oops, I meant ceilings..
I don’t want to tear anything up, but I really want one :-)

Well you simply can’t have one on the dropped ceiling because it’s probably tiles or some other flimsy material. To use a removable pole you’ll need a stable base and that kind of ceiling won’t do. If you do want one you’ll need to either remove a section of tile and brace the pole against the true ceiling or you’ll have to rivit a permanant pole to that true ceiling and cut a hole in the false one. Either way you’re looking at wasted pole that you can’t use because it extends thru the ceiling, and you’re also looking at altering your living situation and possibly decreasing value.

Maybe try the basement or garage?