Christmas Decorating: How early is too early?

[luv]

I have a few friends who started decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween. I've been giving them a hard time, as I have always been one who waits until the weekend after Thanksgiving. One friend of mine who lives in Texas puts up 10 trees and decorates them all (which having more than one tree is a whole other subject), so she said she needs to get started early. Another friend decorates the inside of her home throughout the month of November, but waits until the weekend after Thanksgiving to decorate outside. Certain stores even start selling trees and decorations before Halloween nowadays.

So, what how early do think is too early?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by lewdog

You ever heard of a barrel, gasoline and a match?!

I live in a Fire Zone.

That would cost me like $10,000 dollars.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I live in a Fire Zone.

That would cost me like $10,000 dollars.

I know. That was the joke.


I feel I am very misunderstood on this board sometimes.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I know. That was the joke.


I feel I am very misunderstood on this board sometimes.

I wasn't sure if you were setting me up or making a funny.

Sorry, Broheem.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I would go fake but the wife still wants a real tree, so every year, we head up in the mountains to get one. It's only $5 for a permit and about a 1/2 hour drive from our house, depending on the roads. Plus the dog loves running around in the snowy woods so we go.

When we lived in Oregon, we loved the grand firs but natural firs here are too spindly. We usually get a blue spruce since they are sturdier when small. They are also prickly which helps keep the cats out of the tree.

Dude no offense, maybe I missed something, but that is an ugly thin worthless looking tree.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I wasn't sure if you were setting me up or making a funny.

Sorry, Broheem.

If I read it right, he would like for you to burn your house down.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I wasn't sure if you were setting me up or making a funny.

Sorry, Broheem.

No worries. I am sure half of the rednecks in the DC forum would actually still think this is a good idea even knowing where you live.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Dude no offense, maybe I missed something, but that is an ugly thin worthless looking tree.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Dude no offense, maybe I missed something, but that is an ugly thin worthless looking tree.

It cleaned up nice after we trimmed it up. The ones out in the woods never look like the tree farmed trees.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Dude no offense, maybe I missed something, but that is an ugly thin worthless looking tree.

The "Christmas Tree" isn't universal. Our local Costco is selling trees like the those in his picture.

I often wonder how many people on CP have actually lived or visited outside their zip code.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The "Christmas Tree" isn't universal. Our local Costco is selling trees like the those in his picture.

I often wonder how many people on CP have actually lived or visited outside their zip code.

Just a reminder I traveled for a little over 15 years, flying and driving, all across this country, Canada, Mexico, and Russia. There is only 4 states that I have not spent at least one month in at various times of the year.
All the retail stores in this area also sell trees that don't look much different. It is the cheapest made and doesn't have the strength to hold many decorations. Just look at eDaves post from Charlie Brown for correlation.

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[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Just a reminder I traveled for a little over 15 years, flying and driving, all across this country, Canada, Mexico, and Russia. There is only 4 states that I have not spent at least one month in at various times of the year.
All the retail stores in this area also sell trees that don't look much different. It is the cheapest made and doesn't have the strength to hold many decorations. Just look at eDaves post from Charlie Brown for correlation.

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I'll post a pic next time I'm at Costco.

[Chief Roundup]

Like I said and meant it, I was not trying to be mean. Like he said it is harder to find real nice trees in the woods.

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[Frosty]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Like I said and meant it, I was not trying to be mean. Like he said it is harder to find real nice trees in the woods.

One thing to consider is that the ice and snow still on the tree really deforms it. Once that all melts, the tree kind of "fluffs up". I couldn't find a picture of this tree after we had it set up but this is what the spruce typically look like. They are plenty sturdy enough for decorations, though I only had lights on this one so far. The one we had last year was shorter than this one but similar otherwise.

[Katipan]

I decorated for Christmas as I took down the Halloween shit.

No lights or trees - just lots of other tchotchke. We do an intense 30 days of Hellf in December so it's nice to have a month to enjoy my decorations in peace.

Plus **** social rules that don't effect anyone else.

[luv]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I would go fake but the wife still wants a real tree, so every year, we head up in the mountains to get one. It's only $5 for a permit and about a 1/2 hour drive from our house, depending on the roads. Plus the dog loves running around in the snowy woods so we go.

When we lived in Oregon, we loved the grand firs but natural firs here are too spindly. We usually get a blue spruce since they are sturdier when small. They are also prickly which helps keep the cats out of the tree.

We always had artificial trees when I was growing up. One year we had a cat that would not stay out of the tree, so we actually hung it from the ceiling. I wish I could find that picture.