Real or Fake

[Fungo Squiggly]

Plus, once I got it home last night, all the damn ice was melting and falling off all over the place, and I had to take a bath in turpentine to get rid of all the sap...

Sounds like a sticky situation. :p

If I had any say whatsoever (and I don't), we wouldn't have a tree at all...but Mrs. Katt wants one, so we have a little 3 foot fake tree. It used to light up from the inside and change colors, but the damn stand broke so she decorated it like a real tree. Very festive.

 

[FKAGobucks877]

this tree is going to be a disaster getting it out of the house...
coming in... it was still in that webbing from the tree farm...
a tree bag is worthless... have never had a tree this wide... huge...

anyone got some tricks so there's not a 3 inch thick trail of needles...
plus scraped walls... how in the heck am I going to get it thru a door?
argh...

You need the ginormous tree bag. That's what I always use. Of course, I also have a double-door going out to my deck, so I have more room.

 

[BB73]

Or just wrap duct tape around the tree.

That stuff solves almost any problem.

 

[hoat]

Mine's fake. Save the trees and all that good stuff.

 

[BuckBackHome]

There was a great article in the Grand Rapids paper last night about some genius (guaranteed michigan grad) who was arrested for cutting down a tree from the airport. I guess they were able to track him to his house where they matched the trunk to the stump at the airport. They made him take all the decorations off it before they took it as evidence. Instead of spending $50 on a tree he will probably get a fine in the $800 range.

The best part is the only reason they tracked him down was because he left his checkbook at the scene. They had nothing else to go on as there were no witnesses, no tracks, nada. They did not release his name, but I am guessing it is Lloyd.

 

[Thump]

They did not release his name, but I am guessing it is Lloyd.

....or Bernard Rubble.

 

[Buckeye69]

"Hey Griswold, where do you think you're gonna put a tree that big?"

"Bend over and I'll show you!"

"You've got a lot of nerve talkin' to me like that Griswold!"

"I wasn't talking to you!"

 

[BuckBackHome]

Ah, the 7.5 foot blue spruce is in the living room all decorated. Getting the tree was pretty uneventful except for the fresh 8 inches of snow we received a couple of days ago meant one 2 1/2 year old had to be carried while searching for the "perfect Christmas tree." My 4 1/2 year old now knows we do not buy Christmas trees from Home Depot or Lowe's. We "go to the forest and cut them down."

There is nothing like the smell once the spruce is inside the house. Of course, in a week when the needles start dropping and I get one jammed in my foot I won't be singing the same tune.

 

[Golferdow01]

My 4 1/2 year old now knows we do not buy Christmas trees from Home Depot or Lowe's. We "go to the forest and cut them down."

Good for you. I had a tradition of going tree hunting with dad and we would bring our saw and cut it down. We would usually spend almost an hour finding the perfect tree. When your kids get a little bit older, take them out with you. They'll love it :)

 

[ScarletBlood31]

ive had a fake one for about 5 or 6 years now. a lot less messy and less of a hassle.

 

[Zurp]

Ours is fake. Not that I mind killing trees and stuff. It's cheaper (it was a free hand-me-down), less messy, and less work (since my wife put it up when I was out of town). Though if I had more time, my wife could convince me to go buy a real tree.

 

[LoKyBuckeye]

well... so much for my first post.. we will be getting a real one tonight.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

Good for you. I had a tradition of going tree hunting with dad and we would bring our saw and cut it down. We would usually spend almost an hour finding the perfect tree. When your kids get a little bit older, take them out with you. They'll love it :)

i dont understand people who use a hand saw, if youre gonna fell a tree fell it dont pussy foot around with a hand saw. take the husqy and cut the bastard down.