# So I finally took the Christmas tree down... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661 "2010-03-07T22:41:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/1 "2010-03-07T22:41:46Z")
because I want to start dying Easter eggs and felt guilty having the tree still up. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/2 "2010-03-07T23:09:26Z")
As well you should!. As we drive around our neighborhood, whenever I notice persistant Christmas decorations, I beg my husband to stop, so that I might give them a ticket for tackiness… He never stops. 😕 Yes, I am the self-appointed tacky police. ---
**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/3 "2010-03-07T23:12:54Z")
Two houses had very brown “Christmas” trees on the curb for trash pick up. (last week, Dallas, TX) You are not alone, apparently. Now that I think about it, there are several “cut your own” Christmas tree farms in the local area. You could go to one and get a fresh tree any time of year. (reminds me of the scenarios- 1. where a person is dying and wants to celebrate Christmas one more time or 2. “We won’t celebrate Christmas until XXXX gets home safe from the war”) ---
**Author:** ![Doody\_Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Doody\_Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doody_Pants)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/4 "2010-03-07T23:45:27Z")
And I thought Valentine’s Day was bad! So happy there is someone lazier than me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/5 "2010-03-07T23:49:46Z")
> [@slightly\_askew](#): > > because I want to start dying Easter eggs and felt guilty having the tree still up. Perhaps a username change is called for here. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/6 "2010-03-08T01:08:46Z")
One of the many reasons I do not decorate is that I know I wouldn’t take mine down until well after Easter. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/7 "2010-03-08T02:36:44Z")
> [@picunurse](#): > > As well you should!. As we drive around our neighborhood, whenever I notice persistant Christmas decorations, I beg my husband to stop, so that I might give them a ticket for tackiness… He never stops. 😕 > Yes, I am the self-appointed tacky police. For persistent Christmas decorations, I bestow the Christ Among the Crocuses Award. I nearly had to award one to myself. We just took our tree down today. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/8 "2010-03-08T02:49:43Z")
I drove past a house last week that not only still has the lights up, but also still has large green wreaths on the walls. Presumably they’re plastic, or they’d be brown. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/9 "2010-03-08T06:04:40Z")
And how long do you keep your dyed Easter eggs out? ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/10 "2010-03-08T06:36:29Z")
Ha! I finally got around to packing up my (artificial) tree today. It got into the 40s for the first time this year… sorta felt like I was getting overdue for doing it. 😃 On the other hand, I haven’t yet gotten around to putting away the tin snowflake door decoration… ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/11 "2010-03-08T06:53:51Z")
> [@](#): > > On the other hand, I haven’t yet gotten around to putting away the tin snowflake door decoration… Oh, that’s fine, that’s just a winter decoration, not specifically a Christmas one, and it’s still winter. ---
**Author:** ![GESancMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gesancman/32/2923_2.png) [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/12 "2010-03-08T09:23:38Z")
> [@pudytat72](#): > > Now that I think about it, there are several “cut your own” Christmas tree farms in the local area. You could go to one and get a fresh tree any time of year. (reminds me of the scenarios- 1. where a person is dying and wants to celebrate Christmas one more time or 2. “We won’t celebrate Christmas until XXXX gets home safe from the war”) Many years ago, I was doing set construction for the theater at UC Santa Cruz, and the play we were working on was set at Christmas. We needed a tree, so me and another dude went to a farm and got one. In July. The looks we were getting from people as we drove back, with the tree strapped on top of his minivan, were just awesome. ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/13 "2010-03-08T13:49:59Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **pudytat72** > Two houses had very brown “Christmas” trees on the curb for trash pick up. (last week, Dallas, TX) > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **picunurse** > As well you should!. As we drive around our neighborhood, whenever I notice persistant Christmas decorations, I beg my husband to stop, so that I might give them a ticket for tackiness… He never stops. The tree in question is fake and wasn’t where anyone could see it from outside the house. It was in a room that we don’t use very much so I just didn’t think about taking it down. Out of sight, out of mind and all that. > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **Kaio** > On the other hand, I haven’t yet gotten around to putting away the tin snowflake door decoration… My collection of snowmen are still out. And they will stay out until all the snow melts outside! > [@](#): > > Originally Posted by **needscoffee** > And how long do you keep your dyed Easter eggs out? I’ve done [pysanky](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pysanka) since I was little. Dying eggs can take days if not weeks. I have a few orders that I need to fill before Easter, so I need to get started. I’ve got my dye mixed and my eggs emptied. My mother leaves finished eggs out year round. I usually put mine out in spring and put them away in the fall. ---
**Author:** ![JerseyFrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/14 "2010-03-08T15:24:17Z")
I just took down the Christmas lights and got the tree out to the curb yesterday. Don’t write me a tacky-ticket just yet… the ground has been covered in snow since the day after I put the lights up/out. The tree I had taken outside the night before garbage day, but I forgot to remove the base after I swept all the needles out of the house. The little bit of water that was left in the base froze quickly and I wasn’t able to remove the tree without breaking the base. I brought it to the side of the house and the snow finally cleared enough for me to get to it this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/15 "2010-03-09T07:45:33Z")
Mom & I love you guys. We got most of the Christmas stuff down 2-3 weeks ago but then we couldn’t get it out to the shed till last week for all the snow. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2010, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-finally-took-the-christmas-tree-down/531661/16 "2010-03-09T08:10:44Z")
Back in my college years, my room mate and I were passing the theater department and in their trash saw a cactus flat. It was about 5 feet tall and was kind of cartoonish. Anyway we took it back to our dorm room and decorated it for Halloween. Then Thanksgiving, Christmas, a few birthdays, St. Pats, Easter and at the end of the school I won and I took the cactus with me to my first apartment where it went through another year of holidays. Funny, I can’t remember when I finally got rid of it. No I don’t still have it but it would be awesome if I did.