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  2. YES, & it ONLY TOOK 1 FALL from the roof back into the house (Thankfully) to realize I CAN'T PRETEND TO BE 25 when I'm 55 & balancing skills have evaded me! So IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE GROUND & LAND decorating ONLY!!! Ohhh yea, one more thing, YOU MEAN WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE EM DOWN ONCE YOU GET EM UP?! Didn't know that, thanks!
  3. Rob Thompson

    Why it's a bad idea to leave Christmas lights up for too long

    We dont do outdoor lighting, but camouflaging the wires will make it look so much better,
  4. Cliff Cringle

    Why it's a bad idea to leave Christmas lights up for too long

    I always hated how during the day you just had tons of wire hanging around your home. A few years ago, I started adding garlands and other decorations to hide them and it looks a lot better. I now aim at making the house look just as good both day and night.
  5. Drosselmeyer

    Why it's a bad idea to leave Christmas lights up for too long

    first week of April we will be putting up year-round lights . . .
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  8. Rob Thompson

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    You can be the competition judge then Johnny
  9. Santa Johnny Boy

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    I was once the CEO of a trash bag company; it came with a HEFTY contract...
  10. Rob Thompson

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    Trash bag toss competition, well thats a new one lol
  11. Schwindy

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    Ya know being on disability myself, I NEVER LIED about what I can and can't do. When going B/4 the judge, against advice & concerns. He told me "DON'T TELL THE JUDGE THAT!" I told the judge anyway, "Sir, I cut my own grass, and I can run the snow blower, typically I pay the kids around the neighborhood to shovel what the blower can't get too." & it takes days to get all the flowers planted anymore as compared to the 4 hours for planting and 2 hours for cutting the grass. The judge asked WHY I TOLD HIM I CUT MY OWN GRASS? Because when whoever shows you a photo of me cutting the lawn, you'll be able to say to them, "Yep, he told me he is able to do that" NOW what did he do AFTER cutting the grass?! Typically, I sit on the porch or go back into the A/C & recover for about 45 - 60 minutes & the shower chair gets used that night for sure! BUT with my shoulders being as bad as they are, NOT TOO SURE I CAN THROW A TRASH BAG LET A LONE A TREE!!! BUT HEY, WHEN IS THE NEXT EVENT, I'll get it a shot!!! LOL! LOL! LOL! JUST KIDDIN NOT gonna happen!!!!!!
  12. Santa Shep

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    She should have to repay the disability payments she received.
  13. Santa Shep

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    Or would that be an old time grammar thing?
  14. Santa Shep

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    I did notice Goodman. I guess since it’s a pet name it is just one word rather than two?
  15. Santa SteveKl

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    Some people never learn.
  16. Santa Shep

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    I see! That is nothing like the name my wife calls me!!🤣😂🤣
  17. Rob Thompson

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    its likely the insurance company will have her for fraud now. Silly lady
  18. Rob Thompson

    Christmas tree-throwing contest

    Woman loses £650,000 injury claim after being pictured winning Christmas tree-throwing contestt SOURCE - The Telegraph Date - 25-Feb 2024 A woman who tried to claim €760,383 (£649,967) for injuries she suffered in a car crash lost her case after she was pictured winning a Christmas tree-throwing contest. Kamila Grabska, 36, said she was left with a ‘‘disabling’’ condition following an accident in February 2017 when the vehicle she was in was hit from behind. She had sued RSA Insurance on the basis that she could not work for more than five years, play with her children or carry out basic chores because of constant back and neck pain. But the Irish High Court, sitting in Limerick, was shown a photo in a national newspaper of her hurling a spruce tree on Jan 8 2018, during her hearing. Mrs Grabska argued that while she looked happy in the pictures from the charity event, she was still suffering from her injuries and endured pain to this day. But Judge Carmel Stewart threw out the case and remarked that the “very graphic picture” of her tossing the tree had helped her make the decision. The Irish Independent reported the judge as saying: “It is a very large, natural Christmas tree and it is being thrown by her in a very agile movement. I’m afraid I cannot but conclude the claims were entirely exaggerated. On that basis, I propose to dismiss the claim.” Kamila Grabska told doctors her injuries were so severe after the accident that she could not lift a heavy bag Mrs Grabska, a mother of two from Ennis, Co Clare, told doctors her injuries were so severe after the accident that she could not lift a heavy bag without feeling shooting pain. She said there were times when her husband had to bring medication to her in bed because of her pain. She quit her job following the crash and took disability payments, writing in court documents that her past and future loss of earnings amounted to £427,340. But the court heard that just a few days before she had informed doctors of her condition, she had finished top in the charity Christmas tree-throwing event. During the hearing, some footage was also submitted in evidence from November last year that showed Ms Grabska training her large dog in a park for more than an hour. She denied the suggestion that she had faked her injuries, telling the court she was simply “trying to live a normal life”, the Irish Independent reported. Her case was dismissed after the judge ruled her activities following the crash were “completely at odds” with the medical evidence she had given of her injuries.
  19. Drosselmeyer

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    it appears "Goody" is her petname/nickname in the story - note she refers to Santa as "Goodman"
  20. Santa Shep

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    Why was she called Goody?
  21. SteveK

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    This is a great poem that I will copy and give to my wife. I think she will agree with the sentiment.
  22. Drosselmeyer

    Goody Santa Claus On A Sleigh-Ride

    I was doing some online history checking and came across references to the first mentions of Mrs. Claus - turns out Mrs. Claus was popularized in an 1889 poem called Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride - was doing some looking online and what do I find ????? It was posted on ClausNet back in 2015 !! Posting this bit of history to bring it back into coversation . . .
  23. santaMarkus

    Santa falls to his death during stunt-gone-wrong...

    It's touching that he wanted to do something stunning/ magical for the children.... but should not maybe been that high up or life threatening. May he rest in peace! Prayers be with his family....
  24. Rob Thompson

    Santa falls to his death during stunt-gone-wrong...

    I must have missed this, but how crazy. SO sad for the Santa and his family, but the trauma for the children and families watching. The world is mad
  25. Grandpa Gus

    Santa falls to his death during stunt-gone-wrong...

    I know we try to do things that "Santa" or we imagine "Santa" could do, but there needs to be a line that should never be crossed.
  26. I think it's great to be able to hear about other's professional experiences. It's a great shame there aren't going to be any more.
  27. TamaleClaus

    We're No Angels

    Three convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island just before Christmas and arrive at a nearby French colonial town. They go to the store of the Ducotels, the only store that gives supplies on credit. They initially intend to take advantage of them but have a change of heart after they find the family is in financial troubles.
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