Annual Hearth.com, Wisconsin Divn. After lunch Northwinds invited us to his 12 acre woodlot. Armed with a splitting maul Northwinds guided us to his wood splitting area and split a couple pieces of year and one-half seasoned hickory. Moisture meters ranged from 16 to 26 percent. So it was decided the average of the numbers would be used - 21 percent. (This was not a real confidence builder in using moisture meters) Wacking two splits together confirmed the percentage - yep it sounds about 21 percent moisture content.

There is ample evidence that Nortwinds works hard at putting up wood. His woodlot has a nice mix of hardwoods and appears it can sustain his firewood needs for some time.

One thing I thought was rather odd...BrotherBart's name came up at least three times in our conversations.
Jackpine

Sorry I had to miss you guys! We were golfing Lake Windsor while you guys were eatting though.

Blades, my condolences. You guys have to give a name to everyone on the pic...The last pic, guy on the left looks pissed that he is out of beer

Which brings back the question, would sometime during the winter work better? Seems like we ran up against a lot of people still having other activities going on in the fall. Of course, in the winter, you run the chance of having weather problems.

Rule number one...what happens in Roxbury stays in Roxbury...that means we do not divulge the names of the attendees without express written consent.
jackpine