OT: Help unloading wood

These 2 grand kids are saving money to go to Disney World. So they earned some by helping me unload and stack firewood. We give them little jobs to do all the time so they can figure out what earning money is.
Hmmmm, just remembered I got some more Indian corn to pick.
Richard in NW SC

Our boys were great help when they were that age, now not so much! But, one is an engineer and the other a professor!

Ya and I bet grandpa was paying REALLY well that day...

I was happy and they were happy. That's all that matters.
Richard

Probably got those good jobs so they wouldn't have to stack wood anymore. LOL

It is not the stacking of wood that is important but the work experience and work ethic in play here. All my boys learned that lesson too. We would go out clearing the brush around the animal pens. I would say "Let's go do some male bonding boys." And the response one day was "I hate bonding!" Now one is a Hot Shot Firefighter and cuts brush for a living and the other is a landscaper and all are hard workers.

Had a 14 year old step kid that wouldn't lift anything but a fork at the supper table, sure was glad when he moved in with gram and gramps.

Good looking helpers and they are smiling too.
Could not see you in the photo but I bet grandpa was smiling to. Luck you.

looks like some good locust?

BE CAREFUL!! Many years ago, I did commercial "yard work" primarily final grading and sowing grass. I had a Goosen Straw chopper/blower bolted to back corner of truck bed...IDEALLY a three person job to blow straw. Needed a truck driver...a person on back of truck...and me on the ground dragging the hose around. It "could work" with two people, and I would stop to move truck.

I asked my young teenage dtr. to "help Daddy" by chunking the bales into the blower. As a lot of kids are, she was a bit whiny about it. To make helping me more "attractive" I said I would pay her.

"How much?"

"50 cents per bale..." was what popped outta my mouth w/o thinking.

"How many bales?"

"I don't know...maybe 15 or 20 bales for this job.." I was anxious to get it done...late in afternoon and rain coming!!

"Er...how many can you do per hour...??"

Folks...I knew right then that I was in trouble cause that machine could/would chop/blow as many as 50 bales in an hour if yard was big, etc.

Do the math...I got snookered into paying my kid the equivalent of $25 / hour to "help Daddy" put out a dozen bales of straw.

Moral of this story: BE CAREFUL cause the lil darlings are a whole lot smarter than you think.

I loved the pic. and your story!!

Rick

a post script: I NEVER had anymore trouble getting her to help me blow straw. We became a pretty good TWO PEOPLE team for that part of the job!!

Moments to remember... for them and for you. Nice.

That is funny.
Richard

The time they are spending with grandpa is priceless. Some day they will reminisce about this.

great time to teach some life lessons. When my oldest daughter was about that size, I had her help me stack wood. Didnt think she paid much attention at the time. Years later she surprised her husband when her stacks looked better than his, said Dad taught me!!!

When my daughter was 10 we made a road trip from Phoenix to Anchorage. Ford van with 460 and a 32 foot Holiday Rambler trailer.
I made up a lot of games and projects for the trip but one stands out. I showed her how to brew a pot of coffee. And then fill a Thermos. I told her she was the coffee waitress and I would pay hew 10 cents per cup. I loaded up with dimes. '
After the first day she couldn't wait get on the road, and every 15 minutes of the morning it was "are you ready for another cup of coffee?"
As she grew up she "sold" me, fruit, sandwiches, iced tea, and even ice cream bars on various road trips. She always had a hoard of stuff to sell me in the trailer. All marked up 50% LOL

Yep, downed by a tornado about 18 months ago. Best burning wood I have ever had. Does not clog the chimney and leaves almost no ash. Got plenty standing on my place. Gonna cut enough enough this winter for 2 years from now. Got enough on the ground for next winter. I used it for barn poles 36 years ago and they are still standing.
Richard in NW SC