Sunday's compliments

[Brandy]

This happened on Sunday. I had two very interesting encounters on Sunday.

First a little background. Where I live in Silliy-con Valley I can burn cordwood for heat. I do not buy the wood it is collected in the neighborhood from the City owned trees that are felled. Many of the trees are Modesto Ash, which are at the end of their life. When a tree is felled the homeowner can do what they want with the wood. The City gives them about a month dispose of it, and then comes around too clean up what is left. My wood stove is a Clean-Burn EPA rated stove, start here if your interested; http://www.woodheat.org and http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/ .

Now this is a lot of work, collecting, splitting, stacking etc. The first part collecting I was doing Sunday. Picture this sorry I did not get a picture of me in full costume. Baseball cap, wrap around sun glasses - also used as eye protection, full day's beard - scruffy looking, t-shirt old faded blue jean jacket, UK workman’s kilt, pair of black leggings, dark socks, steel toed boots, and a CHAINSAW - electric, it is the suburbs. The leggings have a wide strong elastic waistband that helps to limit backstrain.

OK, while I was cutting up the wood at least three women walked past on the side walk next to the work area, one neighbor was sweeping up leaves, gives a shout from across the road, about 1/2 hour later he brings his wife out. It is obvious she wants to talk. Later in the afternoon I was home - just around the corner another lady is walking her dog. She shouts from across the street and it's also obvious she wants to talk, see had seen me earlier and had a few questions, mostly what happened to the wood.

It is almost the dirtier, smeller I was the more the ladies had to stop by for a chat. After I got over being tired I had a good chuckle.

[Sasquatch]

I heated with wood from '82 until '98 when I got too lazy and too busy to cut and split wood. Woe be it for me to ever recommend wearing trousers, but running a chainsaw and/or working around tractor PTO driven equipment is such a time. A loose garment getting entangled with a saw chain is a recipe for a trip to the ER. Word to the wise: BE CAREFUL!

As for your neighbors, well, you do live in Northern CA after all. I suspect they see more unusual sights every day! But if the uk is making you a chick-magnet (even married women count to an old fart like me!) then RIGHT ON, DUDE!
Sasq