Comments on: O Christmas Tree: Lighting Fails and Hidden Pickles

By: kimmie

kimmie — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:40:57 +0000

Hmmmmm….the half-lit would drive me bonkers.

Our tree is not pre-lit but as Jim put the lights on we found that some strings blink and some do not and it’s never the same lights all the time. Luckily, it seems that none of them are blinking. *knock on wood*

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By: liz

liz — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:06:23 +0000

Problem 1 with your motivation is that you have more than 1 tree.

Overachiever.

🙂

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:57:35 +0000

Well, after the update I guess I’m with Samantha above. Except I say no lights, just green and ornaments – maybe backlight the tree for a cool effect, if the wall behind the tree is all bright the tree might really pop. And then fix it later.

And a lump of coal for Costco and that manufacturer.

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:27:43 +0000

I would be rocking a 1/2 unlit tree and then when it comes time to dismantle it after the holiday season is over that’s when I’d re-do the lights provided by the manufacturer. That being said I really wouldn’t be the one fixing the tree either, I’d make my electrician of a husband do it.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:21:31 +0000

Missy, I feel your pain. We have more Tree Fail stories than I can recount in this comment space. All I can say is thank the good Lord for pivoting tree stands. That revolutionized our Christmas tree experience. 🙂

By: The Flying Chalupa

The Flying Chalupa — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:55:20 +0000

No, no, no. You cannot rock the half-lit tree. Ain’t no way. I know your perfectionist tenancies and it will kill your soul every time you look at it. Take a day – and another bottle of wine – and regroup. Blast the music and power through. You can do it.

Effing Costco.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 05:43:04 +0000

Okay, first of all I hope when I grow up I can have two trees in my house. Holy cow that 2nd one looks enormous.
We too hide the pickle each year. Ha,ha, she said pickle.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:16:20 +0000

First, I like words, words are nice.

Second – the tree – two options, 1. can you buy some more lights and put them on? 2. or maybe turn them all off – a Christmas tree without lights can look really nice too 3. leave it as is and it will be a story you can tell for a lifetime, or two, or three.

Me, no tree fails. Aside from the cutting of the base of the live tree – a little more to make it even – no a little more – no one more time – and ending up having to cut off a few bottom branches to make a new base – ok – guess that’s a fail. Sorry.

Merry Christmas

By: Nobody

Nobody — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:15:28 +0000

no advice with the tree. i’m the woman who got dizzy stringing the lights around it this year. on the plus side, our tree is 8 years old and we haven’t had a problem with the lights yet. 😉 (because we replace them every year with a couple new strings…)

we have a pickle too!