Just wanted to let people know that, while I personally enjoy the smell of balsam in the front elevator, and I don’t think there was an official notice from the management on the subject this year, the usual rule is that Christmas trees should be wrapped when being carried through the building and that they should go in the back freight elevator only.  We always cart ours in and out wrapped in an old sheet so that no one is stuck cleaning up a trail of needles.

For newcomers to our building: Following the holidays, Lowell has various Christmas tree drop-off sites and there’s a local Boy Scout troop that will pick up your used tree in return for a donation.  I’ll post more about those options as we get nearer to take-down-tree time instead of put-up-tree time.