Gotta get this off my chest.
Seems to be tougher to find a good wood supplier around here. I am in a triangle of ruralness, and most guys are 30 miles or more away. I have a ton of standing cord that I am working on, but with just having my son born, paired with the leadup to him coming, and the EXTREMELY long winter we just had... my wood supplies suck at the moment.
Was looking on Craigslist for a seller, and I found one who seemed to have a real nice product (debarked). This chap calls out that its free delivery within 20 miles. The price is a bit more than I wanted to pay, but I reach out anyway.
I get him on the phone, and I tell him what I need, and tell him that I work in the town he advertises he is from, and that I am getting about 20.xx miles away to my house. He buffaloes at the price, and I remind him that the ad is still up, and he grumbles, and says he will honor it (guess he has some up on various CL sites).
Well he says hold on and he will figure out mileage. He starts grumbling that I am in another county, and that he wouldnt have offered to delivery to me. 20 miles is 20 miles jerk... what is so hard to understand about that?
I told him I would make sure that his trailer will be able to come up my driveway, and that I would need a few days. I saw his rig driving around town last week and saw that his rear clearance should be fine for the steep portion at the bottom of my driveway.
I reach out to this monkey again and ask him if he could tell me the address where he is delivering from, so I can do the mileage calculation. The prick comes back and says 'Based on our information exchange thus far, I will have to decline.'. Decline what... to sell me wood??
I email the guy back, and he never answers. I check craigslist again and all of his ads are now 20 more per cord, and he cut the delivery zone down to 10 miles. F this guy.
Seems to be tougher to find a good wood supplier around here. I am in a triangle of ruralness, and most guys are 30 miles or more away. I have a ton of standing cord that I am working on, but with just having my son born, paired with the leadup to him coming, and the EXTREMELY long winter we just had... my wood supplies suck at the moment.
Was looking on Craigslist for a seller, and I found one who seemed to have a real nice product (debarked). This chap calls out that its free delivery within 20 miles. The price is a bit more than I wanted to pay, but I reach out anyway.
I get him on the phone, and I tell him what I need, and tell him that I work in the town he advertises he is from, and that I am getting about 20.xx miles away to my house. He buffaloes at the price, and I remind him that the ad is still up, and he grumbles, and says he will honor it (guess he has some up on various CL sites).
Well he says hold on and he will figure out mileage. He starts grumbling that I am in another county, and that he wouldnt have offered to delivery to me. 20 miles is 20 miles jerk... what is so hard to understand about that?
I told him I would make sure that his trailer will be able to come up my driveway, and that I would need a few days. I saw his rig driving around town last week and saw that his rear clearance should be fine for the steep portion at the bottom of my driveway.
I reach out to this monkey again and ask him if he could tell me the address where he is delivering from, so I can do the mileage calculation. The prick comes back and says 'Based on our information exchange thus far, I will have to decline.'. Decline what... to sell me wood??
I email the guy back, and he never answers. I check craigslist again and all of his ads are now 20 more per cord, and he cut the delivery zone down to 10 miles. F this guy.
