OK, I'll start! This weekend we went FULL Christmas mode with the lights, tree, and pretties!
Here is what my poor neighbors must now look at when they go down our street!
See my neighbor to the left? That is pretty average in my neighborhood. Sad. We do get SOME lights down our street though. Not many. We do stand out though! LOL!
Scott
Our humble abode . . . . .
Lady Jo, she like to make a statement.
PS:
For those that care, we are very slowly converting to LEDs. The cross and the blue light on Lady Jo are all LED. They are pricey so we only replace a few strings each year however the power savings is great!
Unfortuantely the blue LED strings are not as long as the old incondecent bulbs so the cross is not as high as in years past.
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS! LEST SEE 'EM !!!!
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Re: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS! LEST SEE 'EM !!!!
WARNING! For those in the Northern Climates that are thinking of converting to LED Christmans lights, make sure you get the sealed variety. They are a bit more expensive but worth it. The problem with the cheaper unsealed versions are that the LED stems rust and loose contact or break creating an open. This is caused by the dissimilar metals effect (zinc coated steel in contact with copper plus moisture from melting snow equals corrosion). I learned the hard way and just threw out about 8 strands of LED icicle lights. They lasted for a couple seasons, but then gradually started failing. I fixed them here and there, but that has gotten old and tiresome.69Shark wrote: PS:
For those that care, we are very slowly converting to LEDs. The cross and the blue light on Lady Jo are all LED. They are pricey so we only replace a few strings each year however the power savings is great!
Unfortuantely the blue LED strings are not as long as the old incondecent bulbs so the cross is not as high as in years past.
Lee Hoeppner
Boat: C-15 Man-o-War
Name: Sea'chele
Year: Pre-1973
Boat: C-15 Man-o-War
Name: Sea'chele
Year: Pre-1973