With a few months of heating season left, I was going to run short. I have been burning 3 stoves (2 inside house 24/7, 1 in shop weekends) and just didn't have enough to get me through. I sold a cheap 3/4 cord to an extremely needy grandpa of one of my co-workers with no heat a few weeks ago, fully knowing that it would cause me to run short.
I called up a local firewood seller advertising dry, clean, seasoned wood and agreed to pay $215 for a mix of alder, maple, and oak. Got home as he was unloading, in the rain almost dark. Checked over the wood, seller says it is dry but got a little wet while loading. I think OK no big deal, will dry out in a week under cover. After he leaves I notice there is a split of some alder and maple, no oak. I start to handle the maple and notice the pieces are real heavy. With a sinking feeling I bury my axe into a few pieces and thud, water shoots out. I am so pi$$ed off right now I can't see straight. This stuff is so wet to the core I will be lucky to be able to burn it next season. What re-course do I have? Sure, I would love to have some maple for next year and wouldn't mind buying some to mix with my alder and hemlock for next year but I specifically told him I needed it to burn right now? Sorry for the rant for my first post, but figured this board would be a good place to express my anger of this situation. Any advice?
I called up a local firewood seller advertising dry, clean, seasoned wood and agreed to pay $215 for a mix of alder, maple, and oak. Got home as he was unloading, in the rain almost dark. Checked over the wood, seller says it is dry but got a little wet while loading. I think OK no big deal, will dry out in a week under cover. After he leaves I notice there is a split of some alder and maple, no oak. I start to handle the maple and notice the pieces are real heavy. With a sinking feeling I bury my axe into a few pieces and thud, water shoots out. I am so pi$$ed off right now I can't see straight. This stuff is so wet to the core I will be lucky to be able to burn it next season. What re-course do I have? Sure, I would love to have some maple for next year and wouldn't mind buying some to mix with my alder and hemlock for next year but I specifically told him I needed it to burn right now? Sorry for the rant for my first post, but figured this board would be a good place to express my anger of this situation. Any advice?