Goodwill Roadtrip/Sawing - Success

[goose63]

What a crew may God bless all of you :christmas:

[Delawhere Jack]

You gentleman are a fine example for the rest of us to follow. God bless you all.

[isawlogs]

 Job well done , proud to know some of you and hope to meet with all of you some day. 

[thecfarm]

emergency shutoff switch,E stops we called them at work. I would like to have a dollar for everytime I was called to a machine at work because someone had leaned on an E stop. That was always the first thing that I would check,especially when they would say,I did not touch anything.  :D
Glad all went well.

[jamesamd]

The whole trip,reminds Me of things,I once knew by heart..


Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:  If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

Jim

[morgoon]

Let's not forget the Forestry Forum for some donations, as without the Forum this activity would not be in its formulative stage now and have all the pent up potential for a huge success. Just sayin...   ;D

And many thanks for the Magicman..for offering and undertaking the challenge.

That's a great point

I'll be sending Jeff a little donation if Santa doesn't bring me coal for Christmas :)

I'm late in this thread, but sent my contribution long ago....

This forum, this site, and the great people make me proud to be a part of it..

My pockets are full of sawdust (firewood this time of year) but it makes me smile every time I see it, and the community here comes to mind often. Usually when my wife finds a trail of sawdust throughout the house lol :)

[Magicman]

I see that we made the front page of today's Lufkin Daily News , Story , Images Clicking on the 3 thumbnails will bring them up with their narrative.

[Jeff]

They want $14 to view the story or $2.00 for one day from my computer.  :-\

[beenthere]

Yet one can read the entire story of the sicko panty thief.  :

Stacey's write-up for facebook says it all, IMO. But it was good to see that at least there was some local print to get the story out.

I just hope and pray that those stacks of lumber stay right where they are until needed by Austin.
I might be for painting the ends of each board a blue or some other color just for later id if something goes missing.

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

I read it. They should have written more but got the story across. Great pics also.
Thanks for the link Magic.



Generosity of strangers yields Christmas miracle for family facing adversity



Posted: Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:00 am
By RHONDA OAKS/The Lufkin News
CHEROKEE COUNTY — Christmas miracles don't always come wrapped beneath a tree. Sometimes trees themselves are the miracles.
That's the case of the family of Austin and Stacey Black, who had plenty of pine and hardwood trees on their property where they had built their dream home. Those trees, combined with the generosity of a group of strangers, proved to be the miracle the family never saw coming after the home burned down before they could even move into it.



  

  

 

[Magicman]

You are correct Jeff.  I see now that to read the article in it's entirety a subscription is required.   :-\

Both newspapers promised to mail me copies, so all may not be lost.

I just hope and pray that those stacks of lumber stay right where they are until needed by Austin. 

Not a worry.  Austin lives between the lumber and the gate.   ;D

[jamesamd]

All the bad news is free but good news is going to cost Ya :-\

What can they be thinking :(

Jim

[dablack]

Hi Guys!  It's Stacey again....my friend saved the article as a pdf, and added some comments at the end that I posted to my facebook group.  I'll attach it to this post for anyone who would like to read the article in its entirety.

[Bill Gaiche]

Thanks Stacey. bg

[thecfarm]

Magicman,I liked this part,
Professional sawyer Lynn Davis    8)
A very nice write up.

[Holmes]

 Thank you  for making the article readable, excellent write up.

[Magicman]

Magicman,I liked this part,
Professional sawyer Lynn Davis    8) 

I noticed that I am also "elderly".   ;D

One correction might be noted.  The $5,000 expense contributions were used to offset the actual traveling and sawing expenses.  After those were paid, then the balance was given to the Blacks to offset prior and future expenses.

[SawyerBrown]

I noticed that I am also "elderly".   ;D

Webster's defines elderly as "approaching old age".  Guess that makes us all elderly! 

I think most of us can only hope we're still able to work 4 long days sawing almost 8000 bf of lumber when we're "elderly"!!

[dablack]

 

I think most of us can only hope we're still able to work 4 long days sawing almost 8000 bf of lumber when we're "elderly"!!
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No joke.  I was the youngest one there and I'm sure it hit me the hardest.  Friday I took my last half day of vacation and went home to rest.  Saturday I took a 2 hour nap in the middle of the day and still went to bed at my normal time.  Sunday afternoon I ran all the trimmings from the edger through the chipper and made a giant pile of chips.  I'm still sore today.  I had Benjamin and Madeline out there with me helping.  They would bring me 1x trimmings and I will bring over the 2x material.  I'm beat!

I didn't see elderly in the article so it must be on Stacey's facebook page.  We were always taught to respect our elder(ly)s.

Austin

[Magicman]

I wear "elderly" very proudly and it was almost 8000 9000 bf.  8965 bf to be exact.   

[coxy]

Magicman,I liked this part,
Professional sawyer Lynn Davis    8) 

I noticed that I am also "elderly".   ;D

One correction might be noted.  The $5,000 expense contributions were used to offset the actual traveling and sawing expenses.  After those were paid, then the balance was given to the Blacks to offset prior and future expenses.

that was very very nice  again thanks    MM in my book you are only as old as you feel :D :D :D

[Planman1954]

Now we KNOW what the "Magic" is all about...

[SawyerBrown]

I wear "elderly" very proudly and it was almost 8000 9000 bf.  8965 bf to be exact.   

Oh yeah, like 8000 wasn't enough! :D  Yup, apologies ... my mistake!  9000 bf!!

[Magicman]

MM in my book you are only as old as you feel

Now I gots to get Pat to feel of me to check my age.   

[POSTON WIDEHEAD]

MM in my book you are only as old as you feel

Now I gots to get Pat to feel of me to check my age.   

I wonder if this will make the paper?
:D