Started cutting firewood already, between rain storms

[skeets]

Its good you have kids helping, in my case its just an old man doing it him self,,lol

 

[Daren Todd]

Its good you have kids helping, in my case its just an old man doing it him self,,lol

I've noticed the same thing when it's time to do my firewood. Kids, friends and family come out of the wood work normally. As soon as it's time for fire wood...... Poof........... they disappear till your done

 

[skeets]

Yeah and you get that,,, Well hell why didnt ya give me a call,,,,
Ya jagoff I told you I was going to cut wood this weekend!
So I just dont even bother any more. If they offer thats one thing, if they cant thats something else, if they know and act stupid welll thats something else all together!

 

[eipo]

Its good you have kids helping, in my case its just an old man doing it him self,,lol

MOST of the time it's just this old man doing it himself, too. Kids are just starting to reach the age where they can look back at what they've done and appreciate the sense of satisfaction in completing a project.

But it's still a struggle.


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[Daren Todd]

Daughter has a fire place. And will ask for wood but doesn't want to do the work. Asked a couple times. Said no problem. Keys to the truck are right over there!!! Load some up, and I'll bring it over to your place. But all I'm doing is driving, I've already cut, split and stacked it!!!

Two years, same conversation, and they still don't have any wood All they had to do was load and unload the truck.

 

[Ike]

Thats one thing about my son. He is a logger and when I say I am going to cut wood he will show up with his 2 boys and help. I usually don't say anything because I like to cut and take my time. I have all week to do it and he has only the weekends which I am sure he has other things to do.
When they stacked the wood they hauled it in on a 4 axle buggy that held cords of wood. It had tracks about 4 foot wide over the rear tires. He asked how high I wanted it . I wasnot thinking and told him it did not mater. After he got done and I saw it was higher than my pole barn roof I knew I may have messed up. But so far what I have taken done has went good All this wood is cut cut to 8 foot by the processor

 

[sheepfarmer]

MOST of the time it's just this old man doing it himself, too. Kids are just starting to reach the age where they can look back at what they've done and appreciate the sense of satisfaction in completing a project.

But it's still a struggle.


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What do you mean "old"? You're not even close!

 

[bearskinner]

Its good you have kids helping, in my case its just an old man doing it him self,,lol

Yup, mostly it's me just doing a little bit at a time. I offered my neighbor a truckload of wood if he came over with his two boys ( 18, 21) and we cut, split, and stack a day's worth. He laughed, and said there's no way his boys would work at it all day! .... and they both live at home. I know they were buying firewood the last few years. Wow, my kids had no choice but to help out with whatever chores we were doing as a family unit.

 

[Daren Todd]

Yup, mostly it's me just doing a little bit at a time. I offered my neighbor a truckload of wood if he came over with his two boys ( 18, 21) and we cut, split, and stack a day's worth. He laughed, and said there's no way his boys would work at it all day! .... and they both live at home. I know they were buying firewood the last few years. Wow, my kids had no choice but to help out with whatever chores we were doing as a family unit.

When my kids lived at home, they were out there helping with the wood, yard and house work. Once they were adults and still living at home, they had to pay rent. If they couldn't pay, then they worked it off. Those were two of the three options. If they didn't meet 1 or 2, then they had help packing and moving out. They were taught to be responsible for themselves.

Those parents with adult children living with them, and allow them to not work, not help out, and not pay there way has me baffled

 

[eipo]

What do you mean "old"? You're not even close!

Im the oldest man here!

 

[skeets]

I dont know about that ,,this morning I feel like Im about 110

 

[bearskinner]

I don't understand the mentality of many young adults and teens in current generations. My brother and I both delivered newspapers, phone books, mowed lawns, trimmed bushed, boxed and moved folks, etc. We were go getters, trying to make some cash for a new BB gun, bike, whatever. When I was old enough to get a real job, I had two. I had a full time career, and had my own shop doing side work, for extra cash to get ahead, sent my kids to the best schools, had family vacations, took my kids everywhere. Yes, I was strict, but we got along great, and enjoyed being a family together.
My point being, I have spoken with so many friends to see if their kids ( usually mid teens) to attempt to HIRE some help, bucking logs, stacking firewood, clearing brush, burning slash piles. I get a hardy laugh from most parents! What a shame! Do kids have it so easy they just have no desire to make money? I offer good wages, it seems sitting on your ass playing video games is more important than life.
What happened to riding your bike down to the creek to fish? Making some cash to get a new baseball mitt, or ??? Something. Raises GTA 5 or whatever the new video game of the week is. OK, I'm off my rant, what's it like in other parts of the country???

 

[Daren Todd]

Good rant I didn't do the paper route. Was kinda hard when the nearest neighbor was 1/2 mile away

Did mow lawns, paint, rake, stack wood and what ever else I could do to earn money

Have the same issue hiring a kid.


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[skeets]

I worked on the surrounding farms, bail hay, shoveled cow dung, chased sheep I still hate them things, picked crops, loaded trucks and did the huckster thing. And did what was needed and when they called for help I had better be there, unless prevented by sickness or some other unavoidable occurrence.
The only creek close by ran yellow from mine drainage, and the OHIO river was to damned far to go, not that it was much better at that time. I don;t know where we went wrong, the hard work never hurt any of us other than sunburn or bloodied hands and sore backs and arms. But we live through it, and I am glad I had the chance to do it. Most kids will never see a calf born or a lamb, or see pigs slaughtered and scalded. Or pick eggs in the morning and afternoon. And fresh milk right from the cow, most kids today would die of thirst before they would even try it. No you rant has not fallen on deaf ears, we all say the same thing.

 

[eipo]

I dont know about that ,,this morning I feel like Im about 110

I meant in my household.

I am currently sitting here after the initial dose of isotope for a nuclear stress test.


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[skeets]

I wish you well my friend, the wife has gone through that,it was no fun

 

[eipo]

Thanks...

Whatever is going on crept up on me over the last month or two. What pushed me over the edge was helping sheepfarmer relocate her ram for sheering. That literally took my breath away which is odd for me.

My resting BP prior to starting the test was 169 over 114. Target HR was between 150 and 177, but I never made it because my BP went to 248 over 118. Hypertension doesn't run in my family. Ended up having to take the chemical test....

Scary part is not knowing whats going on...

 

[eipo]

Sorry for the thread hijack...

 

[bearskinner]

No problem, it just started snowing here again! Not too much, and it's melting off fast, but come on now! I want some sunshine! Not gonna get anything cut in this weather

 

[eipo]

Supposed to rain again here this weekend. I'm almost ready for steel on the shed, just a few more 2x4 to nail on.