O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, will you ever feckin go away?
Mr Whippy - 18/2/25 at 11:05 PM
Anyone else still got their tree up??
Kids throw a tantrum any time I suggest taking it down, was like this last year, stupid thing was up till April. I'm also not allowed to turn the
lights off so all our neighbours think we're nuts.
Obviously this your finest Asda LED plastic tree that never dies 
should have stuck with the real ones, that will teach me for being cheap.
Looks a bit scraggy now after all the dog and robot hoover attacks. Although the girls did decorate it, you can tell can't you...
[Edited on 18/2/25 by Mr Whippy]
scudderfish - 19/2/25 at 07:03 AM
If they want it so badly, put it in their bedroom 
Slimy38 - 19/2/25 at 07:53 AM
All our decorations are down by twelfth night, having a mildly superstitious wife makes it easier to set that deadline. It's still usually four
or five days later than the neighbours, and it includes outside lights so we're often still imitating Blackpool illuminations long after everyone
else has got started on their miserable January.
russbost - 19/2/25 at 09:53 AM
Ah! Youth of today - I blame it on poor potty training & a lack of moral fibre! 
C'mon man - stand up for yourself, tell them you're the man of the house & therefore control everything (I always find that goes down
well!) & insist the tree is removed immediately or they'll have to pay the next electric bill (they probably won't suss that the
contribution of the xmas lights is virtually nothing!)
Good luck!
nick205 - 19/2/25 at 10:13 AM
Mr Whippy..............
I had this same issue when my kids were younger.
Waited til they went to school for the day and down it came, packed away under the stairs for next Christmas.
gremlin1234 - 19/2/25 at 06:49 PM
I cheated, I have a conical holly tree at the front of my house, put lights in that, turn them on Christmas-eve, great, but come twelfth night, turn
them off. remove lights at my leisure later
coyoteboy - 19/2/25 at 09:57 PM
Ours usually stays up til feb, primarily through laziness. Id not want it down too soon tbh
Sarah - 20/2/25 at 12:00 AM
If it was up to me, we'd never have one, but it's not
nick205 - 20/2/25 at 08:50 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Sarah
If it was up to me, we'd never have one, but it's not
I'm with you - my choice would be not to bother, but the family desire it so out it comes each year!
I had to give in to outside house lights this past Christamas as well 
[Edited on 20-2-25 by nick205]
gingerprince - 25/2/25 at 08:29 PM
Put a few more volts through the lights than they're designed for. Then tell them that it burned out due to being used beyond its duty cycle.
nick205 - 27/2/25 at 11:01 AM
quote:
Originally posted by gingerprince
Put a few more volts through the lights than they're designed for. Then tell them that it burned out due to being used beyond its duty cycle.
...or just take the fuse out (can use them again next time )
nick205 - 24/3/25 at 03:00 PM
Got rid of the tree yet?