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!

sunvalleyslim · 12-17-08, 07:07 PM

Looks like they really get into the spirit of the holidays.....If they can afford the electric bill, let them have fun.........

Kapitan_Phillips · 12-17-08, 07:12 PM

Watch out for Cessna's landing on your porch now, Skybird

Iceman · 12-17-08, 10:57 PM

The lights are for kids Skybird...you know children.
Man are you always a scrooge?, bagging on someones Christmas lights.

May God pour out his blessings on you.

A Very Super Market · 12-17-08, 11:12 PM

Oy.. I lived in a suburb once, this brings back painful memories.
I remember waking up after a nap and getting blinded by the sheer number of christmas lights outside the window..

Aramike · 12-18-08, 02:21 AM

NASA called. They said your lights are blocking out their view of the sun.

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

Skybird · 12-18-08, 03:53 AM

I like xmas lights. _But this way I think it is massively exaggerated, and kitschig. I also do not like the kind of colourful hectically blinking visual stress that looks more like a brothel than xmas. Keep it a bit simplier, I say.

Oh, and btw, those houses do not have solar panels.

UnderseaLcpl · 12-18-08, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I like xmas lights. _But this way I think it is massively exaggerated, and kitschig. I also do not like the kind of colourful hectically blinking visual stress that looks more like a brothel than xmas. Keep it a bit simplier, I say.

What does kitschig mean? Tacky, or something like that?

Well, perhaps they are kitschig, and massively exaggerated, but that's someone's choice. They may not have much class, but at least they have a lot of enthusiasm

12-16-08, 04:53 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 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.

12-16-08, 05:28 PM	#2
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.

12-16-08, 11:48 PM	#4
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"

12-16-08, 11:54 PM	#5
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. __________________

12-17-08, 12:04 AM	#6
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

12-16-08, 05:36 PM	#3
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!

12-17-08, 07:07 PM	#7
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Looks like they really get into the spirit of the holidays.....If they can afford the electric bill, let them have fun......... __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

12-17-08, 07:12 PM	#8
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Watch out for Cessna's landing on your porch now, Skybird __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

12-17-08, 10:57 PM	#9
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The lights are for kids Skybird...you know children. Man are you always a scrooge?, bagging on someones Christmas lights. May God pour out his blessings on you.

12-17-08, 11:12 PM	#10
A Very Super Market The Old Man Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Deep in the Wild Canadian suburbs. Posts: 1,468 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oy.. I lived in a suburb once, this brings back painful memories. I remember waking up after a nap and getting blinded by the sheer number of christmas lights outside the window.. __________________ The entire German garrison of Vanviken, right here in your thread!

12-18-08, 02:21 AM	#11
Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	NASA called. They said your lights are blocking out their view of the sun.

12-18-08, 03:24 AM	#13
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.

12-18-08, 03:53 AM	#14
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I like xmas lights. _But this way I think it is massively exaggerated, and kitschig. I also do not like the kind of colourful hectically blinking visual stress that looks more like a brothel than xmas. Keep it a bit simplier, I say. Oh, and btw, those houses do not have solar panels. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 12-18-08 at 03:56 AM.