Nice day, 52. Clifton and Wayne cut a little wood in the am. Clifton, Sue and I went down to LaVerne's about 1230 and ate lunch with them Sue stayed down and they were here for supper. Clifton, the girls and I went to church at nite,
Comment: We heated the house with wood and later a combination of wood and fuel oil so we usually cut wood every couple of weeks. Our first chain saw was a two-man Mall that seemed to weigh a ton after handling it for awhile. LaVerne or Dad usually handled the heavy motor end and I the blade end. I remember it pretty much like this picture. It was heavy, unbalanced and dangerous as hell to use in the woods with unsure footing. In the third verse of my Hubbard Hill Memories I say:
In the winter is was cold as hell and every week the boys as well as Dad
would go to cut some firewood.
With that old Farmall and Mall chainsaw we'd find a tree and make a fall
and cut it up as quickly as we could
For the winter wind and chill was bearing down
As we struggled in that cold and muddy ground
Then we loaded up a half a cord and shivered while the tractor roared
And took us tired half frozen homeward bound.
Take a listen if you've got the time, it is loooong.....
http://hubbardfamilymusic.blogspot.com/2011/06/hubbard-hill-memories-100th-posting-on.html
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