What did you do today?

[Nick]

I get all the free wood i want. I just have to split it . I do that in April.

 

[havasu]

Guys around me sell a flat wheelbarrow of wood for $20 and a 1/2 cord for $200. Way too pricy for my blood.

 

[Darol Wester]

Guys around me sell a flat wheelbarrow of wood for $20 and a 1/2 cord for $200. Way too pricy for my blood.

That's crazy!!! You can get black oak here for $250 and fir for $180 a cord. In the early 70's, which made me in my early 20's, I cut wood for a living. A short lived career. I was getting $45 for oak, delivered, split and stacked. Fir was $35. This WAS the going rate too. But, rent was $75, gas was .34 cents, Fisher beer .79 a sixer and so on. The good old days. Life was a whole lot simpler.

 

[Floorist]

I gave $80 for a cord of red oak delivered. They threw it off, I stacked it.

 

[Nick]

That's a good price Floorist .

I remember years ago i use to split it with a Ax .

 

[Darol Wester]

I gave $80 for a cord of red oak delivered. They threw it off, I stacked it.

80 bucks??? You must have oak galore around there, and still the cost of fuel for the saw and truck. And BEER! This guy isn't coming out too good from my view. Is it split too? That's one hell of a deal Rusty. I always used an 8 pound maul. Didn't have splitters then.

OR.....you could own one of these for only $26.000. I've seen one similar to this one but bigger that goes for around $50,000.

 

[Darol Wester]

OR....you could hire these guys.

 

[Floorist]

It was split. There are dozens of guys around here selling wood.

 

[Jon]

Here a truck load which will last one year costs about $400
The council is trying to get everybody to have smoke free fireplaces which is okay where the people live on a large land mass but we live in the skinniest part of NZ with ocean all around us

 

[Floorist]

Here a truck load which will last one year costs about $400
The council is trying to get everybody to have smoke free fireplaces which is okay where the people live on a large land mass but we live in the skinniest part of NZ with ocean all around us

No rules yet about using firewood, but it's coming.

 

[Darol Wester]

They've been pushing the catalytic stove on us around here for several years now. Didn't like the earlier ones. Couldn't get enough wood in one to last the night. We've used a Fisher Papa since the late 70's. A Grandpa in the shop. It's a little bigger. A great stove that last for a long, long time.

 

[Darol Wester]

Here a truck load which will last one year costs about $400
The council is trying to get everybody to have smoke free fireplaces which is okay where the people live on a large land mass but we live in the skinniest part of NZ with ocean all around us

$400 in NZ is about $270 here Jon, so that's not a bad price.

 

[Ernesto]

I can get a cord of mesquite for about 400 here. It's all brought up from Mexico.

 

[Floorist]

Taught sociology for a while tonight. I enjoyed it.

 

[Nick]

Beats the heck out of flooring.

 

[Floorist]

Beats the heck out of flooring.

Doesn't pay very well.

 

[highup]

Taught sociology for a while tonight. I enjoyed it.

I spelled socialogy tonight and I missssspelled it. I'm stickin' to my day job.
Hats off to you Rusty. I wish I had your smarts. School was never a good friend of mine.

 

[Nick]

Doesn't pay very well.

Doesn't beat the snot out of your body either .

 

[havasu]

I had my central heat and air replaced by a friend in the business. It took 3 days but should be much better that what was here when I bought the house.

 

[Jon]

Thats is one hell of a large setup you have there Hav
You got a hotel to keep cool and warm?