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Default storm damage / tree sawing

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:42:04 -0700, "Bruce L. Bergman (munged human
readable)" wrote:

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:16:14 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Stormin Mormon wrote:

I'd be one of the chain saw crew. Don't drink alcohol, and
love to play with my toys.



What we cut up and piled beside the pavement to clear our street
filled two large dump trucks. Then the county had a huge open burn pit
to get rid of all the downed trees. It had a roaring fire for over six
months.


What a waste of perfectly good firewood...

The City could have paid a Crew to section it up, split it, and stack
it by species at the back of the Street Maintenance yard. Give it the
summer to season, then paid the crew and put something back in the
budget out of the proceeds from the wood.

But that would take thought and reasoning, and the ability to act when
you see an opportunity - several things in short supply today.


No kidding. But spending $1000 worth of labor this year for $10,000
profit next year isn't in this year's budget. City and county workers
don't care what something costs. The gummint pays for it. shrug
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

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