A short wagon story about getting our Christmas tree years ago in Seattle. We still use the 89 Crown Vic to get the tree. This year a fellow with a Jaguar convertible picked up a tree and put his top down to take it home. Everyone else uses a truck or puts them on their roof. Not us! Down goes the rear window and in it goes, all 9 feet of it anyway! West of Seattle near Port Orchard where we rented a house when I was stationed there in the Navy, there was a Christmas tree farm. The 89 wagon was my wife's regular driver, and off we went with the 2 girls when they were 13 and 8, so this was a great adventure. The farm had several hills, and of course the tree the Boss wanted is on top of a hill on the far side of the farm. Not wanting to drag it all of the way back, off I go and retrieve the wagon. Remember now that it rains fairly regularly there, and yes, there was a bit of snow on the ground as well. So up the hillside behind a 4-wheel drive pickup I go with our "Queen Family Truckster-Griswold" car, swerving a bit on the slippery, muddy trail. The tree went in without a problem even though it was a 10-footer an stuck out the rear window. Now, here is where a tired mind works out that going back the way you came on that slippery road is harder than just going down the hill where you are... There was a chain across the road-that-went-straight-down (do you think it was there for a reason? ), so I had my oldest and wife hold up the chain while I drove under it. So then they both jump in and down we gooooooooooo! A few sideways slips and we make it to the bottom. What an adventure! It was stupid, and doesn't pass the safety check but I won't forget it! Merry Christmas my Friends! Nollaig shona Dhuit! Frohliche Weihnachten! Joyeaux Noel! Feliz Navidad!
The problem with cutting your own tree, whether it be in the wilderness, or on a tree farm, is that the tree never looks as big where its grown as it does in your living room. Last time I did that, The neighbors all came out to laugh as I drove up with a tree that hung out over both sides of my Dodge Ram pickup. It was a tight fit getting it through the double front door of the house, and once in it's oversize tree stand, it looked huge. Cathedral ceiling meant height wasn't a problem, but it took up half the room. A day later, the tree stand broke under the weight, and the tree fell. The water, mixed with tree sap was a pain to clean up off the floor. I've used what I call a lazy tree ever since. One of those pre-lit jobs that opens like an umbrella and already has the lights on it. I just add my collection of Hallmark car and truck ornaments and I'm done. Never again doing the cut your own live tree deal.
My daughter was about 3 years old and we were dirt poor as X-Mas was coming up and the X-Mas tree was all she talked about, decorating it, haveing it etc. $ was tite and I ...I was broke! A country outing with friends saved X-Mas, as we were walking on a trail with friends she spotted a true blue Charlie Broun X-Mas tree about 3 1/2 feet tal and wanted it as "our tree". It was a sad looking deformed tree all ugly. I said we could'nt take it but my friends plucked it out of the ground roots and all threw it in the trunk of the car. My daughter and I did'nt see this happen, it was'nt untill we got home they gave it to her. To this day that was the nicest decorated tree we have ever had
I have vaulted ceilings in my downstairs living room...so... the other night I went and looked at a 14 footer for it... ....$290.00 bux this year!!!???...:confused: ..I think i'll look for a monster 'lazy tree'...at least it ownt die and you never have to clean up the sap and water
