So, remember my date with Mr. OMSH wherein we cut pre-strung Christmas lights off artificial tree branches for a couple of hours? And you remember how that was right on the cusp of my bad appliance mojo?
Well, it didn’t stop there.
Oh no, it didn’t.
The night after all the lights were cut off the tree, I began to re-string new Christmas lights until I ran out – leaving the last 1/4 of the tree unstrung. I sat back on the couch, staring at the lit Christmas tree and feeling quite smug that FINALLY there was a lit tree in my living room – even if I did need to go and purchase 3 more lengths to complete it. An hour or so later, I went to bed.
When I woke up?
The middle section WAS NOT LIT.
What in the stinkin’ heck?!!!
These were NEW LIGHTS!
I checked all the connections, fiddled here and farted there (fiddle-farting is exhausting, I tell ya), until I finally gave up and waited for Mr. OMSH to come home and stop the insanity.
While doing so I noticed this…
Uh huh, are you thinking what I’m thinking?
Tree demons.
It must be the tree demons.
Anyway, to make a long story even longer, Mr. OMSH did come home and eventually he saved the day…but first, he had to fiddle-fart around too.
In the end, it was only a blown fuse that needed to be replaced.
A simple, itty-bitty fuse.
*duh*
Until last night I had been afraid of stringing the last 1/4 of the tree – knowing for certain my house might burn down, I’d get electrocuted, or maybe even claw my eyes out when the entire tree went dark once more.
But apparently the moon was in the 7th house and Jupiter aligned with Mars.
Now if we can just avoid the “…rising fiery constellation” we’ll be good.
16 Comments
Linda Stewart
OH MY! I still haven’t gotten the needed mojo to even put a tree up. Since we moved over the summer the girls are insisting on a live tree which I don’t mind having but who in the world has time for all that work this time of year?? NOT me! I’m anxious to see photos when the tree is finished … give me some mojo to jump the hurdle and get mine up!
Elda
GOODNESS GRACIOUS. Those are some unfortunate series of events. I really hope things start looking up for you, with it being the holiday season and all. It must blow (large chunks) to have to deal with more of your fair share of bad mojo.
Rhi
Do you have anything to do with my toaster being on the fritz? Because it shoots the toast CLEAR across the kitchen. And, well, I just know that it’s NOT MY FAULT ;)
mamalang
In our house, these events always coordinate with deployments. The night my hubby left for Texas, the coat hanger fell off the wall and the alarm went on the fritz. The week they moved from Kuwait to Iraq, another soldier’s wife told me her well pump broke. It’s the joke…he’s deploying, something’s going to break.
I’m glad it’s finally lit.
christina in mo
Oh we can relate to the deployment theory. My every single time my sister’s husband has been deployed (three times so far) their cars have gone on the fritz.
Fiddle-farting? That has to be the same as lolly gagging. My dutch grandmother used to tell us to hurry up and stop lollygagging around. Me, I like fiddle fart..just you know.. more umph to it.
Glad to hear you have your tree working.. or did I just jinx it? he he
Starwoodgal
Oh my! That’s funny.
Anneli
It’s an official rule of Christmas that every string of Christmas lights, ever decorated tree, bush or house, will have at least one section that will not light, and frustrate you beyond comparison. Trufax.
Mrs. Wilson
My word. I hate weeks like this! So frustrating ;(
gorillabuns
I have to admit, our 1/2 working pre-lit tree is still in the attic and we and butchered a real tree out of pure sanity.
Quasimodo
This post had me LOLing! Glad you got the lights going. I know I would have been tempted to think the same way!
Jamie
Okay, I know it’s too late to help with the lights that were on your tree but I just heard of something that’s supposed to help with the Christmas light problem. http://www.lightkeeperpro.com/ My parents had the same problem this year with their prelit tree and this device fixed it right up and they are back to fully functional twinkling. They used it both on their tree and on some individual light strands.
Sandra in Phx
This reminded me of a friend who bought a new artificial tree this year. When they got it home and all set up, they realized there must have been a mix up at the factory because the top half was white lights and the bottom half was colored lights. ROFLOL!!
I still have to put lights on our tree…maybe tonight…maybe.
Luke Holzmann
That’s good stuff… in a “glad that bad stuff isn’t as bad” kind of way [laughing].
As for seeing the number crop up… I’ve been there, seen that.
~Luke
Dad
I love fully decorated and lighted Christmas trees … especially at the OMSH home. It just seems so much more Christmas-filled when I can visit the tree instead of experiencing the tree frustration (“I’m taking on your house now, HO-HO-Ho”). It will be fun to be with you, Jeff and the kids over the next few weeks. In fact, the biggest reason I love Christmas so much is because the OMSH family is so much of my Christmas!
nancypants
All I can say is thank God for pre-lit Christmas trees! Eek! (If only they made pre-lit trees for the yard…)