Quote from: stasiu on December 07, 2012, 10:33:25 AMCharlie Brown Christmas Tree !You know we have to see some pics...... if you aren't just joking.As for me, I used to be a HUGE real tree advocate when I was a kid. I would tell my dad: "Fake tree, fake Christmas." He never let me down. Anywho, now being older, I can see the benefits of going artificial: Pay for it once; use it for years; no chance of hitchhiker bugs/spiders; can be left up for a while (if one so desires, like zed and myself); incredibly low maintenance; etc. I'm not sold on artificial forever. I do want real trees as part of our holidays when my son gets a bit older, but for the reasons I listed above, artificial currently works best for us.
Charlie Brown Christmas Tree !
Artificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it
Quote from: BOXMAN on December 08, 2012, 06:32:18 AMArtificial silver aluminum all blue glass ornaments with a three color rotating electric color wheel shining beside it . Luv it My parents bought an aluminum tree and color light when they were the rage in the 60's. my brothers and I still refer to that year as "the year Christmas died"! Strangely enough, we couldn't part with the old aluminum tree after my folks passed away. My brother still puts it up in his family room every year.
My parents bought an aluminum tree and color light when they were the rage in the 60's. my brothers and I still refer to that year as "the year Christmas died"! Strangely enough, we couldn't part with the old aluminum tree after my folks passed away. My brother still puts it up in his family room every year.
Due to the fact I work retail, and am surrounded by decorations much longer than others have, I have no tree. Surprisingly, this is my first year in a while listening to Christmas music (Twisted Sister's album does count in my opinion.)Had I not been working retail, I would opt for an artificial tree.
Quote from: imaginary on December 07, 2012, 04:14:01 PMDue to the fact I work retail, and am surrounded by decorations much longer than others have, I have no tree. Surprisingly, this is my first year in a while listening to Christmas music (Twisted Sister's album does count in my opinion.)Had I not been working retail, I would opt for an artificial tree.Similarly here ... the Christmas decorations go up in the theme parks the first week of November and the work schedules lengthen soon after.I've got an artificial tree which gets put up in October when I have time (and covered with a sheet) until mid-November when I "unveil" and start enjoying. Here in Florida the real trees don't last long enough to fill the entire (extended) holiday season.
The first three years of our marriage, we got real trees. Each year, we bought a tree that looked exactly like the one before it.. (about 6/12 ft tall...and narrow). The bad thing was that the trunks were so different. I had to buy a different tree stand each year to accommodate the trunk (even after cutting and trimming). That got old, plus the price of the tree seemed to be going up by $10 dollar increments each year. So on the fourth year, we found a great artificial tree that looked just like them. We had to buy a new one last year because the old one shed so many fake needles (probably from storage in our Florida-hot attic). This time, we got a pre-lit tree that assembles in three parts, rather than branch by branch.. One other thing we started several years ago, was a small "memorial tree". This has only lights and few decorations. The decorations are actually silver-plated picture frames with pictures of loved ones we have lost over the years. It is a great way for us to honor them and has been great for the kids to know some of the relatives they never met or would not remember too well. We are sad when we have to add a new picture to the tree, but are happy to have a unique way to remember them at Christmas.
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