This months forestry journal!

[mattplace]

Just reading through the latest FJ (November 2011) and on pages 18&19 is an article called "under the hammer" about a firewood auction in Northumberland.

 

The journalist describes the day and then states: "It is becoming well known that a full builders bag will contain approximately 1m3 of material. The barrow bags of hardwoods offered by ........, upon measurement, appeared to contain slightly less than 0.5m3."

 

WTF! Have they been looking on eBay for inspiration?!

 

Surely the author / editor should know something about woodfuel industry?? It really pees me off when you read a trade magazine and you know that the journalist hasn't got clue!

 

 

Rant over!

[Alycidon]

News papers are worse. When you read in print something that is nothing like what you actually said.

 

I had an artical in a local free issue by monthly magazine on my buisness this month that was titled.

 

Center of Eccelence for Home Farm Stoves Ltd.

 

That is exactly how they spelt excellence !!, I complained and they are now running it again.

 

A

[mattplace]

Eccelent!! :lol:

[Hodge]

Just reading through the latest FJ (November 2011) and on pages 18&19 is an article called "under the hammer" about a firewood auction in Northumberland.

 

The journalist describes the day and then states: "It is becoming well known that a full builders bag will contain approximately 1m3 of material. The barrow bags of hardwoods offered by ........, upon measurement, appeared to contain slightly less than 0.5m3."

 

WTF! Have they been looking on eBay for inspiration?!

 

Surely the author / editor should know something about woodfuel industry?? It really pees me off when you read a trade magazine and you know that the journalist hasn't got clue!

 

 

Rant over!

 

I couldn't believe it when I read the article either!!

[renewablejohn]

You must have picked up the April edition by mistake

[muldonach]

You guys must have better eyesight than I have - I have really struggled to read the articles they have printed on the DPM backgrounds and lost patience with that one in particular.

 

Cheers

mac

[ben lightfoot]

should ask to move the thread to the essential arb/ forestry journal section as i had a similar rant regarding lack of editor experience in our field and it seems they do genuinely appreciate the input

[mattplace]

I am going to drop them an email just to make them aware of the mistake so hopefully it won't happen again.

It may seem petty to someone outside of the firewood game but when you spend so much time explaining to customers the difference between volume and weight, and how you don't get a tonne of wood in a tonne bag, and my tipper dimensions are 2.7x2.0x0.3= 1.62m3, etc, etc, etc..... It really has wound me up!!

[ben lightfoot]

Yeah i know what you mean, not sure if its FJ or essential arb but they got a cracker shot of some one handed action with the visor up im no hse geek but if its going out to the industry they should be showing best practice

[RobRainford]

Yeah i know what you mean, not sure if its FJ or essential arb but they got a cracker shot of some one handed action with the visor up im no hse geek but if its going out to the industry they should be showing best practice

 

I saw that straight away! It's in EA. They should know better!