u/tardishat

I had a dead tree (not sure what kind but my guess is pine of some sort) on my property that I paid someone to fell, but the wood is still in my yard. While here, I had him trim some branches from my black walnut tree, and the neighbor had him take down an oak tree that was about to fall. The wood all ended up with me.

I'd like to cut it into smaller pieces so I can burn it in my fire pit. The pieces range in size from 6" to 2'. The black walnut wood is all pretty small and I've been ok getting it smaller with either a hand saw or axe. The (presumed) pine tree was maybe 12" in diameter, but the oak was a doozy, and I've got a good amount of nearly 2' diameter wood from that.

I would really like to get a chainsaw to take care of this because I can't imagine it being possible to deal with that oak wood with a handsaw. But I've never bought one before so I'm not sure what I'm looking for. I've read some posts, done some googling, and I think I'm looking for something with a 20" bar. I am not very strong so I would prefer electric for weight but I worry that won't actually be powerful enough for the job so I am leaning towards gas. I have no idea what brand would be best so I am here to ask the experts for some advice and see if I'm on the right path for picking the right chainsaw.

Thank you in advance for any guidance!

Small amount of context: I am taking physics II after not having taken a physics course in a decade! The first assignment is a refresher on the basics and I feel like I’m starting from scratch. I think I’ve got it figured out after some crash course and asking the professor some questions.

The homework problem I’m unsure about is this:

A boy holds a baseball in his hand while standing at rest on the ground. The baseball has much less mass than the boy.

(A) Please draw and label all forces on the free body diagram of the boy using words to describe the force

(B) Please identify the Newton's Third Law pair force for each force in the previous diagram, again using a description in words.

I’ve done part A with the professor and feel good about it. The three forces we have listed are

1. Contact force acting upwards on boy by ground
2. Gravitational force acting downward on boy by earth
3. Contact force acting downward on boy by ball

So for part B I need to list these forces Newton’s third law pairs. I keep getting confused about this and I just want to make sure I’ve got the right things here.

1. Paired with contact force acting downward on ground by boy
2. Paired with gravitational force acting upward on Earth by boy
3. Paired with contact force acting upward on ball by boy

Am I way off base or did I do this right? I know this is very basic physics but I just want to confirm before I turn this in. Thank you so much in advance!!

Finally got a job offer, after job searching for literal months. They want me to start next Monday. Have to pass a drug test first, pretty standard. They chose a location for me to go and pee in a cup. I tried yesterday afternoon and was told that there was a two hour wait, I explained I’m here to pee in a cup. There’s no way I can hold my bladder for another two hours when I showed up ready to pee. The lady told me oh come back first thing in the morning when we open, it’s usually not so busy so you should be able to get in a lot sooner. So I show up again this morning, only to be told it’s still a two hour wait. I once again explained to this person that I’m just here to pee in a cup and I can’t hold it for two hours. She gestured vaguely to the waiting room and said “they can. you could always try a different location if you don’t want to wait.” as if I have a choice where the employer sends me.

Now I’m basically going to need to give up two hours of my day to go take a pee test with an empty bladder, and chug a bunch of water while I’m there so I can hopefully pee by the time they call me back.

I am wondering if there are any edible plants (veggies, berries, etc) that can grow in an area that is mostly to partially shaded. I have an empty flower bed on that side of my house but I’d rather replant something useful.

If no food could grow there, any good native pollinator food plant suggestions?