do not think of pink elephants

[cellio]

Or, alternatively: do not think, mostly through sukkah-building, "Hey! I've gotten through this so far without any boo-boos!"

Tonight the sukkah is up and valid, if listing a bit to Forbes. (Uneven patio. The frame is made out of pretty hefty metal pieces, so I don't think anything's bent.) Tomorrow, I hope, it will be lighted and furnished.

Comments

[grouchyoldcoot.livejournal.com]

So what are the rules for sukkah's? (And what is the plural of sukkah?) Is there some reason you can't just use a pavillion?

Sukkah

[magid.livejournal.com]

Sukkah, pl. sukkot.

Pavilions don't work because one needs to be able to see the stars through the (not wholly there) top, and there are restrictions on acceptable materials for said top (which, practically speaking, means that most people use pre-fab mats with wooden slats, or branches, or corn stalks, things like that).

[cellio]

In addition to what magid said, I'm not sure putting up a pavillion would be faster. My frame slots together without tools, and if I wanted to use cloth or plastic walls instead of lattice (which I think looks prettier) I could cut out a sizable chunk of my setup time.