I wanted to share this story with you guys. I lived in Papua New Guinea from 2008 to 2019. Much of this country has only recently been contacted by any foreigners and is very much a third world country. I met this man names Peter and he was from one of those very remote and only recently reached village. He told me that his father only had a stone axe to cut trees and brush and only had a steel ax and machete. I had brought a Husqvarna 450 with me from the US and asked him if he wanted to see it. I showed him how fast it cuts wood and he was so excited about it. I showed him how to use it and it took him a while before he stopped moving it back and forth like a hand saw. He said it takes a long time to cut down trees and he thought it would be so nice to have. I thought about giving it to him but I am certain it would have stopped running or gotten dull and then never used again. Every time I cut firewood I always think about Peter. Here are some pictures,
And imagine the labor and time saved if he'd run the saw for the afternoon.....he woulda had 3 years supply in a few hours. Then he could do other things with his time. Or imagine the time we'd burn putting up wood if we could only cut manually....boggles the mind. Sca
Great story PD! Thanks for sharing. And to think how much we complain when the power goes out and we cant watch TV or log onto the internet.
