New to Forum - Busy Beaver Lumber Says Hello to all

[ARKANSAWYER]

  Got two nephews by my oldest sister who shore lack sense.   Both have respect (or fear) for me and are in their early 20's now.  Last Dec. their Great GrandMa (my GrandMa) passed away at the age of 96 and she helped raise them when little.  When they showed up at the Wake I asked them to remove the studs and get a haircut before the funeral out of respect for this Saint of a Woman who loved and cared for them.  Both young men came in and did me proud.  Their Mom was so pleased with them and the rest of the family surprised by how they cleaned up.  I guess there is some hope still out there.  But I see a larger number all the time pushing 30 still living off Mom and Dad and needing a ride to work, when they work.
  I know that each generation said this about the one that followed them but the lot comming up now is a sad bunch.  No ambition, or desire to succeed and want every thing handed to them for just being here.  All they want to do is talk to some one about nothing and see who can get the most text's sent in a day.  When did we come to have such a desire to commuicate with each other?  People tell me all the time I need a cell phone so I can get more work done.  All I see is people getting less work done because of them.

[SwampDonkey]

Arky, I see a lot of men older than you and me that fit the same description, maybe not text messaging. Of course to, there aren't many 42 year old men like myself pushing and coasting snow sleds. No kids neither. If so come show me. It ain't no harder than bicycling, but no one does it any more. Even as a kid I had a computer, but I was outside all the time to. In fact my father always had to come looking to find me, or ask mother about my where-a-bouts, the time when he needed someone to carry sacks of potatoes and handle/pile them 4 times (never had no pallets and lifts then) before they went down the road in a tractor trailer finally. 1000   50 lb bags is a lot of handling 4 times by the way. :D He always told me I worked harder than any hired man. :D

[sigidi]

Yep fella's and it's not just over there either :(

Seems to be a worldwide 'flu' maybe governments should look into a vaccine for it rather than swine flu - seems this flu will do us much more harm in the long run.

[Meadows Miller]

Gday

And Welcome to the Forum  Tys is a Top Young Bloke Mate  ;) ;D ;D ;D 8) 8) Dads been doing the same sort of thing your doing  ;) ;D  but in cypress for the last 8 years and i do all the the custom sawing  for him and have done since before then in the logbuilding buisness we had so he hasnt gotten to do much sawing in the last 15 years  ;) :D :D :D ;D Im looking forward to your imput and seeing some pics of your work Mate  ;) ;D ;D 8) 8)

Sorry to hear you had a prang I hope your healing up quickly Mate  ;) i had a big one when i was 18 and nearly bit the dust i was supose to have 18 months + off but was back at work within 8  ;) ;D 8) 8)

Ohh and by the way Im a single man have been for 4 years  ;) :D :D :D and quite happy to stay that way untill the rite one comes along as i dont see the point in bouncing from one relationship (if we can call it that  ???) to the next with someone you dont click with  :  I dont know what it is these days but ive been seeing it since my teens aswell young people dont seem to have asmuch go in em and some cant even make the connection between working had and having the things they want in life thats rite they want things but expect it to be handed to them  ;) :D :D

I was tought respect and treat everyone as you would like to be treated that you dont put your hand out for anything unless you have earnd it i started paying board and rent as soon as i started working full time at 14yo and still go 50/50 in the rent whenever im back at home   ;) there have been a fair few times in my life where ive worked my butt off and gone nowhere for the privlage  : but thats life you live and learn  ;) :D :D ;D ;D

I have a list as long as my arm of young blokes who repeatedly ask me for work on a regular basis  ??? :-\  ;) but when i do have jobs that i need an extra worker or two i have a couple of good blokes i know i can count on  ;D  8) ones 24yo and the others 60yo it takes alittle organising sometimes as we are all self employed but usually Jeff and Garry will work around my schedual  ;) ;D 8) 8)

Arky your not looking Sawyer with cert 3 in timber prod /faller/stacker/machine opp/timber grader/ Qualified Carpenter with timber frame and log building exp Mate  ??? as ill be moveing to the US at the start of next year for sure Mate   ;) :D ;D 8)

Texting and Mobiles  : I do have have one but use it only when i have to and for safety reasons working on my own im lucky to put $40 to $100 credit on it a year as everyone knows to get me on the landline  ;) ;D  asfar as text messages go some of the stuff my mates send me might as well look like this  ;) hiu huy ab b49 frh fbh rj ro ifh fg nvb just dosent make any bloody  sence the first few times you try and read it  ;) alot like some of my posts sometimes  ;) :D :D :D :D

Magic the only problem i see with a hyd mill for Beaver is you tend to get keen and more timber comes outa the back of them Mate  ;) ;D :D :D :D :D

Allan what name are they going to give it ??? Slackarse Syndrome or Reality Bites    ;)  :D I see one drama though how will you motivate them to get to the doctor Mate ;) :D :D :D

Regards Chris

[jwoods]

Hello Busy Beaver,

We had a thread on another forum one time, we still haven't met for lunch yet.

Joe.

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

  Got two nephews by my oldest sister who shore lack sense.   Both have respect (or fear) for me and are in their early 20's now.  Last Dec. their Great GrandMa (my GrandMa) passed away at the age of 96 and she helped raise them when little.  When they showed up at the Wake I asked them to remove the studs and get a haircut before the funeral out of respect for this Saint of a Woman who loved and cared for them.  Both young men came in and did me proud.  Their Mom was so pleased with them and the rest of the family surprised by how they cleaned up.  I guess there is some hope still out there.  But I see a larger number all the time pushing 30 still living off Mom and Dad and needing a ride to work, when they work.
  I know that each generation said this about the one that followed them but the lot comming up now is a sad bunch.  No ambition, or desire to succeed and want every thing handed to them for just being here.  All they want to do is talk to some one about nothing and see who can get the most text's sent in a day.  When did we come to have such a desire to commuicate with each other?  People tell me all the time I need a cell phone so I can get more work done.  All I see is people getting less work done because of them.

Ark

I take great pride in the fact that I am almost 48 and have never sent a darn text message over the phone. It cracks me up after seeing the wife of one of our 5 kids push buttons for hours chatting with someone and then when you ask them what the other party had to say, the respond "Nothing". At least when I email or talk on the phone, some information is conveyed and there is a reason for the communication. I 100% agree with you about the lack of ambition in todays youth. I know lots of young men and women that have no ambition or desire to get out and find a job, but who are more than happy to collect welfare and text message all day. I keep telling the wife that if you do not have a job, then you should not be able to have a cell phone and cable tv because I don't think welfare and unemployment insurance was ever set up to ensure that unemployed people had either of those two items.

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Hello Busy Beaver,

We had a thread on another forum one time, we still haven't met for lunch yet.

Joe.

Hello Joe

Nice to catch up with you again. Looks like you have been busy based on you photo album. The little lumberjack is a cute little fellow. We should set up a time and place to get together. Don't quite recall how far into Ohio you were. I am at exit 116 off of 69 in Fort Wayne

Fred

[bikedude73]

Busy Beaver this ff is a great place to be.  I started this research about 8 months ago and I just placed the order for my new lt15 and did so with lots of great advise from the wounderful people on here.  Welcome and glad to have another Hoosier on here.  Good luck and again welcome to the ff.

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Busy Beaver this ff is a great place to be.  I started this research about 8 months ago and I just placed the order for my new lt15 and did so with lots of great advise from the wounderful people on here.  Welcome and glad to have another Hoosier on here.  Good luck and again welcome to the ff.

bikedude

Just got the quote in the mail today for my new LT-10 to replace the LT-25 I sold this weekend. The good folks at woodmizer even gave me an additional 2% discount for being an existing customer, which I did not expect. Now if When I go pick it up, I could get to meet Dave Mann and possibly get a photo with him, that would be the icing on the cake and something I would proudly display in my building

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Hey Bikerdude

Did you get that brand net LT-15 yet. I bet you are going to love it. Have a friend here in Fort Wayne that saws a ton of lumber with his and has had it for about 5 years now. Love to see some pics when you get it set up.

[log home dreaming]

Hello.  I am looking for information/input on milling logs from a 100+ year old log home that was torn down.  It was my in-laws and I was able to save the logs.  I believe they are poplar and some oak.  They range from 4 feet to 23 feet long and are flat faced with dove tail.  They are around 8 inches thick and 23 inches wide and very smooth.  I would like to mill them about 1/2 thick and use them as interior siding.  The key is I would like to be able to keep the 23in width...that is the amazing beauty of them.  I have not calculated the total board feet.  I would like to have someone come on site and do the cutting.  I live in Fort Wayne, IN but the logs are in Hamilton, IN (about 30 minutes north of Fort Wayne).  Any help/advice is greatly appreciated. 

[Cedarman]

Welcome BBL,
You have found a great place to hang out.  We can give you lots of advice on your daughters.  :D :D If we truly had the answers, we wouldn't have to work much for a fine living. :D :D
WM at Indy is a fine place to visit.
I grew up in Tipton, so know a few things about Ft Wayne.
Cedarman

[Busy Beaver Lumber]

Log Home Dreaming

I pick up my new LT-10 on the 27th of March. Would be glad to saw some beams for you when I get it. Although I live in Fort Wayne, my building and mill are actually on Route 9 in Wollcottville, just south of route 20 and not to far at all from hamilton. If you go to my website you can get my phone number and give me a call to set things up.

[log home dreaming]

 Busy Beaver,
Thanks.  I will get in contact with you.  I noticed that you indicated that you were down sizing because of a car accident, so I wasn't sure if this was the type of work you were looking for.  I still need to clean up the logs (dirt,dust from deconstruction) and would be looking to get them cut in June or July.
Thanks again!