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This person's woodyard nirvana...kinda....sorta

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  1. buZZsaw BRAD

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    I remember seeing an episode of bizarre foods where he ate rat...free range. I seldom watched the show as it grossed me out.
     
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    RATS! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I've seen that episode
     
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    Tried that with grey squirrel a long time ago (the pic is from around 1993). Looked great on the rotisserie but they hadn't cooked on the inside, so I'll stick with the crock pot.

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    That Burger King mug is a collectors item!
     
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    Looks like I have some extra work to do.

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    That's the most recent leveled and filled rack. Grrrr...

    I suspect gravity had an assist.
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    I've never seen a block like that crack. I won't know more until I pull all the splits away and see what, if anything, there's to see underneath.
     
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    That ain't good...:confused::confused:...
     
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    I know there's critters about.

    If one was a contributing factors, I hope to find it's remains.
     
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    I hope it is the only one that fell.
     
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    Yeah, it's some work, but it gets you out there to do some evaluating and exercise....

    Do you occasionally "bump" your stacks? As the stacks season. they settle and sometimes develop a lean.....I like to take a heavier split and go along the stacks to "bump" them into plumbness again......I do this around every 2 months or whenever it's required.
     
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    Umm Scotty .. does bumping the stack count when your daughter does it with bucket of :tractor: ?
     
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol: well, I suppose so! Just don't bump it too hard!
     
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    Just the one. Fortunately.
     
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    If I notice a stack beginning a slow lean, I'll use a small sledge hammer and tap splits back in line.
     
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    Too much weight on that block Mike! :rofl: :lol: Stack is too heavy! :D

    Wasnt there some seismic activity in Worchester county? :whistle: I know when we get earthquakes down here some of my stacks topple! ;)
     
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    Well, I have a few other concrete blocks that haven't cracked.
     
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    Must have the shoulder season wood stacked on those! :rofl: :lol:
     
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    I thought that was when your ex-girlfriends came by...
     
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    Yep, it counts. We had a shed full of skinnies that was leaning bad. I took our wooden box on the forks and pushed it back straight, then added more stacks in front.
     
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    This morning was "what the F happened" time.

    I moved all the remaining wood.
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    At the edge of the broken block was a small hole.
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    There was also an amount of dirt up against the edge of the block that I didn't put there.

    You can kinda see it against the outside edge of the 2x4.
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    When I removed the block, there was another hole.
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    The excavated dirt can be seen above.

    With a stick, I moved the top layer of dirt to expose a small Critter run. Voles, I suspect.
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    I'll leave the repairs and stacking for another day when it's cooler, less muggy.
     
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