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What should we do with it now?
With what?
The Christmas tree.
Undecorate it?
Yea, but what then?
Well, chop it up.
Then what?
Burn it.
That seems disrespectful.
It’s only like a cremation, and they’re not disre-doo-da.
We could pile the bits on the compost heap.
They’ll probably still be there next Christmas.
Then you could piece it back together again!
Now you’re being silly.
I’m being frugal.
Being whatal?
Never mind. We could carry it to the recycling place.
Where’s that?
Down the road, second left, first right, up the hill, round the ….
Let’s just burn it.
Okay.
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Dale for the picture
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The simplest ideas are often the best
As with many things in life! Cheers, Neil.
The practical side of Christmas is so very often the most annoying
So true Larry, I sometimes wonder if it was worth it!
I should hope it ususally is
That’s why I think people should use artificial trees.
I do!
Good! Why cut millions of trees every Christmas just to throw them out after a few weeks.
An entertaining and realistic dialogue. Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2022!
Thank you Lisa and may I wish the same to you!
You’re welcome.
Our village has a Christmas tree recycling man with a tree-shredder, and the money he makes goes to charity.
I’ve not seen one of those for years, it’s a brilliant idea.
Burn Baby Burn! Great story Keith. Listening to it, I just had to cackle out loud. I can just picture to old chaps having this conversation over a pint at the pub. So hilarious! Happy New Year!
That’s exactly what I had in mind Bear! Happy New Year to you too.
Now that’s how you get someone to side with you! 🙂
It certainly did the trick! Cheers, Dale
Cheers!
Dear Keith,
Love the dialogue. It made me laugh. And this is why we have an artificial tree. Although they do shed fake pine needles. Sigh.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I do too Rochelle! At least fake needles are a little less painful when trodden on with bare feet!
We put them out in front of the house and they are picked up for recycle. It seems they come in handy for preserving our wetlands.
What a great thing. If only they did it here!
I hope that fire doesn’t flare up and become out of control. Oopsy…
I wouldn’t put anything past those two!
That was a fun dialogue. Where I live, kids from the local sports club pick them up and burn them in a huge pyre under the watchful eyes of the local fire brigade.
What a great idea. They must have fun doing that!
They do, it’s quite a spectacle.
The joys of a real tree at Christmas, some people around here always miss the council collection date and just pile them over the hedge. Wood you believe it!
Yes, I wood, soon I’ll be seeing trees abandoned by the roadside around here!
Eventually the path of least resistance is the best path!
In their case, certainly! Cheers Ali.
Convincing dialogue, Keith :). Happy New Year!
Thanks, Linda, wishing you the same!
funny, but true. happy holidays! 🙂
Thanks so much, plaridel.
I enjoyed that, Keith; it made me smile. I’m glad you reassured us in the comments that it was two old men debating the point. I’d had a horrible feeling it might be Rosey, and Rosey and fire doesn’t sound like a safe combination at all!
Oh, that would be awful! The very first story I wrote about Rosey back in 2008 was about a disastrous bonfire she built – there’s no way I’d set her free with a box of matches again!
Well done, Keith. And then there’s the story of what happened during the burning. 🙂
The old what to do with the Christmas tree conundrum. Viking funeral is the way to go.
Ha! A test of laziness over practicality. A fun read. Well done
The bit about the compost heap made me chuckle. At least the prospect of struggling the tree to the recycling place got a decision made.