Do you think that the pre-lit Christmas trees are worth buying, do the lights burn out fast?
966168
I have had mine for two Christmas' and I love it!!!!  I can't imagine putting up lights again.  It's very simple and your tree should come with extra lights and also a source listed on the manual where to buy replacement bulbs.  If you are going to buy one, do invest on a pricier one.  You get what you pay for.  But what I would do is go with your old tree or a real one this year and wait until after Christmas when everything Holiday goes on huge sale, then you can get a really good one and not feel like you got ripped off for a tree.  That's what I did and I love it!!!
751548
It depends on the lamp and the person. If the lamp doesn't bother you, it isn't bad.  \nSome fluorescent tubes seem to flicker and irritate some people.  Also, some tubes emit a kind of electromagnetic radiation from the ends, that has a negative effect on some people mentally. I have known people to cover the ends with lead foil to solve this problem.\nI'm not sure, but I think modern fluorescent tubes are better than the old ones; I haven't felt irritated by fluorescent lights in a long time.  I use the modern energy-saving fluorescent lights that replace incandescent bulbs all over the house.
739342
I completely understand your desire not to cut a tree down or have a cut one in the house, but really, that *is* the tradition.  By bringing an evergreen tree into your home, you are bringing that promise of renewed life into proximity with your family and friends (all who enter your home while the tree is there).\n\nBut I think the idea of decorating a tree in your yard is GREAT - and it would serve the same purpose; a close and lovely reminder of the promise of Spring and light and life returning.\n\nSome cities have a spacial program for tree chipping, BTW; if you want to have a cut tree in your home you can check around for companies that don't just put the tree into landfill.\n\nPersonally, we use up the tree after the Yule season is over - the trunk goes to make a Yule log (for next year, or for friends), and the rest is allowed to dry out for ceremonial fires later in the year.  I very much like the symbolism of carrying that Yule energy over into other celebrations like Imbolg or Ostara.\n\nYule is the promise, and Imbolg is the fulfillment of that promise, so burning wood from your Yule tree ties them together.
79531
The tree can suffer burns without catching on fire.  This has happened to many people.  For more on lightning read this:\nhttp://www.insuremyhouse.com/lightning.html
895036
Years ago, I saw a real tree that had been flocked a subdued shade of pink. It was at a very expensive Xmas tree lot near our house, so when the holiday was over, I could see that it was still there, and remained there until the owner cleaned up the lot.\nI wanted that tree. I loved it. It stood next to a powder blue one, and a white one,[ both  got sold,] right in the driveway. I was a kid, with no money, and my famaily made it a point to check to see if somebody bought it, everytime we went past the lot, which was often. We mourned when it's fate to never be owned became apparent. We wondered what kind a person had a house that could welcome  a pink tree.
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No -- more than likely, they just Pull out -- and if it is like most -- then you can purchase those tiny multi-color lights that have the little twin wires coming out of them for replacements.\n\nSo I would suggest you go to your local Discounter and look first in their Christmas Displays for a Mini-Light Puller -- and purchase it (shouldn't be more than a couple of dollars).  Use that mini light puller on the light itself (you will know it is mini lights if the light is sitting in a plastic base with what looks like a separation between the base and a plastic ring).  Then insert the puller so that it is lodged in the separation, and pull straight up.\n\nIF that works -- congrats, you have mini-lights in your Pre-Lit Christmas Tree.\n\nOtherwise, if it is a Fiber Optic Tree -- the procedure is pretty much the same -- but there will be a Halogen Bulb in the base that will screw apart (or sometimes pull apart too) and you will be able to replace that as well.
871388
No but I went to a party last night & they had their big decorations in their yard already. Some lit-up trees & deer, a big snowman. It makes me want to put mine up
706324
Girl please I already got mine! I get one everyday on Thanksgiving and it's pretty much dead by the time Christmas rolls around. It's a tall tree ehh I'd say about 8 feet tall? And 6 feet wide or so. A pretty picture to look at, let me tell you. I can't wait to decorate it. The smell of it shall fill up the whole house with the smell of Christmas in the air. All we need now is some cold weather down here in Florida and it'd be the perfect Christmas! And it's only November 24!
800176
My tree gets covered in hundreds of decorations. We get some new ones each year plus some that I inherited from my tree as a kid and the ones my own kids have made over the years. Keep them spaced and even and you'll be fine. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas, remembering that it's the spirit of the season, sharing and giving, not just of gifts but of ourselves.It's not about stressing over having everything perfect.
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Safety, colour, energy efficiency, use of the space, luminosity, age of room users, dimming and mood, position of bulbs, light shades.\n\nFluorescents are more energy efficient than incandescents (20% compared to 5%) so they are cheaper.\n\nAreas for close up work should be lit more brightly. Intensity decreases according to distance from bulb^2 so intensity 2 m from a bulb is 1/4 of intensity at 1m.\n\nOlder people need more light. A 50 year old needs four times as much light as a 10yr old for the same task (This is why children can read by torchlight under the bed.) Make sure the occupant of a desk does not shadow their light source.\n\nIncandescent bulbs have more red -yellow in their emission spectrum, fluorescents vary but white ones are similar to daylight. Note: the apparent colours of furnishings can change dramatically with a slightly different colour bulb.\n\nFeature lighting can be used to highlight objects eg plants, books, artworks on a shelf, hidden strip lights (eg under pelmets) soften the strip light.\n\nIn many settings, several wall mounted lights create a better atmosphere than a single central light.\n\nCheck that light shades don't colour the light or cast annoying / weird shadows around the room. This is more likely if the light is the only source in the room
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Yes I have 4 Christmas trees and all my decorations up. Before you think I'm crazy, I have a 2 yr old daughter who saw one in a shop and thought it was amazing. So I put ours up to make her smile and she hasn't stopped smiling yet! Well Christmas is a magical time!!!
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HI THERE ITS NEVER TO EARLY TO PUT YOUR DECORATIONS UP ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS. MY 2 LOVE THEM.\nI`VE HAD MINE UP FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS SO CRACK OPEN THE BOXES AND GET YOUR XMAS STARTED\nMERRY CHRISTMAS
905955
ummm if you have a tree in your front yard you could decorate that, or you know those net lights?  get a whole bunch blue ones and lay them on your lawn and it might look like water and you can put some of those deer things and yeah...(i mean like your whole yard covered!)
984140
Only four! People in your area are leaving it late compared to people round my way, however I know I'm not in real trouble til I start hearing people humming 'Mistletoe and Wine'!\n\nI think that Christmas decorations should be restricted to December - I can understand that people enjoy Christmas and celebrating the time of year with the people they love but there's such a thing as overkill! It should be the positive feelings from Christmas that should last all year, not commercialism and cheap tinsel!\n\nLx
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I love fresh Christmas trees. I sold them for a few years in south Florida, and I had the best looking trees till christmas. .\ntips: soon as you get home place in a bucket of water. \nmake sure you give it a fresh cut before you place in water in your stand. Add about a cup of sugar to the water. You should also place  \nan asprin tablet in the water every week or so. Make sure that the tree has plenty of water and keep it filled. I have had trees last till feb 1st (because I am lazy sometimes) But they where still green. I also suggest that you purchase a fir tree, pines will shed needles very often, but a fir holds needles for a long time.
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Try the local volunteer fire departments.  They ususally sell Xmas trees as a fund raiser and they are exceptionally fresh ... they don't want to visit you home to extinguish a tree that caught fire!
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Fir trees. Their more expensive but it's really worth because it lasts longer.