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11. I have a bad back and bad hips as well (bursitis, not arthritis).

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 09:25 AM

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I limit manually wood splitting if pain requires it, but I must admit I still split manually since over the decades I've found it a tremendous stress reliever.

Funny story: My son and his girlfriend are both finishing up Ph.D degrees in nuclear engineering, but she, unlike him, grew up in a relatively rural area. Last winter I was teaching him to split wood with an axe, and during the lesson he made a point of calling his girlfriend to let her know he was engaged in the manly art of wood splitting. I was, to say the least, amused.

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Damn, the new chain saw is so good, I'm quickly going to run out of logs to cut. [View all] NNadir Jan 4 OP

Husqvarna bucolic_frolic Jan 4 #1

Logline: Retired Yuppie attracts envy and attraction from neighbors with new chainsaw, especially the Widow MacKenzie Tetrachloride Jan 4 #2

I'd like it better if it's young professional woman with a chainsaw meets handsome executive on the Hallmark channel. NNadir Jan 4 #3

i might quote you Tetrachloride Jan 5 #6

Chain saw art? electric_blue68 Jan 4 #4

Makes me think of a song. Morbius Jan 4 #5

Congrats! AND it's quiet! UTUSN Jan 5 #7

Nice! WestMichRad Jan 5 #8

Yeah. I started with the mower, then the snow blower, finally the chainsaw. NNadir Tuesday #9

I use two gas powered Stihl chainsaws, 20" and 12" bars. I found Emile Tuesday #10

I have a bad back and bad hips as well (bursitis, not arthritis). NNadir Tuesday #11