Jan Alaska

We went fake last year after 2 years of bad experiences, I always had a real tree in the UK, put it up 1st week in December by boxing day the thing was usually bald so ended up outside way before 12th night.
1st year here I got a lovely looking 'blue' spruce only to find it was only blue as it had been sprayed blue Grrrrr ... 2nd year went for a douglas fir that was pathetic and ended up shedding ornaments if not needles everywhere.
Last year I treated us to a 7ft Martha Stewart pre-lit tree, theres going to be hell if the lights dont all work when we get it out this year.

Jan

oh and p.s .... real trees and wooden floors don't necessarily mean less work, the needles get between the boards so you end up sweeping them out well into July.

britvic

Cant be doing with the mess of a real tree, like my little fake green one, I'm not OTT with the Christmas decorations either.

Partystar

Hey, I've been in that shop!!! There's a Christmas shop in Bourton-On-The-Water too. I used to live in Banbury, so I used to visit all those lovely Cotswold villages weekly, oh I miss it so much.

Celtic_Angel

well if it's needles that stop you from getting a real tree...get a Douglas the needles are soft and easily vacuum up....we usually get ours from the Home Depo..they're really cheap and just as good as anything you'll find on a much pricier lot...but then husband is always determind to find the best tree.....pocketknife at hand he always cuts the wrap and shakes out the tree giving it a thorough inspection *lol* ..it's not a biggy cos they can re wrap em we usually don't get ours until mid December but i'm always loath to get rid of it cos it always still looks so great...

frrussre

Real, only real. Real or nowt. Gives me something to bitch about. "Look at all that mess, around the floor". Wife "Born USC" says "Get a fake". I say "no only real for me". Me "Just look at that mess on the floor", gives me somthing to bitch about. Me, "when I lived in England, the trees were better, cheaper, fresher, lasted longer & the bits did not fall off. In the good old days".
Reg. Frank R.
Ps. Fink I am becoming Mr. Magoo?

AmerLisa

Just trying to figure out what you wrote.....are you Mr. Magoo?

frrussre

No, I complain way too much to be Mr. Magoo. He is to polite and fluffy for me.
reg.

Celtic_Angel

.......Dad??..Is that you??

frrussre

I agree, Home Depot for us. We pay around $40 for a Douglas Fir, that costs $80 -$100 on the sidewalk in NYC. We also always open the tree, give it a good shake check for symmetry.
Reg. Frank R.

frrussre

May well be. I was pretty wild in the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's. Where were you born, where were you conceived?
Reg. Frank R.
PS got no money so don't come calling.

Celtic_Angel

.........it is you!!!!!

frrussre

Ya never know.
Maybe we should all have BritExpat.com stickers on our cars/trucks. At least you would have some chance of finding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reg, DAD

dbark

How about Victor Meldrew? I don't believe it!

Celtic_Angel

cor I was a kid when I watched those...hilarious...remember when he froze the cat? ....I think I wet meself

ooh watching some of those episodes over the Xmas holidays would be a great treat

rincewind

Ours is as fake as Xmas