Where is the Plug?
By Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
Canada
December 28, 2015 5:12am CST
It was time to set up and decorate the Christmas tree.
For circumstances far beyond my control (long story, subject for another discussion) we were not setting up the tree until the morning of December 24th.
The boxes were pulled out (easily the subject for another discussion) and the tree assembled.
The box of decorations was unpacked, totally, everything out of the box. No lights! Where are the lights?
The lights are packed elsewhere. But where?
My daughter and I said, forget the lights, the tree will only be up for three days. We don't need the lights.
Later that evening, while we were preparing supper, my husband and my visiting brother in law, came into the kitchen to ask us where the plug was.
Amidst a lot of laughter, we asked them if they had noticed, there were no lights.
The laughter continued, as we wagered at which one of our children would question the lack of lights. (No one asked.)
Did your Christmas tree have lights?
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8 responses
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
28 Dec 15
We have had many years without even a tree. The missing lights were no big deal.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 15
@Morleyhunt I think we were a bit put off lights by the fact that occasionally they seem to cause fires.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
29 Dec 15
That is mostly what the tree had. It was good.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Dec 15
We have had many a Charlie Brown tree. The tree we have now has a list. It won't be in use for too many more Christmases.
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@Raine38 (12257)
• United States
29 Dec 15
Our Christmas tree is already lighted, which takes care half the process of putting it up, and taking it down. All we need to do is make sure we have all the ornaments out and hanging properly, although it always turns out like somebody came and shook the tree.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Dec 15
When we replace our current tree we will probably get a prelim. Then there will be no searching for the lights.
@Marilynda1225 (79730)
• United States
28 Dec 15
Funny that they didn't notice there were no lights. Glad you had some laughs about it
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Dec 15
We actually all had picked one of the kids to ask about the lights. None did.
@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
28 Dec 15
We have a prelit tree, which means no searching for lights or untangling them. Unfortunately, it means there is a chance of a whole section going out. Hopefully this one will last, and if a bunch go out, I think I will just buy a string to add.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
28 Dec 15
Normally, we would have lights. This was not a normal Christmas, even for us.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
29 Dec 15
When we have lights on the tree they are only lit for short periods of time.
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