Hanging Christmas Lights: Any Tips?
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hollywood9826
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My personal opinion. Less is more. Unless you are going Clark Griswold for comedy, just stick to the basic small white lights. Most people get the huge color bulbs and they just look gaudy. If you have trees outside dont just run the lights in a circle aroubd the tree to make it look like a candy cane. Thats the looks stuff.
ttbrowne
Hall of Fame
Actually I'm doing it for marital bliss. Wife wants it. Plus we're trying to save money. My younger son is gonna do the dangerous work.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
Agreed. Less is more. Small, white lights and depending on the house's architectural style, for a flourish, maybe some soft, long-needled pine garland (unlit) draped around the front door frame and a wreath to boot.
That said, hey max: when you were a young punk, you and your friends (for "a goof") never drove around 'those neighborhoods' (wit' da pinky rings & chrome-festooned Escalades) with a blunt-buzz looking/crying/laughing at the insane/over-the-top garish decorations? .....the insane "competition" (in da true spirit of "da holidayz" lol) between each house on 'da block'? Man, those places ruled!.....I would cry laughing....when I wasn't drooling at their callipygian daughters...snapping their chewing gum....sigh...
[size=+3]Merry [/size][size=+4]'Guido'[/size][size=+3] Xmas![/size] :shock: :lol: :shock:
cucio
Legend
:evil::angry:
Think of the goddamned planet, for Christ's sake (pun(?) intended.) Who needs more energy wasting and light pollution?
If somehow you must satisfy your need for treating your retina with some blinking lights just close your eyelids and apply some moderate pressure to your eyeballs with your thumbs. Shiny.
Think of the goddamned planet, for Christ's sake (pun(?) intended.) Who needs more energy wasting and light pollution?
If somehow you must satisfy your need for treating your retina with some blinking lights just close your eyelids and apply some moderate pressure to your eyeballs with your thumbs. Shiny.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!!.......IT'S THE 'GREEN' SCROOGE!. :shock: :shock: :shock:
p.s.,
opthamologically-speaking: geez, did you actually say "your need for treating your retina?" .... c'mon Ebinezer..
p.s.,
opthamologically-speaking: geez, did you actually say "your need for treating your retina?" .... c'mon Ebinezer..
Fearsome Forehand
Professional
If your wife is a liberal, you should employ the global warming ruse.
Show her a pictures of a confused momma polar bear and her two cuddly cubs clinging perilously to a small, unstable piece of fractured glacial ice. Make a big hysterical scene shouting "I want no part of this! How can we possibly enjoy these lights knowing the ecological damage they will cause! I am taking a stand for the polar bears!" Then storm out of the room in a huff. It could work. ;o)
Show her a pictures of a confused momma polar bear and her two cuddly cubs clinging perilously to a small, unstable piece of fractured glacial ice. Make a big hysterical scene shouting "I want no part of this! How can we possibly enjoy these lights knowing the ecological damage they will cause! I am taking a stand for the polar bears!" Then storm out of the room in a huff. It could work. ;o)
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
whoa! wait a 'sec'
I'm on board with the "green" theme and all (just came from a 3-hour-dedanspenthouse-presentation/lecture), but in addressing Joey's 'x-mas' lights as constituting a MAJOR environmental "challenge"? vis-a-vis the MAJOR you-know-what?....
c'mon, come to the table and (again, I'm on board, mind ya)........ let's bust the REAL 'anti-eco' chumps in this debate if you don't mind.......
I'm on board with the "green" theme and all (just came from a 3-hour-dedanspenthouse-presentation/lecture), but in addressing Joey's 'x-mas' lights as constituting a MAJOR environmental "challenge"? vis-a-vis the MAJOR you-know-what?....
c'mon, come to the table and (again, I'm on board, mind ya)........ let's bust the REAL 'anti-eco' chumps in this debate if you don't mind.......
Topaz
Legend
Wait until December?
Ok, ok, just busting your chops. But still, didn't we just finish Halloween?
I've always been a fan of the green garlands combined with white lights.
Also, if your house has any interesting 'lines' to it (A frame, roof shape, etc), those can be outlined with a strand of white lights, and to me, that usually looks really nice...sometimes if it isn't too much, the icicle strands look really nice too, but be careful not to overdo it.
Invest in a timer, too, so you don't have to worry about turning them on/off.
CanadianChic
Hall of Fame
Get new lights (lots of 'em), a very sturdy ladder, a staple gun and do it quickly before the snow comes down or you're S.O.L. I shouldn't have to say this, but since so many men make the mistake....the starting point is where the power source is.
Dedans Penthouse
Legend
mi 2
"Ditto" to Topaz' "ditto" allusion..ditto LOL~!...that 'ditto' pix wuz flat-out funny.
^^^^^^^^^^
"Ditto" to Topaz' "ditto" allusion..ditto LOL~!...that 'ditto' pix wuz flat-out funny.
maverick66
Hall of Fame
Wait until December?
seriously. At least let thanksgiving go by before you get the christmas stuff up. Its way to early to have lights up.
ttbrowne
Hall of Fame
Mav, You've got to hang them before weather gets bad, you don't need to turn them on til later.
maverick66
Hall of Fame
I live in a bad weather place and still you can wait. Im guessing you dont like the cold but putting them up now is just way to early.
Kobble
Hall of Fame
This qoute from the son of the guy who used to do the Lantana Christmas tree. He is an atheist, too. Maybe you should hire him.I posted briefly about my experience as a second generation Christmas decorator on the main website comment section. I figured I would post over on the actual forum about my experience in dealing with christians and maintaining my integrity of being an atheist in this particular line of work.
First of all, it would be career suicide to be outright about it when you are trying to get a job off of a christian. Usually potential customers are all geared up about decorating their home or business and are high on Jesus. Ironically I do not hide the fact I am an atheist,If they were to go to my vehicle when I am bidding on a job, they would see a Darwin Jesus-fish bumper sticker on the back of it, just under my rear window of my Jeep.
When a customer starts talking about "The reason for the season" I try to be respectful, and usually try to divert their attention as to why I am there, which is to decorate. I never ever say "Merry Christmas" either, I will standardly reply "Happy Holidays to you." This usually satisfies their recognition enough to placate them so I can do my job.
My father, who raised me is agnostic. He was also a decorator, and started out doing displays in malls in the Tampa Bay area. In 1972, my dad acquired a contract for the National Enquirer to erect "The Worlds Largest Christmas Tree". Every year we put up a 126' Christmas tree until 1988. Thats when the owner of the National Enquirer (Generoso Pope)had a heart attack and died in an ambulance that he had personally donated to the city of Lantana, Florida.
The following year we erected a 150' Christmas tree in downtown Miami. We even managed to get on the front page of the Miami Herald and got the key to the city of Miami while we were there. After that the wife of the former owner of the National Enquirer (Lois Pope) had my father and I erecting smaller 25' foot Christmas trees in several prominent places in southern Florida like the University of Miami, Good Samaritan Hospital, a hospice, and in a upscale shopping center in Manalapan, Florida, which is basically the Beverly Hills area of southern Florida.
It is possible for an atheist to do this line of work and not compromise their integrity, but it is like walking in a minefield sometimes. Here is a picture from a postcard of one of the Christmas trees that we had erected.
Here is a link to my Myspace site. Its not a business site, just something I put up to show folks what I used to do.
http://www.myspace.com/bigxmastree
Anyway, you can see that I come from the bigger and crazier the better. You can measure how great it is by how dangerous sometimes.
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Kobble
Hall of Fame
Oh, come on, everyone breaks that rule.
ttbrowne
Hall of Fame
I am an atheist. What does that have to do with Xmas lights?
tennis005
Hall of Fame
Best quote ever!!!! Poor son
It was a stupid joke. However, by definition religion does have a bit to do with Christmas.
-SF
LuckyR
Legend
Hiring a guy to do it is cheaper than back surgery.
albino smurf
Professional
ADVICE: Make sure you get the outdoor lights and have the right kind of extension cord, etc. Don't burn down your house!
That reminds me. Ever see those lights that are printed with "Indoor/Outdoor Use Only". . .
-SF
