[nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?

Sun Nov 28 14:34:20 UTC 2010

Hi Jim its Tanya. Well, you know as a matter of fact I like scented stuff like evergreen air freshener and stuff like that. It makes the house smells good. I don't think it?s lazy.

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> From: "Jim Prather (Jim in Detroit" <james.prather at comcast.net> 
> Sent: November 28, 2010 5:05:57 AM
> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List' <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?
> 
> Well Fred, you could be more lazy and put an evergreen-scented air 
> freshener next to, or a few inches to the tree--LOL!
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
> Sent: November 27, 2010 22:56
> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?
> 
> Hi Jim,
> 
> Mary and I have a stylized star for the top of ours.  It is pretty old 
> and
> too heavy for some trees.  I sometimes have to trim the point down to 
> get a
> stem strong enough to hold it up.  But, that is tradition for you.
> \
> Re: angel hair, I do not think we have any of those ornaments, though I 
> do
> like them.  The fiber glass is a little irritating to the skin if it is
> handled much.
> 
> We now have an artificial tree.  I basically object to this, but I am 
> too
> lazy to fight about it, since I will have to go out in the weather and 
> cold
> and wet, bring the tree home, let it dry out, mount it in a stand and 
> have
> it tip over a couple times before I get it right, then clean up all the
> needles after we take it down.  I love the smell of a real tree.  I like 
> the
> ecological reasons for having a real tree.  Real trees create more jobs 
> than
> artificial and the disposal is more ecologically friendly than a 
> plastic,
> glass and metal tree.  So, convenience and laziness, in me, is turning 
> me
> into an environmental hypocrite.  Just like a liberal like me, huh? 
> (smile)
> 
> Merry Christmas,
> 
> Fred
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Jim Prather (Jim in Detroit
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:43 PM
> To: 'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?
> 
> Does anyone use Angel Hair nowadays?  It was big in the 50s.  Do you put
> a star or angel on top of the tree?  Because of ordinances, we can't
> have REAL trees in this complex.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at comcast.net>
> Sent: November 27, 2010 21:49
> To: "'NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List'" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I prefer starting at the bottom with the lights.  The lights go on
> first.
> Then garland if you use it, then ornaments then tinsel if you use it
> instead
> of garland.  Garland and tinsel are optional.  Most people don't use
> both,
> though there are no rules. We started using garland because cats are
> vulnerable to choking on tinsel.  A more earth friendly alternative is
> to
> string popcorn with or without cranberries and use it instead of
> garland.
> This takes a lot of patience and that is why I don't do it.
> 
> One of the most annoying parts of lighting a tree is knowing if the
> string
> actually lights.  Our color identifier has a light probe on it, so we
> can
> use it, now, to know if a bulb is lit.  You can also plug them in and
> feel
> if they get warm.  Most tree lights are wired in parallel and so if 1
> goes
> out, they all go out.  I find this to be the most annoying part of
> decorating.  So, plug in the lights before you string them on the tree
> to
> make bulb replacement easier.
> 
> Unless there is a window behind the tree, I do not totally encircle the
> tree.  I start nearest the electrical outlet then go straight across
> proceeding around toward the opposite side near the wall opposite from
> where
> you start, then go up six inches to a foot, depending on how many lights
> you
> have and then come back across, keeping the second string as near
> parallel
> to the first as possible.  Keep repeating until you reach the top  It is
> sometimes necessary to adjust if you come up with too few to reach the
> top,
> or have too many left when you reach the top, though this is not as much
> a
> problem since you can simply reverse and go back down.  You may end up
> with
> more lights at the top if you do this, which really isn't a big problem,
> depending on how fussy you want to be.  If possible, imagine where most
> people will view the tree from and consider that most of the decorations
> should be visible from that point of view and look relatively evenly
> distributed.  My only rule is "do my best have fun and don't worry."
> 
> With the ornaments, I start with the larger ones and try to distribute
> them
> evenly from left to right and top to bottom.  I then fill in the blank
> areas
> with smaller ones.  We have been married for 34 years and have lots of
> ornaments collected over the years.  Our first tree was just 2 feet
> tall,
> sat on a table had maybe a dozen ornaments and 1 string of lights.  I
> bought
> it for $1 very near Christmas and all the needles fell off within a
> couple
> hours of bringing it into the house.  We loved the tree, just the same.
> 
> Some people have theme trees and some people have all the same colored
> lights and ornaments.  We are very eclectic.  We have ornaments that
> remind
> us of people and events in our lives and they range from computers to
> pets,
> sports, food, reindeer to abstract curiosities.  I like eclectic,
> myself.
> 
> Hope this is useful.
> 
> Merry Christmas and Warmest Regards
> 
> Fred and Mary
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbmi-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
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> On Behalf Of trising
> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:19 PM
> To: NFBofMichigan List
> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Tree trimming for blind people?
> 
> Nick and I want to do our tree without sighted assistance this year.
> Last
> year, because of the encouragement of our NFB friends, we
> put the tree together and put up the ornaments. This year, we even want
> to
> tackle the lights. Both of us are totally blind from
> birth. We have never seen lights, or been asked to help put them on. Can
> we
> get some instructions from other blind people who have
> put on their own Christmas tree lights?
> Terri and Nick Wilcox
> 
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