Took Jake back home to his owner yesterday, today the neighbors bring their golden over for us to dog sit until Sunday. She’s a red head golden, Larry would try to hump her.

 

PART II :
Yesterday, the rest of the lights were put in the tree. My wife decorates the part of the tree that faces the window. I push the tree back in position, fill it with water and say "It's all yours now".. As i mentioned, they really are special ornaments , often times handmade, all dated for the particular year. Not Dollar store stuff. After Christmas, they're taken off, individually wrapped and boxed for the next year. My wife is sentimental about this stuff. I leave and go back to the garage to assemble a Barbie Doll house.
A couple hours later, she calls me crying " The tree fell over"!!! I rush in and the beautiful tree is laying on it's side with God knows how many broken and smashed ornaments on the floor. BTMF says "I wasn't programmed for this...Goodbye"
In any event,I still cannot figure out what happened. I've been using this big plastic tree holder ,probably 2 ' in diameter with built in water bowl and 4 good size screw in bolts. I've had much bigger tree in it without a problem. The tree was intact in the holder just off center from the impact....
BTMF said " *&^& this, I quit"

 

I AM the guy Al.

 

Russ, you're absolutely right and Thank You for reminding me. I just felt really bad for her.....But remember, I'm slightly OCD about Christmas lights...

 

You have a 5' pink tree and Rainbow Power bows too ?

 

We had the same thing happen last year Al. Very traumatic experience. Broken ornaments everywhere. Fortunately none of them heirloom quality. We had one of those green plastic stands too. I didn't really like that tree anyway so I dragged it like a spoiled 5 year old from the candy isle out to the deck and strapped it in like a sailor strapped to the mast (it's metaphor day!). Left the lights on it and plugged it in for the neighbors to enjoy. Went to the tree farm, bought another, better, tree, and a whiz bang tree stand made from metal. It has a spike on the bottom that you impale the tree upon, like a Transylvanian Saxon. Then there's this corkscrew thing that you drive a really long lag bolt into the tree. Pretty slick operation.

 

Dam Al!

I just pull our tree out of the box, assemble it, and plug it in. Wife n kiddo add decorations.

 

Bob, have had this stand for almost 15 years. Had one prior to that that had 3 long rebar legs with the water holder and big spike. Had a helluva a time standing a decorated tree back up and trying to get it straight in the stand with only my wife to help. She's 5'2 and about 120lbs. Had to totally loosen the four bolts and lift and recenter the tree by myself. Made some calls but nobody was around. Finally was able to get under it with a crowbar and raise it to reposition it while she steadied it. I still cannot figure out how that happened. We'd been working around the tree with lights and moving it and it was solid as a rock. There's eye hooks and mechanics wire on it now.. a little late. It all has to do with those lights inside the tree....it upset the Christmas tree lights spirits in the house.....yep, that';s it.

 

Lou, my wife has been after me for years to get an artificial one and I refuse to get one. My wife is like Mrs.Christmas and I'm like the Grinch , but I have to have a real tree. I'm surprised that I didn't hear " Next year , we're getting and artificial tree, so this doesn't happen again".....of course it never happened in 46 yrs.

 

Russ, I sent that pic of the Penguin and Flamingo to my wife. She's gone to the Salon today. She's going to show it to 'JUDY'..buahahahah