about 3 months ago, one of my contractor friends had a little accident while on a job site. He was up on a roof during some hot weather, got a little dehydrated and dizzy and then found himself in an ambulance. Fractured pelvis, but worse for him will be the loss of motion and mobility in his right arm due to the nerve damage. For sure it could've been A LOT worse.
He's in his late 40's, couple young-ish kids, has insurance but certainly won't cover lost wages as he continues to recover. His mom did a go-fund-me and raised a quick $5k, but that won't last long these days.
What does this have to do with the Wood Shed? Glad you asked. He also burns wood to heat his home, so my brother came up with the great idea of delivering a few cords of firewood to their family, c&s. We had already knocked down some maples for next year's stash, so over the last couple of months we've rallied some crews on spare weekends to bang it out. This weekend we will be delivering it. I'm estimating we'll end up with at least 5 cords, although we'll know more once it's stacked.
It was quite a community effort I must say, which is great because this is one of those guys that has given tons of time over the years to help out with various things in town and would give you shirt off his back. I'm sure you know the type, and I'm sure like others of his ilk they always refuse any type of "charity" like this. He usually c&s his own wood, but at the moment he can't squeeze the throttle on a chainsaw, and snowmobiling is in question too.
His life is going to be very different moving forward, but I'm really proud that we were able to pull this off. At least half of it is pretty well seasoned, so if we can get all of stacked this weekend he should be in good
shape for the wintah.
He's in his late 40's, couple young-ish kids, has insurance but certainly won't cover lost wages as he continues to recover. His mom did a go-fund-me and raised a quick $5k, but that won't last long these days.
What does this have to do with the Wood Shed? Glad you asked. He also burns wood to heat his home, so my brother came up with the great idea of delivering a few cords of firewood to their family, c&s. We had already knocked down some maples for next year's stash, so over the last couple of months we've rallied some crews on spare weekends to bang it out. This weekend we will be delivering it. I'm estimating we'll end up with at least 5 cords, although we'll know more once it's stacked.
It was quite a community effort I must say, which is great because this is one of those guys that has given tons of time over the years to help out with various things in town and would give you shirt off his back. I'm sure you know the type, and I'm sure like others of his ilk they always refuse any type of "charity" like this. He usually c&s his own wood, but at the moment he can't squeeze the throttle on a chainsaw, and snowmobiling is in question too.
His life is going to be very different moving forward, but I'm really proud that we were able to pull this off. At least half of it is pretty well seasoned, so if we can get all of stacked this weekend he should be in good
