watch out the timber fairies are about again

[Joy Yeomans]

yes after a week of the lads winching timber out of a steep gulley, i go and replace the timberstack signs today that have been "stolen" and find most of the hardwood stacks placed ready to be collected this weekend have gone!

 

again the timber fairies have been at work, it angers me so much, when we pay our mens wages to work hard and extract this wood, to find most of the decent stuff nicked from under our feet!

 

who are these people who think timber just appears free to collect from trackside

 

if any one has hardwood or softwood to sell close to us, please give us a shout- and i have contacted the ebayer selling larch near stoke - he doesnt answer his phone or answermessages

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Terrible. My sympathy. Soul destroying.

[Hodge]

They want bloody shooting, bet the cops won't do owt either. If I was you the next load of wood you leave hide and wait till they come then kick the heck out of them!!

[Stereo]

The council have been doing a lot of thinning down the A38 from Exeter to Plymouth and have stacked all the billets in nice piles, I guess for ecological value. I've since had at least 6 people comment on it and mention 'free firewood' as it's all just off A and B roads on the banks. I've been firm with them but I can see a lot of it dissapearing over the next few months.

 

Sign of the times I guess.

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

The council have been doing a lot of thinning down the A38 from Exeter to Plymouth and have stacked all the billets in nice piles, I guess for ecological value. I've since had at least 6 people comment on it and mention 'free firewood' as it's all just off A and B roads on the banks. I've been firm with them but I can see a lot of it dissapearing over the next few months.

 

Sign of the times I guess.

 

Yep. The parkway in PLY is plastered in cordwood; ends up in the windrow. What a waste.

[Charlieh]

its a joke, I really feel for you guys as its not an easy site to work that required a lot of effort by the lads to get that timber out.

[mendiplogs]

its a joke, I really feel for you guys as its not an easy site to work that required a lot of effort by the lads to get that timber out.

 

HI MATE not good :thumb down:nr us on the mendips 50 ton of beech went last year its all mad now jon

[Matthew Arnold]

One of our contractors had cut down and extracted about 40 ton of timber on a new stretch of trailway. It was in 8 ft lengths and the contractor had everything ready to go to have it moved today. The lot had gone between 4pm yesterday and 7am this morning. It was all going for timber and logs too.

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

It's the full moon and the cool weather. Some gone here this week.

[renewablejohn]

Even keeping in long lengths is no longer a deterrent. Had about 10 tonnes taken overnight all in 5mtr and over lengths. Obviously came armed with chainsaws fortunately it is a locked site so only timber close to the exit taken.