I wonder.....

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11-25-2005, 04:25 PM
catnapper

I wonder.....

How many people are admitted to psychiatric units after they spent hours trying to untangle Christmas lights only to realize they don't work!

I SWEAR they worked before I started the untangling process!

I was a woman on a mission to use those lights; I was NOT about to run to the store for a new set of lights among the droves of people... so I was going to untangle them or die!

The score stands:
lights, 1
Kim, 0

The question now is this: Do I have the emotional fortitude to go through a 300 light strand to find the burnt out bulb?
11-25-2005, 04:27 PM
Miss Z

Yep that's true another annoyance is not being able to work out which bulb has caused them to all go out:) :rolleyes: !
11-25-2005, 04:28 PM
k9krazee

Oh no, thats the worst part. Good luck!
11-25-2005, 04:32 PM
jenluckenbach

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

I know the frustration, but no longer decorate, so I think I will be spared my sanity this year. ;)
11-25-2005, 04:37 PM
jackie

OMG, I feel your pain.

Now I only buy the stands where the burnt out bulb is the ONLY one which goes out. I also plug the lights in before I untangle and as I dress the tree.

Happy Holidays everyone! Let the fun begin! :p
11-25-2005, 04:46 PM
Maya & Inka's mommy

Oh no..... poor you!!! :eek:
Guess I am the lucky one here this year: no untangling needed :) . Why?? My light chain broke down last year (the wires were all hot :eek: ). So, all I have to do is go to a shop and spend money on brand new lights!! Oh please, let me find a good set; like I said, I am ot expecting any untangling this year.... or.... is it "in your dreams, Lut!!" ??
11-25-2005, 05:21 PM
Killearn Kitties

Of course you do. Kim!!! Have you found it yet???
11-25-2005, 05:23 PM
caseysmom

I think I am just going to put the netting lights on the bushes this year. Since we just paid so much to get the house painted I am afraid to hook those things on the rain gutters....I know it sounds silly but I can't help it :D
11-25-2005, 06:01 PM
MariaM

We have the ones where only one bulb goes out. They're not very pretty or anything, and our tree is really kind of ugly, but I love it anyway lol.
11-25-2005, 06:36 PM
G535

I gave up Christmas lights years ago, I decided they were not worth the risk with a cat likely to chew the wires. :)
11-26-2005, 08:01 AM
moosmom

If it looks too tangled, I just go out and buy new ones. They're cheap enough nowadays. Saves alot of aggravation, not to mention injuries from throwing things in the fit of rage. :p
11-26-2005, 08:21 AM
Laura's Babies

I am with G535, I gave up lights years ago. I now have a optical table top tree and that is all I use....Of coarse, I only use unbreakable stuff on my tree so I have a VERY pet friendly Christmas.