#logging au

[xombigirl]

I’m unable to sleep(thanks steroid pills. JFC I love you and hate you all at the same time)so I’m working on my fic for @acanofpeaches for @fightbackfic and let me tell you I am enjoying it. This is also for @littledeconstruction because it’s her fault I even thought about a Hamburr logging AU.

What I love about writing this is I get to pull from my life. My grandfather started a logging business with his brother after they both came home from WWII(he and six of his brothers all fought and all came home. I know how amazing that is and I am eternally grateful). He and his brother literally started with a chainsaw and a donkey they used to haul logs to their truck. Now my dad and his brother run it. I grew up around the business and I picked up a lot. So this fic is not only my first real foray into Hamburr it’s my attempt to showcase my life growing up.

For those interested: Yes I can run a chainsaw(a small one. Not the large Stihl that Alex has in the story which is my dad’s preferred brand) and I can even drive a log truck loaded with logs(it’s HARD for someone as short as me ok)but I also can drive a skidder, a backhoe, a skid steer(a small machine with a large bucket on the front), and a loader.

So. I am enjoying this immensely. So thanks to Peaches and Jane for encouraging this. 😘😘

[xombigirl]

Ok guys. We're back with more logging/my fam's background. Top left is a picture of a skidder. Yeah dudes, I CAN DRIVE THAT. Top right is an article that ran in the local paper when my dad and his brother won National Logger of the Year. Middle is my dad and his brother. Bottom left is the aforementioned gold plated Axe. Bottom right is my dad's work truck. Which I learned how to drive when I was about 6? I couldn't reach the peddles but my granddad would use the gas and brake while I would steer. So I learned early. Benefit of growing up in the actual middle of nowhere.

[xombigirl]

Fun story, this is an ACTUAL picture of a machine my dad owned in the 90s. It's called a Hahn Harvester and it delimbs trees and also cuts them to the proper length for loading on a log trailer. My dad was the first person to own one in the entire Southern US and it was a REALLY big deal. So it was featured in a national logging magazine. I will attempt to grab some pics at my parents since I'm staying there the next couple of days. Another fun fact: My dad has been the recipient of multiple awards for his business including, GA Logger of the Year for multiple organizations, Southeastern Logger of the Year(for which he received a Stihl chainsaw with a plaque which he immediately took off so he could use the chainsaw 😆)and even National Logger of the Year in 2004. He got a gold plated axe for that one. It hangs on the wall of my parents log house. Do you guys see a theme here?

[xombigirl]

Some reference pictures for the Hamburr logging AU (Yes I'm calling it He's a Lumberjack and He's Ok. Don't look at me. I love that song and so does my dad)