# It's time to build a tree house. Can I have running water?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 2, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776 "2003-07-02T14:36:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/61 "2004-04-29T14:25:15Z")

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For what it’s worth, Discovery Channel had an “Ultimate Treehouse” show earlier this week (Monday?) - though \*\*phlo \*\* might want to check it out. I’ve no idea if it’ll reair.

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**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/62 "2004-04-29T16:37:07Z")

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I guess we forgot to tell **Philosphr** to put in an internet connection.

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**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/63 "2004-04-29T19:34:32Z")

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I was going to suggest a [lightning rod](http://www.adobe.com/products/audition/newfeatures.html), but I see that this is an old thread.

I hope I wasn’t too late! :eek:

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**Author:** ![beltbuckle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@beltbuckle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beltbuckle)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/64 "2004-04-29T20:17:07Z")

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Any kind of update on this?

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/65 "2004-05-19T06:45:58Z")

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> [@Phlosphr](#):
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> Well actually there already are rectangular windows in the shed. And you know something Chronos, it’s good to think outside the box…I’m up this morning at O’Dark-Thirty, maybe I’ll go down to the garage and see what I can fashion together. Opaque framing you say…Hmmm

Maybe he locked himself in the garage. :eek: Hey Mrs Phlosphr, he’s in the garage!! Hey!! He’s in the garage!!!

…and yet, I s’pose if I had a shit-hot-tree-house I wouldn’t be posting about its existance to nerds all over the world either.

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776/66 "2004-05-19T10:30:59Z")

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I don’t have anything to add, except that **Phlosphr** , you are now my hero.

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