Cindy in FL. Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I hate when stuff like this happens. Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I'm sorry, that must be a mess. But for some reason, I find it HILARIOUS. So thanks for the chuckle. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 We have our tree fall over some time every single year. It hasn't happened yet this year. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 I'm sorry, that must be a mess. But for some reason, I find it HILARIOUS. So thanks for the chuckle. :) Yeah I feel really horrible to say I smiled VERY big when I saw this thread. Not laughed, because I'm not awake enough yet. So i'm sorry for smiling big at your mishap. Stuff like this happens to me though. Maybe that's why I think it's funny. Because I have grown accustomed to laughing at things I do otherwise I'd be crying or pissed off all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 punish the cat, he did it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 punish the cat, he did it I was just going to post the exact same thing!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 punish the cat, he did it Yep, another one who thought the same thing. Immediately after thinking this, I admonished myself to stop watching so much "Martha Speaks." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 It is funny... now that the tree is back up. I called my ds 30 and told him he had to come over right away because the tree had fallen over. I was sort of stuck underneath it trying to help the other kids hold it up. My oldest told me he thought it was the dead tree by the house, so it was anticlimactic for him. He brought his chainsaw and it was tempting to have him dispose of the Christmas tree! You have to have the right tree stand for these big trees! Off to vacuum up the needles and broken ornaments and redecorate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 was there a feline involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 was there a feline involved? Heh. I was just coming to ask that, then noticed that I was about sixth in line. The Hive: Where Kitties Get Thrown Under the Bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Just get some fishing line or string (if you can hide it) and loop it around the trunk. Pin to the wall. It'll never fall down again. That's what we used to do when we had naughty cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Happened to us last year! Our 7 ft artificial tree that was quite old finally gave up the ghost. Just a gentle nudge was all it took, and the whole thing went down. It's a great family memory now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Oh no! What a bother. We had that happen one year. Of course, it also happened to be the year we bought the "torture tree". So named because the needles caused a bad reaction on all our hands! It was painful just to decorate the darn thing and then a few days later it fell over! Oddly enough it was also the only year my kids didn't change the bulbs around over and over again. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 It's happened to my family several times also! One year Mom was almost pinned down as she tried to get under it to stop the fall. We were all laughing too hard and screaming to be much help! Another time, the cat knocked over the tree, the fish bowl, and ATE the fish between Santa's visit and Christmas morning. That was one WILD morning! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 We do have a cat and I am not above blaming this on him. Especially since it was my fault! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 It is funny... now that the tree is back up. I called my ds 30 and told him he had to come over right away because the tree had fallen over. I was sort of stuck underneath it trying to help the other kids hold it up. My oldest told me he thought it was the dead tree by the house, so it was anticlimactic for him. He brought his chainsaw and it was tempting to have him dispose of the Christmas tree! You have to have the right tree stand for these big trees! Off to vacuum up the needles and broken ornaments and redecorate. Ok, this is hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 We always used fishing line to secure our tree to the wall. We had a huge picture window we always put the tree in front of, so the line was attached to the tree & wall at about 2 ft. above the floor. My grandparents' house had a high ceiling (but not a cathedral ceiling), and I remember one year when I was a young adult, helping to put up their tree along with my other cousins & aunts & uncles around my age. The tree that year was a bit tippy, so we used fishing line and attached it to the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The Hive: Where Kitties Get Thrown Under the Bus. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My oldest told me he thought it was the dead tree by the house, so it was anticlimactic for him. He brought his chainsaw and it was tempting to have him dispose of the Christmas tree! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 This brings back such memories. One year I was in the other room when I heard a crash, followed by "Mommy, I broke the Christmas tree!" The cat holds the family record for bringing the tree down the fastest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug's Mom Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 My sister lives in an a-frame and they get a BIG tree each year. Several years back they put it up (can't remember if it was decorated yet or not) and left to run an errand. It fell over while they were out. That was the year they began wiring it to the wall. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2pandc Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 The first Christmas my husband and I were married, we were building our house entirely by ourselves. We were living with no walls and subfloor. Our tree made us feel almost normal. Until it came crashing down THREE times!! Nearly all of our ornaments broke, even the Disney ones we got on our honeymoon :(. I am so Nervous buying any ornaments that may break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Just get some fishing line or string (if you can hide it) and loop it around the trunk. Pin to the wall. It'll never fall down again. That's what we used to do when we had naughty cats. Yes, this is what we do. Ds's first Christmas, there was a tree farm that had gone belly up, and the people that bought the property were selling the" cut your own trees" for $5 any size. We got a huge, 9 ft tree (about 4 ft around) and it fell over after decorating, too. We started the fishing line to the wall that year and have used it several times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 What kind of tree stands are you all using? We have never had a tree fall over. Our tree stand is something very similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Christmas-Tree-Stand-Trees/dp/B003UVRMC0/ref=sr_1_48?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1354316936&sr=1-48 But it only holds an 8 ft tree. I was just curious. Back to kitten blaming. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted November 30, 2012 Author Share Posted November 30, 2012 Ds got some kind that's welded and is for large trees. The screws that hold the tree have flat disks on the ends of them and it has 4 prongs that stick into the bottom of the tree. It is amazingly more stable than the other one we had. I can even move the tree by myself, though I probably shouldn't as that is what got me in trouble in the first place... or was that the cat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I'm sorry, that must be a mess. But for some reason, I find it HILARIOUS. So thanks for the chuckle. :) Ugh, I don't. :( If my tree fell over I would freak out. I have collected ornaments through my entire 12 year marriage and it would be heartbreaking to see so many break at once. I've had breakages happen every now and then but if my tree fell over I know a bunch of them would break. I saw this thread title and I just cringed. I hope the damage isn't too bad or too sentimental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cindy in FL. Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 It's happened to my family several times also! One year Mom was almost pinned down as she tried to get under it to stop the fall. We were all laughing too hard and screaming to be much help! Another time, the cat knocked over the tree, the fish bowl, and ATE the fish between Santa's visit and Christmas morning. That was one WILD morning! :laugh: Most excellent work by your cat! It would have my my SIL's dog proud. That was the dog who ate the Christmas ham and barfed it up all over my inlaws carpeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 hey everyone stop blaming the cat. and Justamouse, we all know you threw that cat on the tree cause cats never do anything naughty especially not to Christmas trees. Or as any self-respecting cat will say "The dog did it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 christopher radko was a teenish/20something when he knocked over his parents christmas tree loaded with antique glass ornaments. needless to say, there was much breakage. but that's what sparked him to start his company when it was the only way he could replace the ones he broke. so, you really can make an opportunity of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 I am so sorry. That happened to my mom the year she had an 11 ft tree. Very sad that she lost some beautiful ornaments/memories. We were suprised she didn't lose more. She hasn't been "allowed" an 11 ft tree since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 My dh isn't going to be "allowed" a big tree anymore either. I wanted a lovely 6 ft. tree. I am so sorry. That happened to my mom the year she had an 11 ft tree. Very sad that she lost some beautiful ornaments/memories. We were suprised she didn't lose more. She hasn't been "allowed" an 11 ft tree since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 This happened to us once when I was a kid in a most epic way. It took my mom and her boyfriend something like 3 hours to get the tree to stand up in the first place. Then, they finally did and we (the kids) insisted on decorating it. Finally, way past everyone's bedtime, it was done. It was beautiful. My mom turned off the lights and we all went, "Ah.... AHHHH!" Literally as we were doing the ooh for the pretty tree, the whole thing toppled over and it went from an admiring ooh, to a screech of horror as it crashed. It is, of course, a favorite story still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Just get some fishing line or string (if you can hide it) and loop it around the trunk. Pin to the wall. It'll never fall down again. That's what we used to do when we had naughty cats. We anchor ours to the wall and our cat isn't even naughty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caroljenn Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 The first thing I thought of is when Will Ferrell jumps on the tree in Elf and it comes crashing down! Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I see I'm not the first to bring up the wall anchor bit with fishing line. We had a few trees fall when I was a kid - yep, a cat was to blame - and at some point my parents figured out that we were going to have to start anchoring them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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