So much firewood available...

The hurricane Irma came through the southeast US and really did a number on the oak trees. There are so many downed trees now available for firewood.
I live near Athens, GA and I have been cutting and splitting wood off and on for the last ten days.
A friend lives in Athens and she had two red oaks come out of the ground. The root balls are around 15-20 feet across and lifted her metal fence posts 10 feet in the air for about 30 feet. The trunks are about 24-30 inches in diameter. The insurance adjuster still has to come and give the OK to start the repairs. It will take a nice size tractor to even move those root balls out of her yard. She said she will have the trees cut up and I can have the wood.
You got to be careful cleaning up. Unless a tree is flat on the ground I don't mess with with it.

• Debris removal and cleanup hazards. Chain saw accidents can cause death and serious injuries. So can falling trees and debris loosened by a storm’s passage. A Tampa, Florida, man died after the chain saw he was using to remove trees recoiled and cut his carotid artery. Falls from ladders also can be deadly. Experts say the risk of injury rises among workers near or using heavy equipment — as well as when proper hard hats, goggles, heavy work gloves and steel toed-boots aren’t used on major cleanup tasks.

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http://onlineathens.com/local-news/...after-irma-chain-saws-generators-heat-ladders


Some photos from Macon and Athens, GA.