MrsD 0 Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 Oh did I just say that? *shaking my head in shame* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest johnny christmas Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 John Garrant wrote: You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... youre itching in April to put your lights up 7 months early just for kicks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Greer 0 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 When it's your birthday, and you don't really care, because all you can think about is Christmas! 26 years old today!:waycool: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrsD 0 Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Happy belated birthday Kenny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Balch 0 Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 When you map out the distances between all the Dicsount stores & your house ...and time how long it will take to go from one to the other When you visit 2 Lowes, 3 HD's, 2 Targets, 2 Big Lots & other stores for after & pre-Christmas sales When your Christmas list is: Lights ...Minis ...LED's ...Strobes Blow Molds Inflatables LOR Extension cords When you are happy you reduced your Chsristmas wattage use by almost 1000 watts. And your neighbors don't even use 1,000 watts for their entire display When you are building a "sunroom" for storage ...and a garage .........with a great room over it ...............and a walk up attic ....................and you have already added on 10' x 12' to the shed .......................closing in underneath the deck (to be built) for more storage When you realize your MIL has a big empty basment and an empty 2nd floor ...and you think of what you could store there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Balch 0 Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 When you use Outlook Calendat to remind you that Auctions are ending For reminders to check out local stores for Holiday items Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadnut 0 Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 I am in the process of looking for another house (so my wife can operate her business out of it) and Christmas decorating is definitely one of the considerations!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffmill 0 Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 roadnut wrote: I am in the process of looking for another house (so my wife can operate her business out of it) and Christmas decorating is definitely one of the considerations!!! I know a guy that has admitted reading the Realtor pages looking for something a little more styled for his lightshow... Right? ...Brian... I love this thread. I like the way it keeps popping up... jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest johnny christmas Posted April 15, 2007 Report Share Posted April 15, 2007 when you go to lowes to buy a tool for work and look around the whole store for stuff you can use to make something for your display with....or check out the extension cord prices to see if theyre on sale every time you go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ralph 1 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 1)when you keep coming back to this thread because you cant believe what you have just thought of and what month we are in. 2) when the nabors walk by your house and your hanging from the roof and they just nod there heads at you and you here them say something about that crazy light guy. oh ya but in April. 3)when you are trying to get to whole family to agree to letting me change our family's vacation just so i can go to plus. for real. 4) when you go out and buy a artist projector at $380.00 because the guy behind the counter says it helps you draw lines better for making wire frames. (I did that) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny Greer 0 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 When how you refer to what you put up in November changes over the course of several years from "display" to "show." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrsD 0 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 When you are sitting watching TV this evening and you tell your hubby, "We need to test fit our Santa set up tomorrow morning (saturday april 21st) so we can get back on scedule. Otherwise we will never get done." And you know the neighbors will just smile and wave as they drive by. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrsD 0 Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... For your birthday your husband: Is taking you to an Animated lighting class and ... Buying you 2 new controllers 1.1 for my own display 2.1 for me to animate his parents’ house.:shock: Unless I get carried away and use it for ME! :laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 0 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 John Garrant wrote: You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... Your friendly ace hardware guy asks YOU for advice on extension cords.:laughing: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 0 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Mary Jayne wrote: Your son says...he will help you clean outthe gutters on your house but he will not help you put up your lights, as he is not going to help further your addiction. You begin to think like Wiley Coyote...Super Genius...and come up with all kind of ways to try something out for your display...only to have it fail time and again, but you do not give up. No...not even when the mega tree starts falling on your head and all you can do is hold up a little umbrella trying to fend it off. Then you actually wish there was a Acme company for you to call up and order all kind of neat things from. Like a jet pack, so you can reach the top peak of the house without a bucket truck. WHAT? You mean there isn't a real ACME! :shock::shock::shock::tree::shock: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 0 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 John Garrant wrote: You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... You walk into Lowes' and they call you by name! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Philip 0 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 well, I have been trying to convince the wife to get me a LOR controller for father's day, our anniversary, and my birthday combined. she could really get off easy if she would just agree :? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hbomb341 0 Posted May 2, 2007 Report Share Posted May 2, 2007 … You redeem all those credit card points you earned traveling for work into Home Depot gift cards … and buy extension cords. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sadayo 0 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Or worse, get hired on at Home Depot or other home improvement store.There's no better excuseas to why you're there AGAIN.And what better way to keepan eye on the stock on hand and when things go on sale? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toymakr000 1 Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 When your kids friends from school come over who have never been there before say YOUR the ones with the awesome lights?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest johnny christmas Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... when your local electric company finds out what youre doing for christmas and quickly rewires the utility pole to suit your needs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimbud00 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 Or when out looking for a new house, you pick the one with 17 roof lines ( possibilities), and a corner lot (exposure to the side and rear of the lot )..... (I'll add the outdoor power myself......) But I do like the house.....Honestly...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrsD 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 MrsD wrote: You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... For your birthday your husband: Is taking you to an Animated lighting class and ... Buying you 2 new controllers 1.1 for my own display 2.1 for me to animate his parents’ house.:shock: Unless I get carried away and use it for ME! :laughing: You know this Christmas light thing has gone too far when... One of the new controllers you said was going to be used for animatingyour in-law's house is now and forever part of your own display ... :devil: mine, Mine, MIne, MINe, MINE, ALL MINE! Then you start thinking .. well maybe if I just get one of those small 4 circut controllers I would be able to let that one go over to the In-Law's house. ... Who am I kidding? NOT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PandoraSun 0 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 When you know..... You are maxed to the limit on power on the 4 acres you have decorated, you get the bright idea, that all will run smoothly, if you don't turn on the ELECTRIC heat in the house until AFTER the lights are turnedOFF each night..... Brrrrrrrr.... It worked out great for a couple weeks......until.........one busy Friday night. (the night we were in the newspaper, of course and half the county was in our driveway) Not really half the countybut it felt thatway later on.... So here we were with 2 circle driveways full of cars driving around enjoying our display, plus there were people walking around it too, when hubby slips away for a sec... I think he is going inside to the bathroom.... Noooooooooooooo......Hehad gottenhungry, andwent inside and turned on the OVEN to bake himself a frozen pizza.... You guessed it.... POOF.......Everything goes dark......Everything in our yard only that is....Grrrrr LOL Everybody else had power to their houses. Nowhubby and Iare brrrrr-ing and grrr-ing................. AND trying to deal with traffic control (everybody just stopped their carswhere they were when the lights went out LOL...and no one turned their headlights on ...LOL) plus we werehelping those walking in the dark, find their way to their cars. (It was hilarious to say the least). :laughing: Didhubby trip breakers in the house? Oh no, it couldn't be that simple....It couldn't be something we could fix ourselves....We needed the power company for our problem.....because.................... When hubby turned on the oven, ittripped the breaker on the transformer on the power pole. :waycool: Lessons learned reallllllllllllllllllllllll fast.... (1) Always have one "corded" phone hooked up, so you can call the power company more efficiently,...(Here they use your home phone tolog calls much faster)....(we hadall cordless ones which of course went out of commission with the power out)...and of course, we had no idea where we had put our cell phones at that moment...) (2) Always know where your flashlights are (and have new batteries in them), so you can rescue the people in your yard from the "dark") (3) Always make sure hubby eats BEFORE lights go on... and most importantly.... (4) Give hubby phone number to local pizza delivery ........just in case. PS ... Power company upgraded our transformer the next day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flanigan 2 Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 .....When you use TWO DIFFERENT sequencing programs because you like the features of one for sequencing and features of the other for playback/scheduling! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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