Remember my neighbor’s holiday lights?
Well, they’re still up. It’s the 13th of May. He doesn’t turn them on at night anymore but a robin has made a nest in one of the wreaths.
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Aaron Landry
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Remember my neighbor’s holiday lights?
Well, they’re still up. It’s the 13th of May. He doesn’t turn them on at night anymore but a robin has made a nest in one of the wreaths.
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Is it because it’s so difficult to take down/set back up (wasn’t he thinking of not doing it again) or is he just lazy?
Posted 13 May 2008 at 20:26 ¶Probably both. I haven’t talked with him for long time. To his credit, they did remove the lights that were in the lawn. And honestly, I don’t really mind that it’s up, primarily because my house isn’t on the market right now.
Roommate Allen said he saw a dude walking down the sidewalk and stop and stare at it for a long time trying to figure out what it was.
Posted 13 May 2008 at 20:30 ¶At least he’s not lighting them up. I saw a pair of houses off of Hwy 100 in SLP last night that both had lights still up and had them on!
Posted 14 May 2008 at 08:11 ¶If you lived in a neighborhood with an HOA they could be fined and put a lien on his house. . .
Posted 14 May 2008 at 08:19 ¶If you lived in a neighborhood with an HOA they could be fined and put a lien on his house. . .
It’s not worth the $150+/month. Posting it on the web is “free”.
Posted 14 May 2008 at 11:17 ¶I could understand leaving the tree/star ensemble up, but the wreaths? That’s just lazy.
Posted 16 May 2008 at 00:52 ¶I’m not sure if it’s worse to leave Christmas lights up all year or to fill one’s yard with the garrish decorating decor that’s now out there for every season. Once can now buy inflatable Easter bunnies, leprechauns, turkeys, Uncle Sams, and Frankensteins to satisfy one’s theme needs throughout the year.
Regarding lights specifically, I’ve seen a house where someone makes an obnoxious giant light cross that stretches from their roof to the lawn and has it lit from new year’s til Easter. It’s down the street from a friend’s house. She’s considered cutting the cords more than once. She’d never do it but it is fun to think about.
Posted 17 May 2008 at 08:16 ¶That guy is my neighbor too! I’m about 2 blocks away, so I don’t have to see it all the time. But whenever I walk that way I wonder, “What the hell?”
Posted 25 May 2008 at 19:50 ¶Post a Comment