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[Latitude Adjustment]

This weekend I'll be putting up the tree, one board member has already rolled her eyes when I said some of my lights are fish and palm trees.

This photo is NOT mine and was decorated I think by Peaches from another board.

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[WreckWench]

Oooh....that is awesome! Thanks for the Holiday Cheer! -ww

[WreckWench]

If putting up a LIVE tree here are some safety tips!


Christmas Tree Safety Tips




A fire on any day seems bad, but a fire on Christmas seems to be
the worst. Many Christmas trees catch fire every year, with electrical problems the most common culprit. Here's how to keep your tree green and your presents safe.

1. When you buy your tree, have the vendor make a fresh cut an inch from the bottom; this will help the tree drink.
2. If you buy your tree early and keep it outside, store it away from wind and sun, and keep the bottom in a bucket of water.
3. Make sure your lights are safe. If you need outdoor lights, make sure the ones you buy are meant for outdoor use.
4. Make sure your lights carry certification from a testing laboratory.
5. Don't use electric lights on a metal tree.
6. Discard any strings of lights that are frayed or broken. Christmas lights are cheap.
7. Unplug your Christmas tree before you leave or go to bed.
8. Don't buy a tree that is dry and dropping needles. (To check for freshness, loosely grip the end of a branch and pull your hand over it. Only a few needles should fall off.)
9. Make sure your tree stand holds plenty of water, and don't let it run
out.
10. If your tree seems wobbly, center it in the stand more securely and redo
the bolts or screws. Of if your tree stand is cheap, buy a larger, stronger one.
11. If you buy an artificial tree, make sure it is fire-retardant.
12. Keep your tree at least three feet from furnaces, radiators and fireplaces.
13. Try to position it near an outlet so that cords are not running long distances. 14. Do not place the tree where it may block exits.
15. When Christmas is over or when the tree starts to drop needles, dispose
of it. (Don't leave it in your house or put it in your garage.)
16. Keep a close eye on small children when they are around the tree; many
small decorations and ornaments are sharp, breakable and can be swallowed.


Have a safe and joyous Holiday! -ww

[jextract]

Just got mine yesterday!

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[fbp]

Here's "Christmas Tree Dive" the local Dive club did here last year.

I've done them before off of Catalina, but this one was created by someone with a very creative imagination.... was pretty kewl when you remember wood and "Air Containers" are buoyant eh???

http://www.mossbaydi...3tree/index.htm

Ya'll have a good one eh??

New Years, since the other thread was "Jacked" will be spent :
In with the Old,
Out with the new,
and Champagne inbetween...

PS. the tree was removed the following week...

[BradfordNC]

1. When you buy your tree, have the vendor make a fresh cut an inch from the bottom; this will help the tree drink.

this is the most important part, which is why it was listed first.

you want your tree to be able to drink, especially if your single.

i take my tree drinking every year. you want your tree to drink as free as you.

hehehhee

and then, make sure the tree is driving, you don't want the DUI

[WreckWench]

Brad....what did they do to you over there???? You ain't right my dear...you just ain't right!