I've got a few saw jobs for this weekend, but rain is back in the forecast. My wife also wants some planters cut/built, and of course I need a new barn and chicken pen. The "Honey Do" list doesn't pay too well, but at least there is no alimony! Last weekend was a hoot. My last job of the day was for two Physicists, and an aerospace engineer. They reinforced my belief that some people are way too intelligent for their own good.
All were extremely nice people, but when I pulled up to the site, there was a pile of poplar 6 feet tall, and of course they wanted to use the logs on the bottom first! 90 minutes later, and tons of calculating completed, the results were a new Toyota 4 runner with a smashed rear door, and a banana shaped log that they expected 9 6x6 beams to be cut from...
I managed to get 4 6x6's , and two 3x6's out of the log (surprised even my self), and felt kinda bad when I collected my check. I figure that milled log cost them about 3500 dollars!! They were happy, and want me to come back to mill some more. I guess if you have a lot of money, or a lot of brains, then a wrecked 4x4 is nothing if you get to see a log milled! They loved my mill, were amazed at the engineering, and couldn't care less about the damage to the truck. Either I'm a magician, the sawdust was intoxicating, or I'm from another planet! Possibly, all three.