The rest of the wood came today right after the lady down the road finished mowing the front lawn.
ok...lemme set the scene. The grass is thick and lush, the mist is thickening to rain and the grass is cut. The woman that cut the grass lives about 1/2 a block away and also teaches a painting class in Juneau... classic Alaska, she does about 10 different things in order to live the quiet life here in small town AK. I'm glad to pay her to mow my 'lawn' because some day she might buy some of my art...get it?
So...as she's leaving she yells out her car window "are you expecting some wood?" as the wood truck pulls up the road. Yup. It's the other cord of my wood...an extra half cord because they were having technical difficulties and my other load arrived late and short. Turns out the wood cutter had a bad employee that was actually breaking equipment so he could have time away from physical labor to fix stuff. He actually broke equipment while working for the wood cutter, the wood cutter had provided him with a cabin and fed him meals AND payed him well. Wood cutter comes by my place and gives me an extra 1/2 cord of wood for my patience. This, folks, is why I moved back to Southeast Alaska...if you say thank you and mean it, and pay it forward, you will benefit. If wood cutter ever wanted a piece of bead art for his wife's Christmas or birthday, you bet your hiney, I'd charge him way less than market value...or better yet, I'd say drop off some wood and it's yours.
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I was very touched...thanks for sharing.
and that sounds like a happy fish enjoying her "new" environment. glad to "hear" that you're feeling settled and more content. YAY! for Alaska and an extra 1/2 cord of wood.
off to look up what a "cord of wood" is. LOL!
Did you find the measurements for a cord? I think in southernese it's "big ol' heap of wood"
Sherri, how's the new grandbaby? Is life settling down for you?
This is what I found: http://www.woodheat.org/firewood/cord.htm
yup, that's where I looked when I couldn't remember the exact measurement. It's a lot of wood when you're stacking it...hoping it remains a lot when it's mid winter!
I am so pleased that you received this extra wood.
And loved what you said here:
"if you say thank you and mean it, and pay it forward, you will benefit".
I agree 100% with that philosphy :)
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