I know that the CL & other wood sellers always says "Seasoned Wood"
Well it is, just it may not be seasoned to your liking.
It may just be seasoned 3 months, but it is seasoned.
Realize this guy cut split stacked loaded & delivered you fire wood. That is real work & they deserve some respect.
I've cut fire wood for over 30 years, it's work. I've sold a few loads when I needed gas money, but it was mostly for my own use.
I never thought I got enough money for the wood I sold. There is allot of work into a load of CSS wood.
I believe it is up to the buyer.
If you don't like a sellers product, don't buy it. "Free enterprise", "Capitalism".
Wood burners by now should have learned to buy wood 1 year ahead.
I bet if you talked to some of the "Wood sellers", told them you'd give them $50 more per cord if they would store the wood for a year & season it longer.
I keep hearing wood sellers getting bashed. Come on. Free enterprise.
Isn't their work & use of their space worth some $$? If certain buyers want "Better fire wood". Isn't "better" worth more?
If you don't have space to store it to season it to your liking, Rent some space for $$ & season the wood in the rented space for "x" years
until the wood meets your specifications.
I know I sound like a grump, but the work, wood cutters put into a load of wood is "Real Physical Hard WorK"
Wear & tear on the body, tools & equipment.
Put yourself in their shoes & go cut 30 40 or 50 cords of wood in a year.
Try to sell it & make a profit.
& then listen to folks complain about your product.
How would you feel.
Realize most of these guys are doing it part time to make some extra cash for them & their family.
If you don't like the product, don't buy it.
But complaining & bashing their Work isn't going to heat your house.
"They have my respect
" It's hard work. They've earned it.
These guys like hard work or they wouldn't be doing it. The small profit they make is well earned, seasoned to you liking or not.
Grumpy Dave.
Healing from recent back surgery & wanting to be able to go cut fire wood & can't.
Stuck watching TV & on the computer, inside barely able to load the stove.
& I got wood laying in the back yard that needs cut split & stacked, ARRRG.
My wife hid my chainsaw, smart woman.
I may have to have some wood delivered this year for 2013.
If I do, I'm going to respectfully & gladly shake the men's hands that deliver it.
They earned their money. They ain't bankers.
There are very few "dis-honest" wood cutters.
Sorry if I offended anyone, just I got the "addiction" bad & I "NEED" TO CUT FIRE WOOD
Withdrawals & the shakes when I read & see pictures of all the fun going on here on the forum & all I can do is read about it.
The smell of fresh cut wood, chain saw odor & noise, the perfect round, the feeling of looking at a days work. UMMMMM. I miss it
BYE