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Date Posted: 06:38:33 12/04/03 Thu
Author: Antje
Subject: okay :-) QUESTION OF THE DAY




Do you do a real tree or fake tree? And why? :-)


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[> It's a real tree in our house, but no real candles! :-) -- Antje, 07:29:19 12/04/03 Thu


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[> Mine is a real, fake tree. (VBG!) I have a fibre optic tree which has saved me from the awkward job of plugging in a string of outdoor lights while the temperature is 0 C. (32. F.) or less, using my fingers to take screws out of an overhead veranda light, and trying not to drop them. Putting up the lights was no trouble. My parents before me didn't have a real tree in the house since the 1950's. In this house, it takes up too much space, besides having the disadvantage of dropping needles all over while standing, or when being set up or taken down. -- Ron, 12:05:43 12/04/03 Thu


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[> We have an artificial tree. We used to always get a real tree, loved the smell and all that. However, no matter how hard he tried, DH could never get one to stand without falling over at least once in the middle of the night (it almost became a tradition unto itself...."Night honey, see you at 3 in the morning when the tree falls over again.") At one point we had a cat who would launch herself at it, deliberately trying to knock it over (did I mention she was a psycho cat from Hell?) So, about four years ago we bought a lovely artificial tree that stays vertical and I light a pine scented candle to get the smell....no needles to clean up after either. -- Brenda, 01:09:50 12/05/03 Fri


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[> [> Always had the problem of the tree falling over! Finally just screwed an eye bolt into the wall and tied the tree to it so it couldn't fall. LOL A few years ago my parents passed on their jumbo tree stand and I also started buying smaller trees (used to get 7-8 foot trees) and don't have that problem any more. Should actually have an artificial due to allergy problems but just can't do it. -- colly, 11:14:31 12/05/03 Fri


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[> I spend a little more money to get a tree that doesnīt throw with needles.*g* They kinda shrink when it gets dry, but hang on. I love the natural scent of the tree. It looks nicer too, because in Germany we usually donīt put that much stuff on it, so that the actual tree isnīt visible any more.*VBG* -- Martina, 06:54:40 12/05/03 Fri


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[> It's been a while since I bought a real tree, but I understand that the Scotch Pine is the best for holding its needles. That's appropriate since most of us are Hosers also. -- Ron, 09:31:45 12/05/03 Fri


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[> Oh how weird. I had replied to two messages below and then posted a new one asking the same question and none of it showed up!! So in answer to my own and Antje's question (hehe) we had to get a fake one last year. Our two kitties and the dog would sit under the real one and do everything they could to drink the water out of the holder! Silly little things. Then they would get the pine sap all over their fur and everthing but the kitchen sink would stick to them hahahaha. I hate having an artificial one but we didn't know if the animals would get sick from the pine sap or not and the tree would just dry out so darn fast. Also our ornaments start up a little higher than most peoples tree because one of the kitties east everything in site. I think he's got brain damange or something ; ) -- Lori, 18:12:29 12/05/03 Fri


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[> [> Oops - that's supposed to say most peoples trees because one of the kitties EATS everything in site....duh! -- L., 18:13:57 12/05/03 Fri


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