Yup. I has putting the last couple splits on my pretty half cord stack out front and my left tower gave out. I will admit, I was stacking it a bit high... Now do I try to fix the left side that avalanched off, or do I start from scratch? Decisions, decisions.
No, it sheared off to the side down over the retaining wall of my driveway. It crashed into and over my old Honda scooter. Thankfully it did not damage it or knock it over, just spun it around a bit on it's kickstand. Also there was a small but pricey aquarium that is out to clean, next to the scooter. A large split landed in it, and it was surrounded by a splits but no harm was done. Now, I have about 1/4 cord standing and I threw the loose 1/4 back into a pile. Before the avalanche, I really liked the look of a half cord stacked. A cord really is a large amount of wood! It really shows me just how wrong people on CL can be with their so called cords.
If she stands there like that long enough it won't fall over again My rows are 5 ft high and 12 ft long. I have found my rows stretching the limits of falling over in a 2 yr span. When the splits dry they shrink and move where gravity takes them. That wall behind the stack should help
I could tell you a story about wood, stacking and me. I used to work in Detroit, driving a straight truck (or is it, Stake Truck?) picking up pallets from K-Mart Stores around the Metro Detroit area. Anyhow, one day, I was at a K-Mart Store, getting my load, and I was, of course, Pallet Jacking them puppies on the truck, 14 a stack on white pallets, stringers, standard size and on the squares, usually made by chep pallet, I could get 10 of them on per stack. Anyhoo, I get this stack of 14 and it was a little cockeyed a bit and so, I would get down on my back and use my knees to push said stack to make it straight, so it would go down beside the other stack. This, is where it got a little interesting.... Some blankity-blanking-blankity-blank blank put a PLASTIC pallet near the bottom of the stack. And when I went to push it over; you guessed it.... TIIIIIMMMMMMBEEEER! the stack started falling! Luckily for me, and I think the Good Lord helped as well ---- the stack fell just far enough to hit the wall and just well, stopped. I froze. and sorta did this: Finally, I ssssslllllloooooowly slinked (as well as a 200-something pound guy can) outta that position, took that plastic pallet and threw it as far I could outta the back of that truck; and uttered some words that I don't here repeat here! Then, I moved the stack into position. At the time, I didn't think about it, I was working, but later on? I really thought I had dodged a big bullet. Hence the reason why I tend to avoid piles of wood.
Hahaha! Great story, glad you weren't squished. Right now I have a far going in my pit and it is lovely. I have not burned outside since mid July because it has been dry dry dry here. After a good 3 day rain I felt comfortable firing up some ash and cherry. I have never burned those woods before and they are nice! I have been burning locust for years and this is the first time in a looooong time the smoke has not stung my eyes. Locust burns hot, but that smoke is rough.
Me too was quite the scary event. I tell you if you could have seen how I looked when them things were coming towards me. I kinda looked like scooby-doo, you know how when he kind of just puts his hands over his face and kind of does that high pitched whine? That was me.
Nice job on the second round, sorry about the first round. But we've pretty much all been down that road once or twice before
You sure you're not referring to what's in front of the stack, Oldman47 Ok, Ashwatcher, have at my sense of humor already....
I can stack 'em neat for sure! I just can't pose like that in front of 'em I'd throw my back out... again....
To me it looks like she used a level and a plumb bob. If you can do that your CDO is more intense than mine. CDO because OCD is not alphabetical like it should be.
Never thought of it that way... Maybe we should all pose in front of our stacks...... You first, Oldman47
