In what will certainly be a huge relief to all folks on the West Shore and Tahoma; a 'real' winter storm will dump snow on the higher elevations this weekend. Many roads will close, but Highway 89 will get little if any white stuff. Time to switch tires; time to ensure your wood supply will be good enough; remember a cord of wood = 128 CUBIC Feet! So, 4' X 8' X 4'======128cu. ft.
Most suppliers fudge to some degree on their version of the 'cord'. Since most of the wood sold at Tahoe comes from the Valley, wholesalers cut out old almond orchards then cut the wood to dimensions, hoping to get close to 16". 3 X16= 48" or four feet. Plug that into the above formula and you get the approved cord. The reality: most cut their pieces to 15"-the size of the gap in their saw buck stand, or prepared cutting notch. The results are logs 1" less than proper size. Or 45" wide stack v. 48" stack, or about 5% less than one pays for. This unacceptable, but has become routine in the business. Be aware, especially when the truck rolls up and "dumps a load". If it is not stacked in the truck, there's no measurement available. A word to the wise!!!!
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