Alex met Sam at nursery. They were first loves. They built forts together, shared sandwiches in high school, and were each other's first kiss.

They were the dream couple until Sam got into EDM music.

While Alex enjoyed folk, first loves are kind of like your current account. If they aren't working for you anymore,

maybe it's time to switch with the current account switch service.

The opinions expressed in the following episode do not necessarily reflect those of the Minds of Madness Podcast.

Listener discretion is advised. So, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh, There's something just a little extra special about having a real Christmas tree inside your home for the

holidays, the fresh evergreen scent that fills the air, evoking a sense of

tradition and timelessness, instantly transporting you back to cherished memories.

For many families, selecting the perfect tree, cutting it down, and bringing it home is a cherished holiday tradition.

But there's a downside to real trees as well.

The mess they create by the continuous supply of dead pine needles dropping on the floor and disposing of the tree

can also be a hassle. But for some families, it can become part of a tradition in itself.

On New Year's Day, 1991, Carl Carlson had a special new tradition

he wanted to share with his three young children, a tradition he had with his own father as a boy, lighting the old Christmas

tree on fire.

That morning, Carl takes his three children out to an area where the Christmas tree is in a field and he

pours gasoline all over because he says I want to show you how fast something can

burn and he lights the tree on fire and it's going up in smoke

the kids are scared and ultimately they ran away from the smoke. What a strange thing to do.

Seeing as children were frightened by the experience, Carl took the opportunity to look

the most squarely in the eyes and give them a lesson on fire safety.

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