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Bill,
Russ and Ed loaded up about 2 weeks ago. They took just about all that I had.
Those of you that want cypress...remember it usually comes in planks...and I have no idea how much it costs. I'm not into figuring bd ft...etc. Will (mill owner) just writes the price on them. For example I have 2 in my basement that have prices of $18.00 and $20.00 on them 2 x 6 x 60 (approx)...obviously one's a bit longer than the other. These are older pieces that I've had a while, and I know that he has had to raise his price...very little...but maybe a buck or 2 more per plank??? His stuff comes in in log lengths from the South...I can only imagine what fuel prices have done to his costs. HOWEVER, he knows what we're doing with it and thinks it's great so he's really only raising it minimally. Zac helped me out the last time...he can attest to what kind of guy the mill owner is..he's just a good-old-boy, home town type guy whom I will NEVER stick it to.
BTW I'm up to 23 bundles right now plus a couple of cypress planks. That's 230+ pieces of wood for me to tape... I'll see how much room I have in the truck bed (short bed with tanoue [sp] cover)
He's dropping some (???) off tonight so I can bring it to a lead fest here in RI tomorrow. This is the kind of guy he is...I called him at about 10 AM to tell him about tomorrow...I didn't think I'd be going...finally beat the friggin'flu...he called about 2 hours ago to tell me he started cutting some for me after his last batch of shingles...said he might not finish 'till after 8:00 PM...
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