Christmas is almost upon us and everyone is filled with good will to all men and women. Except my landlords it seems. This is the letter I received from them today. Is it just me or does this seem a little over the top?



I shall go ask them tomorrow if I need to remove other similar 'combustible' items such as books, paper, cardboard, wood furniture etc etc.

Feel free to post any "Bah Humbug" moments you come across this Christmas so I don't feel so alone.

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Christmas is almost upon us and everyone is filled with good will to all men and women. Except my landlords it seems. This is the letter I received from them today. Is it just me or does this seem a little over the top?



I shall go ask them tomorrow if I need to remove other similar 'combustible' items such as books, paper, cardboard, wood furniture etc etc.

Feel free to post any "Bah Humbug" moments you come across this Christmas so I don't feel so alone.

You seem to be a bit combustible.....perhaps the landlord wishes you removed as well?

I just got done saying in another post how much I hate PCisms.

Peace and good will to all men..err, and women....and illegals, and dogs, and cats, and those who have no place to call home, and those that can't afford their home, and the rat's arse next door who.........

Anyways.....

I think Good Will To Man would have sufficed, don't you think?

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Looks like the daft UK interpretation of 'Elf & Safety followed you over there, ES?

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

What the heck.

I would have a nice talk with them.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

It's good to know that artificial trees don't burn as good as real ones.

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the cheap one are worst than any real tree there toxic when they burn

Wow, that is harsh! Whats Christmas without a real tree? You keep it watered enough, and not have 8 million lights on it, its not gonna catch fire. Hell, sneak a real one in. Hate to say it unless their contract specifically says "No Real Christmas Tree's", I think they'd lose that one in court if they opted to evict you. That is a serious case of Bah Humbug on their part.

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Wow, that is harsh! Whats Christmas without a real tree? You keep it watered enough, and not have 8 million lights on it, its not gonna catch fire. Hell, sneak a real one in. Hate to say it unless their contract specifically says "No Real Christmas Tree's", I think they'd lose that one in court if they opted to evict you. That is a serious case of Bah Humbug on their part.

I just love the part where it describes Christmas trees as "Combustibles" as if they are going to suddenly spontaneously ignite. Do you think the US Government is aware of this new threat to national security?

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You seem to be a bit combustible.....perhaps the landlord wishes you removed as well?

Combustible? I don't think I've ever caught fire that I am aware of. The landlord sent the letter to everyone, but I am sure they would like to see my BF removed after he took them to a tribunal for wrongfully withholding his security deposit (he lived in the apartment downstairs before moving in with me) and won.

I just got done saying in another post how much I hate PCisms.

Well there's no surprise. I'm not sure if you really know where that term comes from or what it really applies to.

Peace and good will to all men..err, and women....and illegals, and dogs, and cats, and those who have no place to call home, and those that can't afford their home, and the rat's arse next door who.........

Anyways.....

I think Good Will To Man would have sufficed, don't you think?

Not really. I'm not a man and I like to be included in the good will. I've never thought of women as a subset of men. That would just be weird.

Of course if you want to be really accurate, men are biologically a subset of women, so "Good will to all women" would technically cover everyone quite nicely. Would you be ok with that Mark? ;)

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You seem to be a bit combustible.....perhaps the landlord wishes you removed as well?

Combustible? I don't think I've ever caught fire that I am aware of. The landlord sent the letter to everyone, but I am sure they would like to see my BF removed after he took them to a tribunal for wrongfully withholding his security deposit (he lived in the apartment downstairs before moving in with me) and won.

I just got done saying in another post how much I hate PCisms.

Well there's no surprise. I'm not sure if you really know where that term comes from or what it really applies to.

Peace and good will to all men..err, and women....and illegals, and dogs, and cats, and those who have no place to call home, and those that can't afford their home, and the rat's arse next door who.........

Anyways.....

I think Good Will To Man would have sufficed, don't you think?

Not really. I'm not a man and I like to be included in the good will. I've never thought of women as a subset of men. That would just be weird.

Of course if you want to be really accurate, men are biologically a subset of women, so "Good will to all women" would technically cover everyone quite nicely. Would you be ok with that Mark? ;)

Well.....I think this covers it nicely.
The history behind 'Charly Brown's Christmas'
I shall find the link and post it before this week's celebration of life.

Would that be OK with you, ES?

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

It's partly what Chris said - insurance companies. And it is partly what happens to real Christmas trees when stupid people don't water them, and don't get around to throwing them out until March or April. A dry pine tree will literally go off like a bomb, even from the heat of a string of lights. NIST has some cool videos on what can go wrong. And does go wrong several times a year. Trying putting a match to a bound book, and you will see quite a difference.

Like so many things today, the many get stuck with paying for the sins of the stupid few.

BTW, any artifical tree sold in Canada in the last 20 years is VERY hard to light.

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It's partly what Chris said - insurance companies. And it is partly what happens to real Christmas trees when stupid people don't water them, and don't get around to throwing them out until March or April. A dry pine tree will literally go off like a bomb, even from the heat of a string of lights. NIST has some cool videos on what can go wrong. And does go wrong several times a year. Trying putting a match to a bound book, and you will see quite a difference.

Like so many things today, the many get stuck with paying for the sins of the stupid few.

BTW, any artifical tree sold in Canada in the last 20 years is VERY hard to light.

Well that is partway explains some it. But anyone stupid enough to do that would also be stupid enough to destroy their homes in other way. Surely it would better to teach people safety such as they do with cooking stoves and other possibly dangerous items in the home?

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Surely it would better to teach people safety such as they do with cooking stoves and other possibly dangerous items in the home?

Hate to get all preachy in a Christmas thread, but this is part of what I do for a living. Yes, you do that, and you put limits on trees (and such) in multi-unit dwellings, and you require people to have smoke alarms, and you have stricter standards for stoves every year, and and and ...

And people still cause fires, killing and maiming other innocent people, every day. The rules and regs do get annoying some times, even for those of us in the business, but what is the alternative? How many people are you willing to fry so you can have a nice Christmas? Pardon the bluntness, but that is what it comes down to.

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Surely it would better to teach people safety such as they do with cooking stoves and other possibly dangerous items in the home?

Hate to get all preachy in a Christmas thread, but this is part of what I do for a living. Yes, you do that, and you put limits on trees (and such) in multi-unit dwellings, and you require people to have smoke alarms, and you have stricter standards for stoves every year, and and and ...

And people still cause fires, killing and maiming other innocent people, every day. The rules and regs do get annoying some times, even for those of us in the business, but what is the alternative? How many people are you willing to fry so you can have a nice Christmas? Pardon the bluntness, but that is what it comes down to.

OK.....you want me to cut to the chase?

You can no longer breath because oxygen is an accellerant.
You con no longer drive because it causes countless needless deaths every day.
You can not longer post here due to wrist strain and the costs of dealing with it in the health system.
You can't even read this post, else it would contribute to eye strain and the costs to society in real dollars.
SO, eat your crhtistmas tree, or better yet, get a frontal lobotomy.

And, buddy......this is a response to one I consider as a friend.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

a live tree would be hard to argue with. It is a house plant :P

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a live tree would be hard to argue with. It is a house plant :P

Good point. And it traps CO2.

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SO, eat your crhtistmas tree, or better yet, get a frontal lobotomy.

And, buddy......this is a response to one I consider as a friend.

You haven't answered the question Mark. How many people are you willing to fry in order to have a nice Christmas?

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SO, eat your crhtistmas tree, or better yet, get a frontal lobotomy.

And, buddy......this is a response to one I consider as a friend.

You haven't answered the question Mark. How many people are you willing to fry in order to have a nice Christmas?

About 656...........that would be fine.
Or may 700.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

Tell them it is a douglas fir, not a christmas tree.

Wonder if that applies to one in a pot?

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.. How many people are you willing to fry so you can have a nice Christmas?

TBH I'm not sure, it depends on how many I could eat in one sitting and how many guests I had.

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