NOTICE: No Live Trees Allowed in Apartment Building!
By missa405
@missa405 (290)
Canada
November 12, 2008 10:49am CST
I am devastated that I can't put up a real tree in my apartment this Christmas. The fake trees just don't look or smell right. We had a great time last year going out in the country and cutting down our tree. It's a little more work than pulling it out of the box but everyone has more fun getting a real tree. Looks like I'm gonna have to get more lights to hide my ugly boxed tree this year. Do you have a Christmas tradition like this? Does your apartment have restrictions like this?
4 responses
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
12 Nov 08
I only had my first real tree about 2 yrs ago and I really did enjoy the whole process BUT I can understand why the building would have a rule like that..I'm assuming its for fire safety reasons which is logical ya know...sucks but at least they arent trying to tell eveyrone that they cant have a tree of any kind right...As much as you'd prefer to have that real tree..put up the fake one and try to make the most of it ya know..
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@lisa0502 (1724)
• Canada
12 Nov 08
That really would suck. I get a real tree every year (except for last year we couldn't afford one). I just love how they smell and how good they look all decorated up. Why would they put a restriction on that? I have never heard of anything like that.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
17 Nov 08
I have lived in a few apartments before, but I was never told I could no have a real tree. I did not live in a normally apartment complex though. It was a house that was split into 2 apartments. That stinks that you cannot have a real tree. I have had real ones some years and some years I put up a fake one. The real ones look much nicer.
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@SukiSmiles (1991)
• United States
12 Nov 08
That's too bad that you can't have a live tree. I take it that it's because they are afraid of fires. I used to prefer live trees, but my allergies have gotten bad and live trees can really affect them. So, we just put more lights on - wrapping around the trunk and the branches.
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