Firewood - Pocket change for our son.

   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son.
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#11  
When my sons were that age, they came out to work w/ me (doing construction at the time). They learned a skill and patience. They also got paid after I did. As they grew older, they were able to do more and more. Of course, making more money. They would always tell mom: "I don't know how dad does it...he just keeps going and going...we can't keep up". Now they sure can do more than me!

I didnt have much of being showed how to, but then again yes I did. SO I am not sure where I am personally, but I do try to have the kids do something and make sure they understand you have to do X before you get paid.
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son.
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I think it is great... we all had jobs as kids and earned money... mine was every Saturday mowing neighbors lawns for .25 cents a lawn with my push mower... summer had chores staining fences, etc...

By 12 I was paying into Social Security washing and cleaning cars for a Car Dealer... paid $50 a week...

I seriously considered doing taxes and social security with him, but I'll just keep paying on the income myself. I dont want to get the wagon in front of the horse.
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son.
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When my son still lived at home - he certainly did help with all our chores/projects. The ONLY thing I WOULD NOT let him do - fall our big Ponderosa pine. What we would harvest for firewood would run 30" to 38" on the butt. Because I used an enormous Stihl and 36" bar - I would fall them myself. Honestly - at my age -76 - I'm glad I don't burn firewood anymore and have to deal with the "monsters". Now - I will occasionally sell off the largest pines for lumber.

That is good size. Not many of these mesquites get half that size. I have seen some pushing it, but very few. I imagine at 76 I wouldnt want to do it either. The big thing down here is using it to smoke food with.
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son. #14  
:scratchchin:
Maybe we can figure out what it would be to ship you some. I wouldnt think it be that much.

Thank you for your kind and generous offer, but that won't be necessary. I can get it here; but buying it at Academy isn't quite the same. I had occasion to ship some Blackjack Oak to an individual in Iowa, who was unfamiliar with it; he's a Big Green Egg fan like me. He raved over it! Mesquite, Blackjack and Pecan (or Hickory) are my stand by for all occasions BBQ.
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son.
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Thank you for your kind and generous offer, but that won't be necessary. I can get it here; but buying it at Academy isn't quite the same. I had occasion to ship some Blackjack Oak to an individual in Iowa, who was unfamiliar with it; he's a Big Green Egg fan like me. He raved over it! Mesquite, Blackjack and Pecan (or Hickory) are my stand by for all occasions BBQ.

:thumbsup:
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son. #16  
Your son - Mutz - cuts and sells Mesquite for firewood. I can buy Mesquite in small 5# bags to use on my smoker - at a healthy price. Location, location, location...............
 
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Your son - Mutz - cuts and sells Mesquite for firewood. I can buy Mesquite in small 5# bags to use on my smoker - at a healthy price. Location, location, location...............

Well I cut it it to pieces he can handle or the ones that are a bit big I cut them about same length and I will put in the splitter for him then usually he can take it from there if it needs to be split again.

We are in Texas.
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son. #18  
Your son - Mutz - cuts and sells Mesquite for firewood. I can buy Mesquite in small 5# bags to use on my smoker - at a healthy price. Location, location, location...............

It's pretty well been eliminated here in Central Oklahoma in the flatlands, but there's plenty of it a bit North and West of here in some of the uncultivated ranching areas. Mesquite is the best thing that ever happened to BBQ!
 
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It's pretty well been eliminated here in Central Oklahoma in the flatlands, but there's plenty of it a bit North and West of here in some of the uncultivated ranching areas. Mesquite is the best thing that ever happened to BBQ!

:thumbsup:
 
   / Firewood - Pocket change for our son. #20  
Very nice. :)

When me, my older brother and younger sister were kids, we used to help cut/split wood. My sister moved 5.5hrs away, so she doesn't anymore but me and my brother both still help my father. I don't even burn wood. When my and my brother were younger, we used to hunt night crawlers and sell them for $2.75/dozen. Didn't get paid til we sold 'em. We packaged them up, used to open the containers for customers so they could see how fat and healthy they were. Taught us a lot about work and dealing with people. We didn't have an allowance. We wanted money, we worked for it.
 

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