I converted a preacher!

[Silenced38]

I was going home from work and saw my wife's preacher splitting some oak. Ive been thinking of buying a splitter so i stopped to see his work. He was splitting a standing dead white oak. So i asked when he was planning on burning it. The answer was in november. Well this was the first of september! I explained that it would not be ready. That it was prolly still 35% moisture. And i got the standard response of "its dead! Should be plenty dry!" So i tried to explain about the benefits of properly dried wood. IE 20% or less. After a lengthy discussion i witnessed the wood splitter in action and left. Having felt my argument fell on deaf ears. Well yesterday my son came home from church and said that the preacher bought a moisture meter. The standing dead oak was still near 35% moisture. That the wood he had from last year was at 15%. He guessed hell have to wait till next year to burn the oak. Of all the people ive had that same discussion with. Hes the only one that got it.
"I converted a Preacher."

 

[osagebow]

I was going home from work and saw my wife, preacher splitting some oak. Ive been thinking of buying a splitter so i stopped to see his work. He was splitting a standing dead white oak. So i asked when he was planning on burning it. The answer was in november. Well this was the first of september! I explained that it would not be ready. That it was prolly still 35% moisture. And i got the standard response of "its dead! Should be plenty dry!" So i tried to explain about the benefits of properly dried wood. IE 20% or less. After a lengthy discussion i witnessed the wood splitter in action and left. Having felt my argument fell on deaf ears. Well yesterday my son came home from church and said that the preacher bought a moisture meter. The standing dead oak was still near 35% moisture. That the wood he had from last year was at 15%. He guessed hell have to wait till next year to burn the oak. Of all the people ive had that same discussion with. Hes the only one that got it.
"I converted a Preacher."

Give a man dry wood, you warm him for a winter. Teach a man to dry wood....you warm him for a lifetime.


You truly are a Fisher of men!

 

[TreePointer]

I was going to say something about splinters and logs, but it seems that the good preacher did seek a moisture meter, and he did find the truth.

 

[BrotherBart]

Just be sure to tell him not to gather wood on Sunday.

Numbers 15:32 While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

 

[Silenced38]

Just be sure to tell him not to gather wood on Sunday.

Numbers 15:32 While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Thats for sure. I guess you just had to be cold on sunday.

 

[Hoozie]

Give a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

 

[KindredSpiritzz]

Just be sure to tell him not to gather wood on Sunday.
Numbers 15:32

thanks, now i feel like im going to hell for cutting on sundays.

 

[gzecc]

Just be sure to tell him not to gather wood on Sunday.

Numbers 15:32 While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

This has been my problem all along!

 

[Jutt77]

Just be sure to tell him not to gather wood on Sunday.

Numbers 15:32 While the Israelites were in the desert, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him. 35 Then the LORD said to Moses, “The man must die. The whole assembly must stone him outside the camp.” 36 So the assembly took him outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD commanded Moses.

The Sabbath, at least from a Jewish (certainly within the context of Mosaic Law) and some Christian's perspective, is actually Friday evening through Saturday night so Sunday is technically game on! The good news is that I haven't been stoned to death for gathering wood on a Friday, Saturday,Sunday or any other day of the week for that matter

 

[PA. Woodsman]

We haven't been stoned to death (yet), but I'd bet anything LOTS on here have been STONED on Sundays

 

[osagebow]

Oh crap...my chainsaw chaps have 2 different kinds of cloth.