Oh, Christmas Tree
*As the NVD has moved this link, I've copied the full article back to this page. If you ever decide to remove the lights from a pre-lit artificial Christmas tree, it is vitally important to have the following tools on hand: 1. Needle-nose pliers 2. Scissors 3. Sturdy gloves 4. A time machine, so you can go back and slap yourself in the face before you begin. For the past five years or so, our family has been using an artificial Christmas tree, which was given to us by friends, who had previously used it themselves for a few years. It is very well-made and it looks very realistic. It has served us well and saved us a good deal of money. Recently, some of the light strands started going bad, possibly due to being forcibly crammed into a bag and dragged, pulled or dropped down the stairs for the past half a decade. We had the bright idea of just pulling off the pre-installed lights, and replacing them with new lights. After all, the tree still looked good. We thought,