08-16-2026, 11:17 AM
Just came in out of the rain again. I got a request from Texas a few weeks ago.... "Pop pop, I want a tree house.... and it has to be pink!" They don't have any trees beside the live oak in their front yard and a pink tree house probably isn't going to sit well with the homeowner's association, so guess where the treehouse is going? Yep, my back yard, because Pop pop is the best.
I discussed tree TAPs with the bride, but her nose went up when I said there were $90 a pop. "For a bolt???? (she said)". Hence I abandoned securing directly to one of the walnuts in my back yard. Without attaching to the tree, you know where we're going here... Dug 4 holes with my post hole digger and spent $200 on concrete, non-standoff brackets and 4 4x6's. Dug 3 holes last night, and just finished the fourth before the rain came down in buckets again. I was kinda hoping I'd get my concrete poured today, but it's looking bleak. A loss to the treehouse means gaining time to work on the railroad - specifically DCC'ing the RS3.
I'm acting division chief for the week and hoping things don't turn to crap in my boss's absence. Fortunately, it is only a 4-day week.
I discussed tree TAPs with the bride, but her nose went up when I said there were $90 a pop. "For a bolt???? (she said)". Hence I abandoned securing directly to one of the walnuts in my back yard. Without attaching to the tree, you know where we're going here... Dug 4 holes with my post hole digger and spent $200 on concrete, non-standoff brackets and 4 4x6's. Dug 3 holes last night, and just finished the fourth before the rain came down in buckets again. I was kinda hoping I'd get my concrete poured today, but it's looking bleak. A loss to the treehouse means gaining time to work on the railroad - specifically DCC'ing the RS3.
I'm acting division chief for the week and hoping things don't turn to crap in my boss's absence. Fortunately, it is only a 4-day week.
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