Posted on 05/31/2019 3:10:45 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
FREMONT (CBS SF) — The occupants of five to six ramshackle tree houses built in a private industrial park near Stevenson Boulevard in Fremont are facing eviction.
Crews equipped with chainsaws and handsaws have begun clearing out the structures and cutting off limbs in order to make it harder to reoccupy and easier to spot the homeless who are taking refuge in the trees. They are about halfway through the long line of more than 60 eucalyptus trees.
Neighboring business owners say the first tree house went up in February and started multiplying over the next three months.
The structures vary in size, complexity and height above the ground. One is at ground level, while another is up more than 30', accessible only by a ladder with sparsely-placed rungs. Each treehouse displays a fair amount of carpentry know-how, utilizing joists to support the floor below and straps to support the structure from above. It also appears the builders have access to power tools.
Marc, who identified himself as a transient but declined to give his last name, said he has been storing his belongings in one of the tree houses for about a month.
Despite being attacked and bitten by rodents and other insects that infest the tree and inhaling fumes from a nearby wood roofing factory, he prefers the trees over the street.
“I think it’s a good idea actually, I think it’s actually something that people would benefit from if we had the right knowledge of trees,” said Marc.
YEW don’t know the half of it!
Mental note to self: Do not walk underneath a tree house.
Haha!
I see what you did there !
Under the right leadership these people’s grandkids could be living in a prosperity like Singapore’s.
Termites! Calling all termites. Free wood in Fremont. All you can eat!
“Despite being attacked and bitten by rodents and other insects that infest the tree and inhaling fumes from a nearby wood roofing factory, he prefers the trees over the street.”
Considering that rabies is basically untreatable/100% fatal when symptoms appear, I couldn’t imagine this.
While campers point out that a tent wall is thin protection from a bear, it should stop you from being bitten by a rabid animal - or at least you’d know it happened. This alone would stop me from ever sleeping “under the stars” in the woods...
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