Christmas trees

[squirrel 0]

We buy a live tree, then plant it after the holidays. Had the same fake tree growing up for years...strange looking white frosted thing. Couple of years ago, we bought a palm tree for christmas...in the spirit of Corona beer.

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[BillyVance 34]

When my parents moved to the house (that they still live in to this day) in 1974 when I was 5 years old, I remember them getting a live white pine, root ball and all, and planting it afterwards. We did that the first 7 years. After that we had enough planted trees in the yard and just got a cut white pine since. So far, only two have survived and still thrive today and the original one has grown over 60 feet high.
I remembered white pines being the best trees for decorating. There weren't any tree farms near where I live that had white pine, so I drove the 80 miles to the same tree farm my parents have used for 35 years, picked one out and brought it back home in my pickup truck.

That was the one I nicknamed "fat bastard" for skinnyshrek because it had an incredible girth.

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[SuFantasma 0]

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We buy a live tree, then plant it after the holidays. Had the same fake tree growing up for years...strange looking white frosted thing. Couple of years ago, we bought a palm tree for christmas...in the spirit of Corona beer.

Festivus for the rest of us ! Buy a pole !

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[vskydiver 0]

We live amongst many Christmas Tree farms out here in the Pacific Northwest. Our favorite is maybe 1.5 miles down the road. It has a train that you can ride out to the deepest parts of the tree farm. You get off and wander around until you find the perfect one. Cut it with your trusty saw and drag it back to where the train will pick you up and load it on the train. You go back and stand around the bon fire drinking hot chocolate or licking your candy cane while they net your tree up for easy travel. It's kind of fun. JohnMitchell especially likes the train ride. It's part of our Christmas tradition.

[iluvtofly 0]

I grew up with a mother who was allergic to Christmas trees. However, she had such a strong hatred for fake trees that she said she would rather put up with the allergies for a month then have a fake tree. So we had a real tree every year. I think her issues with fake trees have rubbed off on me so I refuse to get a fake tree.

[dynamicedge 0]

Christmas trees are messy and a waste of money just like Christmas.

[shropshire 0]

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Christmas trees are messy and a waste of money just like Christmas.

Bah Humbug.


But it's way too early to put the tree up yet. It's not even December yet - Jeez people - Christmas eve is for decorating the tree and then it's up for 12 nights, not a whole month (or more).

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[mrwrong 0]

Christmas is in fact nothing but humbug.....

I mean, what are we celebrating anyway? (or using as an exuse to spend obcene ammounts of money).....
That a horny girl couldn't wait for the wedding to get laid and to cover it up blamed a god????

Yep... I'm one of the "christmas haters"

HUMBUG...... HUMBUG I say!!!!!!!

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[shropshire 0]

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[skymama 37]

I love a real tree and always had a real tree until I became a single mom. Then, I bought a fake tree at the after Christmas sale for about $30 and have used that for the last few years so I could save a little money. I would still prefer a real tree, but am thankful especially this year that I have something to put up at all.

Decorating before Thanksgiving is just wrong, decorating on Friday is acceptable.

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because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[airdvr 210]

It's a family tradition to go out and find the tree. I've been doing it with my kids since they were able to walk. Yes, its a PITA. You have to haul it in, set it up, put the lights on. When Christmas is over the exact opposite. And then get rid of it. We looked at fake ones this year but to get one big enough it was $500-800!!

Please don't dent the planet.

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[Squeak 17]

I think i will buy one of those little christmas trees for your car. the little air fresheners ones and tie it to my back pack.
How soon is to soon to tie it on, and when should i remove it


what colour should i get

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[hungarianchick 0]

I'm no Scrooge, but I don't like the fact that Christmas to people these days means going into debt. It should be about love, family and peace, not who spends more. As I grew older, I realized that a bigger, shinier Christmas tree is not going to make you feel better if you are miserable. We had a fake tree for a few years, simply because I find real trees a shameful waste of resources, (not to mention messy) no matter how nice they smell, but last year we didn't even put that up because we brought an adventurous little kitten into our lives and didn't think it was safe. So we just bought a fake table decoration. (She still knocked it over)

"I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food."

[shropshire 0]

But bringing a tree into the house for winter is such a good pagan ritual and we don't have enough of them anymore.... um Wicker man anyone?

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Squeak 17]

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I'm no Scrooge, but I don't like the fact that Christmas to people these days means going into debt. It should be about love, family and peace, not who spends more. As I grew older, I realized that a bigger, shinier Christmas tree is not going to make you feel better if you are miserable. We had a fake tree for a few years, simply because I find real trees a shameful waste of resources, (not to mention messy) no matter how nice they smell, but last year we didn't even put that up because we brought an adventurous little kitten into our lives and didn't think it was safe. So we just bought a fake table decoration. (She still knocked it over)

It SHOULD be reserved for Christians to honour the birth of their Christ.

It should not be a global marketing campaign.

Other faith or belief systems could also observe their respective season rites.

But all of this should be conducted in their respective places of worship or at home.
Not plastered all over every where.


Buh Humbug

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