A tale told me. A manager reminiscing about the past describes how during a discussion, he wondered why christmas trees were sooo expensive. Was the company getting a bum deal?
Hah, talk about confusing terminology. To the layman, a christmas tree is:
To oil and gas engineers, a christmas tree is:
Notice the lack of leaves, needles and decorations.
Posted by Wata 
Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 