Thread: Christmas tree up and stubbed toes

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The ol' lady puts up the tree Nov 1. Irritates the hell out of me, but what can I do.
It is just a 3' fiber optic Wal Mart special, but I really like it and it suits us fine. No stringing lights! Just pull it out of the box, straighten the branches, and put the angel top. done.

I got two strands outside that haven't worked for about two years. Maybe this year I'll fix them. ( I just leave them in place ).

Also, got some 'icicle' lights which we hang in the living room windows. I just put screw hooks in for hanging them. Actually took them down the first year, but now just leave them in place too. Two of those are also not working.

I think there is no easy way to fix them, short of pulling each bulb and checking it. Make no assumptions, you could have more than one bad bulb. Also, some strands have little fuses in the plug. Check those too.

Personally, I like the ones which a single bulb won't shut down the whole strand a lot better!

OH, and isn't it irritating: you can get a whole string for about the same price as a pack of replacement bulbs!