As much as it is valid to poke fun at preppers, I’m sure a lot of them just want an excuse to build the treehouse they couldn’t when they were kids, and I can respect that.
Most accessible public land in the US allows you to camp in any one spot for a max of 14 days and forbids you from doing stuff like hammering a bunch of nails into a tree that will likely end up in a sawmill. Either this dude privately owns a nice big tract of undeveloped forest (Actually possible, 10 acres costs less than a Maserati in some places) or some BLM ranger is gonna be real pissed.
I read that as black lives matter-ranger. I now learned that it stands for bureau of land management.
Black (walnut) Lives Matter
I know a lot of people make an effort to use ropes instead of nails for the initial framework so that you don’t nail anything to the tree. With that in mind, if you’re good at it, you can legally build a pretty cool treehouse in a short while in a public forest, and just move it to a different tree within 14 days.
Yeah I think that would actually be completely legal, because I know there are campers who make spiderweb-style treenets for camping off the ground. Same concept: Lots of ropes and nothing permanently secured to the tree.
Nice to know that I shouldn’t try to identify with the harmless man just trying to make his own fun.
A tree house would bring me more happiness than any luxury car.
Don’t discount how much happiness you can squeeze out of a 25 year old Lexus for $1500!
Eh, I wish the guy had someone to watch the sunrise/sunset with. I’d sit with him.
I had the luck of being fortunate/privileged, on a “good track,” and being acquainted with a lot of fortunate people… once.
Sports cars suck if you only drive places you dread, alone.
A younger SO can be draining and awful if they aren’t your friend too. I’ve only witnessed that (not lived it), but I witnessed it a. Lot. Up close.
Having lost friends too, I’d rather have them back than my car, or a lopsided date, or a lonely treehouse. Hell, my life would be halfway together if I had actually leaned on friends.
When I was a kid my dad always said no to building a tree house because hammering nails into the tree could kill it. I’m still wondering if he’s right or if he was just too lazy to build a tree house.
There’s no way that’s right. If that were the case, then woodpeckers would be the scourge of trees everywhere.
I’m 32. I’d totally build a tree house.
Happy cake day!
Everybody needs a creative activity that challenges them and they do for no reason other than internal enjoyment.
I got myself a 25 year old, air cooled, bmw r1150gs and I spend any free time I can find hurling myself down atv trails… That’s my Maserati lol
While this is great, and I vastly prefer it over a Maserati. Maserati’s do not hold value, even a 5 or 6 year old one is well within an average budget, they are awesome cars (i think) for a project vehicle if thats your thing.
Yeah, no way buying that land cost less than a used Maserati, and it’ll certainly hold value better. Probably should’ve just said “This is my luxury car” or something. Kinda like reading an older book that talks about blackberry phones being the latest and greatest tech, when they probably should’ve just said phone, instead of specifying the brand.
For those that don’t know, you can buy a used Maserati for under 10k all day long. A nicer one probably wouldn’t cost more than a new base Camry.
They are comfortable, luxurious and fast. There has to be something seriously messed up with repairability or something. Why do these cars bleed value so badly?
Here’s a link to a Donut video where they explore a depreciated example of a quattroporte: https://youtu.be/pRWIwdvkvvc
I believe it’s a combination of unreliability, expensive service costs, and an experience that doesn’t live up to those maintence hassles and costs, as compared to something more exotic that would have the same costs and hassles, but be better to drive. Automotive journalists can probably do a better job explaining than I can, I’ve never driven one, or any of their competitors.
Chill and wholesome until “dating a 29 year old” was compared to buying a Maserati.
Full body ick.
The treehouse thing is good though.
Maybe the point is that to both of these are status symbols even though deplorable (both actually but the dating a 29 year old moreso)
Is a 40+ year old dating a 29 year old really deplorable? I agree that using anyone as some sort of status symbol fits that category, but the age thing surely isn’t an issue?
No age is fine. Being in a relationship with sbd to brag about their body or age only is weird
Edit: Spelling
It’s a common trope of the male midlife crisis.
You either buy an expensive car, get a young girlfriend, get body work and party, alternative lifestyle and fitness or go hippie.
That’s a thousand times better than a car. I wish I was this guys friend.
None of these have any meaning anyway, might as well do whatever you want.
John dating a 29 is something specifically to proud about I would be perfectly happy to not be John. Fuck that guy.
Well, maybe John is 32.
So then why would it not be “John’s in happy relationship”? It seems the age is the important part, as though her being younger is out of the ordinary. A three year gap at those ages is not terribly weird.
Maybe John is a little red wagon.
I appreciate him in panel 4 not wearing shoes indoors.
This artist gives me emotional whiplash. I can never tell if it’s going to be something sublimely wholesome and introspective, or like… a dead dog hanging on a noose.
