Just a quick list of things to do and not to do whilst carrying firewood from the outdoors to the indoors.
Don't rush. No one's going to freeze before you get the wood in (unless you live in Siberia or Antarctica or something. Then you might want to worry....)
Find firm footing before loading up (especially if the wood is on pallets with big gaps).
If you're working on a pile that's lower than the others, think strategically about where to get the criss-crossed wood from so everything doesn't fall on your head like Jenga blocks.
Watch for icy patches on the ground.
Practice alternating the supporting arm every couple of loads.
Lift from the centre of your body, don't over-reach, stay balanced.
Don't pick up a piece from the end unless it fits easily inside your hand and you can get a firm grip. Don't pull finger ligaments or anything.
Take the wood from the farthest-from-the-house pile first, just in case there's a massive snow storm and the pile by your door is as far as you can go.
If you think you can't carry another piece, don't.
Special carrying-at-dusk tips:
Don't think about scrunts or hounds or chupacabras.
Sing loudly.
I know this is all probably common sense, but it's also to remind myself. I feel ridiculous putting it on my weblog.
Ah, speaking of supernatural things like scrunts and the Grimm and such-I adore humans for inventing this stuff. How did they ever come up with it? Who saw the first "hellhound"? Why does nighttime make things terrifying? You wonder if people who live in the South Pole or Northern Alaska go without fear because they learn to operate normally in those dark months. Maybe we just don't get enough practice with the unknown and the dark.
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