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. 😘😘
