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Good morning and Merry Christmas. What did you find under the tree this morning?

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inthecloset 6 Dec 25
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Level 8

No tree, but my daughter gave me a bottle of imperial stout (she’s not old enough to legally purchase alcohol ?) and a game that involves matching endgrain samples of different woods.

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Level 7

Since the only trees I have up are oaks, poplar, walnut, beech and ash... My answer is....

LEAVES!

A WHOLE lot of LEAVES!

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Level 4

I slept under a tree

Cedars are good to sleep under. They don't allow much to grow under them that could be a bother like molds, and they tend to grow in such a way as to create a sort of den underneath that stays fairly well insulated. and between having decent coverage above from live branches and a good layer of dry dead stuff between yourself and the ground you stay pretty dry. Plus cedar burns well even when it's fresh so you have good fire starter as long as you go far enough away from the tree not to burn the whole operation down! Lol.

@Byrd good info thanks for the advice, they are few and far between in my corner of Colorado butt definetely worth looking for when I travel

@donnjb not sure what part you reside in, but in both the highlands and the plains the cottonwood should be avoided. They randomly drop large branches. Not a pleasant idea when trying to snooze. You folks have plenty of pine, spruce and fir tho. All of those are decent runners up for a resting place. If you are near more deciduous trees try going up a bit in one of your oaks. they are sturdy and have a lot of places you can wedge yourself in so you don't fall. if you do fall there is also peachleaf willow in your area. The bark can be boiled and pulverized for an anti-inflammatory in case you get a bump on the head lol. The evergreens you have are more prickly than cedar but not overall a bad place to rest.
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Level 7

The cat.

godef Level 7 Dec 25, 2018
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Level 8

My boys put thier allowance together to get me a gift card. They are with thier dad this Xmas, we exchanged yesterday before they left. They are the sweetest.

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Level 8

Nothing. No tree in the house. Under the thousands of trees on my property? Snow.

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Level 8

Nothing, which is exactly what I wanted. No tree or decorations either. I escaped the gift-giving trap years ago, almost a decade now.

@inthecloset That's what I'm listening right now, off my iPod.
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Level 8

My friend’s kids bought me a present and gave it to her to wrap and put beneath the tree. She lost the present. Nobody will tell me what it is. True story.

@inthecloset I was told they handed it to her. So unless they handed her a large rope attached to a mammoth, it’s a good bet it was smaller than an elephant. But nobody’s talking, so...

@Bobbyzen So the treasure hunt begins when ????

@Tilia i’m Still waiting...
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Level 7

If I had a tree I’d probably find. . . Ants.

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Level 7

Invoice from plumber for the Xmas eve visit to restore my water. This was not the Xmas bonus I was looking for.

@inthecloset no but it was marked "paid in full" so almost as good.
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Level 8

Morning Mr. Closet merry Christmas

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Level 9

What Christmas tree?

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Level 5

Got the Harry Potter movie collection on Blu-Ray, Game of Thrones 2019 calendar, gift card to GameStop, new shoes and a fancy framed picture of my kids.

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Level 8

My dear brother sent me a very nice and very expensive set of Wusthof knives, which unfortunately was the same gift he sent me last year. 🙂
My daughter, who is a bit more attuned to my needs and desires, sent me a bag of NY bialys and a couple of giant deli cookies. 🙂 🙂

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Level 8

I found some very nice gifts under the Festivus pole. 🙂

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Level 9

Tree? We don't need no stinking trees.

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Level 8

The tree skirt I placed there a while back.

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Level 7

Amazingly, something I would have sworn off for years - a microwave.
But having installed it in it's gleaming newness, and warmed quite a few things in it today, its kinda growing on me ....

Tilia Level 7 Dec 26, 2018
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Level 4

Absolutely nothing. But I have my daughter, cat, and sappy movies to watch! I hope you have a great holiday!

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Level 8

Squirrels? ? ???????

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Level 7

The tree skirt. But I did get me 3 watches this year.

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Level 8

Unfortunately my yard has no trees. That will be taken care of in the spring!

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Level 7

What tree? Why celebrate a holiday of a god we don't believe in? It's a day off of work, thank you of the Christians.

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Level 8

Oh man you don't wanna know..... ???

I do

@Amisja oh no you don't and oh no you didn't ???????????

@IamNobody tell me

@Amisja You are not going to quit, are you??? I like it !!!!! ?

@Amisja In all seriousness, it's complicated but sincerely thanks for asking.

@IamNobody oh ok then. Fairy nuff

@Amisja thx
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Level 8

The bible expressly forbids bringing a tree into the house and decorating it so do not equate this with the god botherers.

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Level 8

For a good many years now, I seldom get any presents other than from my brother (much of the rest of our family has passed away now, and I live far away from most of my old friends). However, Tom usually gives me something nice -- money, or something like a nice watch. That's usually enough to satisfy me, although it would be nice to be able to exchange presents with one or two other people. But $50-$100 is still nice to get!

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