He averaged about four cords a day. -
"You could probably cut 10 times as much if you bought yourself a chainsaw," his son remarked. He was home from college and had stood watching his father working hard.
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"Not interested in those new fangled things," Jake responded.
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His son returned to college and Jake began to think that maybe the young guy was right. His old body seemed to ache more and more at the end of the day, so he went into town and bought a brand new top-of-the-line chainsaw. The first couple days were not very productive -- he only cut one cord each day. By the third day he had cut 3 cords, but was dead-tired.
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"This is not working. My son said I should be able to cut 10 cords a day. I'm taking this stupid thing back."
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The next day he was in the hardware store complaining to the sales clerk about his lack of production.
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"Blade seems a little dull, but not that bad. Let's start it up," the clerk muttered as he pulled the starting cord.
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"What the hell is that noise?" Jake hollered.
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