Gah! I just got a delivery of firewood. Right on top of my beloved old sedan. I was heartbroken, and it took several days to clear away all of the limbs and branches. Maple, and so it will burn real nice when it’s seasoned.
I will miss that car!
The insurance company stepped up waaaayyyy more than I expected though. Some of that money will be used to bring the rest of that tree down, and we will also have the value of the wood. About $700 we won’t have to spend on firewood! Added to the wood from a neighbors tree that was struck by lightening 2 years ago, and we won’t have had to buy wood for four years!
But I really loved that old car ... :(
We had four oaks taken down by a family of tree trimmers. Seven guys in two pickups with four Stihl chainsaws went to work Tuesday at 9 AM. Done by 1:30 with the wood cut into nice chunks and the slash stacked neatly in two piles.
The older guys worked ropes with the younger guys up the tree. Wood was cut in sections tied to ropes, hooked to a neighboring branch and swung down. It was fundamental geometry in motion.
The wood was donated since we already have cut and split oak and hickory curing.
What a shame!
I guess that we’re really going to need that firewood this winter, though.