Our xmas tree fell over

tawillers

I hate this tree stand - it allows for too much slipping.  I think it's meant for trees with much thicker trunks than what we buy.

One of my favorite ornaments sort-of broke.  It's mickey mouse shaped with a huge ball ornament and two small balls glued on the top - we got it at disney last year.  One of the ear ornaments popped off.  Thankfully I can glue it back together easily enough.

mrsconn23

Oh no.  I'm glad nobody got hurt and only one ornament was damaged. 

Have you gotten it better rigged or are you going to try a new stand?

zsazsa-stl

Booo.  Hang the tree from the ceiling! 

nicoleg1982

We have an EZ Ho at work and it is amazing.  I highly recommend.

http://www.amazon.com/EZ-H2O-Christmas-Tree-Stand/dp/B000T3PEWM

nicoleg1982

Also, I can hook you up with a new ornament if you need one.

mrsconn23

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[QUOTE]We have an <strong>EZ Ho </strong>at work and it is amazing.  I highly recommend. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/EZ-H2O-Christmas-Tree-Stand/dp/B000T3PEWM" rel='nofollow'>http://www.amazon.com/EZ-H2O-Christmas-Tree-Stand/dp/B000T3PEWM</a>
Posted by nicoleg1982[/QUOTE]

I didn't know they'd changed your job title, Nico.   ;)

nicoleg1982

Mrs.Conn, I finally found my true career calling.  

**O-Face**

Yay for nico.

Also...boo for the tree falling over. 

tawillers

That's the stand we have!  Like I said, I think we have the huge stand and our 6-7 foot trees are just too small and the trunk to skinny for it.

I'm looking into these:  http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Green-Pivot-Christmas-Stand/dp/B0047TAJXI/ref=sr_1_15?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1323185528&sr=1-15

We have it secured now with some bricks.  We are definitely getting something different for next year.

Nico - Thanks for the offer.  I think I can get this one glued back on but if I can't, I'll definitely let you know.  I may have to order it, though, because it's a 2010 ornament and it says Twenty Ten all over it.  But I'll let you know.

zsazsa-stl

Mine looks like this one:  http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Christmas-Tree-Stand-Trees/dp/B003UVRMC0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_hg_15

I have no problems.  We usually get a 6-7 foot tree.

nicoleg1982

Taw, just go for more girth next year.

zsazsa-stl

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[QUOTE]Taw, just go for more girth next year.
Posted by nicoleg1982[/QUOTE]

Wiser words were never typed.

tawillers

Hee.  I'll have to keep girth in mind, which means we'll have to shop around.  All the trees at Menards had skinny trunks this year.

loveshine1

And Skankenstein is surely the expert on girth.

mrsconn23

Girth is way more important than length.  It definitely stays in better when there's plenty of girth to work with.

I love the word girth.

nicoleg1982

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Our xmas tree fell over : Wiser words were never typed.
Posted by zsazsa-stl[/QUOTE]

<div>It's my 2012 resolution.  ;)</div>

6fsn

heheheh at all of this.

When we had a real tree our base was from LL Bean.  The very first year we had a real tree as a kid my dad went a little overboard.  He chopped 6' off the bottom and it still touched the 14' ceiling.  The thing ended up in a 5 gallon bucket with piano wire stringing it up.  We had to move out the furniture.

I still can't figure out how we got it home on top of a VW rabbit (with 6 people inside).