Christmas Lights & Decor 2019 Thread

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 02:42 PM

YES!!! I have already put our Christmas Lights up!
I used to wait until the day/weekend after Thanksgiving but I have come to realize that: A. The weather generally is too cold and or wet. B. I want to get my $$$ and time worth. Not to mention, several of my neighbors have had theirs up for a couple of weeks now. Previously I have been using LED's but decided to go back to incandescent bulbs for their much better Brightness.
I will reserve a couple of more exterior decor lighting for December 1st.

TIS' THE SEASON....

upstatedoc · 11-12-2019, 02:44 PM

now all you need is snow

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

now all you need is snow

Hahaha!!! I like to look at Snow.... on television.

Being here in the South, and growing up in So Cal. I'm used to not having snow. I have visited states with snow and it looks pretty. But it simply is a PITA with mobility and clean up. I dread having to see and clean up salt and sand from my cars if and when it does snow around here.

nyalpine90 · 11-12-2019, 02:51 PM

beautiful casa!

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nyalpine90

beautiful casa!

Thank you kindly!

FuriouslyFast · 11-12-2019, 03:07 PM

Am I the only one that does not decorate for holidays?

Just b/c it's just me & it'd making more work for myself for no reason IMO.

FuriouslyFast · 11-12-2019, 03:08 PM

Am I the only one that does not decorate for holidays?

Just b/c it's just me & it's making more work for myself for no reason IMO.

12v_dub · 11-12-2019, 04:09 PM

isn't it still November?

kscarrol · 11-12-2019, 04:12 PM

Looking good Clark!!

Captain Blood · 11-12-2019, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by upstatedoc

now all you need is snow

In Dallas? Is that the white stuff that fell out of the sky briefly 3 or 4 years ago?

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

Looking good Clark!!

I absolutely LOVE this movie!

We've made it a tradition of watching Christmas Vacation every December. Absolutely hilarious!

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Blood

In Dallas? Is that the white stuff that fell out of the sky briefly 3 or 4 years ago?

Hahaha!!

Rmtt · 11-12-2019, 04:31 PM

I'm a fan of the older incandescent bulbs myself. I guess it reminds me of my childhood.

Looking good!

UncleWede · 11-12-2019, 04:59 PM

BAN!!! We haven't even had turkey yet.

tcphoto · 11-12-2019, 05:14 PM

It's like walking into my local Lowe's in late September and their Christmas displays were out. TXSTYLE, the house looks nice but odds are you were wearing shorts when decorating.

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tcphoto

It's like walking into my local Lowe's in late September and their Christmas displays were out. TXSTYLE, the house looks nice but odds are you were wearing shorts when decorating.

Thanks
Hahaha!! It was actually in the 70's Saturday when they went up.

However... This "Artic Blast" swooped in last night and it dropped into the 20s.
That's a 50 degree drop and it shocks the system no doubt.

TXSTYLE · 11-12-2019, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rmtt

I'm a fan of the older incandescent bulbs myself. I guess it reminds me of my childhood.

Looking good!

Thank you. I've been using leds all these years but until they develop a brighter Christmas light, incandescent is the way to go.
I also went with a Candy Cane theme which came out nice! My neighbor said he was gonna wait until after Thanksgiving but he said I motivated him to put his up too this past weekend.

lsturbointeg · 11-14-2019, 12:49 AM

here's what I had done last year. not sure if i'm gonna go through that this year as it was a lot of work. plus it's cold as ef putting up lights when it's already snowing here in OH

CTinline-six · 11-14-2019, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

BAN!!! We haven't even had turkey yet.

Amen.

shimmy23 · 11-14-2019, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

here's what I had done last year. not sure if i'm gonna go through that this year as it was a lot of work. plus it's cold as ef putting up lights when it's already snowing here in OH

Do it for the kids bro!!!

King Rudi · 11-14-2019, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TXSTYLE

YES!!! I have already put our Christmas Lights up!
I used to wait until the day/weekend after Thanksgiving but I have come to realize that: A. The weather generally is too cold and or wet. B. I want to get my $$$ and time worth. Not to mention, several of my neighbors have had theirs up for a couple of weeks now. Previously I have been using LED's but decided to go back to incandescent bulbs for their much better Brightness.
I will reserve a couple of more exterior decor lighting for December 1st.

TIS' THE SEASON....

The little lights aren't twinkling (Big) Clark(us)

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Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

Am I the only one that does not decorate for holidays?

Just b/c it's just me & it'd making more work for myself for no reason IMO.

No sir. You are not the only one who doesn't decorate. I put the tree up one time after my boys became old enough and moved out. The girlfriend and I are the only ones who would see it. Absolutely not worth the entire day spent putting the tree up and the entire day it takes putting everything away after. I simply have better things to do with my free time. I have one decoration that goes up every year. It is a snowman, that is old as hell and he looks completely depressed. I love that damn thing. Summarizes my entire take on the holiday season and makes me smile every time I see his melancholy ass.

JP10 · 11-14-2019, 03:24 PM

My fiance had off yesterday. I come home from work, Christmas music blaring throughout the house, and the whole pad is decked out in Christmas decor already. I was astonished. I'll have to snap some pics when I get home! As soon as the calendar flipped from Oct to Nov she has been all guns blazing with the music, I'm just out here looking forward to Thanksgiving haha.

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