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Offline Commander Maxillius

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What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« on: December 29, 2004, 05:18:16 pm »
My family kept it up one year till February I think...  Early 90's, memory's foggy that far back
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2004, 05:24:27 pm »
Heh, we've had the same one for about 8 years, Prior to that , I had one for about 23 years.

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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2004, 05:32:16 pm »
was that kept up and decorated? or taken down and stuck in the basement like ours?


Sorry, shoulda been more clear.  I mean how long has your tree been up, decorated, with the lights on it, and in the house?



But that must've been one well made tree to last 23 years!
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2004, 06:29:05 pm »
LOL, I knew what you meant, just giving you a hard time.  ;D I've tried real trees before, but always had Pets in the house.

I'll probably take our tree down around the 2nd of january.

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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2004, 07:58:55 pm »
About a month from late December to late January.  We would have taken it down sooner but our 22 pound cat kept hissing at us.   ;D
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2004, 08:01:13 pm »
My dad got cute about 16 years ago and stuck our Christmas tree in the back yard.  This was a cut tree, mind you, no root system.  The damn thing is higher than the house, now.
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2004, 08:18:37 pm »
Generally, the tree goes up the first Sunday of Advent, and stays up until Epiphany...

if you have to look up the terms, you're not Lutheran, or Catholic...

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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2004, 08:19:37 pm »
Quote from: Capt. Mike on December 29, 2004, 08:18:37 pm
Generally, the tree goes up the first Sunday of Advent, and stays up until Epiphany...

if you have to look up the terms, you're not Lutheran, or Catholic...

Mike


Or Methodist. ;)
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2005, 02:35:20 pm »
You're right, I'm not, but my ex-girlfriend's grandparents are Lutheran and they keep their stuff up that long.


What made me start this is that I was talking to a friend of mine and he said their tree's been up since Thanksgiving '02!!!

I have to admit, I like having it up, it makes the house seem more friendly.
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2005, 06:21:38 am »
Quote from: Capt. Mike on December 29, 2004, 08:18:37 pm
Generally, the tree goes up the first Sunday of Advent, and stays up until Epiphany...

if you have to look up the terms, you're not Lutheran, or Catholic...

Mike


OK I admit I was never a good Catholic girl!  Start of Advent is when Mary and Joesph start on their journey to Bethlehem?  And Epiphany is when the three wise guys (family nick name) show up with one practical gift and two funky ones?  I can't remember the dates . . .

Do I get a cookie if I'm right Mr. Mike?  *Alien with big brown eyes*  ;D

We've had ours up since right after Thanksgiving and we just took it down yesterday.  Yay!

The longest time I can remember is when I was little and I think it stayed up untill right before my brother's birthday, Feb. 5.
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2005, 01:45:43 pm »
When it starts begging me to please kill it .
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2005, 03:17:06 pm »
People take them down?
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2005, 03:25:40 pm »
Heh...my outside lights are still on... ;D
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Re: What's the longest you've kept your Christmas Tree?
« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2005, 03:53:53 pm »
Well, today is the 6th and my outside lights and my tree is still up.
I might be productive this weekend.   ;D
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