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Various Non-Bald Discussions => General Discussion => Topic started by: warhawk on November 27, 2007, 12:37:49 PM
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hello fellow chrome domes..... it's the CHRISTMAS season and i was wondering what kinda tree will b in your homes this CHRISTMAS season. i'll start: since my childhood days and ever since i can remember we always had an artificial tree and an artificial tree will b heavily decorated in my home this CHRISTMAS.
so... how 'bout u? real tree or artificial tree? what did u have as a kid and what will b in your home this CHRISTMAS? maybe next year we'll try the real tree. what's your story?
WARHAWK O0
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I grew up with real trees in my house. Our house had 12' ceilings so finding a tree big enough was always fun. I remember it being an all day ordeal to get the tree in, up and decorated. There was no shortage to "creative English" on my Dad's part when it came to adjusting the stand or fashioning a homemade stand.
Fast forward 12 years.....
We have a artificial, pre-lit try in our house. It is so easy to set up and plug in. The plus to our tree is that it is SO bright that you can't stare at it long enough to see that it is an impostor. O0 O0 :*)) That being said though, if we take the time to fluff it well and decorate it, it is hard to tell that it is a fake.
Right now, our tree is naked from about the 3' foot mark down. That is my two year old's current reach level.
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Right now, our tree is naked from about the 3' foot mark down. That is my two year old's current reach level.
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I hear ya on the tree and rugrats! We already had some pulled and smashed...
little dudes are so funny!
BTW...artificial, but love real....saving money these days!
Later we may do real here and there...till then we're happy with el fakeo!
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Growing up we had artificial. We've had real for the past four years, but in January we found a pre-lit three piece tree on sale. I'm looking forward to putting it up in a few days.
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Real tree, a frazer fir. We've bought them from the same guy for over 7 years. He leaves for North Carolina Monday before Thanksgiving, and the trees arrive on Saturday after T-Day, FRESH, occasionally with a bit of snow still in the branches and he sells, delivers & sets up in your stand. House full of the wonderful smell. Ornaments are an eclectic collection from the kid's handiwork from elementary school days to ornaments collected all over the States and even into Europe with multi-colored lights. Issue--our Doberman likes to nip at the bottom branches, so we "fence" the room off, unless we're there.
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Artificial for the Herrons.
Growing up, we had a shiny aluminum tree. The spot light had a plastic wheel that rotated to make it blue, red and green. What a trip!! No telling what that thing would be worth now.
Max
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Real tree. Love the smell.
Boy Scouts have a recycling program in our area....which helps me reduce my carbon footprint without having to buy a carbon offset to rid me of my guilt (sarcasm intended).
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Love the smell of a real tree.....grew up with real trees every year.
But alas...we have opted for the artificial that we've used for the last 5 or 6 years.
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I grew up going to the woods to cut down our own Christmas tree and love the real ones. Though, it's not a 30 minute drive like it used to be, so we're going with artificial now.
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Last year was the first time I had a real tree since childhood. Hope to get a real one this year too.
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we have a artificial now its also prelit when i was younger i worked at a tree stand and got a free tree
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We bought our first pre-lit tree this year. We usually go with the real deal, but we got tired of all the clean up. We got a 9ft. GE "slim cut" they call it. Here is a pic........
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpic18.picturetrail.com%2FVOL874%2F4141473%2F17968181%2F289533479.jpg&hash=b5c2935a680a17909d0d0631b6039509dde8a3ca)
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BAH HUMBUG!
IF I MUST HAVE ONE OF THOSE WRETCHED THINGS UP IT BEST BE REAL.
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BAH HUMBUG!
AMEN BROTHER!!!
I grew up with an artificial tree that was my grandparents tree, it was old then now its ancient, but my mom still makes it look good when I go visit her.
I don't think the hotels will let me bring in a tree of any kind so I'm going with out.
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I grew up with artificial. Even had one of those funny lookin silver ones when I was real small. I have had an atificial tree ever since, also. It is just easier and I think it looks better with less upkeep
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I grew up with real trees but for the past 3 years we have had a pre-lit artificial tree that spins.
I really like the real trees but between the co$t of the real trees (we were paying about $70-90 for a tree when we got the fake) and the mess and hassle... it is a better option for us.
We may go do the "cut your own" deal when we are actually here for Christmas.
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We've always gotten a real tree. We have several Xmas tree farms nearby. The drill is to jump on the back of a flat-bed tractor up to area where they're harvesting. Then, they hand you a saw and keep doing laps, picking up everyone and their trees.
Every time I suggest that we get a fake tree, my wife and daughter rebel, so the tradition continues.
When I had my bachelar pad (many years ago), I had a fake tree. When Xmas was over, I dragged it in the walk-in closet, fully decorated. It was pretty damn convenient the next year -- just drag the tree out and plug it in ....
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When I had my bachelar pad (many years ago), I had a fake tree. When Xmas was over, I dragged it in the walk-in closet, fully decorated. It was pretty damn convenient the next year -- just drag the tree out and plug it in ....
Hah! That's awesome.
For the past 15 years at least now we've had an artificial one at home. The same one too ??? , but it's all good. What's important is what the tree represents. Family, good times, and food. Haha, in no particular order ;).
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I've ALWAYS had a real tree, can't beat Nova Scotian spruce baby. For my first year living in the city, I bought a 3 foot potted spruce and planted it back home after the holiday season and I plan to do it this year as well.
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Growing up, we had a shiny aluminum tree. The spot light had a plastic wheel that rotated to make it blue, red and green. What a trip!! No telling what that thing would be worth now.
Man, I'd LOVE to have that one now!
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Growing up, we had a shiny aluminum tree. The spot light had a plastic wheel that rotated to make it blue, red and green. What a trip!! No telling what that thing would be worth now.
Man, I'd LOVE to have that one now!
Saw some in Target yesterday
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Growing up, we had a shiny aluminum tree. The spot light had a plastic wheel that rotated to make it blue, red and green. What a trip!! No telling what that thing would be worth now.
Man, I'd LOVE to have that one now!
Saw some in Target yesterday
Wow! We may go retro this year.
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My mom just dropped off some Christmas ornaments from when I was a kid. I have a hand painted Spiderman ornament that I loved to hang. Though, the thing is pretty heavy so it has to go on a strong branch. I'll try to get a picture of it and post it.
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We always went and cut our tree me and the wife.. made it something special.. Trees where huge.. last one we got was 10 feet high at least 5 wide.. Huge one's I tell U my loved it.. but at some point I bought a one at CND tire with the lights in them. it's smaller and not really realistic but no more MESS.......
Now I"ve got a huge tree stand, and watering system in the basement Just in case we decide to go back to realtree.
Not my intentions thought..
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My mom just dropped off some Christmas ornaments from when I was a kid. I have a hand painted Spiderman ornament that I loved to hang. Though, the thing is pretty heavy so it has to go on a strong branch. I'll try to get a picture of it and post it.
Nice to have ornaments that are passed down through the generations. Perhaps someday your daughter will display those ornaments on her tree.
I have a few that my grandmother made and a few from when I was a kid. I'm intending to pass these along to my daughter someday. They always bring back good memories ...
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Didn't know whether to post this here or in advantages & disadvantages, but it's more Christmas tree related!
Just finished putting the lights on the natural tree, and no damn sap in the hair this year, a damp towel cleaned everything up neatly, sap doesn't get much of a hold on a shiny top! Every year, the morning after the tree, I had to really scrub the locks to get that damn sap out and lost more of the stuff than usual doing it. I'm loving it ??? ;D!
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Didn't know whether to post this here or in advantages & disadvantages, but it's more Christmas tree related!
Just finished putting the lights on the natural tree, and no damn sap in the hair this year, a damp towel cleaned everything up neatly, sap doesn't get much of a hold on a shiny top! Every year, the morning after the tree, I had to really scrub the locks to get that damn sap out and lost more of the stuff than usual doing it. I'm loving it ??? ;D!
saintc....thanks 4 sharing that with us. just another good reason 2 have a smooooth noggin'. O0
WARHAWK O0
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I started a tradition with my son when he was knee high to a grasshopper, where we go tag a real tree at a tree farm in South Carolina the day after thanksgiving, then about 2 weeks before christmas we go and he cyts it down, and I string the lights and drink while he puts the ornamants on it O0
This year since we won't be home he told me there was no use in putting up a tree, thats why he is my son!!
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I'm like heronm I grew up with the shiny tree!
and now we have a green artificial with a blue theme!