In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

Big thanks

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  1. bobdog2o02

    bobdog2o02

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    Mr. & Mrs. Eric VW were kind enough to put Mrs.Muffinhead and I up for the night, we were on a road trip in his neck of the woods and we are in good hands with our gracious hosts. Got a free tour of the stacks, an awesome dinner, and burned some wood in the rectangle firepit Mrs. VW. put together, beers and good conversation.... Thanks dude.

    Not many pics but here ya go.
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  2. Horkn

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    Good job guys!
     
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  3. bobdog2o02

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    Mrs VW. Made a Continental breakfast.
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    With a Super Hack fire starter, from the PA pyro....Here he is testing Moisture Content (we might need more pipe on this firepit for better draught. It was proper F's yesterday evening for establishing good draught :whistle:)
    bobdog2o02 turned the rain soaked firepit from this: (The SHFS's were tasty)
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    Into THIS-
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    And I'll add this- it's easy to be gracious hosts when your guests are easy going, excellent peeps!
    :thumbs::)
     
  5. brenndatomu

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    What, no muffins for breakfast?! :whistle:
    Good job Vdubbs!
     
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    Looks like you nice folks had a very good time. I'm also very hungry now!
     
  7. Jack Straw

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    What's going on here? :binoculars: I let Eric VW know I was heading to his neck of the woods and he told me he moved to Canada! :faint:

    Seriously though, that's great! :thumbs:
     
  8. Eric VW

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    Yep, pulled stakes @ 11:30 pm too!:rofl: :lol:
     
  9. brenndatomu

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    So tell us more about this fire...I hear you southerners do these weird 1-log-at-a-time fires? :whistle: ;)
     
  10. bobdog2o02

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    Lol, no it wasn't like that, lots of smaller splits made for a raging fire. Mr. VW has a plan.
     
  11. Eric VW

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    :rofl: :lol:1stly, I'm a Long Island Yank by birth up til my early 20's....
    2ndly, bobdog2o02 is 100% correct- I always have a plan:campfire:
    :thumbs:
    :D
    And that's only the half of it:sherlock:

    The nite woulda been off the chain if Barcroftb, TurboDiesel, Shawn Curry, DexterDay & walt were here!
    Nuff said on that note :)


    But anyone wants to come thru this neck of the SW VA woods is always welcome to stop in/stay over a Friday or Saturday nite, or lunch any other day of the week!:thumbs:
     
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    Good point on the yankee roots. :thumbs:
    Might hafta take ya up on that offer sometime, whenever I head south, I always stop at the Wythville Flying J on my way through VA to get some of that "cheap" gas. Usually the cheapest gas between OH and FLA. Used to be in GA, but they added a state tax to the price of gas some years back so they are about the same as everybody else now.
     
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    Eric VW is good people and even though I've never met Mrs vw, I'm sure she's awesome too!

    Looks like a great time with hoarder friends!

    And yes, a taller pit will improve your draft ;)
     
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    What a nice gesture, awesome people here in our firewood family!

    We just drove home from Emerald Isle, NC on Thursday night, MAN did we ever drive through a vicious storm in central NC/southern VA!! For almost 2 hrs!!
     
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    Stop on by, we're 8 minutes from there!
    Back atya C! And yes, she is! :thumbs:
    We wouldn't be here without your vision, Scotty....:)
    Yes, was a heck of a storm on Thursday :hair:
    Glad you enjoyed Emerald Isle:yes:
     
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    Yeah, my wife has family in WV, we found out Fri. nite that some of them were in the "ground zero" area...like water up to the eaves of the house! (and it turns out, no flood ins!) We are planning on sending some supplies down here soon. Sounds like some of them are staying at their old homestead 45 minutes or so away, which is really just a rickety ole house up on a mountain ridge.
    I'm sure there are FHC members in WV...
     
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    Sorry to hear that about your wife's kin, Brenn.
    WV FHC peeps-
    Ashwatcher, WV Mountaineer, WVhunter, crzybowhntr to name a few.
     
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    :bug:thats alot of water
     
  19. brenndatomu

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    Yes it is. I heard on the news that this was considered a "1000 year flood"
    Anybody heard anything from any of these guys?
     
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    We've met Eric but not Mrs VW. No doubt there like two peas in a pod! Good on you Eric for hosting Bob and his wife.