You Can Get The Wood
Mar. 3rd, 2026 04:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayla_allenToday the stars aligned and Lisa and I went over to Big R and bought a pallet (390 logs) of Pres-to-Logs. Lisa connected the utility trailer to her pickup truck, and I followed her over there. I fortunately remembered to bring a previous purchase receipt that has the SKU for the pallet, because they can never find it. They tend to think that I meant either a six-log packet or a ton of wood pellets, because that's what most people buy. Anyway, there was no problem once she looked up the SKU ($349 for 390 logs), except that initially she tried to enter the quantity as 390, and thus the subtotal was $136,110! Not that they could have sold me that many, even if I had the fleet of trucks and forklifts.
Eventually the forklift operator appeared and brought out a pallet of logs. Lisa had me sit in the truck and hold the brake pedal, which helped the operator shove the pallet into the trailer to get it over the axle. He then trundled off without the loading ticket, and I had to chase him down and give it to him.
We came home and Lisa parked the pickup and trailer in the East Lot. We'll start unloading the logs when Lisa feels up to it. It's a lot of work, and I can't do as much heavy lifting as I used to be able to do. (Yes, I know, and I am not complaining. It comes with the territory. I never was much of a tomboy.) I'll be much happier with a full woodbox, and the unit cost of the logs in a pallet is much better than buying them in small bundles.
Eventually the forklift operator appeared and brought out a pallet of logs. Lisa had me sit in the truck and hold the brake pedal, which helped the operator shove the pallet into the trailer to get it over the axle. He then trundled off without the loading ticket, and I had to chase him down and give it to him.
We came home and Lisa parked the pickup and trailer in the East Lot. We'll start unloading the logs when Lisa feels up to it. It's a lot of work, and I can't do as much heavy lifting as I used to be able to do. (Yes, I know, and I am not complaining. It comes with the territory. I never was much of a tomboy.) I'll be much happier with a full woodbox, and the unit cost of the logs in a pallet is much better than buying them in small bundles.
