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Let's build a playground-oh no wait let's just prep the wood for the framing

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Most regular readers of my blog know I am a fan of "Tiny House Nation" on the FYI Network.  What you may not know is I love a lot of the shows that do a lot of creative things on houses and yards and buildings in general.  Things like "Home Town", "Fixer Upper", "Rehab Addict"  any of the flipper or crasher programs on DIY and HGTV network.  It started a long time ago with "This Old House" on PBS.  I liked shows that show more of the work and what it takes to make something.  I especially like a show that is more realistic in their time frames.  I hate it when a show pours concrete and then pretends to build on it the next day.  If they actually do that, I don't care what special additives they use they are causing problems down the road if not sooner.  Concrete cures over time.  If you properly cure concrete for 7 days it will be 50% stronger than if you don't.  AS important is the fact that the concrete will release moisture f...