EmotionallyUnstable Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Pulled down the deck this weekend (Amherst, NY). Highway department says they do not schedule special pickups and will only take 40-50 lbs per week curbside. The old deck was 230 SQ ft pressure treated lumber so it would take forever to get rid of it that way. Can't burn because of stain and chemicals. Looking to unload somewhere for free as I struggle morally to pay for something i'm getting rid of. Anyone have a similar experience or a woodchuck I could borrow? Edited March 25, 2019 by EmotionallyUnstable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Sell it on let go ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just burn it and stay away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 consult a physician after 4 hours 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Fly dump. It's the only way. One moral struggle for another. Betcha you have the good old stuff. It will leach arsenic into the environment. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es0514702 Actually, it probably has already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 “Can’t burn because of stain and chemicals”. LOL LOL LOL LOL 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, BringBackFergy said: “Can’t burn because of stain and chemicals”. LOL LOL LOL LOL See! Fergy is living proof that it's safe! ? Burn baby burn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: See! Fergy is living proof that it's safe! ? Burn baby burn! Those chemical engineers back in the 60’s would have never developed something toxic or hazardous to our health....RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just now, BringBackFergy said: Those chemical engineers back in the 60’s would have never developed something toxic or hazardous to our health....RIP LoL... I am still a bit skeptical, but you convinced me. To OP: Just burn that wood. And do what we did in Scouts when the campfire smoke got in your eyes. Say: "I don't like bunnies!" The wind will change and the smoke will blow in somebody else's eyes! Their problem now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Pulled down the deck this weekend (Amherst, NY). Highway department says they do not schedule special pickups and will only take 40-50 lbs per week curbside. The old deck was 230 SQ ft pressure treated lumber so it would take forever to get rid of it that way. Can't burn because of stain and chemicals. Looking to unload somewhere for free as I struggle morally to pay for something i'm getting rid of. Anyone have a similar experience or a woodchuck I could borrow? Is it blind material or did you chainsaw it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: LoL... I am still a bit skeptical, but you convinced me. To OP: Just burn that wood. And do what we did in Scouts when the campfire smoke got in your eyes. Say: "I don't like bunnies!" The wind will change and the smoke will blow in somebody else's eyes! Their problem now! Kill Thy Neighbor? I think that commandment might have dropped into the teens and lost some important exposure. The first tablet was great, but the others cracked when the donkey stumbled coming back down..... it happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Augie said: Kill Thy Neighbor? I think that commandment might have dropped into the teens and lost some important exposure. The first tablet was great, but the others cracked when the donkey stumbled coming back down..... it happens. Do you want smoke in your eyes making schmores? I think NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 24 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: LoL... I am still a bit skeptical, but you convinced me. To OP: Just burn that wood. And do what we did in Scouts when the campfire smoke got in your eyes. Say: "I don't like bunnies!" The wind will change and the smoke will blow in somebody else's eyes! Their problem now! No..he shouldn't burn the wood,he would be looking at a 5k fine. Codes are tougher up there in the northern 'burbs because of the Tonawanda Coke closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just now, Misterbluesky said: No..he shouldn't burn the wood,he would be looking at a 5k fine. Codes are tougher up there in the northern 'burbs because of the Tonawanda Coke closure. I am joking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Do you want smoke in your eyes making schmores? I think NOT! Possibly build a pen for you newly acquired herd of llamas? Explain to you neighbors that it might be loud for a while, and they might volunteer to take care of your wood for you. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) I don't get the "moral struggle" about paying for removal of something that is toxic. You would think there's a bigger moral struggle unloaded for free somewhere. I am a bit confused (yes, more than normal). Can you even burn rubbish/leaves/etc.. in Amherst? 3 minutes ago, Augie said: Possibly build a pen for you newly acquired herd of llamas? Explain to you neighbors that it might be loud for a while, and they might volunteer to take care of your wood for you. Just an idea. Ha! Speaking of llamas... When my sister moved into her Vermont house about 15 years ago... Part of the deal was to watch over the llama previous owners had. Until, they could move it. LoL... The thing hated my sister. I think my sister tried to be nice to it? Thing would hiss and spit. LoL... Only in Vermont! Edited March 25, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: I don't get the "moral struggle" about paying for removal of something that is toxic. You would think there's a bigger moral struggle unloaded for free somewhere. I am a bit confused (yes, more than normal). Can you even burn rubbish/leaves/etc.. in Amherst? Ha! Speaking of llamas... When my sister moved into her Vermont house about 15 years ago... Part of the deal was to watch over the llama previous owners had. Until, they could move it. LoL... The thing hated my sister. I think my sister tried to be nice to it? Thing would hiss and spit. LoL... Only in Vermont! I went to visit my sister in Killington and a herd/flock/mob of wild turkeys big enough to wreck the grill of our minivan chased us out a a parking lot! There was lots of honking and screaming that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Pulled down the deck this weekend (Amherst, NY). Highway department says they do not schedule special pickups and will only take 40-50 lbs per week curbside. The old deck was 230 SQ ft pressure treated lumber so it would take forever to get rid of it that way. Can't burn because of stain and chemicals. Looking to unload somewhere for free as I struggle morally to pay for something i'm getting rid of. Anyone have a similar experience or a woodchuck I could borrow? Give it the Joe in San Diego treatment and chop it into little bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Help...I've got too much wood! said nobody ever.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, Augie said: I went to visit my sister in Killington and a herd/flock/mob of wild turkeys big enough to wreck the grill of our minivan chased us out a a parking lot! There was lots of honking and screaming that day! My brother drove a coke truck (coal) out of Tonawanda Coke. I think in W.Pa... He had a wild turkey crash through his window. Landed dead on his passenger seat. Feathers everywhere! Oh... I think it's a "troop" of turkeys. But mob is cool too! 2 minutes ago, Turk71 said: Help...I've got too much wood! said nobody ever.? NSFW. Don't read if you are squeamish: https://nypost.com/2016/10/17/man-has-penis-removed-after-getting-it-stuck-in-a-bottle/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk71 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) What an idiot, why didn't he just break the bottle? 4 days?? Edited March 25, 2019 by Turk71 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: My brother drove a coke truck (coal) out of Tonawanda Coke. I think in W.Pa... He had a wild turkey crash through his window. Landed dead on his passenger seat. Feathers everywhere! Oh... I think it's a "troop" of turkeys. But mob is cool too! WKRP in Cincinnati.......”as God is my witness, I thought they could fly!” Somebody more inspired and adept may add that classic clip here. Haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Augie said: WKRP in Cincinnati.......”as God is my witness, I thought they could fly!” Somebody more inspired and adept may add that classic clip here. Haha! I'd say Top 5, if NOT best ever episode on TV! LoL... I think they do kinda fly... But really low to ground. Minivan grill and truck windshield height! The Big Guy, Mr. Carlson was half right... Except domestic Butterballs® are couch potatoes: "Despite their weight, wild turkeys, unlike their domesticated counterparts, are agile, fast fliers. In ideal habitat of open woodland or wooded grasslands, they may fly beneath the canopy top and find perches. They usually fly close to the ground for no more than 400 m (a quarter mile)." 7 minutes ago, Turk71 said: What an idiot, why didn't he just break the bottle? He was from Honduras? He had too much wood? Couldn't speak English. Now He lost his -ecker in the process! Edited March 25, 2019 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 2 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Pulled down the deck this weekend (Amherst, NY). Highway department says they do not schedule special pickups and will only take 40-50 lbs per week curbside. The old deck was 230 SQ ft pressure treated lumber so it would take forever to get rid of it that way. Can't burn because of stain and chemicals. Looking to unload somewhere for free as I struggle morally to pay for something i'm getting rid of. Anyone have a similar experience or a woodchuck I could borrow? Have you looked into a bagster? Guardcompany may work for you. Or, rent a uhaul and take it over to the dump on North Forest? I honestly have no idea how much debris was generated from your deck, so these are just ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Ripped down an old Fanta Sea pool. Can’t believe how much wood went into making it. Wanted it gone fast so I took a huge pickup truck load of it to a Modern site near Orchard park. $80 to dump it. Would have taken a couple more truckloads to get rid of the rest. Ended up burning what wasn’t stained or pressure treated. Lastly, cut up the rest and tied it up, took six weeks of dumping it at the curb to get rid of the rest. Where I live I have to pay for garbage disposal, and they wouldn’t allow free dumping at their sites. Did you call Amherst and see if you could dump it for free? Edited March 25, 2019 by davefan66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) i was gonna go with slash's response but since he beat me to it... craigs list. people will take anything. Edited March 25, 2019 by Foxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Is there a Boy Scout troop doing a project that could re-purpose the wood? The local mountain bike club takes just about anything to build bridges, ramps, and the like on the local trails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 11 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: “Can’t burn because of stain and chemicals”. LOL LOL LOL LOL Right? Who's gonna stop him? The burn police?? Burn that bad boy. I burned an old, mold-riddled hutch that had been sitting in a shed for years this past weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Misterbluesky said: No..he shouldn't burn the wood,he would be looking at a 5k fine. Codes are tougher up there in the northern 'burbs because of the Tonawanda Coke closure. That should do with the location no? If you have a good size yard you should be able to burn wood in a fire pit a little bit at a time. 1 - just don't get too close. 2 - don't cook on it. If you have 5 or more acres ..... A bon fire when it's allowed - There are No Burn designated times in VA. Do these "chemical police" fine you if your house burns down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Turk71 said: Help...I've got too much wood! said nobody ever.? I'm sure Bob Kraft could direct him to someplace that'll solve that problem for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Have you looked into a bagster? Guardcompany may work for you. Or, rent a uhaul and take it over to the dump on North Forest? I honestly have no idea how much debris was generated from your deck, so these are just ideas. You missed the part where he said he was too cheap, sorry 'struggles morally' to pay to get rid of things...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, apuszczalowski said: You missed the part where he said he was too cheap, sorry 'struggles morally' to pay to get rid of things...... Well, he can haul several loads in his pick-up truck or SUV to the dump. That is free with ID.Link Edited March 25, 2019 by Buffalo_Gal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Joe in Winslow said: Right? Who's gonna stop him? The burn police?? Burn that bad boy. I burned an old, mold-riddled hutch that had been sitting in a shed for years this past weekend. Actually, they are called By-Law Officers around here, or even Police Officers in some areas can ticket for burning where it's not allowed. Fire Department gets called they can also fine too in some cases. They take things seriously further into the summer when there isnt as much rain and everything's dry. Most Cities are getting stricter with their open fire by-laws these days. Just bring the wood inside I And burn in a fire place, the fumes will give you a nice buzz that's cheaper then buying drugs..... When I was a kid my dad used to burn our old Christmas tree and leaves in the spring/summer in the back yard. Neighbors called a few times cause they thought the garage was on fire. Usually got a warning as a first offence, then threatened with a fine if they came out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just now, apuszczalowski said: Actually, they are called By-Law Officers around here, or even Police Officers in some areas can ticket for burning where it's not allowed. Fire Department gets called they can also fine too in some cases. They take things seriously further into the summer when there isnt as much rain and everything's dry. Most Cities are getting stricter with their open fire by-laws these days. Just bring the wood inside I And burn in a fire place, the fumes will give you a nice buzz that's cheaper then buying drugs..... When I was a kid my dad used to burn our old Christmas tree and leaves in the spring/summer in the back yard. Neighbors called a few times cause they thought the garage was on fire. Usually got a warning as a first offence, then threatened with a fine if they came out again. Don't have that problem where I live. It's pretty rural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Well, he can haul several loads in his pick-up truck or SUV to the dump. That is free with ID.Link I didnt see anywhere saying it was free to the dump, but reading that list, man you are lucky with what they pick up. Up here they wont take anything curbside that's viewed as 'construction waste'. That stuff has to be taken directly to the dump if you dont get a private bin. We also have a one can/bag limit, or else you have to put a $2 tag/sticker on each bag over that and they have even been talking about switching to 2 week pickup, and requiring clear bags so they can see if you are throwing out items that can be recycled..... The only thing I refuse to take to the dump and pay for is metal items, i take those to a scrap yard and get money to get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 13 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: “Can’t burn because of stain and chemicals”. LOL LOL LOL LOL Having grown up in S Buffalo 50-70, I have to laugh at this. Nobody cared what was in the air then, and somehow we made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theesir Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Assuming that some of the wood is in good shape; perhaps the joists and any 2x4s or 2x6s that are still viable, Buffalo ReUse will come and pick them up. I took down a large swing set assembly last year as well as a large section of deck and they came and picked up all of the wood as long as it is not rotted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 9:01 AM, apuszczalowski said: You missed the part where he said he was too cheap, sorry 'struggles morally' to pay to get rid of things...... Who wants to pay for getting rid of *****? I already do that with my taxes. On 3/25/2019 at 8:08 AM, ShadyBillsFan said: That should do with the location no? If you have a good size yard you should be able to burn wood in a fire pit a little bit at a time. 1 - just don't get too close. 2 - don't cook on it. If you have 5 or more acres ..... A bon fire when it's allowed - There are No Burn designated times in VA. Do these "chemical police" fine you if your house burns down? I live in a very populated neighborhood. It's also not good for the environment to burn. The pressure treated chemicals make that a no-no. On 3/25/2019 at 8:38 AM, frostbitmic said: I'm sure Bob Kraft could direct him to someplace that'll solve that problem for him. Me love you long time On 3/24/2019 at 9:58 PM, Augie said: Possibly build a pen for you newly acquired herd of llamas? Explain to you neighbors that it might be loud for a while, and they might volunteer to take care of your wood for you. Just an idea. Perfect! On 3/25/2019 at 9:02 AM, Buffalo_Gal said: Well, he can haul several loads in his pick-up truck or SUV to the dump. That is free with ID.Link Thanks. I tried calling but can't get a clear answer. I'm going to drive over before I load up my truck to be sure they'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 17 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said: Who wants to pay for getting rid of *****? I already do that with my taxes. It's part of the job, why would they want to take your garbage and do the work to get rid of it for you for nothing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 If this condition lasts for more than 4 days PLEASE call a doctor ...... (and it has) Put out an add in the town paper (fee) or the towns website. Hang a few "lost puppy" type posters up too. FREE wood .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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