On 3-Oct-2008, =?iso-8859-1?B?VEZNrg==?= > wrote:

> "Brick" > wrote in message
> m...
> >
> > On 3-Oct-2008, Nonnymus > wrote:
> >
> >> TFM® wrote:
> >>
> >> > Speaking of hard hardwood, I got ahold of a big chunk of an orange tree
> >> > a week or so ago. It was a 6" limb about 8" long.
> >> > I started with my hatchet. What a joke that was.
> >> > Then I fired up the chainsaw - hot-rod chainsaw with a brand new
> >> > chain -
> >> > I might as well have been cutting stone. Damn, that's some hard wood!
> >> >
> >>
> >> I've never smoked with citrus wood, so I cannot say what the results
> >> would be like. However, I have two citrus bushes in the back yard and
> >> must admit I sure admire the strength of the branches. One Meyer Lemon
> >> bush is about 5' in diameter and yielded just over 120 very large lemons
> >> last year. The weight was enough to have flattened any other bush I've
> >> encountered, but the Meyer Lemon bush might have a pencil-sized branch
> >> with 3-4 lemons on it, 2' away from a bigger branch.
> >>
> >> In MO, we had a lot of what was called Hedge or Hedge Apple trees. They
> >> were a popular fence row in and of themselves, and cut off branches
> >> would make great fence posts for in between the trees. I believe the
> >> correct name for them is Osage Orange- could that be what you're
> >> describing. If so, the wood is incredibly hard. In fact, it's
> >> virtually impossible to staple fence wire to one unless you drive the
> >> staple into a crack or split. The Hedge Apples have no commercial use
> >> I'm aware of, but hogs sure love them.
> >>
> >> Like citrus woods, I'm not sure how Hedge would work for smoking, but a
> >> fire made of the dried wood makes decent coals for grilling.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Nonnymus-
> >
> > About them hedge apples. If you happen to be riding a motorcycle and find
> > a bunch of them lying in the road, don't plan on kicking one into the
> > ditch with
> > your foot. It ain't a good idea unless you're a true masochist and really
> > enjoy
> > pain. Believe me, it ain't like kicking an orange.
>
>
> Everything's harder at speed. Don't ask me how I know this.
>
> OK, you already asked...
> I was cruising up the interstate from Nashville to the woods in the step van
> with lots of state flowers planted alongside the road. (orange hazard
> cones).
>
> In Tennessee in a step van in summertime, you roll with the doors open all
> the time.
>
> My riding buddy says, "Get close to those cones, I want to kick one."
>
> I told him he really didn't want to, he just thought he did, but he'd have
> no part of it.
>
> "Alright", I said. I dropped it back to 60 and eased on over as he stuck
> his foot out the door...
>
> I think it's safe to say he'll never do that again.
>
>
> TFM®

At 60 mph, I wouldn't be surprised if it completely destroyed his leg. I
was only doing about 35 and was lucky to get away with only a couple
of broken toes. I'm sure my engineer boots might have helped some. I
never rode half naked liike I see most around here.

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Brick(Youth is wasted on young people)