Christmas really sucked for me this year.
Dec 25, 2020 19:26:07 #
Boy, do I ever hate 1st world problems. My wife loaded up the Christmas tree with all of her ornaments so much so, that I could not find any room for mine.
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
Dec 25, 2020 20:03:07 #
Don't feel like the lone ranger.my wife has 60 plastic containers full of xmas ornaments and all we put out this year were about 10 of her containers.she has more ornaments than walmart.if the grandkids were not home schooling cause of the pandemic she would have made me put together her xmas village which consists of 30 house and counting,50 people,benches,a frozen lake ,numerous vehicles, and sleds.it uses 2 1/2 sheets of plywood.
Dec 25, 2020 20:19:28 #
There is a remedy to this dilemma. You could have two trees, one her’s and one your’s. For me, every Christmas Is difficult. We always had a tree. My son would help me decorate it. It took one evening to bring it up from the basement and put it together. Every night we would hang ornaments on the tree. It would take a week. Each ornament had a story attached to it. I would tell him the stories since he was in elementary school. When he passed away five years ago, I had difficulty hanging a tree with over 250 ornaments. My wife and my daughter hang memorial ornaments each of which commemorates those we have lost over the years.
Dec 25, 2020 21:08:57 #
Lucky you should mention 250 ornaments. That is how many ornaments we put on our tree last year.beware of replacing light bulbs on your tree.i replaced almost 200 bulbs on our 9 1/2 ft tree this year.after we put it all together for a few hours it looked great for being 15+ years old.after a few hours my wife asked me to unplug it and retreat to our bedroom.i almost burned my hand cause the plug was so hot.this tree has 3 sections all connected to 1 plug.i realized that the bulbs i replaced were a little higher in wattage and were drawing way more amps than that one plug coming from the tree could handle.i separated every one of the 3 sections of the tree into a small extension cord for each section thus running less amps through the one cord the tree came with.that cleared my problem.
Dec 25, 2020 21:16:35 #
[quote=tainkc]Boy, do I ever hate 1st world problems.
I too have lost many dear ones recently so: don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened. Best to all hoggers, chase
I too have lost many dear ones recently so: don’t be sad that it’s over, be happy that it happened. Best to all hoggers, chase
Dec 25, 2020 21:22:03 #
Dec 25, 2020 21:28:30 #
tainkc wrote:
Boy, do I ever hate 1st world problems. My wife loaded up the Christmas tree with all of her ornaments so much so, that I could not find any room for mine.
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
Obviously, you require more Train - ing!
Dec 25, 2020 21:40:34 #
Dec 26, 2020 00:14:07 #
Scruples wrote:
Your situation sure makes my dilemma into a big nothing. But you knew my post was done in jest. However there is one real similarity; Putting the tree together and doing the lights and ornaments also takes us about a week and the majority of our ornaments have a story behind them and thusly a special meaning. When the holidays are over, it seems like forever to take things down and put everything away. Oh, and thank you for taking the time to comment. I always appreciate it when you do.There is a remedy to this dilemma. You could have ... (show quote)
Take care,
Tom
Dec 26, 2020 00:15:52 #
joecichjr wrote:
Not really. You need to see this thing up close and personal. It is loaded. That photograph does not do my claim any justice.Come on! I see a lot of green left on that tree!
Dec 26, 2020 00:17:05 #
quixdraw wrote:
Oh, man! That was bad. Just plain bad. But it still made me laugh. I have no clue as to why.Obviously, you require more Train - ing!
Dec 26, 2020 01:09:56 #
tainkc wrote:
Your situation sure makes my dilemma into a big no... (show quote)
I didn’t think that your initial post was in jest. My elevator isn’t going to the top floor.
As I previously mentioned, put up two trees. This holiday is a special time. If not for nothing else, the Covid pandemic should unify all of us to consider each other. We should commemorate the birth of a child who will grow up to bring the world together. It is not for getting 30% off when you go shopping.
Dec 26, 2020 02:23:46 #
Scruples wrote:
It gets worse. We do have a 2nd, much smaller tree with lights. Sadly, it too is full of ornaments - the Hallmark kind that requires batteries.I didn’t think that your initial post was in jest. My elevator isn’t going to the top floor.
As I previously mentioned, put up two trees. This holiday is a special time. If not for nothing else, the Covid pandemic should unify all of us to consider each other. We should commemorate the birth of a child who will grow up to bring the world together. It is not for getting 30% off when you go shopping.
As I previously mentioned, put up two trees. This holiday is a special time. If not for nothing else, the Covid pandemic should unify all of us to consider each other. We should commemorate the birth of a child who will grow up to bring the world together. It is not for getting 30% off when you go shopping.
I will just have to wait until next year. I will purposely get a late start; wait for my wife to fall asleep before the job is finished; then, hang my little trains. I will make sure that I have some hooks for them. Lol.
Dec 26, 2020 05:32:52 #
tainkc wrote:
Boy, do I ever hate 1st world problems. My wife loaded up the Christmas tree with all of her ornaments so much so, that I could not find any room for mine.
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
I really wanted to put my Hallmark train collection up there.
All of those eyelets and no hooks. Oh, the humanity!
Happy wife happy life lol looks good Tom and I feel your pain too
Dec 26, 2020 07:54:40 #
Do what I did several years ago...I bought my own tree to hold all my Hallmark cars, trains, airplanes and tractors!
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