So... I live in NE PA, and between Irene, the snowstorm, and word-of-mouth that I'm always on the lookout for wood, there are more opportunities here for scrounging that I know what to do with... but also raises some questions that I was wondering how other folks dealt with:
- Two different homes in the neighborhood, two trees come down, good-sized cherry and maple. Both owners ask me if I want the wood, but also ask if I'd cut up and dispose of all the brush. I could see it two ways - I should be happy to get nice wood, why not clean up brush... or the owner should be happy to get wood hauled away for nothing, he should clean up...?
- Roadside wood... some split and stacked, some downed trees just lying there, some on private property, some on what I presume is township or state land. How do folks handle these situations? In the case of public property, can one just "help himself"?
I've been burning in a stove now for about 10 years, and with all the "free" wood around lately, I've gotten almost obsessive about grabbing what I can... it's almost like a disease... and I'm running out of room in my yard :lol:
- Two different homes in the neighborhood, two trees come down, good-sized cherry and maple. Both owners ask me if I want the wood, but also ask if I'd cut up and dispose of all the brush. I could see it two ways - I should be happy to get nice wood, why not clean up brush... or the owner should be happy to get wood hauled away for nothing, he should clean up...?
- Roadside wood... some split and stacked, some downed trees just lying there, some on private property, some on what I presume is township or state land. How do folks handle these situations? In the case of public property, can one just "help himself"?
I've been burning in a stove now for about 10 years, and with all the "free" wood around lately, I've gotten almost obsessive about grabbing what I can... it's almost like a disease... and I'm running out of room in my yard :lol: