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Christmas lights outside: when? (1 Viewer)
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Officer Pete Malloy
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I hate people.St. Louis Bob said:
Officer Pete Malloy
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Zow
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Zow
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snogger
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wait.. for what he posted in here
Because if so.. You have a LOT to learn about going MOP.
Zow
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Ministry of Pain
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We go on Christmas Eve and take whatever we want for free. I usually slip the lot watcher a couple Gerogies to tie it up on the roof of my camper and then empty the ####ter on the way out.Premier said:We decided to get the tree tonight. Not a soul there. Had our pick of the lot. Guy said if we came Friday there would be a hundred people there picking over the same trees and it would take an hour to get in and out. "I don't know why more people just don't come early" he said, "everybody is beholden to some dumb tradition that doesn't even make sense."
I slipped him a 20 as he loaded the tree onto my car.
Ministry of Pain
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He's irritable because I pissed in his Tom Brady Cheerios bowl. Must be alias, no one gets that ramped up on me with less than 1,000 posts in here.wait.. for what he posted in here
Because if so.. You have a LOT to learn about going MOP.
Salvation Army bell ringers are next on my hit list. I thought I was gonna knock the bowl over trying to get in so i could buy some groceries just to eat on for a few days and i got some old dingbat ringing the bell at me. They should take those bells and walk thru Fortune 500 companies and go after the CEO, CFO types, we working folks can barely make ends meet and I gotta now feel guilty about being employed for the next month.
Hooray Christmas!
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Zow
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I pondered it for a second while watching Christian Ponder just miss Patterson for the win, while drinking beer with my feet up.
That's living on the weekend.
Officer Pete Malloy
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"Grown men who get too excited or go overboard when it comes to holiday decorations are more than likely closeted homosexuals."
--Richard Dawkins
--Richard Dawkins
snogger
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He's irritable because I pissed in his Tom Brady Cheerios bowl. Must be alias, no one gets that ramped up on me with less than 1,000 posts in here.wait.. for what he posted in here
Because if so.. You have a LOT to learn about going MOP.
Salvation Army bell ringers are next on my hit list. I thought I was gonna knock the bowl over trying to get in so i could buy some groceries just to eat on for a few days and i got some old dingbat ringing the bell at me. They should take those bells and walk thru Fortune 500 companies and go after the CEO, CFO types, we working folks can barely make ends meet and I gotta now feel guilty about being employed for the next month.
Hooray Christmas!
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
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MOP how many meltdowns have you had on FBG? At least ten per year ? Don't worry though, just a few more meltdowns and I am sure David Dodds is going to hire you like you always wanted
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NCCommish
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Pretty muchThisEverything except for the "slightly" inebriated part.:notebook:I'm afraid he would.
Swedish Fish toss at your house.
Would anyone really believe I am tossing empty bags of Burger King out of the window at 1AM on my way back from the bars slightly inebriated?
Ministry of Pain
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I already worked for them 3 different times, try and keep up. The meltdowns are the folks who keep getting banned and having to drum up new log ins.MOP how many meltdowns have you had on FBG? At least ten per year ? Don't worry though, just a few more meltdowns and I am sure David Dodds is going to hire you like you always wanted
And outside of the Swedish Fish incident there really haven't been that many outbursts recently although like I always say, it's the stuff I don't report that would probably would b more fascinating to some folks.
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AAABatteries
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Putting ours up tonight or tomorrow night. The reason is apparently twofold. 1. We don't ever decorate for Thanksgiving so we apparently aren't missing out on that and 2. We are hosting Thanksgiving this year and my wife wants the family to see the house decorated for Xmas. I'm ok with it - I'm going to do it at some point so might as well be now. I will say I do kind of hate how Xmas creeps up earlier and earlier each year. I like to keep Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all separate.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
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Ministry of Pain
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Exactly, we just put away the Halloween stuff a week ago, had taken down the outside stuff but my wife gets all aroused from Halloween so I try to milk that for all I can inside the house. We celebrate Halloween for a good 2 months, best time of the year.
What do people put up for Thanksgiving? There's no decorations that I can think of other than kitchen crap like pot holders.
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Ministry of Pain
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RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER IS ON…2 DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WTF!
AAABatteries
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KiddLattimer
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Thats what I do... they go up on whatever the nicest day is before Thanksgiving but they don't go on til Thanksgiving night. That way I don't have to stand out in the miserable 35 degree rain that seems to accompany turkey day every year.I went safe route -- lights are up, but not plugged in. Thanksgiving night I can get home late and just plug n' play.
relax guy, don't do anything drastic like throwing wendys on my lawnI already worked for them 3 different times, try and keep up. The meltdowns are the folks who keep getting banned and having to drum up new log ins.MOP how many meltdowns have you had on FBG? At least ten per year ? Don't worry though, just a few more meltdowns and I am sure David Dodds is going to hire you like you always wanted
And outside of the Swedish Fish incident there really haven't been that many outbursts recently although like I always say, it's the stuff I don't report that would probably would b more fascinating to some folks.
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Ministry of Pain
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snogger
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Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Uhm, what's with the left side of your roofline? Bulb out?snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
Quez
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He really is the Clark Griswald of the neighborhood!Uhm, what's with the left side of your roofline? Bulb out?snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
snogger
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Had a storm come through with 40+ mph winds that must have taken out a few lights ( the ones on the roof are the old "glass" bulbs ) and it dumped 8 inches of snow and freezing rain.. The next day temperatures dropped to -5, so no chance I'm risking my life to get back on the roof to find what killed it..Uhm, what's with the left side of your roofline? Bulb out?snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
Last year we had icicles on the roof line and the wind damaged those also..
Next year we are going to buy the "plastic" led type which hopefully will solve the issue.
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Ministry of Pain
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Looks so pretty, looks like you have the entire block to yourself. Must be nice.snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
snogger
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Looks so pretty, looks like you have the entire block to yourself. Must be nice.snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
having just over 2.5 acres of land does help to give us separation To continue on.. I did take some video last night as well.
I added the music of Karmin that Keerok's thread provided..
Enjoy!!!!
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Ouch. Growing up we rocked the large multi-color bulbs indoor and out. I have come to prefer the white mini's now. However I found sets that are labeled "gold" that create a really sweet glow outside. More like candle light. I inserted yellow "party" bulbs in our outdoor lamps to match.Had a storm come through with 40+ mph winds that must have taken out a few lights ( the ones on the roof are the old "glass" bulbs ) and it dumped 8 inches of snow and freezing rain.. The next day temperatures dropped to -5, so no chance I'm risking my life to get back on the roof to find what killed it..Uhm, what's with the left side of your roofline? Bulb out?snogger said:Alright, here is this years display..
Main Front view
From the Driveway
Closer view from the Driveway
and as an added bonus, since I'm doing my best to be the Griswold of our neighborhood might as well go all out
Last year we had icicles on the roof line and the wind damaged those also..
Next year we are going to buy the "plastic" led type which hopefully will solve the issue.
Now I just have to find time to get them up. This weekend looks like crap. :(
Ignoratio Elenchi
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We did tasteful white lights. Haven't taken them down yet and probably won't get to it until next weekend. Ok, or major faux pas?
=Smackdown=
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Took them down today
Had a small window of no rain and wind this morning and got it done.
Had a small window of no rain and wind this morning and got it done.
Fat Nick
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White lights...tastefully done...no issue on my part!
We just got our house de-Christmas-ified on Sunday. I forgot what a major pain in the ### taking everything down is. The tree is all dry, the stump is all gross and slimy. Then you have to take all the ornaments down and repack them...take all the window candles down...take down our huge wreath...such a pain. It's akin to the flight BACK from vacation. It's just not as tolerable as the flight out.
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Godsbrother
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Always put inside and outside lights up 2 weeks before Christmas. I don't care how cold it is outside -- it is Christmas time and it is supposed to be cold.
I can't stand having holiday decorations up for more than 3 weeks so everything gets taken down and put away on New Years day unless I am too hung-over, in which case I might put it off to the weekend after.
I can't stand having holiday decorations up for more than 3 weeks so everything gets taken down and put away on New Years day unless I am too hung-over, in which case I might put it off to the weekend after.
snogger
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PlasmaDogPlasma
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Start taking them down now IMO
