Christmas decorations

rollings
rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
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suppose you really don't want to undecorate because everythng looks so twinkly and cozy.....what is the maximum time limit before the neighbors start thinking you're crazy/lazy/both/other?
January 15? Valentine's day? other?

thanks
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    Ours are down the first weekend after New Years.
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  • OceanInDisguise13
    OceanInDisguise13 Posts: 937
    Easter would be pushing it lol I say max Valentine's day...mine go down no later than the Sunday before going back to work.
    I wish I was an alien at home behind the sun.....
    I wanna race..with the sundown..I want a last breath..I don't let out...
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    I had a friend who left them up until May one year. :lol:
    "The stars are all connected to the brain."
  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    They're meant to be taken down on the 6th Jan in Ireland but we find it hard to let go :tongue: Will probably take them down this weekend I guess
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL1wp8dOvpQ
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    ldent42 said:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL1wp8dOvpQ

    Love QI :) Stephen mentions central heating, that's why the tree is usually on its last legs by 6th Jan!
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,240
    This weekend they all come down.
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    I can't find all my boxes is all.
    nor do i fully know kno where ti .
    send me these cubular going about things
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I lived by these people who left their tree up all year. I think they stopped plugging it in around memorial day. Started up again around Halloween.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,844
    Interesting question, Rollins!
    rollings said:

    suppose you really don't want to undecorate because everythng looks so twinkly and cozy.....what is the maximum time limit before the neighbors start thinking you're crazy/lazy/both/other?
    January 15? Valentine's day? other?

    Haha! I laugh at myself here. Mrs. Lux loves Christmas and I'm generally a little bit of grinch-like. But this year we had to thin a few crowded trees in the yard and so we cut down and stuck this gangly little thing with twisted branches going this way and that into the stand and put ornaments and lights on it, I thought, "Whoa, that's cool!" After the first of January, Mrs. Lux said it's time to take the tree down. Mr. Little-Bit-Grinch-like-me said, "No! It looks cool, lets leave it up a few more days!" which we did.

    But, alas, I arose my lazy ass out of bed at 9:30 this AM and all the lights and ornaments were boxed up and that pathetic little tree stood bare. That was kinda sad but, yeah, it time to move on. :bee:


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  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 23,048
    We usually do it the 1st weekend in the new year
    2005 - London
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  • Sprunkn7
    Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    Little Christmas, the tree will be down tonight
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,599
    12:01 am, 12/26.
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,439
    I hear some people do a Christmas ficus. Keep it lit year round.
  • SD48277
    SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    :whistle:
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    my tree doesn't come out of it's box until Christmas Eve. This year it was even worse because while I put it up Christmas Eve, it didn't get decorated until Christmas Day (I was making a point!) soooo I probably won't take it down until next week. I hate that thing. It's extra ridiculous this year. Looks like the damn leaning tower of pisa.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,806
    just took mine down. :clap:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    put them down the day after christmas and use the decorations for a bit of abuse around the house as well
  • rollings
    rollings unknown Posts: 7,127
    JWPearl said:

    put them down the day after christmas and use the decorations for a bit of abuse around the house as well

    you abuse your decorations? How do you do that?
  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    hang them around the house and throw object at it like lacky bands and pens and see if they break

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