Re: Seasons Greetings
Ray wrote:
> Mele Kalikimaka to everyone here.
>
> BTW.....does anyone here actually MISS the Christmas rush? After
> seven years here, it still feels kinda weird not too see the huge
> crowd of people or the traffic that seem to go on for miles. (G)
>
> And here's a question......why aren't real Christmas trees sold in
> Japan? Is it because the shipping? Can't they be grown here?
>
It's a regular old pine tree, more or less. No issues growing in Japan.
But there's probably very little demand. With lumber being a commodity
in Japan, it's a fairly big waste (not that that stops Japanese -- or
anyone else). Also it would put a sizeable burden on an already taxed
waste management system. US communities have to deal with this issue
every year; mine has a special recycling center set up for people to
bring in their old real Christmas trees to be turned into mulch (I suppose).
> It's not really Christmas when you walk into a department store and
> you see a big, FAKE tree.
>
I think you'd be surprised that many stores in the US, too, use fake
trees. Think of the expense of obtaining and maintaing a living tree
every year. Plus the fire hazard situation. It's also very non-PC these
days, unless of course it's an acutal living tree that gets transplanted
back into the earth.
John W.
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