thunderace
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:35 AM |
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think of the planet and dont waste electricity on xmass lights.
lol i dont like xmass.
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tegwin
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:39 AM |
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Hahaha..... its ok... the extra benefits that the govermnent are sending them will help them "offset their carbon foooootprint"....
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nick205
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:43 AM |
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Humbug all the way for me - I detest Christmas 
Along with Valentines, Mothers and Fathers Day, Christmas is referred to as another Clinton's day in our house (well by me anyway).
Sure it's "all about the kids" but I can't stomach being harrassed and harranged into the whole performance.
Turn the lights off, take them down, grit your teeth and get through it is my approach 
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eddie99
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:43 AM |
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Says the guys who dont care about the emissions coming out of their car 
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Irony
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:43 AM |
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Surely 'common sense' and 'good taste' stop people adorning their house with huge lights and inflatable Santa's.
Sorry to be grumpy but my neighbour has a 8 foot inflatable santa that needs a fan to constantly keep it inflated. The noise is tedious. What
happened to 'good will to all men'?
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 10:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Surely 'common sense' and 'good taste' stop people adorning their house with huge lights and inflatable Santa's.
Sorry to be grumpy but my neighbour has a 8 foot inflatable santa that needs a fan to constantly keep it inflated. The noise is tedious. What
happened to 'good will to all men'?
Exactly, my neighbours put up with drilling, grinding, engines running etc for 11 months. I
can put up with their fan and tacky lights for 1 month!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 11:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Surely 'common sense' and 'good taste' stop people adorning their house with huge lights and inflatable
Santa's.
Ah, the ironically named 'common' sense.
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smart51
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 11:33 AM |
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Christmas used to be 12 days long. Quite a big festival. It seems to start as soon as bonfire night is over now. Its no wonder people get sick of
it.
My Mum and Dad bought a string of Christmas lights the year I was born, "for the kids". These were all the lights we had as kids and they
were lovely. My neighbours have so many lights on the outside of their house that I can see them flash through closed curtains. It's just too
much.
A string of LED Christmas lights uses about 5W of power, normal bulbs use about 20W. 50W per household = about 1.3 GW of power, which is about 1
medium sized power station.
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 11:51 AM |
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I think with the state this country is in there are bigger things to worry about than xmas lights. Don't worry though give it a couple of years
and it will be illegal to celebrate any Christian festival as it will be deemed racist.
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Irony
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
I think with the state this country is in there are bigger things to worry about than xmas lights. Don't worry though give it a couple of years
and it will be illegal to celebrate any Christian festival as it will be deemed racist.
hehehe don't get me started!
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Steve G
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 01:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
I think with the state this country is in there are bigger things to worry about than xmas lights. Don't worry though give it a couple of years
and it will be illegal to celebrate any Christian festival as it will be deemed racist.
Never fear Jabbahutt - it will be replaced with Diwali instead!! 
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boggle
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 06:22 PM |
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my old neighbours had an inflatable santa...
strange how every sat morn they would find it deflated with pellet holes in it....
i have a light outside my house this year for christmas....its the street light...shame it doesnt work thou......
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 07:56 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by boggle
my old neighbours had an inflatable santa...
strange how every sat morn they would find it deflated with pellet holes in it....
i have a light outside my house this year for christmas....its the street light...shame it doesnt work thou......
I was just going to suggest shooting out any annoying lights!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 08:27 PM |
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You miserable bunch of gits.
I LOVE IT!
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Benzine
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| posted on 10/12/09 at 09:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jabbahutt
give it a couple of years and it will be illegal to celebrate any Christian festival
awesome 
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 12/12/09 at 05:33 PM |
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Have the christmas lights and turn your normal lights off to compensate you miserable gits (and that's coming from me  )
Yeah it's about the kids so if you don't have any by all means don't put lights up
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