On 2017-07-17 2:19 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 17 Jul 2017 10:39:01a, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 7/17/2017 1:23 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Mon 17 Jul 2017 09:49:31a, Ophelia told us...
>>>
>>>> "Cheri" wrote in message news >>>>
>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> I have a tall pretendy one It gets hauled out every
>>>>> Christmas and on 12th night, get stashed away again I don't
>>>>> like the mess real ones make!
>>>>
>>>> I have an artificial one too, but if I had really high ceilings
>>>> like that I would enjoy a real tall cut tree, at least once.
>>>>
>>>> Cheri
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> Maybe, until the needles began to fall ... ))
>>>>
>>>
>>> Especially if you have carpeting and the needles become imbedded.
>>> Even vacuuming generally won't remove all of them.
>>>
>> Isn't that why they invented tree skirts?
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Not really. Tree skirts were invented for decorative purposes, in
> liew of what people frequently covered the base of the tree and tree
> holder with, which was usually a billowy aranged sheet or a circle of
> felt. Tree skirts didnd't exist, that I know of, when I was growing
> up.
> We use an old red corduroy single bed size bed spread. When it is time
to take the tree down I lay it on that and drag it outside.