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Unpopular opinion. The people who decorate the entire outside of their house with Christmas lights freak me out a little.
I should clarify. The whole lot freaks me out. From the "we've been planning this since October", shopping for the lights, stapling of lights using a ladder, the electricity bill, torrential rain, animals pissing and shitting, the storage when not in use, I love Christmas so much and then covering every surface with flashing lights.
My neighbours have a beautifully curated display, I get the impression that the lady pretty much has Christmas as a personality trait. A different themed tee every day of the week, antlers on the car, lights all perfectly placed. My boyfriend decided he wanted to do lights, but ours looks like we sort of threw them at the house and lit them where they landed. I like our method. But I also like seeing hers, just not sure I could do that level of planning.
Each to their own! But I like sparkly things!
This made me laugh.
I LOVE Christmas lights. Mine have been up since October. But there is deffo a line. I've got like, 4 sets up. But it barely overs 1/8th of my front yard. its just in some trees and along the roofline. But i totally agree there is such a thing as going too far. I don't like the inflatable things or the non-light decorations.
I like the ones where someone has decorated their front yard tree. That looks pretty cool but the ones that have covered the whole house in flashing lights, unless it's sync to rock music, are just an eye sore.
I like the inflatables but if there's also lights and my neighbours left them on at night then I would be aiming darts at the giant jolly Santa.
I was reading the other about how Christmas lights are actually pretty bad for birds/insects etc because it messes with the light that they use for hunting/sleeping etc.