Tomorrow at 8:00 I show up at my FIL's mill.
He is about to sell the mill. He cuts pine. There is oak hardwood he has on the property but does not mill. He does (as an 80 yo)likes to cut his own wood for home heating.
He is boss.
But I am young and right.
HE feels, we should go to the mill, cut the trees to length (about 24 inches for wood stove)- split them, and bring them home.
I feel, we should cut the logs to 10 foot lengths (the length of my trailer), dump them on the trailer, bring them to my house, and cut them and split them at a later date. (he has cherry pickers... etc...)
Item being- that he is selling the mill in a week. We need to remove as much hardwood off the property before the sell date.
By my greatness, I feel that I am right because we can remove more BTU's of oak before closing by cutting 10 ft sections, relocating to my house, and cutting/splitting at a later date.
By his greatness, he just wants to use the log splitter into perpituity and prove his sister (co-owner) wrong.
I feel we can move more oak square board feet off the premises by cutting 10 foot sections and hauling ass.
He- owner- feels he can do more good by cutting into 12 inch lengths and splitting on the property and then hauling off by doing the grunt work on site.
My Wife says... WHO CARES... he is still cutting firewood at 80 years old.
I agree, however, I feel my strategy would be more effective on board feet/btu's.
He, however, is the BOSS... so that counts.
Obviously.. it doesn't matter how things turn out,
however...like tabs... I am RIGHT.... and I need some great one liners to make him see MY way~~~!!!!
Please help...!!!!