Dec 21, 2009: Oversized Tree

xoxoxoBruce · 12-20-2009, 11:34 PM

Yo Dude, where you going with a 50 foot tall, £400 Christmas tree?

He could be taking it to a public park, or square, to be the community tree, I suppose?

Then again, maybe he lives in one of those gigantic mansions, or a castle, or something?
Those people like these politically correct cars.

Or maybe he's just crazy?

OK then, crazy it is.

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It is the second year running Mr Howe has staged the trick. Last year he cut the tree up immediately after it was chopped down. This Christmas he decided to tow it home in one piece so he could drive it past the home of his housebound grandmother, even putting a few lights and decorations on it as a treat for her. The whole operation, including decorating the branches with 200 baubles and 2,000 LED lights, took five days.

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lumberjim · 12-20-2009, 11:35 PM

um.......

casimendocina · 12-21-2009, 02:57 AM

Best Christmas lights I've seen.

Trilby · 12-21-2009, 05:43 AM

Nutty.

DanaC · 12-21-2009, 05:52 AM

That's brilliant!

Follow the link for the full story. It really does look like the giant tree is bursting out of the roof!

capnhowdy · 12-21-2009, 06:37 AM

I'll take C. Fucker's crazy.

I wonder if you can make soup out of large trees....

monster · 12-21-2009, 07:13 AM

he's got me beat

spudcon · 12-21-2009, 07:16 AM

And that's not a real car...

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2009, 10:26 AM

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But Mr Howe, who is separated and has three children Harry, 12, Roni, four, and Finn, two, said the planning took far longer.

Aren't I cooler than your Mom?
Isn't it more fun at my house than your Mom's house?
Guess I'm the best parent in the world, huh?

lumberjim · 12-21-2009, 11:06 AM

I like seeing grown men act like grown boys.

why fucking not!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2009, 12:20 PM

Having the windows open in December, sort of offsets driving that pseudo-car.

ZenGum · 12-21-2009, 07:16 PM

He just wanted to spruce the place up a bit.

richlevy · 12-21-2009, 07:35 PM

He could probably hang his car as one of the ornaments.

monster · 12-21-2009, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Having the windows open in December, sort of offsets driving that pseudo-car.

um, this is the UK..... Maybe that house does have heating, but even if it's on, it ain't costing much. Radiators allow you to control heat by room..... none of this forced air heat the whole house malarkey....

xoxoxoBruce · 12-22-2009, 03:02 PM

Uh, did you see Sundae's pictures of snow? I have neither forced air, nor malarkey, but not every room has a door to close it off from the adjoining space. Perhaps this guy does, but since Bournemouth, Dorset, has been averageing 5 to 7 degrees (C) daytime and lower at night,(ice & freezing fog tonight), it would be pretty chilly with the windows open. He may be a hearty Brit, but he has 2, 4 and 6 year old children visiting.

12-20-2009, 11:35 PM	#2
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12-21-2009, 05:43 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Nutty. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-21-2009, 06:37 AM	#6
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'll take C. Fucker's crazy. I wonder if you can make soup out of large trees.... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

12-21-2009, 07:13 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	he's got me beat __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-21-2009, 07:16 AM	#8
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	And that's not a real car... __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

12-21-2009, 02:57 AM	#3
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Best Christmas lights I've seen.

12-21-2009, 11:06 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I like seeing grown men act like grown boys. why fucking not! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-21-2009, 12:20 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Having the windows open in December, sort of offsets driving that pseudo-car. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2009, 07:16 PM	#12
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	He just wanted to spruce the place up a bit. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-21-2009, 07:35 PM	#13
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	He could probably hang his car as one of the ornaments. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-22-2009, 03:02 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh, did you see Sundae's pictures of snow? I have neither forced air, nor malarkey, but not every room has a door to close it off from the adjoining space. Perhaps this guy does, but since Bournemouth, Dorset, has been averageing 5 to 7 degrees (C) daytime and lower at night,(ice & freezing fog tonight), it would be pretty chilly with the windows open. He may be a hearty Brit, but he has 2, 4 and 6 year old children visiting. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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