Was up at the local compost site today as I had 4 pieces of Apple that I wanted to cut down to 18", basically something to do as next week the old Bronco will be in the shop getting some much needed body work done. But I was cutting and the guy who was on duty comes by in the payloader and says to me "there's more wood in the back (wooded area); I'm going to haul it out here. If you want to take a look at it and go back there and get some I'll show you where it is" 
Ha ha, right place, right time! So I went and looked at it, and could actually cherry pick and take what I wanted, mostly Hickory, not real big but it all adds up, and as I was cutting my saw ran out of gas...I thought I had more in it, and like I said was only planning on making 4 cuts, so it was a good thing as I went home and put on long pants and a long shirt since I was a little bit in the woods with just shorts and no shirt. But here's the interesting thing; he told me as have several other workers up there that this wood was put back there by some of the workers who do this every year, store it, say "we're going to use it, don't worry", they never take the time to harvest it and it usually ends up in the chipper, so this guy said "they've had their chance, we're tired of looking at it, take what you want and the rest I'm putting in the pile for the public!" So I got about 30 pieces mainly pretty fresh Hickory, left the Walnut and Cherry that were there that was drier so someone could use it this season yet although I wouldn't feel comfortable with that but if split now should be dry enough but that's not my problem, but this is going to be very interesting when these guys see that he put it out for the public to take. If I didn't take it you know someone else would, and it's probably almost gone already, but these guys procrastinate every year so maybe it'll teach them a lesson. Funny thing is I know one guy, saw him a few months back, and he says to me "I need firewood...." and I told him "look around, it's there", but I guess it's too much WORK to harvest it; and he'll probably be the FIRST GUY to start crying that this guy put it out for anyone to take!
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Ha ha, right place, right time! So I went and looked at it, and could actually cherry pick and take what I wanted, mostly Hickory, not real big but it all adds up, and as I was cutting my saw ran out of gas...I thought I had more in it, and like I said was only planning on making 4 cuts, so it was a good thing as I went home and put on long pants and a long shirt since I was a little bit in the woods with just shorts and no shirt. But here's the interesting thing; he told me as have several other workers up there that this wood was put back there by some of the workers who do this every year, store it, say "we're going to use it, don't worry", they never take the time to harvest it and it usually ends up in the chipper, so this guy said "they've had their chance, we're tired of looking at it, take what you want and the rest I'm putting in the pile for the public!" So I got about 30 pieces mainly pretty fresh Hickory, left the Walnut and Cherry that were there that was drier so someone could use it this season yet although I wouldn't feel comfortable with that but if split now should be dry enough but that's not my problem, but this is going to be very interesting when these guys see that he put it out for the public to take. If I didn't take it you know someone else would, and it's probably almost gone already, but these guys procrastinate every year so maybe it'll teach them a lesson. Funny thing is I know one guy, saw him a few months back, and he says to me "I need firewood...." and I told him "look around, it's there", but I guess it's too much WORK to harvest it; and he'll probably be the FIRST GUY to start crying that this guy put it out for anyone to take! HA
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