1) If I have a twenty amp breaker, and it's dedicated to Christmas lights, how many strings of lights can I run before the TV's in the rooms on the same circuit say "SAYONARA..."

2) If I daisy chain three strings of lights, but I get one of those nifty power strips that are for sale in the Christmas stuff section, does this mean I can run 6 power strips off of one strip, and one hundred and eight strings of lights off of it?

3) If my house is at a bend in the road, and I use my drier hookup to power a gazillion lights, can my house be ticketted for "BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC?"

4) At what point does a Christmas display constitute a "Public Nuisance?"

5) Does anyone manufacture LED Christmas Lights? (Yet...)

6) Does falling off a roof while stringing Christmas lights constitute a viable lawsuit against the architect due to the roof slope being too steep for drunken people to navigate effectively?

7) Should 'Pyrotechnics' be part of a Christmas display?

8) Is a permit required in order to operate a searchlight with a star-shaped mask directed at low cloud cover?

9) Do you suppose FED-EX pilots would be offended if I ran a few strings flat on the roof that spelled out the words: "TURN SOUTH, STUPID!!!"

10) In the far south, is it acceptable to use very small BUG-ZAPPERS in place of blue lights on Christmas lighting?

- Enquiring (redneck) Minds want to know...

 

To # 5, I can answer yes. I bought two boxes of 'em at Costco. The color ones are 4 watts per string, and the white ones, the first time I've ever seen true white light LED's, uses 8 watts per string.

 

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1) If I have a twenty amp breaker, and it's dedicated to Christmas lights, how many strings of lights can I run before the TV's in the rooms on the same circuit say "SAYONARA..."

1 less than it takes to pop the breaker.

2) If I daisy chain three strings of lights, but I get one of those nifty power strips that are for sale in the Christmas stuff section, does this mean I can run 6 power strips off of one strip, and one hundred and eight strings of lights off of it?

yes.

3) If my house is at a bend in the road, and I use my drier hookup to power a gazillion lights, can my house be ticketted for "BLINDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC?"

only in mayberry, and if barney is on duty.

4) At what point does a Christmas display constitute a "Public Nuisance?"

when you have more lights in your yard than there are in the rest of the state.

5) Does anyone manufacture LED Christmas Lights? (Yet...)

yes.

6) Does falling off a roof while stringing Christmas lights constitute a viable lawsuit against the architect due to the roof slope being too steep for drunken people to navigate effectively?

no. but it is a viable case against the light manufacturer, because there is no warning label on the package stating that "hanging these lights off the roof while drunk may be hazardous to your health."

7) Should 'Pyrotechnics' be part of a Christmas display?

defiantly.

8) Is a permit required in order to operate a searchlight with a star-shaped mask directed at low cloud cover?

not south of the mason-dixon line.


9) Do you suppose FED-EX pilots would be offended if I ran a few strings flat on the roof that spelled out the words: "TURN SOUTH, STUPID!!!"

no, fed-ex might even offer to pay your electric bill, since you will save them a bunch of money lost on wasted fuel while the pilots are lookin for the airport.

10) In the far south, is it acceptable to use very small BUG-ZAPPERS in place of blue lights on Christmas lighting?

yes. but as with #8, only south of the mason-dixon line

- Enquiring (redneck) Minds want to know...

 

4) At what point does a Christmas display constitute a "Public Nuisance?"
this is the only one i can answer...... IN JULY, get the damn things down ya rednecks

 

2) If I daisy chain three strings of lights, but I get one of those nifty power strips that are for sale in the Christmas stuff section, does this mean I can run 6 power strips off of one strip, and one hundred and eight strings of lights off of it?

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I know Tim "The Toolman" Taylor would know for sure.

 

Shoot - in JULY we move 'em to the back deck to use as PARTY LIGHTS!

 

wolfie, at least you move the damn things. i have a neighbor that still has the crap up from the '70's and his trailer looks like a rudolph wet dream. camo that stuff. add a few red white and blue lights for the 4th of july, orange for halloween, then put in the originals for the 13th Christmas since you put 'em up. my true hope is that they short out, burn the place to the ground and i never have to see them again. as i said in a non related thread---ba friggin humbug

 

My neighbor has 2 dedicated circuts and has been stringing up lights for the past few weekends.... I'll post a pic when he fires em all up

 

I hate christmas lights, christmas music, christmas trees, christmas decorations, those stupid santa clauses ringing bells outside of stores, and everyone saying merry christmas and acting all cheerful. Bah

Tim

P.S. Merry Christmas

 

I feel the same way. The stupid holiday is so over commercialized, that I want to puke by the time it's over. The damn stores start earlier EVERY SINGLE YEAR!!! I only bought the LED lights, because I was curious. I don't set up a damn thing for the holiday.

 

It sounds as if someone should have a wind generator or solar charger.

 

I think if you can get enough lights running, maybe parallel a solar charger in there, and then unplug from the house. If you're lucky, the lights will run themselves.

PS, I know this is an impossibility, but the humour is worth the try.

 

If you are referring to me, yes, I do want to put up a wind/solar system for my house. My holdup is of course, cost.

I would very much enjoy the independence.

 

Chateau Bigfoot (red box) and the house next door belong to the small sub-division on the other side of the forest (top of pic). The other homes belong to what I describe as the HOA from hell. This year, they passed a rule limiting Christmas decorations to a single strand of "tasteful" holiday lighting going no further than the front of the home.



When wifey and I first heard this, she looked at me and said "they're going to be able to see our house from the space shuttle this year!"

She doesn't belong to the Northwest Chapter.... but she should.

 

When I lived in Cali, there was a guy in Calimesa down the road from us had so many christmas light he had to run a big diesel generator to power them during this time of year. It drove his neighbor stark raving mad because the gen was next to her house. The city said it was o.k. because his place was a landmark. He called he place some christmas name like Santa's Place or something. She sued Santa, she had to! Imagine trying to sell your place . . . "why you moving?'" . . . "noisy Santa."