We have these paper sacks

that go for composting...shove the tree bits straight in there.

Had the same problem last year - took 2 weeks to get the bastard needles out of the carpet and the tree itself is still nestling in the garden...

Posted By: pieman63 on January 6th 2006 at 10:28:09

Message Thread

Gonna take the old crimble tree down this evening... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 10:12:23
- set fire to it all the needles will be burned then (n/m) (General Chat) - Kings Lynn Canary, Jan 6, 11:31:29
- Piece of piss Panda me old chum (General Chat) - pieman63, Jan 6, 10:24:36
  - Not very recycling-friendly is it ? (General Chat) - Arganth, Jan 6, 10:26:19
    - We have these paper sacks (General Chat) - pieman63, Jan 6, 10:28:09
      - Can yuo not get spray stuff thats meant to stop the needles falling out? (n/m) (General Chat) - Clare, Jan 6, 10:57:18
        
        That stuff serves no purpose... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 10:59:57
        
        Get a smaller tree to start with then! (n/m) (General Chat) - Clare, Jan 6, 11:05:30
        
        Typical womanly response. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 11:07:47
      - Kids and cats mean a real one is a bit of a no-go at the minute... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jan 6, 10:30:06
        
        Cats see trees as some kind of handy indoor exercise machine... (n/m) (General Chat) - pieman63, Jan 6, 10:32:19
- Don't drag it through the house... (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Jan 6, 10:23:32
- just get on with it you big fadge! (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 6, 10:16:08
- Asked the very same thing... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 10:14:46
  - or use a synthetic tree ... (General Chat) - bjt, Jan 6, 10:17:19
    - I love the smell... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 10:55:28
    - Not classy enough for the likes of I'm afraid (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 10:18:44
  - Ooo, think I may go duvet or bin bag as I don't have any dust sheets (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 10:17:05
    - Make sure it's an old one you don't want to use agin - you might get pine resin over i (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 6, 10:18:47
      - Pine resin... (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 10:49:07
        
        Good point - his duvets must be made of pretty stern stuff anyway, mustn't they? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 6, 10:50:24
        
        My sheets and duvet are made of the finest Egyptian cotton... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 11:00:31
        
        Bender (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Jan 6, 11:05:12
        
        Tog is duvet it (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 11:08:13
        
        Try again, tog is the duvet, I'm talkin' aboot the sheets and duvet cover... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 11:08:45
- Yep - doing the same tonight. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 6, 10:14:04
- Bin bag on top, turn it and then use hand-held vac to pick up inevitable residue (n/m) (General Chat) - Beth Nal Green, Jan 6, 10:13:48
  - Ah, don't have a hand help vac thing... (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jan 6, 10:15:53

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