My significant other is absolutely right about almost everything. So much so, that I am almost doubting myself on this issue.
Here is the problem...
When I bring firewood into the house, I first make a small pile, of about four logs, by my back door. I make this little stack by the door so that I can have quick access to the logs when the fire requires replenishing. It saves me the time of putting on my shoes to walk the extra 10 steps to the wood pile and pulling back the tarp that covers the wood. The trouble, as my S.O. sees it, is that the logs leave crumbs of wood on the asphalt driveway which connects to the concrete foundation outside my back door, will cause termites to invade our house. The only wooden part of my house that is close to it is a painted wooden door frame.
Now granted, you aren't supposed to store wood or have mulch close to your house, but it is my belief is that these little pieces of wood are absolutely and positively no danger of "attracting" termites. Heck, the wood pile is ten steps away! Why wood... errr... would they bother with these little bits of dry wood when they have so many other sources of moist wood all around us? Heck... I live in the forest!
Anyway... do any of you see any harm from leaving crumbs of wood... or even a log of wood outside my back door?
TIA Noah