- Oct 3, 2007
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This is my third winter burning wood. I started out by hoarding wood the year before I got my furnace (I started posting here five years ago), so I was in good shape for the first year. I fell behind during year two and hadn't scrounged enough. I ended up having to burn oil from February to April >:-( This year I'm in good shape, due in no small part to my dad (now retired) helping me scrounge. He picks up wood during his travels and I grab it whenever I'm down there. I was able to put five cords in the shed that's nice and dry for this year. Right now I'm working on getting two years ahead-ten cords is a pretty tall order, but with the bounty from the storm thus far I think I might make it. To this day I've never bought a cord of wood or a load of logs. How many other full time scroungers are out there?