I hate this time of year.

[PhilLenoir]

I have to fight with my wife to keep the tree until 12th night! Don't you stand the tree in a water with a reservoir? We do and we use some sort of "tree keeper" (which is probably just scented sugar, ethylene glycol and sorbic acid). We don't get much needle drop at all, even on a spruce.

Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

[Nagy Vilmos]

We have a reservoir, just use water and the tree normally does okay.

[PhilLenoir]

Then that's clearly good enough. Things tend to be on the dry side over here (I've had a tree take up a few litres in a day). I know ethylene glycol improves transport (it's used in fungicide on grape vines, or at least used to be until some dope watered wine down with it some years back), and sugar always helps keep cut plants/flowers fresh.

Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

[OriginalGriff]

glennPattonPUB wrote:

How was it random if they knew to secure every thing before hand?

This is the Civil Service: http://xkcd.com/221/[^]

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

[Mike Hankey]

Our cat used to topple the tree over while we were asleep most every night it was up.

New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0 There's a fine line between crazy and free spirited and it's usually a prescription. I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.

[OriginalGriff]

The cat has no problem moving mice, birds, moles, and other assorted wild(ex)life. The wife cannot move anything "nasty" for reasons she does not feel need explanation. The tree I suspect of plotting to attack the cat when his back is turned, and will also not transport vermin.

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

[PhilLenoir]

Sounds like "you're up" then!

Life is like a s**t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s**t you eat.

[Lost User]

I don't believe in hate, but I am not a great fan of cats.

[Fernando A Gomez F]

OriginalGriff wrote:

Can we all cancel Xma

Better, cancel the cat...

[CPallini]

Be happy, may be the snow is going to fall! :-\

THESE PEOPLE REALLY BOTHER ME!! How can they know what you should do without knowing what you want done?!?! -- C++ FQA Lite

[Sander Rossel]

It's the demon cat from hell!!! I guess he'll be worshipping Satan Claus and needs some bauble sacrifices :)

My blog[^]

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[OriginalGriff]

Sander Rossel wrote:

It's the demon cat from hell

Well, yes. But all cats are Fiends From Hell... :laugh:

Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

[Sander Rossel]

Didn't Meat Loaf sing about Cats out of Hell? "Like a cat out of hell I'll be gone when the morning comes! Like a cat out of hell I'll be gone, gone, gone..." :cool: And that other hit he had was sung from the perspective of a cat too (or so I'm guessing). Owner: "Do you love, do you love me forever?" Cat: "Well let me sleep on it, baby, baby, let me sleep on it..." If them darn cats aren't breaking stuff (preferably at night) they're certainly sleeping! That said I'm really a cat person :D

My blog[^]

public class SanderRossel : Lazy<Person>
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[Bergholt Stuttley Johnson]

Must be the owner, our two cats took one look at the tree and immediately settled down under it for a kip other that bashing the low baubles with their heads in passing they have since ignored it. now the tinsel and Ikea cardboard decorations on the fireplace have undergone constant and co-ordinated attacks

You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start Real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time.