Things have been busy at work plus trying to play catch up around the house on the weekends. When I head to the woods I don't really have the time to get things done that I want to. I explained to my girlfriend that I need a good day of working in the woods. We brought out two truck loads that still need split and stacked. The load of white oak had been cut last year and was a pain to get to but we used the four wheeler to bring it to the truck. My gf helped the whole day and I had to deal with my mom, dad and sister yelling at me for working her too hard. If she can lift it she will. If she is not sure about the weight she leaves it and I get it. She is my four wheeler operator and picks up the small stuff for me. She is a good woman with a good work ethic. I told her that I feel like I just got my " man card" back. Finally got to play in the woods and feel like I accomplished something today. Load of ash. Load of white oak Headed out of the woods. Going to add to the stacks. Going to get cleaned up and take her out for some food and fall leaf looking.
Sounds like you gotta good woman there OS. My wife doesn't do the firewood thing but she takes care of many other things and that's ok by me.
OhioStihl, that sounds like a great day in the woods. I see no reason why a woman would not like to be out there doing what she did. While I freely admit that I enjoy working alone most of the time I also admit that some of the happiest times in my life is when my wife and I are working together. Well, all except that wood stacking. I flat out told her to stop! She can't stack worth a hoot. Well, I also won't let her run the saw because of her physical condition. I also remember well when our two sons were growing up. Our older son went through a period of "can't" do things. He would not even try to load some wood onto the wagon so I'd ash his mother to do it. Well, it did not take too many times of that and it broke him. But even then, for a while if he wouldn't do something because he thought it was too hard, I'd simply say, "Don't worry about it. Your mother can do it." That completed the correction there and he turned out to be one very fine man. A better man than his father.
Sounds like you have one that is in it with you, congrats. I got one like her and you better believe I love her all the more for it.
Looks like a great day and sounds like the girlfriend knows her own limits. You might want to hang on to that one
It's great OhioStihl has such a helpful GF, but when I read threads about how helpful the significant female other is in the wood gathering process, I can't help wondering what forums those women might be members of, and if they are posting about how helpful and involved the male partner in that relationship is in their less masculine hobbies??? And what those hobbies might be? . What can you say OhioStihl, after moving all that wood did you spend the evening putting a scrapbook together? Or did you do some flower arranging? Perhaps if you did, that would take some of the wind out of your Mom, Dad and sisters yelling? Just pulling your chain.
Truck looks better set up with side boards Nice wood haulers Nice to have help & spend a day in the woods. Family yelling at you for overworking your GF, means they like her too Am guessing not yelling "yelling".
I should get the old lady to crochet me one of them. She just got done making a hat and scarf for the littlest on, my hat will be next, I think.
Well Thanks OhioStihl, I always wanted an oil can cozy. Could you use orange wool, and would it be too much to ask if you could embroider the symbol below on it?
