Firewood

The snow has is finally beginning to melt and we can see the ground, which pretty much means one thing - mud season. And along with negotiating our way through the muck, it’s time to start thinking about getting firewood, which is proving to be a difficult thing.

Wood is so expensive these days, it’s outrageous. Makes me wonder if it’s an economical alternative, but we like it. It makes me realize how lucky we got last year in getting our cords so cheap. I wanted to get the same this year, cut blocks that I can split myself, but realize how unusual it was and have no expectations to do the same. Besides, without a truck, I’m pretty much useless.

So I’m faced with two possibilities. I can buy tree length or cut and split. Tree length is obviously cheaper, and there is a remote chance they’ll deliver it, but I’d have to get a chainsaw and then split, and I’m not saving horrendous amounts of money. The other choice is get it cut, split and delivered. If I can find it at a reasonable price, then that’s probably the way to go, since I’d have time to do other things, even though I love splitting it.

I understand people’s reluctance to divulge their sources. Wood is precious.