Stack loose and criss crossed on pallets, face in the best direction for sun and wind, top cover, re-stack 2-3 times before selling. And I am always stabbing with my moisture meter to monitor progress. Also, when I stack new firewood I lay out four or five pallets and layer them over many days until I get about six feet high. If it is going to be dry for many days, I remove top covers. When selling hardwoods such as hickory and oak, you have to work the problem of seasoning. Oh, almost forgot the most important thing. Split smaller in diameter--this drys the wood fast and produces better flames. The firewood burns faster this way, but good thing for a seller.
Got a good chuckle out my delivery yesterday. Huge house in up scale Belle Meade area of Nashville. The last $10 of payment was in ones and quarters. Guess higher mortgage rates are hitting everyone.
Guessing that wasn’t the tip either Probably shouldn’t keep them on your “I’m scaling back” list of customers!
Thinking the kids should check their piggy banks to make sure Mom or Dad hadn't raided them. Not even an old stale donut for a tip. Strange to receive tips at my advanced stage of life, but they are like a good bottle of whiskey--you want more of them. Tips just indicate I am meeting/betting expectations which is a low bar in the local firewood business. Just remembered I could have had a tip. I was trying to pet the owner's hyper puppy which was a very beautiful dog. She said I could take it home with me if I wanted it. Thinking it was a handful for her.
Thats funny with the puppy. Had a similar experience back in November with my first BL drop. One cord, two trips, two days. He tips me the first day and his wife the second. She didnt speak clear English with her broken oriental accent. They had a small white yappy dog which i offered to take instead of the tip. She didnt understand at first, then laughed and declined.
Hauled home four loads today. About 1&1/4 facecords each load. Three hickory loads and one mixed load of red&white oak and hickory. Split the bigger pieces and stacked it all in a 13 hour day minus :30 for lunch. Will turn my $245 of store bought wood into $1,500 this coming winter. Seems too easy? Probably should sell all my saws and equipment and use proceeds to buy more wood.
I don’t consider the deal done without an address, delivery time, firewood type and amount along with a first name. Haven’t had an issue in over 500 deliveries. Type of payment is another item to discuss. I don’t demand cash, but prefer it. Check and Venmo are secondary methods of payment I take.
Serious buyers with provide all this information when they first contact you without you having to ask them over 3-5 back and forth texts.
