Sharon Korn
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So out West, wood prices have stormed astronomically in the last few years. We used to buy it around $190-220 a cord (pine vs. almond) for several years but now we are looking at up to $400/cord. Thankfully we overbought when prices were lower and are limping buy on what is left (see Brent's greenhouse picture to see what we have...fortunately it's T-shirt weather during the day's so we don't have to run the fireplace much).
And yes, I know all you non-Westerners will laugh at what we have to pay, even in the old days...let's get past that part, paradise does come at a cost Oh by the way, we don't use our wall electric heaters anymore and will run the pellet stove in the far room on occasion. So basically, the modern, very efficient fireplace is really our only main heat source, and it does a great job. Other rooms benefit from the southern exposure and don't need any additional.
So our current options for next year:
Many thanks,
Sharon Kornbread
And yes, I know all you non-Westerners will laugh at what we have to pay, even in the old days...let's get past that part, paradise does come at a cost Oh by the way, we don't use our wall electric heaters anymore and will run the pellet stove in the far room on occasion. So basically, the modern, very efficient fireplace is really our only main heat source, and it does a great job. Other rooms benefit from the southern exposure and don't need any additional.
So our current options for next year:
- Pay through the nose for commercial cords (maybe slightly cheaper, but not by much, if we drive to town and bring it home a truck load at a time)
- Get FREE busted up pallet wood that has already been cut to firewood size...emphasis is on FREE, but I'm sure they don't look as nice as a rugged piece of Almond in the fireplace and probably burns faster
- Go to an urban farm where you pay about $75/cord but you have to do all the cutting yourself and it may be limited on how much you can really get, + all equipment
- Get a fire permit and do all the work yourself (I think the trees have already been felled, but you have to be very careful about not starting a forest fire, $10/cord + Permit + all equipment...however may make for a great camping weekend)
Many thanks,
Sharon Kornbread