Here’s Yogi, 1967, 43 years ago in Eagar, Arizona up in the White Mountains. We burned wood for heat in our house so brother and I got to cut it, split it, and then stack it. We didn’t have any chain saw we used that saw you see me holding in my hands.
We didn’t think we were anything special, that’s how most people in town heated their house.
The hard part was hauling enough split wood from the log pile to the house, every day.
We thought we had it easy with the wood. Where we lived before in Price, Utah we took turns shoveling coal into the automatic stoker that fed our furnace. If it was my night I had to hurry down after dinner so I didn’t miss my shows. You know Addams Family, Combat, 12 O’Clock High, Destry Rides Again, Fort Apache. You GenX people don’t know what the heck I’m talking about do you?
So, can you now understand why I am in the natural gas industry? It’s a lot less work heating the house.
I spent many an hour helping my Dad saw wood with an old bow saw. I had a crush on Paul Burke from 12O’Clock High, do you remember him in The Naked City…OMG, I am old!!
Happy weekend.
Sunny 🙂
Addams Family was one of my favorites!
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But – I know, Yogi! (Except I didn’t have to split wood.) Does SPB like these stories of “the olden days?”
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That’s a nice nostalgic post! We still burn wood but pay someone else to cut it for us. I’ve been to Price! It’s only a few hours from where we live. Small world.
Thank you for heating my house. 🙂 ‘Cuz I don’t like cold and I don’t like splitting and stacking wood (yes, I’ve done it–don’t like it).
There is actually a place called “Price”? Well, I guess we have a place named “Dildo” in Canada so…
Love your sense of humor. My parents went back to making a fire to heat up their apartment last winter, cheaper. I like gas better, especially on these cold Canadian winter night.