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Holy Bat Shit, ..er eWok Poo Batperson! It Exists!

November 28th 2007 21:37


Listening to C2Cam on the radio last night, I heard a reference about an opportunity of a lifetime to inhabit an Ewok style tree house for the mere sum of $150K USD. Yipes, the sleeping tablets I take are dragging me over the line between not so sane and totally gonzzo.

The singular, monumentally huge first question that paraded boldly through my fading consciousness: WHY? Bastard thought that it was, it wouldn't give me even a modicum of peace until I gave it the attention it was clamoring for, so, fine! Manning my keyboard, I tapped in ewok style house on my search engine and was inundated with responses. There it was, the sordid fact! Vast numbers of links popped into existence from the nether worlds, but strangely, most posting the same photo I've used.

Crappola, having gained credibility vis-a-vis an infallible source, my web browser, there was no other choice available to me but to share this incredible discovery.

All you nature freaks get a chance to reside amidst nature, in the Ewok-style tree houses. Tom Chudleigh, a Canadian carpenter has designed these hand crafted, eco-friendly houses, which can comfortably sleep four. The Free Spirit Spheres are made of wood and coated in fiberglass for a waterproof exterior, and takes three people merely three days to be put up. The interior is fitted with a working kitchen, a microwave, fridge and sink, and can be customized by adding in beds and bronze doors. The creator of the product mentioned that the durable spheres gave an opportunity to people to move to the rainforest and get the thrill of the stay, with as little impact as possible. He is on his way to design a sphere which will be furnished with a washroom, shower and sauna. All this luxury does not come cheap, for you need to pay around $45,000 for the sphere alone and about $152,000 for a complete one. The interested folks can order one right away from www.freespiritspheres.com.
Via: Ananova


So, ring the folks up on the phone, eMail them and express your appreciation for providing us with this wonderful opportunity to dodge addition flotsam falling from the skies and cyber space.

Raven, they might work for lawn bowling...

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Comment by Damo

November 28th 2007 22:42
Thats a lot of money to live in what is basically silo.

One question what happens when you flush the toilet. I did not see any down pipes.

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 28th 2007 23:34
Gravity and buckets were cheaper Damo, the homes would be perfect for bat people guano farmers. Raven

Comment by Krystal

November 29th 2007 00:12
A wonderful holiday house, don't you think? One thing about you Raven, no-one could call you anal retentive, not after this post.

Comment by katyzzz

November 29th 2007 01:25
Raven, couldn't you sweep all that excrement under the carpet rather than hang it out to dry and make us confront it.

The sphere looks great, "how to do well in business" - rip everyone off as much as you can and shoot any competitors and get a 'name' to recommend your product, the more stupid the 'name' the better, all you want them to do is to recommend the product, no questions asked.

Who'd be in the construction business when you can just manufacture a large ball with a hole in it. You may even be able to onsell the piece removed, symbol for the environment, so to speak, big business will pay anything to have that, rather than clean up their own pollution, which would be far more expensive.

Vote 1 Howard, just in case I'm aligning myself with the leftists, but Oh, I think I'm too late with my vote.

Down the worker. Vote Union.

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 29th 2007 02:13
It's great to be appreciated Krystal, and please walk gingerly, there's a bit of raven stuff laying around... you could slip on it.

Wow, katyzzz I tried to sweep it under the carpet but could never find a corner, so...it was the bucket brigade or nothing; you really do have the natural instincts of a businessman or private contractor for the CIA or the Aussie equivalent.

Raven

Comment by Mountain Fog

November 29th 2007 02:51
Great idea for a cubby house for one's kids, if you were a millionaire, and your kids were obsessed with Ewoks...and you could hang it out of sight of the house so your view wasn;t visually polluted by the blinking thing!

And yes, the toilet question...
"eeewwwwww wok",
could be its new marketing name?

Of course, the pile of human excrement gradually building up under the ball would help deter invaders, and fertilise your cabbage patch I suppose...then there are those other small problems... the flies and smell and a tiny typhoid epidemic....heavens!

And what happens when the wind blows into a storm? One would not want to suffer motion sickenss!

cheers

fog

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 29th 2007 03:46
My biggest concern fog would be that some giant golfer would T-off and try to launch me into space on a path to the moon, slip in the buttload of crap and end up driving me to Disney Land, China or worse. Raven

Comment by Andy 2

November 29th 2007 11:48
For the past 7 years I have lived a life of cowering fear, due to my chronic anglephobia, an intense fear of corners. Now there is hope for me. If I can overcome my acrophobia, I will live in that tree ball and happily fill buckets with waste and love. Hoorah! But what about the Gypsies?

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 29th 2007 15:54
Andy2, hahaha, ah suspend it at a comfortable height and leave the buckets of waste far away and hope some miscreant Gypsis steal them along with any remaining fears that you may develop in the future. Raven

Comment by Vixter

November 29th 2007 17:11
I am speechless....that is without speech!
I am surprised but then again not so surprised - there are many crazy people out there...what I want to know is why did this person come up with it and MORE IMPORTANTLY - how did they figure there was a market for such a thing?
Is this really going to make them money?
My guess is probably, but I don't think they'll be entrepreneurial.

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 29th 2007 22:28
Well, to tell the truth Vixter, ya got me. Go to the link and you'll be even more surprised. Raven

Comment by James Rickard

November 29th 2007 23:12
If that thing was yellow it'd be like being inside PacMan!

Comment by tlcorbin-raginravensview

November 30th 2007 01:44
Hahahaha, I have paint James, and if a coat of paint will make you happy, you got it cuz, it's all good. Raven

Comment by KylieW

November 30th 2007 02:48
It worries me that there are people in the world for whom the idea of the perfect vacation is to stay in an ewok style house.


Comment by tlcorbin

November 30th 2007 05:57
Yup, gives me hope for my future KylieW, as an eWok abode salesman. Raven

Comment by Lilla

November 30th 2007 07:48
Raven,

I wouldn't mind this as accommodation on my next trip south...it'd be awesome fun, especially for the children *chuckle* (oh okay... and the parents too...)

Lilla ...

Comment by tlcorbin

November 30th 2007 10:40
Lilla, you can always keep the kids occupied by having them go stand in a corner. That'd entertain me for weeks. Raven

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