Christmas lights. Eh - what...?

Skybird · 12-16-08, 04:53 PM

Not a perfect shot, since there was no wall, fence, tree, lightmast or parked car I could lean on. It is a house 200 m down the road where I live, at the beginning of the zone where exclusively British soldier families live. Nothing against lights at christmas, but...

August · 12-16-08, 05:28 PM

I guess some people take "festival of light" seriously...

baggygreen · 12-16-08, 05:36 PM

I live in the south of my city, in the foothills of the Brindabella Ranges, which are basically the foothills for the Aussie Alps. One of the hills in a very well-to-do suburb has got houses built half way up, and almost every place has got similarly garish lights on it!

Certainly makes for a spectacular view when one drives onver the hills into the valley!

bookworm_020 · 12-16-08, 11:48 PM

So much for reducing green house gas emisions!

Zachstar · 12-16-08, 11:54 PM

I spent 22 dollars on 2 sets of LED Christmas lights. One of the best investments ever.

Low power
Much better looking than cheapo lights
Last longer
It is GE you twit! What more do you need?

So if they went LED they are fine.

SandyCaesar · 12-17-08, 12:04 AM

Hey, that looks like a U-boat in silhouette!

UnderseaLcpl · 12-18-08, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

So much for reducing green house gas emisions!

Aw c'mon......that's not in the spirit of the holiday

Besides, I've balanced whatever emissions they may be producing by not putting any lights up or even having a tree.

Christopher Snow · 12-18-08, 03:24 AM

The solar panels are on the sloping roof (top right in the photo), and the wet-cell storage batteries are in the basement, so it really doesn't cost him anything.

Or it wouldn't if he were a sub-simmer anyway...(he just has to watch out for buildup of chlorine fumes in case his basement fills with seawater...). :-P

Or maybe he just feeds solar gain into the power grid during the daytime so he can take it back out again at night. That's the "real way," (although proper submariners might roll their eyes in disgust too).

CS

12-16-08, 04:53 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Christmas lights. Eh - what...? Not a perfect shot, since there was no wall, fence, tree, lightmast or parked car I could lean on. It is a house 200 m down the road where I live, at the beginning of the zone where exclusively British soldier families live. Nothing against lights at christmas, but... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I guess some people take "festival of light" seriously... __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	So much for reducing green house gas emisions! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Zachstar Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Shreveport, Louisiana Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	I spent 22 dollars on 2 sets of LED Christmas lights. One of the best investments ever. Low power Much better looking than cheapo lights Last longer It is GE you twit! What more do you need? So if they went LED they are fine. __________________

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SandyCaesar Chief Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HMS Thanatus Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey, that looks like a U-boat in silhouette! __________________ Vanvikan, Feb. 2009: ordinary human, KIA, night 4 HMS Thanatus, May 2009: ??? human, KIA, night 7

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baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I live in the south of my city, in the foothills of the Brindabella Ranges, which are basically the foothills for the Aussie Alps. One of the hills in a very well-to-do suburb has got houses built half way up, and almost every place has got similarly garish lights on it! Certainly makes for a spectacular view when one drives onver the hills into the valley!

12-18-08, 03:24 AM	#8
Christopher Snow Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 201 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	The solar panels are on the sloping roof (top right in the photo), and the wet-cell storage batteries are in the basement, so it really doesn't cost him anything. Or it wouldn't if he were a sub-simmer anyway...(he just has to watch out for buildup of chlorine fumes in case his basement fills with seawater...). :-P Or maybe he just feeds solar gain into the power grid during the daytime so he can take it back out again at night. That's the "real way," (although proper submariners might roll their eyes in disgust too). CS Last edited by Christopher Snow; 12-18-08 at 03:27 AM.