lupine Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 I've been buying 8kg nets from the local shop for too long. Just placed a bulk order for 1 1/2 tonnes from the UK mainland, which works out at about a third of the price, but I was wondering where you all get your firewood from normally? There's an old red post box in Lerwick centre that's stuffed full of logs, I don't know if that's an advert or a private store! Seems I'm burning peat until the delivery gets here. It smells great, but I can hear environmentalists screaming every time I throw another piece on the fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 Driftwood and taking scrap wood that other folk are looking to dump. Yeah, its time consumng, needs transport, and work to make it suitable for the fire, but thats the trade off for minimal financial investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted November 23, 2017 Report Share Posted November 23, 2017 I've been buying 8kg nets from the local shop for too long. Just placed a bulk order for 1 1/2 tonnes from the UK mainland, which works out at about a third of the price, but I was wondering where you all get your firewood from normally? There's an old red post box in Lerwick centre that's stuffed full of logs, I don't know if that's an advert or a private store! Seems I'm burning peat until the delivery gets here. It smells great, but I can hear environmentalists screaming every time I throw another piece on the fire Be interested in the costs involved Lupine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voe side Posted November 24, 2017 Report Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi Lupine, I am sorry to tell you that the red post box is a private residence and the wood is for his own log burner.I too would be interested in some details as to where you got your wood from and the costrs involved in getting it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest town Posted December 4, 2017 Report Share Posted December 4, 2017 Saw this and it is an old red telephone kiosk box full with wooden logs and the wall further back is covered with logs too, wonder why it is open for the public to see though, with its wide opening, as two people were talking photographs of this when I saw this and I had to laugh, until I saw this I thought it was not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 7 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 The red phone box belongs to michael stewart as does the yard area surrounding it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.stewart@45 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 He operates a tree removal service which can including planning permission in conservation areas and is also NEBOSH qualified. I can fully recommend him. Telephone 01595 696969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupine Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 It's such a nice red box! I got 2x https://www.firewoodcentre.co.uk/kiln-dried-logs/72-nets-firewood/delivered. They're supposed to charge £60 extra for delivery but it seems they forgot to for me. Not cheap, but definitely cheaper than electric heating. And since I'm in the middle of a power cut right now (hooray UPSes), I think I can strongly prefer wood for availability reasons too! A neighbour seems to be of the "collect wood all year" mentality, but I'm not sure I have the patience for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 A neighbour seems to be of the "collect wood all year" mentality, but I'm not sure I have the patience for it. Either you got it, or you ain't. Maybe its just a Shetland thing, ingrained in the genes over the generations of living in the land where the tree don't grow. Wid ert!......Wrack!.....There is no time of year not right for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr.Brown Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 We were trained as bairns (many moons ago admittedly) to fill our pockets with even the smallest pieces of wood to bring back home when we played on the beach, climbing the rocks & doing all that stuff you're not supposed to let your kids go off & do these days! It all contributed to keeping fires heating the house & a Rayburn or similar boiling a kettle or cooking the dinner. Eco friendly before the phrase was even coined I think. After all if you left it on the beach it would just go to waste. Of course never mess with someone else's wood pile above the tide line, that's a hanging offence! George. and Frances144 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m.stewart@45 Posted March 14, 2019 Report Share Posted March 14, 2019 Trees cut down and removed. 01595 696969 07502 127872 Logs also for sale at 1,2,Tree. 8 Harbour Street, Lerwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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