2 years sawmill free

[Okrafarmer]

Good to hear from you Okra. I just found your update.
Thanks for sharing and Congrats on the new family member. 

Howdy, fellow grits-belt neighbor!
:D

I noticed the diet did not mention giving up grits.  I love the family church photo.  Keep us posted on your next mill.

Well, actually I did give up grits too. I'm including corn in grains, which I am avoiding. Maybe my grain cravings are turning me back to wood grain. . . .  ???

[thecfarm]

I hope you are still enjoying Moxie.  ;D

[Okrafarmer]

Ok guys,

So I met today with the sawmill owner. Actually I know two sawmill owners in these parts. . . .

But this fellow, I met with. We have some good mutual friends. He has a nearly new hydraulic Woodmizer and only uses it occasionally. So-- we had a good talk, and we plan on meeting again soon when we are both free on a Saturday to mill a few logs. Assuming we still like each other enough to proceed after that--we'll come up with some sort of arrangement, I guess-- probably where I can do my own part time work with his machine. That would bring me some much needed income. We'll look at other possibilities as we go along. Sawdust could occur! 

[Okrafarmer]

I hope you are still enjoying Moxie.  ;D

Ummm two things about that.

1. Even though Moxie is bottled in Georgia, it is extremely hard to find down here, for some unknown cotton-picking reason.

2. Unfortunately, I am off all sugary drinks, and that includes Moxie.

Now listen-- I hope to lose a good bit of weight and it may take me a year or more to get where I want to be. After that, I hope to be able to sneak a few snacks back into my life and just monitor the old abdomen for additional growth rings which might need to be run through the edger from time to time.
;D

[Okrafarmer]

Ok, an update:

Things are looking up-- I may be able to get one of my old forestry-related jobs back. This is a big fat maybe due to my health, but the fellow I used to work for and I talked about it tonight and we are both agreeable to it-- it just means deciding for sure, and working out details. Again, praying ones, please pray for wisdom and details to come together-- not to mention, if this would be a mistake, for it not to happen.

;)

[tnaz]

Done deal Okrafarmer.

[Okrafarmer]

Done deal Okrafarmer.

Thanks, tnaz!

I'm jittery about it in a good way.
;D

[plowboyswr]

Done deal Okrafarmer.

X2

[thecfarm]

Just never know how it will all work out 2-3 years down the road,but I hope it all will work the way you want.  ;D

[Okrafarmer]

Ok, an update.
In the last few days I've been able to connect with the two guys I've been looking at doing work with/for. One of them looks like maybe a 30-40% chance something will work out  :-\ but the other one is looking more like 90%.  ;) So keep praying-- or thinking good thoughts if you're not the praying type. This could be a very good thing for me and my family-- we hope so, anyway!

[kenfrommaine]

Best of luck to you.

[Okrafarmer]

Best of luck to you.

Thanks, not sure if I've met you, but as an exile from Maine myself, thanks for the good thoughts!

[Okrafarmer]

Ok, as an update:

As of today, I gave 2 week notice at my security officer job, since I have been hired back working for the tree company I worked for previously, before all this stuff. I will have a significant pay advantage, much better flexibility, and will be back to chainsaw and bulldozers again.

As for sawmilling, we'll see about that. I will have access to a lot of great logs, so I want to be able to sawmill again.

[plowboyswr]

 smiley_clapping take care. Prayers are still with ya.