Do your neighbors go nuts with the christmas lights?

[tzs]

Only me and my neighbor did a small amount of lights, something simple and cool. Last year, this girl that lived 1 apt down from us went nuts...Im talkin' snow globes, blow up santa clause, moving reindeer, spiral christmas trees, candy canes that light up- just a ridiculous amout of lights on a small apt lot, and it was kind of tacky! She just stuck it in her yard and turned it on, very strange, no organization whatsoever!

[diala84]

When I lived in an apartment complex I used to really deck out the front porch because they gave away money and prizes for the best display. I never won. I really think the managers were very biased towards their friends in the complex. The people who won usually had just a couple of lights and maybe one or two outside decorations. =P

Now I live in a house and I have only put up a string of lights because many of the lights I have used in the past are out. I decided to buy one strand but that is all I can really afford this year. It would be nice to do more but it will have to wait for next year or the sales after Christmas.   

[remediagirl]

I'm lazy and don't put much up....I know that I will just have to clean it up again.  LOL and a little can go a long way sometimes.

[brendy1990]

no we dont,,but we are the new ones in the neighborhood this year and everyone all around us did and we are the only dark house on the block

[lvstephanie]

No, but I wouldn't mind if they were like this place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcNoMnKjrY

(OK, on second thought, that might be absolutely annoying after a while...)

[Shandara09]

No one in my neighborhood has put up anything, including me.  We live in the country so it's not as fun to do it when so few people get to see them.  I had planned to put some up this year, but never got around to it..   hehe

[lrodriguez4]

Myself donot put up christmas light just because i dont want to take them down but i do love to take drive just to look at the light .it just the most beautiful time of the year.

[hawkeye3210]

Some of my neighbors do.  I am almost feel obligated to put up lights just so I don't look bad.

[mattc4000]

Some have a lot of lights but I absolutely love it.. particularly the blow up items and the light up reindeer.  I wish people would appreciate it like they did when they are little.

[rrflem4]

Nope...since I dont live in the city, I must travel around the county "looking" for lights the kids can view.

[LaTashaS28]

I do not see too many people on my block with Christmas lights up, except one house. Some people can go way over board with the lights and etc. I usually do not put up any lights...I just put up a Christmas wreath on the door.

[smithjcsdfw]

Well I don't think our house has ever been confused with one of the runways out at DFW but than again who knows for sure.  We tend to keep it rather simple but I have noticed that we keep adding to the drain on the electric grid every year.

[davidh121]

Other than a decorated tree and few lights here and there inside we don't put much lights for display especially on the external part of our house. A few neighbors do hang some lights, but nothing too fancy. Our neighborhood overall might be a little bit conservative due to energy consumption consciousness and other decorations such as inflated items are discouraged due to kids having a tendency to popping them.

[ayerla41]

I live in an apartment complex so I don't have many lights around. A house up the block went crazy though.

[candyterrius]

I don't think so. I drove by a nice neighborhood (mine included) last night and noticed one street with almost the entire block decorated with pretty, bright colorful Xmas lights. I thought they were pretty and festive looking. No matter how tasteless, simple, or how elegant the decorations are, I just quickly glance and admire what is there so I don’t have time to judge how people choose to decorate them.