jharkin said:This is the gift that keeps on giving from Irene. I posted a couple month back about the black locust I got from the storm fall... it was from this same spot. That big tree also came down and took out a half dozen small ones with it. The base of the big guy is somewhat punky (too big for my saw anyway) but the rest of the trunks and limbs are ok and the other trees it brought down *were* healthy so there is a LOT of good wood here.
For a weekend burner like me I think this score alone is going to give me my 13/14 and probably a decent amount of 14/15.
The land belongs to a very nice retired couple who travel a lot. They have a stove but only use it for power outs and their own woodpile is mostly rotting. They were going to pay a tree service to come and clean a lot of this stuff, but I told them not to waste their money and let me deal with it. My biggest issue is how to repay their generosity - I offered to split and leave half the wood for them but they don't want it.... We have an exercise machine we don't use and I know they were looking for one so I just gave it to them, and I helped them fix the brakes on their car and lend them tools etc whenever I can.... They are the type of people that would never accept payment so I look for favors i can do as my way of paying them back..
Moral of the story:
* It is possible to be a successful scrounger in the burbs
* You never know when generosity and good karma will pay you back - I try to always do a favor of friends and neighbors when I can not expecting things in return... every once in a while some good fortune comes my way in return.
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