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Offline Eric Krewson

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I am getting too old
« on: September 09, 2020, 04:28:01 pm »
I drove by a city road crew trimming trees on the road to the gym this morning, They had just cut a 3 trunk osage, nice straight trunks about 15" in diameter. I didn't stop and ask for the trunks, they would have given them to me, I kept driving. I must be getting too old, I would have never let these get away in the past. 
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2020, 04:34:51 pm »
well maybe you have enough wood,, might not be getting old,, :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2020, 05:34:58 pm »
Ain't we all.  :OK
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2020, 05:40:27 pm »
I have enough wood but I have never let an available log go to waste, I collect them and give them away to my friends in town that aren't as astute at finding it as I am .

Here is my last salvage osage, more city road right away clearing. I gave most of it away.

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Offline bentstick54

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2020, 06:15:20 pm »
I’m getting old to, but my wood stash isn’t near what you have from pictures posted in the past. I would love to have such a problem that I didn’t “need “ more. Especially if I didn’t have to cut them down and haul off all the brush.
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Offline Selfbowman

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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2020, 06:17:00 pm »
Nice Osage Eric! 
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2020, 07:08:09 pm »
wow thats a great load of wood,, :)
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Offline Kidder

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2020, 08:40:18 pm »
I’d drive half way across the country for a haul like that!
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Offline Hamish

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2020, 10:34:51 pm »
Eric you need to build a pneumatic or hydraulic stave splitter. Either that or hire some dim witted guys to split it for you:)
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Offline Hawkdancer

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« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2020, 11:04:29 pm »
Eric,
Well, old is at least 40 years older than I am ever going to be, and I got a couple more years on you!
Have to just chalk it up to a passing case of "Darn, that was Osage, I should have stopped and got it"!
Maybe, you didn't have your pickup truck!   Oops!  Brain fart!  My wood supply will get me through a few more bows, hopefully successfully!
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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2020, 11:51:56 pm »
If you knew how much that would sell for here in the UK you might have been tempted ;)
I've seen people asking £2000 for two logs like those.
If it was resawn well......you could double that.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2020, 04:00:32 am »
It's like a needle in a haystack here. And near the road? AND somebody else cutting it down for me? I couldn't have driven past that. Especially if I was on my way to the gym for a workout anyway  :OK
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2020, 08:43:59 am »
I am too, Eric. But thank God for the time I have had. Jawge
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Offline HH~

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2020, 11:09:43 am »
An SF Command Sergeant told me once. “Getin old aint for pussies“. He was right. Gettin busted up and put back whole does somethin to ya Eric.

Your doing fine! Anyone that garden by had like you do is a tough SOB.

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Offline gifford

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Re: I am getting too old
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2020, 02:12:23 pm »
Amen George, more than one of us here feel the same way.

Eric, you're not getting older, unless the crew would have loaded it for me, I wouldn't have been able to handle on my own. Likely a good call on your part. Backs take a while to heal up. Especially for us "over 40 or so".

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