Dead trees in your home...

[yearofthenick]

I don't understand why I need to spend $60 on a dead 7-foot tree and put it in a bowl of water in my living room every time December hits. What's even worse is when some people spend $100 on fake variations of said ritual. Whenever I argue against it, I always get the "Oh but it's Christmas, Nick! Christmas!!!!" Sure, the $60 could have gone toward the power bill, which is much needed since we have a similar ritual of similar weirdness - hanging twinkle lights on our house. If Christmas didn't exist and we put lights on the front of our house, everyone would think we're a brothel.
What do you think of all this?
Discuss.

 

[kjr_trig]

You're just mad because the "Year of the Nick" is almost over.
Discuss

 

[yearofthenick]

I wish we had more appreciation for the stuff we get. I have a house cluttered with toys for my 2-year old daughter. This crap is everywhere. When I'm not tripping over little pink chairs and mini-strollers for fake plastic babies, I'm stepping on and smashing little fake plastic fruit. And yet, you know what my daughters favorite toy is? a $3 "Lightning McQueen" car from the movie "Cars." I don't get why I need to live in a house that can easily pass for a Toys R Us when all my daughter needs is a $3 toy car.
I have a good feeling this thread will provoke me to get the free section of craigslist going for this year.
Anyone else feel similarly?

 

[darthtang aw]

Originally Posted by kjr_trig
http:///forum/post/3192093
You're just mad because the "Year of the Nick" is almost over.
Discuss
From the sounds of things...it hasn't been the year of the nick at all.
Compromise...buy a christmas palm tree.....this way you don't conform and your family can continue to decorate something you will throw away in 2 weeks.

 

[bionicarm]

Change to Judaism, then you won't have to worry about it.

 

[meowzer]

LOL...buy a living tree, then after Christmas plant it

 

[yearofthenick]

Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
http:///forum/post/3192116
From the sounds of things...it hasn't been the year of the nick at all.
Agreed, my friend. Still stirring things up here in The Aquarium? Good man.
Originally Posted by Darthtang AW
http:///forum/post/3192116
Compromise...buy a christmas palm tree.....this way you don't conform and your family can continue to decorate something you will throw away in 2 weeks.
Do you mean the inflatable palm trees?
Real palm trees are a pain in the butt to get rid of. The leaves need to be disposed of in some odd and expensive manner. Basically, you can't take palm tree leaves and put them in your trash bin - you'll get fined. At least that's the case here.
But the one thing I DO like about Christmas trees is when you're done with it, you can take the tree to the beach and light it on fire. That thing shoots out flames like satan himself

 

[tygoef]

Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3192125
But the one thing I DO like about Christmas trees is when you're done with it, you can take the tree to the beach and light it on fire. That thing shoots out flames like satan himself

I'd pay the $60 just to do that. There's no beach near here though.

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3192091
I don't understand why I need to spend $60 on a dead 7-foot tree and put it in a bowl of water in my living room every time December hits. What's even worse is when some people spend $100 on fake variations of said ritual. Whenever I argue against it, I always get the "Oh but it's Christmas, Nick! Christmas!!!!" Sure, the $60 could have gone toward the power bill, which is much needed since we have a similar ritual of similar weirdness - hanging twinkle lights on our house. If Christmas didn't exist and we put lights on the front of our house, everyone would think we're a brothel.
What do you think of all this?
Discuss.

Happy Chanukah!

 

[reefraff]

We paid 80 bux for a tree this year. At some point before or after Christmas I am getting a fake tree. We have a Austrian pine in the back yard I can cut some branches from to get that pine smell every year. This is crazy.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by reefraff
http:///forum/post/3192200
We paid 80 bux for a tree this year. At some point before or after Christmas I am getting a fake tree. We have a Austrian pine in the back yard I can cut some branches from to get that pine smell every year. This is crazy.

Don;t they also sell the scent in a spray...or a candle

When I lived in NY we had a live tree TWICE.....had the needles from such for more years to come...

kinda like Pug hair.....you find them EVERYWHERE

 

[stdreb27]

Originally Posted by YearOfTheNick
http:///forum/post/3192125
Agreed, my friend. Still stirring things up here in The Aquarium? Good man.
Do you mean the inflatable palm trees?
Real palm trees are a pain in the butt to get rid of. The leaves need to be disposed of in some odd and expensive manner. Basically, you can't take palm tree leaves and put them in your trash bin - you'll get fined. At least that's the case here.
But the one thing I DO like about Christmas trees is when you're done with it, you can take the tree to the beach and light it on fire. That thing shoots out flames like satan himself

What you can't just toss palm leaves? Calidumbnia if you ask me.

 

[rlablan]

We toss the leaves here right in the trash.... You guys do have weird policies there though.
Nick, why not just buy a fake tree? sure it's expensive upfront but it pays for itself since it doesn't shed and it is easy to take down and store. No lugging it home every year or out to the trash.
Ours was 70 bucks for a 14 footer that every says looks real (I think so too).
And they do sell the sprays but they're gross. You can hang car air fresheners... the pine ones.
I like the yankee candles. There is a fresh xmas smelling one, and also there is a wreathe one that I got this year, really smells nice, and brings in the smell, without worries of fire.