GREIG HOWE ATTACHED A TRAILER TO HIS TINY G-WIZ ELECTRIC CAR TO TOW HIS 50ft CHRISTMAS TREE HOME. DONATED BY THE FORESTRY COMMISSION, THE £400 TREE WAS TAKEN 15 MILES FROM THE NEW FOREST TO SKATE PARK DESIGNERS HOWE'S SIX-BEDROOM HOME IN BOURNEMOUTH, DORSET. THERE, IT WAS CUT INTO THREE CAREFULLY MEASURED SECTIONS TO CREATE A STUNNING UNIQUE CHRISTMAS ILLUSION THAT HAS MOST PASSERBY IN THE STREET DOING DOUBLE TAKES. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HOWE'S FRIENDS, THE LOWER PARTS OF THE TREE WERE PASSED THROUGH DOORS AND WINDOWS. FINALLY A BORROWED CRANE WAS USED TO PLACE THE TOP TIER ON TO A LITTLE ROOF TURRET. WITH CAREFUL ALIGNMENT, THE HOWE CHRISTMAS TREE APPEARS TO BE BURSTING THROUGH THE ROOF. IT IS THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING HOWE HAS STAGED THE TRICK. LAST YEAR HE CUT THE TREE UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT WAS CHOPPED DOWN. THIS YEAR HE DECIDED TO TOW IT HOME IN ONE PIECE SO HE COULD DRIVE IT PAST THE HOME OF HIS HOUSEBOUND GRANDMOTHER, EVEN PUTTING A FEW LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS ON IT AS A TREAT FOR HER. THE WHOLE OPERATION, INCLUDING DECORATING THE BRANCHES WITH 200 BAUBLES AND 2,000 LED LIGHTS, TOOK FIVE DAYS TO COMPLETE. 'I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR WEEKS', HE SAID. 'BUT IT HAS ALL BEEN WORTH IT NOW IT IS UP. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC.'
No comments:
Post a Comment