Not only had I never set up the Christmas tree before, I hadn't put lights on a Christmas tree in years. That was Gary's job. Once he was finished, I put on the ornaments.
I managed to put the tree up before I left for Illinois, with only one branch left over. Today was light time.
The red lights I used for years finally finally stopped working a year ago. I bought replacement lights in January at an end of the year clearance. It was a great deal at 50 cents a box. However, when I opened the box, I found out the wires were white instead of green and were meant to be used outdoors.
I rummaged around and found two more boxes of clear lights. They weren't red, but the wires were green. I would adapt. I tested the lights to make sure they worked and set to work. The tree is seven feet tall so I got a step ladder. I started winding them around and around the tree until I got to the bottom boughs. Then I plugged in the lights to see the full affect. Half of the top lights didn't work. I had tested them! No matter what I did, I couldn't find the problem.
I went to the hardware store to get more lights but they were out of clear ones. So I began to shop. It was the third store before I found a string of lights that would work.
Back home, I had to remove the top string, move the second string up, then add the final string on the bottom. Then I moved the lights around and until they were evenly spaced. Then I plugged them in and hallelujah! they worked.
The project took almost all day. I'll put the ornaments on tomorrow.
I managed to put the tree up before I left for Illinois, with only one branch left over. Today was light time.
The red lights I used for years finally finally stopped working a year ago. I bought replacement lights in January at an end of the year clearance. It was a great deal at 50 cents a box. However, when I opened the box, I found out the wires were white instead of green and were meant to be used outdoors.
I rummaged around and found two more boxes of clear lights. They weren't red, but the wires were green. I would adapt. I tested the lights to make sure they worked and set to work. The tree is seven feet tall so I got a step ladder. I started winding them around and around the tree until I got to the bottom boughs. Then I plugged in the lights to see the full affect. Half of the top lights didn't work. I had tested them! No matter what I did, I couldn't find the problem.
I went to the hardware store to get more lights but they were out of clear ones. So I began to shop. It was the third store before I found a string of lights that would work.
Back home, I had to remove the top string, move the second string up, then add the final string on the bottom. Then I moved the lights around and until they were evenly spaced. Then I plugged them in and hallelujah! they worked.
The project took almost all day. I'll put the ornaments on tomorrow.
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