Christmas tree millionaires

[Steve Bullman]

We got lucky this year. Local farm started doing Christmas trees for the first time and we running a special offer, £30 for any size tree

[Excels1or]

I used to work harvest for the second largest Christmas tree farm in Europe which is just north of Inverness. They're definitely millionaires a few times over

[IronMike]

We just paid £55 for a 6ft tree from a local place. It’s a massive operation, lots of staff everywhere, shop selling rip off tat like baubles etc, get your gingerbread latte from the coffee trailer etc. Absolutely coining it in. 
 

I have to pay through gritted teeth, as what I’m buying is usually the waste product from thinning work. I’d normally put a saw through it and leave it to rot in the woods! Kids enjoy the hunt though, even if like yesterday we ended up buying the first one I picked out. We’d only looked at 6538 other ones before coming back it 🤦🏻‍♂️

[doobin]

8 minutes ago, IronMike said:

We just paid £55 for a 6ft tree from a local place. It’s a massive operation, lots of staff everywhere, shop selling rip off tat like baubles etc, get your gingerbread latte from the coffee trailer etc. Absolutely coining it in. 
 

I have to pay through gritted teeth, as what I’m buying is usually the waste product from thinning work. I’d normally put a saw through it and leave it to rot in the woods! Kids enjoy the hunt though, even if like yesterday we ended up buying the first one I picked out. We’d only looked at 6538 other ones before coming back it 🤦🏻‍♂️

Why the heck didn’t you just take one home from work? That’s all I do.

 

If I had kids I’d take them to pick from site. I’d make them pick up and stack a hundred first though 🤣

[Ty Korrigan]

Christmas 2008 I was milking Jerseys in Westland South Island N.Z 

The farmer sent the Yank and I off in his 'ute' equipped with a regular carpentry saw to go find a Christmas tree.

He gave us directions to a forestry plantation a few kms away.

Took a few tries to get one down in one piece leaving a trail of topped conifers in our wake but we did manage to bring home a free tree.

Would have been less fuss, more legal, less fun and cheaper to buy one though.

 Then a bunch of drunk Maoris stole the oldest milking cow for their festive hangi wtf!

 Farmer knew them by their ute tracks and name calling but let them get away as it was a kind of local tradition.

 

   Happy days....

 

 

 

[Haironyourchest]

12 hours ago, Ty Korrigan said:

Christmas 2008 I was milking Jerseys in Westland South Island N.Z 

The farmer sent the Yank and I off in his 'ute' equipped with a regular carpentry saw to go find a Christmas tree.

He gave us directions to a forestry plantation a few kms away.

Took a few tries to get one down in one piece leaving a trail of topped conifers in our wake but we did manage to bring home a free tree.

Would have been less fuss, more legal, less fun and cheaper to buy one though.

 Then a bunch of drunk Maoris stole the oldest milking cow for their festive hangi wtf!

 Farmer knew them by their ute tracks and name calling but let them get away as it was a kind of local tradition.

 

   Happy days....

 

 

 

 

Does a "festive hangi" involve eating the cow then? Or did they bring it back after?

[Doug Tait]

It's doubtful the cow was returned...

 

[htb]

Just been and picked mine, took dog for a walk in a neighboring plantation with essential silky and surprise surprise now the owner of a fine Norway spruce.

Not bought one in last 30yrs and not starting now.

[Mick Dempsey]

5 minutes ago, htb said:

Just been and picked mine, took dog for a walk in a neighboring plantation with essential silky and surprise surprise now the owner of a fine Norway spruce.

Not bought one in last 30yrs and not starting now.

Spent 15 of the last 20 Christmas days in prison though haven’t you?

[htb]

Nope 20 out of 20, full score, free food, what's not to like............ sex as required, by others.