I do! It’s hard to see the depth, but everything in the foreground is what I cut up with the Chainsaw today, what is stacked in the background is what I previously cut, split & stacked myself. All of that should heat my house with the fireplace for about 3 years.
Ahhhh, nothing like being a Lumberjack for a day.
My neighbor across the street had lots of Oak in 8′ logs and he said I could have as much as I like. What a nice neighbor!
Got my Chainsaw out and went for it. Sawed, loaded, hauled and unloaded 2 and 1/2 Truckloads. And of course, the very last log that was too big and heavy to lift into my Truck had to be cut in half. So, the Chainsaw did not start right away, it about 120 pulls. Then, the chain got dull, so it took a while since it was HUGE. The Chainsaw ran out of gas, walked home to fill it up and here it comes – it would not start! Pulled it about 250 times, no go. There was only about 10 more seconds left to break it in half….. Uh!
Finally, after not believing what is happening on the very last monster log, I summoned up all the strength I had and lifted it up into the tailgate. Whew! Ha!
Murphy’s Law struck, but I asked God for extra strength and it worked. The moral of the story: Nothing is impossible with God.
Please share your experiences…
I am absolutely consumed with jealousy over the fact that not only do you have a fireplace (that apparently works), you also seem to live out in the woods.
Absolutely CONSUMED with jealously Tim!
By: How You Doin Blondie on May 28, 2008
at 9:21 am
Jealousy – you’re kidding, right (?).
The woods are across the street – a wildlife management area. I am somewhat open and planted about 50 trees a while back. I have about 3 acres.
Actually went in my backyard to cut down a Christmas Tree!
I love cutting down trees, cutting them up, splitting (I have 2 axes) and having a REAL fire in the fireplace almost every day in the Winter.
By: Tim on May 28, 2008
at 9:29 am
I am SO serious when I say I’m jealous – I live in South Jersey in the Philadelphia suburbs. My house is considered very nice, and I live on .14 acres. I have seen my elderly neighbor sans pants more times then I care to recollect.
So allow my to repeat myself, I am VERY jealous
By: How You Doin Blondie on May 28, 2008
at 9:35 am
Huh. ok.
I’ve been to Philly a lot. In the Semiconductor area in Willow Grove for work. I remember driving down 611 (I think) towards the city and the neighborhood got BAD, QUICK! I locked the doors and turned around, fast. Yikes!
By: Tim on May 28, 2008
at 9:41 am
Oh yeah, the city is odd that way – you can have million dollar homes literally a block away from the government housing projects. That is one of the reasons why I don’t live in Philadelphia.
By: How You Doin Blondie on May 28, 2008
at 9:50 am
Hmm nice that you enjoyed cutting woods today. Hmm I wish I also have that fireplace but gosh my house is like a cupboard.
By: equilibrium2008 on May 29, 2008
at 7:41 am
Fires inside in the Winter and Bonfires outside in the Spring – Fall……..
By: Tim on May 29, 2008
at 7:47 am
Hmm I wish i can see that in reality. I only see those in movies.
By: equilibrium2008 on May 29, 2008
at 8:47 am
I absolutely love the smell of a nice, crackling fire burning in the fireplace in the middle of winter…the only smell that comes close to matching it is the smell of a good ol’ fashioned campfire…I miss those
By: How You Doin Blondie on May 29, 2008
at 8:50 am
I gave up cutting wood for religious reasons. OK, just kidding. Now a days, I just turn on my gas log in my fireplace. It’s pretty and functional and quick, but expensive as hell.
As a child, I did not have many frills in life. Now my dogs sit on a sheep skin rug right in front of the fireplace, enjoying the warmth. They have a better life than 50% of humans on earth. That’s just sad.
By: jmjorat on June 9, 2008
at 9:24 pm