There still is the joy of cutting the logs, but I don't do 10 cords a year. Last year I cut about 3-3.5. There's a MS 660 for sale on here at $600. That would be an overkill saw for a good price.
Don't blame you at all. At $1500 for 10 cords I would be loosing money! That isn't much less than I have into just the logs, never mind into firewood! I sell 6 cords for $1500, plus charge to deliver..
Hell yes I would still cut wood. I would become an island hopper in the winter. Beach bonfires would be awesome.
I would try my darndest not to go crazy spending like some lottery winners seem to do and end up destitute. They say that money changes you. I'll never know. And yeah, I would still cut wood.
I would buy a remote rural property and live simply. I would buy the tools I needed and unplug as much as I could from things.
I would invest in whatever it takes to have my grandchildren have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential. My wants are few and my real needs are even less. I don't see changing much.
I've figured this out. If I won the lottery...after I take care of my Mom, and my 12 siblings, and the 26 grandchildren, and the innumerable great-grandchildren (and that's just getting up to speed)....there isn't anything left and I might as well not win the lottery. Much better investment was having my three children. Maybe someday they can add onto the home I built here, so we can finally have the mud entrance, glass house for winter growing, library, garage and workshop. Then I can stop carrying the lawnmower, all the gardening and cutting equipment up and down the darn Bilko door steps .... And fence the acreage to keep the deer down and hopefully gradually get rid of the ticks.
I would buy a big property in good deer country and build a log home from scratch. Pay about 6 guys to do the lifting though!
I would absolutely still cut firewood, but it wood heat the farmhouse sitting on 230 acres that's for sale down the road from us.
I'd probably grab the Bobcat and push all the firewood I have into a pile and light a match. The guys in the lesser 48 would probably be able to see it even. Hell who am I kidding... I'd have the "help" do that. Then I'd worry about what food the hot wimmens on my yacht are going to hand feed me while we cruise around. As for the quiz. My answer is not only NO but FAWK NO!
He's a character Phil Silvers played many years ago. Sgt. Ernie Bilko..................oops sorry, probably way before your time....LOL
