Stick disposal, the more fun way.

"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97) 04/25/2019 at 22:28 • Filed to: None

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A month or two ago a friend and I took down three 40-50ish foot dead trees that were near the house. Chainsaws are fun, and it was successful. All three trees came down without falling on either the house, a wall or a person. I gave my buddy most of the wood from the trunks too big to burn without splitting, and I’ve got the rest for my little fire pit in the back yard. I was also left with two giant  piles of sticks to get rid of.

Dead calm nights in Southern NM in the spring are damned rare, so I’m taking advantage and attempting to get rid of the second pile. That’s I-25 that my house backs up to, so I’m hoping no one driving by calls the fire department.

This is keeping me company. It is certainly the tastier beverage one expects of a Lagunitas product. What’s Oppo drinking tonight?

OPPOsaurus WRX > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/25/2019 at 22:37

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i just stumbled across this picture which I took a few years back of one of my backyard fires

Aremmes > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/25/2019 at 22:41

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This reminds me of a YouTube video that popped up in my recommendations a couple of weeks ago showing how to burn a stump out using a steel drum.

AestheticsInMotion > Aremmes 04/25/2019 at 23:01

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That’s impressive. Leaving a large fire unattended over-night on a dry field doesn’t seem very bright though...

Longtime Lurker > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/26/2019 at 00:06

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We had the fire department called on us once. One of the neighbors must have thought are shed was on fire. Our shed is 12ft at the peak of the roof, and the flames were a good bit higher than that. By the time the fire truck rolled up the fire had died out on its own.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Aremmes 04/26/2019 at 00:10

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That looks awesome, but I’m not sure I could imagine leaving a stump smoldering overnight around here.  Things tend to be dry in the desert (with plenty of things that could be fuel in my yard/neighbors yard), combined with humidity usually not much more than the single digits.  Part of me thinks a stray ember with a puff of wind during the night could be a disaster waiting to happen.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Longtime Lurker 04/26/2019 at 00:15

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My neighbors are cool, but when I’ve got flames as tall as the gazebo from feeding the fire sticks as fast as I can, I know folks driving by on the interstate can see it.  The normal kind of fire I would do in that little pit is something that would be a lot smaller and harder to see from the road.  I’m happy to say b oth stick disposal fires have now been completed without anyone calling it in driving by.

Hamtractor > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 04/26/2019 at 10:39

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