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Post by BillLaimbeer on Dec 8, 2019 20:21:42 GMT -8
I spent about an hour putting lights on my deck today. Looks pretty sharp.
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 9, 2019 12:04:57 GMT -8
 Do you have an outlet outside? |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Dec 10, 2019 21:06:49 GMT -8
Do you have an outlet outside? Yea, on my deck. I have a timer set up. They come on at 4 am and go to 8am. Then, they come on again at 4pm and go to 10pm. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow. |
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 11, 2019 12:43:01 GMT -8
That is nice. I didn't know timers could be scheduled like that.
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 16, 2019 16:25:28 GMT -8
Do you have an outlet outside? Yea, on my deck. I have a timer set up. They come on at 4 am and go to 8am. Then, they come on again at 4pm and go to 10pm. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow. |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Dec 18, 2019 19:52:42 GMT -8
Yea, on my deck. I have a timer set up. They come on at 4 am and go to 8am. Then, they come on again at 4pm and go to 10pm. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow.I keep forgetting until it's too late and the lights are already out. I did just realize that the mute button on my TV remote turns off the lights on all of my wife's indoor wreaths. I'm having a blast messing with her... |
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 25, 2019 16:20:30 GMT -8
LOL.
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 25, 2019 16:39:00 GMT -8
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 25, 2019 16:56:43 GMT -8
The fact that it lasted about 3 weeks this time before falling again, both means I was doing something right this time, and something wrong (because it still eventually fell). I tried fixing it now. I noticed a few of the screws didn't seem all the way tight. Is it possible for the tree to somehow become looser over time? Or does the tree shrink in diameter?
I haven't had any issues with tree stabilization before, so not sure what to think. From 2013-2015, I had a tabletop tree. From 2016-2019, a 5-6 foot tree.
(I had artificial trees when I was a kid, but I didn't like those).
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Post by nuraman00 on Dec 25, 2019 19:01:32 GMT -8
I'm getting a toilet plunger and a power drill ornaments. I'm getting a toilet plunger and a power drill ornaments.
While I was adding a new ornament hook, I dropped this onto the stovetop and this one broke too now.  And then I dropped the plunger two more times after that, while continuing to try and add the hook to the broken ornament. I am not feeling good about myself. Purchased a replacement plunger ornament.
Now I'm broken the toilet plunger 2 years in a row.
Purchasing my 2nd replacement now.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 4, 2020 15:40:26 GMT -8
My new stand hasn't arrived yet, should arrive tomorrow. But here's what I noticed, that the screws on my current screw stand has been going through the bark, like this: imgur.com/a/r7XW9TfActually, the base of my tree has a lot of areas like that, where the wood appears deteriorating, whether the screws are there or not. Is this normal? It sort of appeared to have those patches of exposed bark like that, from the beginning, within the first few days. As I said, I never paid that much attention to the base of the tree before in prior years, because I didn't have any problems with trees falling down. If I just got a bad tree, I guess I'll have to pay more attention next time. It was dark though when I bought it, so I don't think I could have caught this at the lot. |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jan 5, 2020 18:22:49 GMT -8
My new stand hasn't arrived yet, should arrive tomorrow. But here's what I noticed, that the screws on my current screw stand has been going through the bark, like this: imgur.com/a/r7XW9TfActually, the base of my tree has a lot of areas like that, where the wood appears deteriorating, whether the screws are there or not. Is this normal? It sort of appeared to have those patches of exposed bark like that, from the beginning, within the first few days. As I said, I never paid that much attention to the base of the tree before in prior years, because I didn't have any problems with trees falling down. If I just got a bad tree, I guess I'll have to pay more attention next time. It was dark though when I bought it, so I don't think I could have caught this at the lot. The screws have to go in the bark some or your tree will not be secure. You don't want the cat or some drunk uncle to knock the tree over. |
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jan 5, 2020 18:28:31 GMT -8
I took a picture of my deck lights but this site doesn't allow you to upload images. I don't feel like posting them to some image sharing web site.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 5, 2020 20:43:31 GMT -8
I took a picture of my deck lights but this site doesn't allow you to upload images. I don't feel like posting them to some image sharing web site.
Go to the full editor, not the quick editor, by clicking on "reply" itself. 1 MB max per file.
Then click on the "Add Attachment" button in the top right corner.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 5, 2020 20:44:32 GMT -8
My new stand hasn't arrived yet, should arrive tomorrow. But here's what I noticed, that the screws on my current screw stand has been going through the bark, like this: imgur.com/a/r7XW9TfActually, the base of my tree has a lot of areas like that, where the wood appears deteriorating, whether the screws are there or not. Is this normal? It sort of appeared to have those patches of exposed bark like that, from the beginning, within the first few days. As I said, I never paid that much attention to the base of the tree before in prior years, because I didn't have any problems with trees falling down. If I just got a bad tree, I guess I'll have to pay more attention next time. It was dark though when I bought it, so I don't think I could have caught this at the lot. The screws have to go in the bark some or your tree will not be secure. You don't want the cat or some drunk uncle to knock the tree over.
Thanks. I guess it was correct then, to have the screws go into the bark.
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 5, 2020 20:46:33 GMT -8
I put the tree in my new stand, a foot pedal one.
However, the trunk didn't go all the way to the bottom of the holder. In the future, I will have to take the holder to the tree lot itself, so they can make sure they trim it so that the trunk goes all the way to the bottom.
But right now, I'm using the tree I bought from last month. The branches get in the way, and the unbranched portion of trunk isn't very much.
Because the trunk doesn't go all the way to the bottom of the holder, I can still make the tree crooked if I push it physically while it's straight.
However, even if the tree leans, the entire stand doesn't fall over, like my old one did. And this is without any water.
So that seems like an improvement already. The stand not falling over, is an improvement.
I also had to take my tree into another room with a higher ceiling. Using this new stand, the top of the tree now scrapes the ceiling in the room where I preferred to keep the tree.
So do you think that if the trunk had been properly fitted, then I wouldn't be able to push the tree and make it lean, like I can now?
Or is there still something I'm doing wrong? Can I still make the tree firmer in the stand, than it is now, even though it doesn't go all the way into the holder?
Right now, my goal is to observe the tree in the new stand, until the next garbage day. That's when I'll remove the tree.
Hopefully it doesn't tilt over the next few days. If it doesn't, then I'll have confidence, even though the tree doesn't have any decorations. It the tree stays still for several days, even without decorations, then it passed the test, right? The 4 sets of lights plus ornaments shouldn't cause it to lean, right? What caused it to lean this year in the old stand was because the old stand just couldn't have as firm of a grip on the trunk as the new stand, right?
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jan 5, 2020 22:25:19 GMT -8
I took a picture of my deck lights but this site doesn't allow you to upload images. I don't feel like posting them to some image sharing web site.  |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 5, 2020 23:23:47 GMT -8
Do you have an outlet outside? Yea, on my deck. I have a timer set up. They come on at 4 am and go to 8am. Then, they come on again at 4pm and go to 10pm. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow. I took a picture of my deck lights but this site doesn't allow you to upload images. I don't feel like posting them to some image sharing web site. Thanks.
On the bottom, across the rails, is that one set, or multiple connected sets?
The ones on top across the poles, look like they took some work too.
That's a good quality picture. I can't believe it's under 1 MB too. Sometimes dark pictures don't look as good.
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Post by BillLaimbeer on Jan 9, 2020 9:27:32 GMT -8
Yea, on my deck. I have a timer set up. They come on at 4 am and go to 8am. Then, they come on again at 4pm and go to 10pm. I'll try to take a picture tomorrow. Thanks.
On the bottom, across the rails, is that one set, or multiple connected sets?
The ones on top across the poles, look like they took some work too.
That's a good quality picture. I can't believe it's under 1 MB too. Sometimes dark pictures don't look as good.
I have another side railing to the left that isn't pictured. I have 4 sets on the railings and 2 more sets on the pergola. It's a pain putting them up and down with all the wrapping around the railings to create the swags. I will probably keep them up for another month or so. I think they look cool. |
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Post by nuraman00 on Jan 9, 2020 10:36:43 GMT -8
They look great. I'd think about leaving them up permanently.
I learned a new word, pergola. I didn't know there was a word for that, I thought it was just another form of a gazebo. But now I see that pergola has its unique differences.
I also didn't know what a swag was.
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