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Free Oak dropped @ my yard! Yippeeeee!

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  1. iBob

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    Hello my log-hoarding friends,
    My workmate text me earlier and asked if I needed a top-up? OH YES....PLEASE! Came the answer.
    He mentioned that another load was in the offing, but no, I had to turn it away. I like hoarding wood with the best of them, but I do need to be able to move around the garden every once in a while. :picard:

    Dumped on the slope of doom. Soon to be split 'n stacked.

    Happy Flames Are Here To Stay!

    Keep it dry.
    B:hair:B

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  2. Mirkwood Jim

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    Bob salutations from Devon and great score mate!
    When you've burned proper dry oak you will never turn it away again :)
    Happy hoarding,
    Jim
     
  3. iBob

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    Cheers, Jim!
    I do like burning Oak and it looks like I will be burning oak for the next 5 years. Happy flames!

    B;)B
     
  4. Backwoods Savage

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    Ah, burning oak for 5 years! Sweet for sure!
     
  5. MikeInMa

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    Wait. You said no? Hmmmm... ~re-reading the website name~

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  6. billb3

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    I've got some white oak in the driveway that we've been driving around for a while. No one has said anything but sometimes that silence is deafening. I stopped adding to it when no one was looking . I'd get to it but I've been busy making the pile in the woods that no one sees even bigger.
    I have run out of places to stack though, but only because every place I want to stack I have a tree or two to drop.

    So yeah, maybe a sane person says stop every now and then.

    Sane can be boring though.
     
  7. Midwinter

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  8. iBob

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    ...and I am well prepared, MW. ;)

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  9. iBob

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    Let me put things into hoarding context.
    I work for the local Parks Dept. In said Dept we have a group of tree surgeons who supply me with wood as and when I require. Sometimes I receive a text asking if I want a load dumped...Sure! But I also know I can turn down a load because a new load is just around the corner. I appreciate that's not the case for most hoarders. You gotta grab it while you can! I guess I'm lucky in that way. I want for nothing, but appreciate what comes my way.

    Happy Flames!
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  10. iBob

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    Not doing bad hoarding wood. Could be worse :hair:

    B:picard:B

    P.S. Is it OK to just leave a stack without covering the top?

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  11. Midwinter

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    I see sun shining! If heavy rain is forecast, you might throw a tarp over it. Plenty of people here leave oak uncovered for the first year.
     
  12. iBob

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    Thank you, MW :handshake:
    I will keep an eye on the weather. All but the latest stack is covered :tears:

    Bo_OB
     
  13. Chaz

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    Not bad at all iBob I don't think you need to concern yourself too much over a bit of rain on those new stacks.

    Doesn't look like you'll need them right away. Cover over when the stack is full.

    Nice hoarding. :thumbs:
     
  14. amateur cutter

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    I leave my Oak uncovered for 2 seasons, then top cover what I plan to burn in the coming winter. It doesn't seem to care.
     
  15. iBob

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    Thanks for the advice. I can relax :hair: now!

    Cheers,
    B;)B
     
  16. Mirkwood Jim

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    Bob, I love your outlook. Whatever your position in life or your religious persuasion this is truly a key to being content!
    Have a swell day my friend :)
     
  17. iBob

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    Cheers, Jim.
    :handshake:

    B:cool:B
     
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    I wonder if you have room to cut, stack and season some extra...that you can sell for some extra cash come fall/winter. If the lads are cutting and delivering to you, you're well on your way!
     
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    I leave the stacks uncovered that first summer then top cover.
     
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  20. iBob

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    Meanwhile, in a parallel universe . . .
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