Any recommendations on Christmas lights installation? Hubby doesn't want to climb on the roof anymore with his bad back. I've heard it's quite expensive.
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Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
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DeeDee1997 said:
Any recommendations on Christmas lights installation? Hubby doesn't want to climb on the roof anymore with his bad back. I've heard it's quite expensive.
Congrats on the kinky fornication.
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FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
how expensive is that?
If you have to ask, you can't afford it. Don't be poor.
Sure. I know some great installers in Montana. Does that work for you? Or would you like to narrow down the area a bit?
My neighbors have obnoxious cheap LEDs taped to their house but at least Diwali is super colorful every year! I've thought about getting the Jellyfish lights but I have a 1.5 story house so it's not a massive undertaking for me to climb up there.
FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
Worst thing you can do is this. Looks so tacky. Makes your house look like a UFO. Our HOA has banned these. Hire someone to put in some nice C9s.
FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
I really hope this fad dies a quick, painful death. It's one thing when there a few scattered homes in a neighborhood that have them, but the more they proliferate it starts lighting the sky like Vegas.
I love Christmas lights from November into January, but I hate that people want to light up the sky year round.
atmtws said:FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
Worst thing you can do is this. Looks so tacky. Makes your house look like a UFO. Our HOA has banned these. Hire someone to put in some nice C9s.
I'd love to see that language in your HOA docs. No way that's enforceable unless people are running them year round. I'm not going to spend $400+ a year or risk climbing for roof lights. We put plenty of traditional lights and decorations along the driveway, trees and yard.
FIDO*98* said:atmtws said:FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
Worst thing you can do is this. Looks so tacky. Makes your house look like a UFO. Our HOA has banned these. Hire someone to put in some nice C9s.
I'd love to see that language in your HOA docs. No way that's enforceable unless people are running them year round. I'm not going to spend $400+ a year or risk climbing for roof lights. We put plenty of traditional lights and decorations along the driveway, trees and yard.
You can certainly enforce a restriction that says "jellyfish style" lights aren't allowed.
What you can't enforce is allowing jellyfish lights but put restrictions on when they can/can't be used. Therefore many HOAs are just prohibiting them outright.
atmtws said:FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
Worst thing you can do is this. Looks so tacky. Makes your house look like a UFO. Our HOA has banned these. Hire someone to put in some nice C9s.
Agree with this. I don't think they look good at all.
I'm not calling for an HOA ban but they aren't my style. They don't have that classic Christmas feel of the good ol Griswold string lights you risk life and limb to put up lol
I think it was like $1200 for the lights and installation last year. Looks like we paid $650 for just the install this year. It's frankly crazy to me to spend that much, but my wife works her ass off all year so this is a treat for her.
It's cracking me up how early the guy starts his installs, we had ours up before Halloween and I held off actually running them until this week.
It's cracking me up how early the guy starts his installs, we had ours up before Halloween and I held off actually running them until this week.
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Respect Thanksgiving!
Milwaukees Best Light said:
Respect Thanksgiving!
My experience is that those who celebrate Christmas the earliest are those who have the most secular concept of Christmas. That's why they're generally sick of Christmas come December 26th and are ready to move on.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
Best Christmas lights ever are on other people's homes.
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fc2112 said:
My experience is that those who celebrate Christmas the earliest are those who have the most secular concept of Christmas. That's why they're generally sick of Christmas come December 26th and are ready to move on.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
What about the folks that hate Christmas. What are we like?
Milwaukees Best Light said:fc2112 said:
My experience is that those who celebrate Christmas the earliest are those who have the most secular concept of Christmas. That's why they're generally sick of Christmas come December 26th and are ready to move on.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
What about the folks that hate Christmas. What are we like?
They're either grumpy atheists or the strictest, most doctrinal religious people you'll ever meet
Mega Lops said:
Best Christmas lights ever are on other people's homes.
Heck no. I love putting lights up every year you Scrooge
Milwaukees Best Light said:fc2112 said:
My experience is that those who celebrate Christmas the earliest are those who have the most secular concept of Christmas. That's why they're generally sick of Christmas come December 26th and are ready to move on.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
What about the folks that hate Christmas. What are we like?
Commies
lol I love Christmas but the coffee + cold temps that day activated my cheer a little early this year. I still love Jesus.
Had no idea I was sending such secular vibes with my Christmas spirit timing. I'll adjust accordingly next year.
Had no idea I was sending such secular vibes with my Christmas spirit timing. I'll adjust accordingly next year.
Remember Thanksgiving. Never forget!!
They look like Tap Lights (As Seen On TV). I standby my opinion.
Nothing beats white C9s around the bottom of the roof and on the ridges.
Nothing beats white C9s around the bottom of the roof and on the ridges.
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fc2112 said:
My experience is that those who celebrate Christmas the earliest are those who have the most secular concept of Christmas. That's why they're generally sick of Christmas come December 26th and are ready to move on.
Those who make Christmas all about the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ tend to focus on the preparatory nature of the Advent season and celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas the way Jesus and our Supreme Pontiff want us to.
You do know what board this is don't you? R&P is a bit further on down.
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FIDO*98* said:atmtws said:FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
Worst thing you can do is this. Looks so tacky. Makes your house look like a UFO. Our HOA has banned these. Hire someone to put in some nice C9s.
I'd love to see that language in your HOA docs. No way that's enforceable unless people are running them year round. I'm not going to spend $400+ a year or risk climbing for roof lights. We put plenty of traditional lights and decorations along the driveway, trees and yard.
Family on the end of my street runs his year round and its annoying. Sure they them them around the holidays, but the rest of the years is simply a constantly running mix of colors Our HOA is incredibly useless in every aspect except demanding their annual dues.
FIDO*98* said:
Get permanent LED lighting installed. You can light up for Christmas, RWB on 4th of July, Orange on Halloween, etc
They look so tacky though
Right! Honestly, from a distance they kind of look like someone went wild with can lights on the eves.
histag10 said:
Right! Honestly, from a distance they kind of look like someone went wild with can lights on the eves.
Because they did!!!
FIDO*98* said:
Even poors can afford them
DIY LED soffit lights
Do any of you actually have these? Everyone on my street puts up lights and it pisses me off more every year having to put them up and take them down. If these work as advertised I would pay someone to install them and only light them up for Christmas.
Ask the guy who mows your lawn
Haven't you heard? If lights face upwards, they are festive. If lights point down however, they are tacky
FIDO*98* said:
Haven't you heard? If lights face upwards, they are festive. If lights point down however, they are tacky
Jellyfish lights are the pre marinated fajitas from HEB of the Christmas light world
Oh no......glad I don't have them. I was just considering
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