If you love Architecture/Interrior Design /Trees & Nature: you're going to Love "Treehouse Masters": WB Ultimate Build.

...on (free) Pluto TV.

The builder is usually Pete Nelson and his crew. On rare ocasion his tree house designer, builder friend Roderick Remero.

His daughter (they live Washington State) usually takes pontential client calls from all around the USA, and passes on the general style requests. He goes out on site, and talks more w the client(s). Then he, and they go to pick out the (usually) trees, occasionally a single tree.
He sits down, and draws out a plan which he shows them.
Then we watch them build with tabs (metal rods through the trees, w occasion other bracing hardware); beams, joists, sub floor, floor, deck, sometimes an extra strengthening mid post, walls (with some stuff pre built in PN's Washington State build studio) and outer siding, door(s), windows, roof, sky light, stairs, or ramp, one, or occasionally a second floors, or a loft, with inner ladder, or stairs. Sometimes the tree goes through the deck, or even the house! Got electrican, plumbner. Occasionally a solid, or bouncy bridge to a second viewing platform.

Then his friend Tori arrives with a truck full of furniture, and other decorativr items for interior designing.

Each build has it own unique design, qualities, ccasionally challenges. For me it's so interesting, and fun!!! Yay!

Addendum: just saw a episode ["View from Above lll"] where they had clips, and we saw several more treehouse builders that Pete goes to see.

Ha, No Wonder I had trouble getting into/ refreshing DU around 3:50P+. Y'all were blowing up the site w The JS News!😄

UPDATE🙂. Please send prayers, good vibes for my sister: surgery tomorrow

She hasn't had a hernia surgery in ?30+ yrs so, but also needs some extra proceedure done alone with it.
She's very happy w her surgery team, at a very good - excellent hospital. 👍

Some extra spiritual, and energy vibes insurance is always appreciated.
Tia.
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UPDATE

PHEW!!!!! TY, all! 🩷
Just heard from her good friend who's been at the hospital she came out of surgery around 7:15P. It lasted ?6 hrs plus time to close. [Eeeeee] Won't be in her room till 9P+.

While I offered, I am a worrier, so that's why she opted for a long time, and near by friend. I've had to seriously distract myself all afternoon, eve! I do however know the hospital so ilthat won't be an unknown place when she tells me I can visit.

Many, many thank yous for your prayers, and healing vibes!

Definitely will sleep better, tonight. Hoping her recovery will be "easyish" as these things go. She'll be in the hospital for ?4 - more days.
Hmmm, if it's decent weather maybe I'll be able to get a wheelchair 2nd visit and wheel her to the garden. You can only see it from one street, the complex surrounds it on 3 sides. We'll see. 👍

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Welp, I'm finally going to go about getting hearing aids. So I'll be reading a lot from your experiences.

Born w so-so hearing. Had a hearing doc pretty early as a kid. It's has gotten somewhat worse. My biggest trouble has always been consonants: b-d-p, c-t; things like that, and interference from background noise.

I've got Medicare (which I think doesn't cover them), and Medicaid.
So I don't know how limited my choices are.

See you around.

Asking about playing on line games for gift cards, cash...

Like 95% of us could use some extra money. I got a play for $ ad which reminded me about this.

I googled up about it; to get a general idea before coming here. Now I understand more why it's done, and what's offered
And since I do play on line games...

Got a list of apps with descriptions, explanations etc.

So any positive, or negative experiences, DU'rs? NO Rush!

TIA. 👍

Is there any way to Delete Multiple Bookmarks at one time? ...

I've got a whole bunch, and i'd rather not have to go through it one by one. Seems I can only delete one by one.
Ty.

In 2022 I Moved about 1 1/2 Miles North of where I lived, and Messed Up my voting!....

I moved at the end of Sept '22.
I thought I'd done the correct reasearch as to where my proper polling station was going to be. (No, I didn't think to call the BOE 😀😑 )

When I arrived at the polling station they gave me a provisional ballot. Then I get a letter about 2 months later saying my vote was invalid.

I just got my new registration form from the BOE; so I can fill it out. 👍 I will return it in person.
Then they'll send me the proper information. 🗳 🇺🇲

So keep an eye out on any changes you make!

Has anyone seemingly been kicked off accidently in the last about 2+ hours?...

Hillary on Rachel's after Comnercials 👆👍

SciFi Fans! Favorite Lit, Media. Old, New.

*Hopefully something fun to think about over this Holiday Weekend* 👍

Books, Graphic Novel:

▪︎Way Station - Clifford D Simak
(my SF first author but not my first book by him. When I was 10 saw a book by him on my dad's side of the bureau. Asked if I could read it. Didn't get it all but fascinated)
Interesting aliens and artifacts, a Galactic Civilization sets up a secret way station on Earth that species stop at along a series of stations to travel the galaxy. Eventually the US government starts peeking around.

▪︎Uplift Universe novels - David Brin
(1 stand alone, 2 taking place around the same time, then a trilogy based on one of the duo)
Great humans, and a whole panoply of different aliens with really good interactions. Some really humorous moments too. A vast multi-Galactic federation, and an ancient discovery that sparks uproar! The Uplift premise involves space-faring species that find new sapient species as candidates to genetically uplift them in steps eventually into space faring capability, and is a big part of the series.

▪︎Eon An asteroid suddenly appears floating around Earth. Humans investage.
It's thousands or more miles longer on the inside than outside, and contains a busy civilization!

▪︎The Incal - Jorodorski & Mobeous
A pretty mind ending Graphic Novel w incredible artwork by Mobeous. A low level deceive finds this little pyramid structure/ship. Amazing adventures insue!

▪︎Locked In - John Scalzi
A scary premise being locked inside your body, but able to have your consciousness uploaded into a robot to be active as your body is tended by machines, and doctor visits. A crime is committed that mysterious as to how it was accomplished, and why it was done.

Media

Watching atomic monster movies (but not Godzilla, maaaybe once?) started me off along with
▪︎Forbidden Planet Still love it. Earth space ship checks up on a earlier mission. All former crew dead except for one man, and hides daughter. Original crew discovered this vast underground machinery. Lots of mystery, and an invisible monster starts lurking about.
Part of the machinery shaft, and a vast section of walkway w energy structures are still fabulous to behold!

▪︎Babylon 5 created by, and mostly written by J Michael Stratsynski
A 5 year Novel for TV set in a 5 mile space station. Five major races including humans, and minor races. Great interactions. Created to help keep peace after the Earth x Mimbari War. Humans are the youngest of the space faring races. Vorlons the oldest race is quite mysterious. But more intrigue, conflicts, and a deeper mystery emerges.

▪︎Person of Interest
Mostly set in contemporary NYC a reclusive computer genius billionaire has created an AI machine (The Machine) w help of an engineer friend for the goverment to stop terrorism. It also predicts regular crimes but doesn't say whether the person(s) is victim, or perpetrator. The billionaire hires someone to look into the person, eventually added several helpers including detectives.
Wonderful characters. It starts to ratche up the AI, intrigue and a dangerous competitor in S2.

▪︎Fringe Saw this later on, and Wow!
"Mad scientist": a genius, kind, and funny but a bit off kilter at times is let out of psychiatric hospital with his skeptical son to help a secret government program investigate mysterious, and often gruesomish crimes [I usually don't put up w much horror, but this show was too good to not watch even with those parts] that have SF fantastical elements to them.
Two Fringe agents, their boss, the scientists, his caretaker son, and an FBI agent comprise the general team. They also connect with a gigantic inventions corporation.
The woman agent was experimented on as a child othes for parapsychic abilities by this scientist, and his former partner who founded the corporation.
We also find out a fantastical situation perpetuated by this scientist some years back that will affect the whole world!
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Star Trek is so ubiquitous I'll just say my favorites are Enterprise & Voyager. I really like them all! But haven't seen all of Discovery, none of Strange New Worlds. Hopefully I'll get back to streaming Paramount so I can catch up.


》Please tell me your favorites! 👍
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