Christmas Tree
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KempoGuy06
Grandmaster
normally we have a fake one but this year it was real. It was a nice change, the house smelled so good
B
B
We've had an artificial one the last few years. I used to go to a relatives tree farm and we would pick one out and cut it down and shove it partially into the trunk and tie it down, bring it and whatever critters were hibernating in it into the house etc etc etc.
Speaking of live trees, my funniest Christmas tree moment ever was many years ago when I was young and at home with my parents. We picked out a tree out in the woods and dragged it back. Mom warned us that the tree was too big, but we wanted a big tree. The tree was HUGE! It was kind of tall, but it was really big around. Fortunately, we had a sliding glass door, because we wouldn't have gotten it into the house through a normal doorway. We fixed the tree stand to it before standing it up and when we stood it up it banged into the ceiling. Oops. It was such a pain trying to get it into the house that we didn't want to drag it out to trim off some of the trunk to shorten it. We popped the tree stand back off and my Dad comes into the house with his chainsaw!!!! LOL! Anyway, he proceeds to use the chainsaw in the house to trim the trunk. The chainsaw is roaring, wood chips are flying everywhere, and the sweet smell of burning gas and oil float through the house. Then to top it off the smoke dectors start going off creating a cacophony of sounds that were more 70s horror film than Christmastime. It was just a quick lop off some trunk, because once the trunk was cut, he had to cut off some lower branches so that the stand could be used and presents would fit underneath. So the action went on for several minutes. I don't think I'll ever forget that.
Speaking of live trees, my funniest Christmas tree moment ever was many years ago when I was young and at home with my parents. We picked out a tree out in the woods and dragged it back. Mom warned us that the tree was too big, but we wanted a big tree. The tree was HUGE! It was kind of tall, but it was really big around. Fortunately, we had a sliding glass door, because we wouldn't have gotten it into the house through a normal doorway. We fixed the tree stand to it before standing it up and when we stood it up it banged into the ceiling. Oops. It was such a pain trying to get it into the house that we didn't want to drag it out to trim off some of the trunk to shorten it. We popped the tree stand back off and my Dad comes into the house with his chainsaw!!!! LOL! Anyway, he proceeds to use the chainsaw in the house to trim the trunk. The chainsaw is roaring, wood chips are flying everywhere, and the sweet smell of burning gas and oil float through the house. Then to top it off the smoke dectors start going off creating a cacophony of sounds that were more 70s horror film than Christmastime. It was just a quick lop off some trunk, because once the trunk was cut, he had to cut off some lower branches so that the stand could be used and presents would fit underneath. So the action went on for several minutes. I don't think I'll ever forget that.
But is it a real one or an artificial one?I have a menorah
:lol: The candles are real, the menorahs themselves are artificial
I have a menorah
Me, too!
The menorah is Kosher, the candles were wax (also Kosher).
I have None. :~) I live alone and hang up stockings on the mantel and place my holiday cards there as well. Otherwise I do not decorate much at all.
Aikikitty
Master Black Belt
We've always had an artificial tree. In fact we used the same big, fake tree that my dad had when he was growing up. After 50 some years, the wooden pole of the tree leaned so much my dad had to duct tape metal rods to try to straighten it. That "sort of" worked. Then our old cats died and we got new kittens so we laid the old tree to rest and got from Wal Mart one of those 3 foot tall fiber optic trees. I very much doubt that we would ever go back to the larger tree, especially since we got the puppies. And the real tree is right out between 3 cats, 5 small dogs, and the mess the needles make.
Robyn
Robyn
You also put it up on Halloween or something silly... By Ukranian Christmas it would look like Charlie Browns
Anyways, I live alone, so no tree.
My parents had an artificial tree and put it up every year until it was so sorry lookin' everyone who came over looked at it and said, "Damn!" Then we tossed it and bought real ones thereafter.
I've been entertaining buying an artificial tree for a while now ... but I dunno. We have a lot of christmas tree farms around here and I want to support the local economy so these folks don't have to parcel off their acreage and build more condos or apartment buildings.
I've been entertaining buying an artificial tree for a while now ... but I dunno. We have a lot of christmas tree farms around here and I want to support the local economy so these folks don't have to parcel off their acreage and build more condos or apartment buildings.
