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Git'ter done down in Dixie

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    T.Jeff Veal

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    Had a fun week in Dixie...
    Monday, we delivered another load to a repeat customer...
    The reat of the smaller logs went on first 0828230911.jpg
    Finished it with some other oak 0828231114.jpg
    Wednesday, while waiting on the storm to blow thru, I found things to do under the tractor shed...
    Made a notched board to clamp the pipe to make more hinges and latches for rhe totes 0830231020.jpg 0830231021.jpg
    Had 4 totes to prep... 0830231226_HDR.jpg
    Used spring clamps and small boards to hold gate while putting hinges on... 0830231244.jpg
    Also cut the 4 bladders in half 0830231406.jpg
    Today, we cut a tote of 14" post oak... 0831231039_HDR.jpg
     
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    Looking good mister Jeff.
     
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    :handshake: just staying busy. I don't like just sitting in the house
     
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    Me either but seems like I do way too much of it. Be heading back home for most of the weekend to try and help with honey do list.
     
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    Same here but when the temps creep past 90 and the dew point is above 70, I have very little motivation to sweat my arse off. Seems to be more and more of that lately.
     
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    I understand that. Then I look at the piles of wood we had/have on the yard, think about what we have had to throw away because it sat too long, how much we sweated or froze getting it here...motivates me to get it processed...
     
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    Hey Jeff, any tree damage from the Hurricane in your area? Any wood to be had?
     
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    No, we were very blessed, just some rain and a little breeze.
    Distant cousin lives in Valdosta, about 3 1/2 hrs/180 miles south, near Fla state line posted these pictures of his neighborhood... FB_IMG_1693683514017.jpg
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    His house... FB_IMG_1693683548487.jpg
     
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    Can't like the damage, but glad you were spared.
     
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    I have family on St Helena Island SC (near Beaufort), she sent me these. Are you anywhere close?
     

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    No, sir. We're almost the same distance from there as Valdosta, 177 miles.
     
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    Had a good Labor Day, while Miz Carol was resting her aching back, I went to the woodyard. Had some assorted logs to process, a maple and beech from the Plantation job, and a chinaberry tree from a neighbor.
    The chinaberry... 0904231006.jpg
    Seems soft, probably be SS wood 0904231034.jpg
    Tote also has some short post oak on the bottom, 18" red oak on top 0904231222.jpg
    I saw another DeKay's brown snake on the edge of the woodyard 0904231908.jpg
    A customer picked up a cord of oak Saturday, moved Blue Samson to that rack, and staged more of the Plantation oaks for processing. Start on that when we get back from vacation 38330.jpeg
     

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    Maybe you can sell the Chinaberry as imported firewood? :whistle:

    Do you get a lot of customer pick ups?
     
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    Only a few pick up at the yard, usually when they get a cord rack
     
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    0914230823_HDR.jpg Picked up 4 more totes last week while I was on days. Got 2 of those prepped for wood.
    I think that makes 10 we have gotten so far.
     
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    I need to count, but think I'm up to 13 here at the house. Want to double that at the least and closer to 36 in the end would be great. Have plenty out at Bunny's so they should be safe (I hope).
     
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    Great find.

    Is it me or as fast as we acquire more storage we acquire wood faster? :picard:
     
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    Not you at all. I have my processing area plugged with splits and uglies and I'm wanting more space. Wife thinks I'm going nuts. 5 years out and still looking for wood.