We’ve got some white incandescent lights around the eaves, but we’ve also got some WLED strips around the windows. They aren’t properly set to music or anything but they do animate through several patterns.
I can’t compete.
My neighbors had holiday lighting contractors come in and do lights all along their eaves which are high up, and also some glowing candle things along both sides of their driveway. The driveway is straight and long enough that I can imagine it will make perfect runway lights for Santa.
When I traveled in a camper over the holidays I had a little LED lit tree. Also sometimes put a wreath with lights on grill of truck but it used AA batts and was a pain. I was going to re-work for 12V but never did.
I do like when you drive on highways and see big trucks with decor like that though. It’s like We are all out here together; it’s a strange sense of community.
Mostly not doing those Winter road trips anymore though. Get to one place and stay for a while. Each year not sure where that will be.
@pmarin
Was up in Nashville for Thanksgiving and saw a couple of cars decked out with this rig as we were driving around town. Got to admit they looked pretty cool when they were driving. Not sure if I would find it too distracting having a crap-ton of lights on the hood in front of me though…
Image is from the AliExpress site. Didn’t get my phone out to take pics since I was the one driving.
I have permanent lights on my house to I can “decorate” for any holiday. But for Christmas I put lights on my tree trunks and lights along my driveway/sidewalks. All are smart lights so I change them every few days and the lights are color coordinated.
I chose “inflatable chaos” despite having zero inflatables because it sounded closer to “hundreds of singly-addressable strung LEDs that I can program to do almost whatever I like.”
Evidently the Griswolds have moved out to rural Alabama. Passed this house on our way home from Nashville on Thanksgiving weekend. You could actually see what looked like contrails in the sky a couple of miles before you got to the house!
Cars were driving past and turning around to come back. There seemed to be a soundtrack going on and both the screens had movies playing. So many lights!
I love the old Christmas decorations from when I was a kid. Most new stuff just doesn’t have the same vibes.
@yakkoTDI “They” make led lights now that mimic the old timey large outside lights. But they don’t look quite right.
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@sillyheathen @yakkoTDI D’AWWW that’s priceless!
@therealjrn It is not really the lights but the decorations themselves. Mainly the indoor ones.
@sillyheathen That’s great.
I think you all probably know.
@PooltoyWolf I don’t.
@kittykat9180 @PooltoyWolf Well, kittykat, let’s just say PTW has at least one inflatable wolf that’s as big as a train engine…I know, I’ve seen it!
@kittykat9180 @PooltoyWolf @therealjrn I would love to come and help decorate with y’all!
@kittykat9180 @therealjrn Yeah, you’ve got the idea!
60 inflatable snowmen and a nativity set
@kjady Wow! I hope you post a picture here sometime!
A bit of everything I suppose.
@sillyheathen
“Other”.
@Pony that does mean? Or you are to ashame to admit!
Whatever my wife wants this year.
I learned one bad season makes for an even worse year.
We’ve got some white incandescent lights around the eaves, but we’ve also got some WLED strips around the windows. They aren’t properly set to music or anything but they do animate through several patterns.
I can’t compete.
My neighbors had holiday lighting contractors come in and do lights all along their eaves which are high up, and also some glowing candle things along both sides of their driveway. The driveway is straight and long enough that I can imagine it will make perfect runway lights for Santa.
When I traveled in a camper over the holidays I had a little LED lit tree. Also sometimes put a wreath with lights on grill of truck but it used AA batts and was a pain. I was going to re-work for 12V but never did.
I do like when you drive on highways and see big trucks with decor like that though. It’s like We are all out here together; it’s a strange sense of community.
Mostly not doing those Winter road trips anymore though. Get to one place and stay for a while. Each year not sure where that will be.
@pmarin
Was up in Nashville for Thanksgiving and saw a couple of cars decked out with this rig as we were driving around town. Got to admit they looked pretty cool when they were driving. Not sure if I would find it too distracting having a crap-ton of lights on the hood in front of me though…
Image is from the AliExpress site. Didn’t get my phone out to take pics since I was the one driving.
I have permanent lights on my house to I can “decorate” for any holiday. But for Christmas I put lights on my tree trunks and lights along my driveway/sidewalks. All are smart lights so I change them every few days and the lights are color coordinated.
I chose “inflatable chaos” despite having zero inflatables because it sounded closer to “hundreds of singly-addressable strung LEDs that I can program to do almost whatever I like.”
Evidently the Griswolds have moved out to rural Alabama. Passed this house on our way home from Nashville on Thanksgiving weekend. You could actually see what looked like contrails in the sky a couple of miles before you got to the house!
Cars were driving past and turning around to come back. There seemed to be a soundtrack going on and both the screens had movies playing.
So many lights!
I live in a fairly small apartment with no room to store holiday decor, so we just make some paper snowflakes and call it good.