Those light sets are insidiously intertwined in the branches. Replacing a light string in our outdoor wreath took over two hours with many deleted expletives.
The ‘nice’ thing back then was the size of the bulb. Today, you ‘almost’ need a magnifying glass to see them, not to mention a pair of tweezers to change them and ‘heaven forbid’ you drop one 1 ! !! ! ! !
After one particular Christmas in the early 1950’s. My brothers and I noticed beautiful Christmas trees had been put out to the curb for blocks around. What a waste! We gathered a couple dozen of the best ones and dragged them home to fill our yard. For days, All the kids in the eighborhood energetically (and loudly)played Robin Hood and his merry men. Sometimes we were Hansel and Gretel lost in the woods. Saltine crackers made suitable bread crumbs. Mom seemed to look the other way for several days and then, when the trash was going again, she ordered us to take all those trees “back where they came from!” And that is why a couple dozen folks must have scratched their heads to find sdmeone else’s Christmas tree in front of their home. I plead innocent.
I gave up last year and bought a bunch of LED’s after Christmas. Although I still have several string of the old stuff that still works! Merry Christmas! :-) http://youtu.be/PrLoWt2tfqg
Who can forget the “bubble lights”? Of course, this was back in the time Reddy Killowatt said “Electricity is penny cheap”, and it truly was! Just the other day, my wife and I were helping at our church setting up a display of “Nativity Sets” from around the world and we ended up discussing the old bubble lights and how hard they are to find these days…It is too bad because a lot of kids today just won’t experience the same Christmas as us pluggers..Of course, may are forgetting just what Christmas is really about and the Nativity sets from around the world try to make this impression! How many will truly understand this today?
LuvThemPluggers almost 10 years ago
And you’ve gotta make sure not to have bulbs of the same color too close together! That sure is a pretty tree!
flyertom almost 10 years ago
Those light sets are insidiously intertwined in the branches. Replacing a light string in our outdoor wreath took over two hours with many deleted expletives.
Buckimion almost 10 years ago
Not to mention being plugger if you wait until until Christmas weeek to put up your tree.
IndyMan almost 10 years ago
The ‘nice’ thing back then was the size of the bulb. Today, you ‘almost’ need a magnifying glass to see them, not to mention a pair of tweezers to change them and ‘heaven forbid’ you drop one 1 ! !! ! ! !
emartin932 almost 10 years ago
Yes you can. Vermont Country Store sells them.
LuvThemPluggers almost 10 years ago
After one particular Christmas in the early 1950’s. My brothers and I noticed beautiful Christmas trees had been put out to the curb for blocks around. What a waste! We gathered a couple dozen of the best ones and dragged them home to fill our yard. For days, All the kids in the eighborhood energetically (and loudly)played Robin Hood and his merry men. Sometimes we were Hansel and Gretel lost in the woods. Saltine crackers made suitable bread crumbs. Mom seemed to look the other way for several days and then, when the trash was going again, she ordered us to take all those trees “back where they came from!” And that is why a couple dozen folks must have scratched their heads to find sdmeone else’s Christmas tree in front of their home. I plead innocent.
Hoppergrasser almost 10 years ago
I remember those light sets. The cone shaped bulbs with the ripples going up and down. The name on the bulb was Mazda. That was a long time ago. :-)
Dr_Fogg almost 10 years ago
I gave up last year and bought a bunch of LED’s after Christmas. Although I still have several string of the old stuff that still works! Merry Christmas! :-) http://youtu.be/PrLoWt2tfqg
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
Crap! I hope you headed to our hardware store. We had a huge selection of Christmas stuff, and I’m pretty sure is was made in the USA…
neverenoughgold almost 10 years ago
Who can forget the “bubble lights”? Of course, this was back in the time Reddy Killowatt said “Electricity is penny cheap”, and it truly was! Just the other day, my wife and I were helping at our church setting up a display of “Nativity Sets” from around the world and we ended up discussing the old bubble lights and how hard they are to find these days…It is too bad because a lot of kids today just won’t experience the same Christmas as us pluggers..Of course, may are forgetting just what Christmas is really about and the Nativity sets from around the world try to make this impression! How many will truly understand this today?
connie almost 10 years ago
to Ather: They have. It’s called LED lights. They’re pretty, they’re cheap, they use much less electricity and seem to last a long time.
LuvThemPluggers almost 10 years ago
I envied the bubble lights, until there were reports that they started tree fires. That was pretty much the end of that.