argus66 said:NO IT IS NOT JUST NEW JERSEY THIS IS NATION WIDE! MORE PEOPLE MORE DEVLOPMENT MORE CARS MORE POLLUTION EVEN BY U... MY 2ND HOUSE IN THE ADIRONDACKS USED TO HAVE 1 NEIGHBOR 1 MILE AWAY NOW I HAVE 6 ALL ON A NEW ST. BUILT IN THE LAST 2 YRS. WITH 3 OTHER HOUSES BEING BUILT.
You sound like you are ranting and shouting against development. Maybe if we all stayed with just one house, there would be less development ;-)
Actually development is NOT nationwide. I have a 1917 topo map of our township. There are less houses and roads today than there were 90 years ago.
As for firewood prices going up, a cord of hardwood is about two tons. Pellets are $200-250 PER TON in most areas of the country. Many pellet burners feel they are saving a lot of money over their other alternatives. Firewood sounds like a real deal, even if you have to buy it. If one is willing to get out and do some work, it can be a lot cheaper, maybe even free except for the "sweat of your brow". BTW, there are more trees in the eastern U.S. today than there were 150 years ago.
Ken
southern Ohio