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Have you taken down your Christmas tree?

beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,553 ✭✭✭
edited January 2018 in General Discussion
Ours is now down and packed away.
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 58,035 ******
    edited November -1
    just now. took it to the recycle dumpster. spring/summer it will be the mulch at the playground in the city park.
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    Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,196 ******
    edited November -1
    She wants ours up the day after thanksgiving and down the day after Christmas.
    I took the tree out to my fire pit by the river yesterday and had a nice little fire.
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    Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,198 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yup. Her job, both up and down, although I do some lifting and getting all that stuff from the attic and back.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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    HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    Ours has been up nigh on to Ten Years, as We never knew When Daughter would get leave from USAF.

    Today is its last. We are getting all spiffed up, and Taking our last picture in front of the Monster. It is a 12' Fake Tree, on a 2-Foot Box.

    Future Trees will be no more than a Foot or Two high.

    The Monster had to be decorated from the Mezzanine Level, and with a 12-Foot Ladder as well. Done with that Foolishness!

    Still wasn't big enough to display even a Majority of SWMBO's Ornaments!
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    bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,342 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Took everything down yesterday.
    "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you"
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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Our Christmas Tree and outside lights come down tomorrow, New Years Day; SOP for us.

    Otherwise, we are undecorating the inside of the house today.

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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    duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,686 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Leave it up year round. Save a lot of time and effort.
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    danielgagedanielgage Member Posts: 10,474 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey


    Working' on it ,,,,,,,,,,[:o)]

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    [:D]
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    retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by us55840


    Nope ... wife put it up, wife takes it down at her leisure....maybe not for a few more weeks?

    "Happy wife = happy life"

    [;)]
    Same here.

    My wife has left it up until my birthday...
    And when I 'did' ever ask her if she wanted some help getting it down,
    I was staunchly told, "Don't you EVEN think about it."
    She loves a CHRISTmas tree. And if it were up to her, she'd have a CHRISTmas "room" all year 'round.
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    4205raymond4205raymond Member Posts: 3,258 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey


    Working' on it ,,,,,,,,,,[:o)]

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    Warmed me right up. 10 degrees all day in Orange Co. NY

    Woops, it's 2 degrees out now.
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    mmppresmmppres Member Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Not till after Russian xmas.[:D][:D][:D]
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    pulsarncpulsarnc Member Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Prelite predecorated tree in a box ,15 minutes to put up and about the same to take down and put away works out good for me
    cry Havoc and let slip  the dogs of war..... 
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    Sam06Sam06 Member Posts: 21,254 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I didn't put one up this year.
    [:(]
    RLTW

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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ours is already out by the trash.
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    WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,839 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes- 12/27 I believe.

    Outside decorations on the house too.
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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    Working' on it ,,,,,,,,,,[:o)]Hmmmmmm, I predict a chimney fire somewhere in the future! [:0] [:D]

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    quote:Originally posted by Old-Colts
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    Working' on it ,,,,,,,,,,[:o)]Hmmmmmm, I predict a chimney fire somewhere in the future! [:0] [:D],,,,,,,,,damn, it's difficult to get sumptin' past you engineers,,,,,,,,,,[:D][^]Let's be specific; Old, Retired Engineers! [:D]

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wife took everything off the tree yesterday. I haven't had the heart to drag it out of the house yet so it's still standing, pretty as ever, hate that it will go out into the woods to rot away.
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    wpageabcwpageabc Member Posts: 8,760 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ours comes down by Saint Patricks day...
    "What is truth?'
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    He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,958 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It is not yet the 12th day of Christmas. Ours comes down the next day.
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    oldWinchesterfanoldWinchesterfan Member Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Inside decorations come down tomorrow. Outside will stay up until it warms up enough to melt the snow and for the lights to dry off, probably 10 more days or so. Once Christmas holidays are over she wants the stuff put away.
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    remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey


    Working' on it ,,,,,,,,,,[:o)]

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    Talk about creosote... Are you going to have your chimney swept after you're done burning it?
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    remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My wife died in 1998, the last tree I had up in my house was 1997
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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by remingtonoaks
    My wife died in 1998, the last tree I had up in my house was 1997


    Taking down Christmas decorations always makes melancholy, but this is just depressing. [:(]
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    mjrfd99mjrfd99 Member Posts: 4,556 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Little close there bud. One spark and those trees burn like flash paper.
    We had more than a few calls on em. Even had a SOP on 'em
    1n the 60's we'd burn all the ones thrown out at the skate pond
    PHOOOFF- 20-30 ft flames
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    rossowmnrossowmn Member Posts: 1,959 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Haven't put up a tree for a few years. Too much Scrooge in me, I guess.[:I] Plus I have dozens of blue and green spruce all around my property to satisfy my need for Christmas-style trees.[:)]
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    gjshawgjshaw Member Posts: 14,697 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We just finished tearing it down while watching The Rose Parade.
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    Old-ColtsOld-Colts Member Posts: 22,700 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, all of the decorations are packed and ready for attic storage; I just need to disassemble the tree and put it in its box.

    I even braved the arctic conditions we are having here in East Texas and took down the outside decorations; it was a frigid 31 degrees while I was outside! [:I] However, it was 19 degrees earlier this morning! [:0]

    If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!

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    US Military GuyUS Military Guy Member Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by shilowar
    Wife took everything off the tree yesterday. I haven't had the heart to drag it out of the house yet so it's still standing, pretty as ever, hate that it will go out into the woods to rot away.


    It would not rot away, if it had not been cut down in the first place.

    [;)]
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