Real Tree or K-mart special?

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

Do you go out and cut a real Christmas tree or go to the box in the attic and assemble the artificial green thing?

When do you put it up? I am going to Bellwood to get it today.

songsmith · Post by **songsmith** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

I go artificial... they're safer, don't need thrown in landfills, and Christmas trees are basically too young to use for anything else... although used trees make great bass habitat in Lake Raystown. I'd rather let a young tree grow... they look good and for wind-break purposes, an 8-foot evergreen with branches to the ground stops wind as effectively as a brick wall the same height. Plus they serve as nesting places.
I must admit, though, I like the smell of a natural tree, and the tradition of finding one.------>JMS

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

I don't have room to set up a tree... there's too much musical equipment.

I'll just have to set up another amp and put ornaments on it.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

Lonewolfe, is that a Mesa, Marshall or Fender Christmas amp this year, or maybe some exotic crossbreed?

Quail Whale · Post by **Quail Whale** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

i killed my tree & put mushroom soup & noodles on it & it looks terrible and smells bad...

Post by **Jim Price** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

I go artificial. In another week, I'll dig out the ol' 4-foot foldaway tree from the attic, and load it up with as many ornaments, lights and garlands as humanly possible without the thing toppling over. I have a smaller 1 1/2-foot artificial tree I put on the kitchen table. My inspiration is always the weakling tree Charlie Brown breaks out on the Peanuts Christmas special.

I'm usually later in putting mine up, probably next weekend or right before Christmas Eve. But I'll let mine up longer, probably until mid-January.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

Quail whale, I am surprised you are awake this early in the afternoon, especially after last night.

Quail Whale · Post by **Quail Whale** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

an under the covers Quail i am not...
hahaha

BDR · Post by **BDR** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

We don't chop it down and drag it out of the woods, but we go "real." We usually support the local fire company and get a tree there.

Christmas ROX!!!

r:>)

MOONDOGGY · Post by **MOONDOGGY** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

Every year we buy a true Charlie Brown Christmas tree from Walker's Tree farm in Bellwood for like $15. The smell of a real pine tree one of the things I like most about Christmas. The sap sucks, but it's worth it.

lonewolf wrote:I don't have room to set up a tree... there's too much musical equipment.

I'll just have to set up another amp and put ornaments on it.

I'm sure you've got yourself a nice tube amp. The light from those glowing tubes would be magical enough for me to put gifts under! That's a great idea.

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

undercoverjoe wrote:Lonewolfe, is that a Mesa, Marshall or Fender Christmas amp this year, or maybe some exotic crossbreed?

Mesa and Boss/Stewart/Renner this year. I pulled the Mark IV chassis to paint its rack mount kit, so like Moondoggy said, I can just lay it upside down on the speakers with the tubes sticking up for ornaments! They won't march in step, like the little Boogie logo, though.

Bit*chenWomen1029 · Post by **Bit*chenWomen1029** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

lonewolf wrote:I don't have room to set up a tree... there's too much musical equipment.

I'll just have to set up another amp and put ornaments on it.

Thats kinda sad lol CHARLIE BROWN

Bit*chenWomen1029 · Post by **Bit*chenWomen1029** » Saturday Dec 10, 2005

I put my tree up like two days after Thanksgiving!

Fake 8 ft rotating, lighted tree,... its great.... no beating the shit outta the tree to make the damn lights fit right!

My kids love it cause it rotates.......K-mart special!!!

tornandfrayed · Post by **tornandfrayed** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

I always sort of look at Xmas trees like an orgasm. I guess a fake one will do if you don't have the time and EN-ER-GY! to get a real one!

YankeeRose · Post by **YankeeRose** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

Artificial. Lights attached and for now, until I get the rest of my belongings back, I have a nice 4.5 foot Fibre Optic/Multi Color Lights one. There were real Trees when I was growing up, but once my parents got an Artificial one, that was it! Why deal with all of the mess? There are Candles, Plug-Ins and sprays if you miss the scent. The hassle of a real tree is just not worth it to me and I can leave it up until the end of January if I want to - and I have!

RAM Z · Post by **RAM Z** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

I've had the same fake tree for ten years! It finally got replaced this year with a new one. The new one has lights alredy on it and everything. You just put each section together , fold the limbs down ,plug in the lights to one another, add your favorite orniments and presto,you're finished! I never cared much for a real tree mainly cause you have dispose of it later! The water you have to put in the pan can be as inviteing to your dog or cat as the water in your toilete and you can almost bet that you will have to pick the tree up once or twice through the season.

DMFJ03 · Post by **DMFJ03** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

Artificial.

White tree, with red lights, and silver trimmings.

sPiKe · Post by **sPiKe** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

If it were up to me, I'd have myself an artificial tree that I could leave decorated year round. Just slide it in and out of the closet when needed! But the wife seems to love sweeping up dead needles, smell of a real tree and watching me fumble around each year putting it up and taking it down! Ya know, I wear the pants in the house but she tells me what size and what color! Marriage rocks!

ps.... I love the idea of decorating a guitar rig but she just wont go for that......damn!

Happy Holiday's

Chris

ToonaRockGuy · Post by **ToonaRockGuy** » Sunday Dec 11, 2005

REAL.