Christmas Decorations - Let's See Them

[LeeNetworX]

Trip posted his. Let's see yours. Get into the spirit, fuckers.

I don't have any pics of outside yet - it's nothing like Trip's, that's for sure.

[Bluestreak]

The tree will go up next week sometime. I'm in no hurry with two small children in the house. It will be fun to see who will knock the tree over first.

Or eat the ornaments.

[RACER X]

just gettin started!

http://images.topix.com/gallery/up-AN8C7VOUTRUF1GMG.jpg

lee do ya'll have 2 tree's ?

[RACER X]

:lol

[LeeNetworX]

just gettin started!

http://images.topix.com/gallery/up-AN8C7VOUTRUF1GMG.jpg

lee do ya'll have 2 tree's ?

Looks good, Ed. Yes - two trees. Eventually, the smaller one will go in the finished basement.

[Particle Man]

None really yet - the tree will go up about 2 weeks before xmas - that's all I can handle with a 19 month old in the house :lol:

[RACER X]

i'll try and get some tonight, we have most of ours up . and i'll try and get a pic of the "griswald" house around the corner.....lol

[Rider]

Tonight I'll get a pic of both trees and the outside lights.

[azoomm]

We'll put up something simple this year... last year was crazy :)

[CrazyKell]

I don't put any up. I'm not bah humbug....I just don't have any and since I live alone it's only me that see them. :idk:

[HurricaneHeather]

I'll put this up in my cubicle.

[LeeNetworX]

I don't put any up. I'm not bah humbug....I just don't have any and since I live alone it's only me that see them. :idk:

Just throw on some Christmas panties and take a pic for us. :?:

[zlicius]

our house

http://i45.tinypic.com/somzco.jpg

next door, obvious NASCAR fans, good peeps though

http://i49.tinypic.com/2em3azo.jpg

2 houses down

http://i49.tinypic.com/25a7k77.jpg

buddy across the st, works at my co. not getting laid off so far

http://i49.tinypic.com/k9jr5e.jpg

my other buddy MOE, cool big ol black dude, has a '05 LS430 in the garage and navigator. the car in the pic has like 300k on her

http://i47.tinypic.com/6h19mp.jpg


and THE NEIGHORHOOD GRISWALDS, and yes they have a music box thingy

http://i49.tinypic.com/qx9yl4.jpg

[MissHell]

our house

next door, obvious NASCAR fans, good peeps though

2 houses down

buddy across the st, works at my co. not getting laid off so far

my other buddy MOE, cool big ol black dude, has a '05 LS430 in the garage and navigator. the car in the pic has like 300k on her

and THE NEIGHORHOOD GRISWALDS, and yes they have a music box thingy

Nice! Like your little neighborhood. :yes:

[racedoll]

No decorations or trees up yet here. Might try to do the outside lights on the next nice day, if we get one. If not, then no outside lights.

Ya'll have some nice houses! Geez.

RacerX - love the VW sleigh.

[Curb]

I'm a Heeb...no lights here

[Mrs. Colleen]

I took a few pictures the other day but not many of them came out. :td:

Here is one...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y47/AFIDrummerGirl/Jew.jpg

[Mrs. Colleen]

Trip posted his. Let's see yours. Get into the spirit, fuckers.

I don't have any pics of outside yet - it's nothing like Trip's, that's for sure.

I love the olive ones!

[CasterTroy]

I don't do outdoor decorations....I LOVE seeing them.....but not putting them up or taking them down.


SO we do inside


Haven't done the railings yet or the fireplace, but the trees are up

Downstairs formal living room

http://www.troybaker.com/house/tree3.jpg

http://www.troybaker.com/house/tree4.jpg http://www.troybaker.com/house/tree5.jpg


Upstairs family room (man cave)

http://www.troybaker.com/house/tree1.jpg http://www.troybaker.com/house/tree2.jpg

[Rider]

Here are my crappy cell pics.

9ft tree in our 4 season sun room and a 7ft tree in the basement.

I went to take a pic of the outside light and noticed the 2nd floor roof line lights were out. The first string in the series blew a fuse and melted the fuse out of the connector. This weekend I will replace that string of lights and take a pic. Not sure what happened, I only have 4 strings in series on that section. Oh well.

[Trip]

I only have 4 strings in series on that section. Oh well.

What type of lights are they? Mini? Incandescent or LED? 3 is usually the max you want on 100 ct mini lights with incandesent bulbs.

[Rider]

What type of lights are they? Mini? Incandescent or LED? 3 is usually the max you want on 100 ct mini lights with incandesent bulbs.

I using the C9 lights 25 bulbs per spring.

[LeeNetworX]

I love the olive ones!

Thanks - they are Michael Godard. Love his stuff.

[Trip]

I using the C9 lights 25 bulbs per spring.

If those are incandescents, 2 in series up to 60 bulbs is their typical limit. They draw a shit load of amperage. No wonder you melted the fuse.

[RACER X]

you can run alot of LEDs like 25 strings worth........or some crazy high #

[Rider]

If those are incandescents, 2 in series up to 60 bulbs is their typical limit. They draw a shit load of amperage. No wonder you melted the fuse.

Each c9 is rated at 7W. So I have 100(4x25) bulbs, or 700W on a 110V supply. That's only 6.36Amps. It should easily be able to handle that.

[Trip]

Each c9 is rated at 7W. So I have 100(4x25) bulbs, or 700W on a 110V supply. That's only 6.36Amps. It should easily be able to handle that.

Typical christmas light fuses are 5 amps unless you changed yours out. So yes, you would smoke it. For christmas lights, 5 amps is a lot. My minis run 1 amp with 3 strings together.

[Rider]

Typical christmas light fuses are 5 amps unless you changed yours out. So yes, you would smoke it.

They are? I'll have to check that out. I haven't had any problems in years past and I have had the exact same setup the last 5 years.

[Trip]

you can run alot of LEDs like 25 strings worth........or some crazy high #

LEDs dim terribly and the cost is too high for my needs. I buy incandescents at like .25-.50 a box after christmas in high quantities, you can't find a good deal on LEDs in the quantities I need after christmas. I wish they would reduce the brightness in them as well. When you get them in quantities I want to have in my display, you can't look at the display cause it's too bright.

[Trip]

They are? I'll have to check that out. I haven't had any problems in years past and I have had the exact same setup the last 5 years.

I don't shop here, just pulled a link of google for replacement fuses.

http://shop.christmascentral.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=7725521

[Rider]

I don't shop here, just pulled a link of google for replacement fuses.

http://shop.christmascentral.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=7725521

I need to replace the entire string not just the fuse. The plug melted to a point that the string is useless.

[Trip]

I need to replace the entire string not just the fuse. The plug melted to a point that the string is useless.

damn, lol

How old is the lights? insulation may have went bad and grounded out somewhere or could of just got cut at some point.

[HurricaneHeather]

Thanks - they are Michael Godard. Love his stuff.

You have designer Christmas ornaments? :lol:

[Rider]

damn, lol

How old is the lights? insulation may have went bad and grounded out somewhere or could of just got cut at some point.

Yeah it eventually blew the 20 amp circuit breaker.

I don't really know how old that specific string of lights are. At least 5 years for sure. I can't remember if I needed to buy more when I moved into this house so really they could be as old as 13 years old from when I bought my first house. I replace several bulbs a year, but the strings have held up well.

[Trip]

Yeah it eventually blew the 20 amp circuit breaker.

I don't really know how old that specific string of lights are. At least 5 years for sure. I can't remember if I needed to buy more when I moved into this house so really they could be as old as 13 years old from when I bought my first house. I replace several bulbs a year, but the strings have held up well.

LOL, damn, nice one. Bet that would of looked fucking awesome to see it happen.

[LeeNetworX]

You have designer Christmas ornaments? :lol:

They were gifts. Any I wouldn't call them designer - he's the artist that does all of the humorous paintings with olives and grapes and whatnot.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=michael+godard+art&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g1

[Rider]

LOL, damn, nice one. Bet that would of looked fucking awesome to see it happen.

Well when I came home from work, I noticed that the lights in the garage were out, (garage door openers are on there own circuit), so I went down and reset the breaker and went about my business not thinking about the lights. Then later on when I walked outside to take a pic of the lights, I noticed the entire row of lights were out. I climbed on the roof and quickly realized the source of the breaker tripping. Snow today and tomorrow and 31 degrees on Saturday means I wont fix the lights until Sun(36 degrees).

[LeeNetworX]

our house

http://i45.tinypic.com/somzco.jpg



Looks nice, guys.

[Mrs. Colleen]

Thanks - they are Michael Godard. Love his stuff.

Me too. :beers: As soon as I have a bar space big enough I want to get some of his art.

[derf]

http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/santa-piss-lead.jpg?w=500&h=491

[cbrchick]

Can't post pics of trees until we get ours...

Going to go chop it down next weekend. Can't stand fake trees. Little ones yes. Main trees, no....

It's funny, even though I grew up in Texas, seeing Xmas lights on lawns with green grass seems strange.

So in the spirit of Xmas past, the tree from my parents house a few years ago (parents have old, old house)....We had 11 people, 2 cats, 2 dogs and one bathroom for Xmas....

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6215/dsc00926.jpg

[101lifts2]

.....

:lol

[karl_1052]

seeing Xmas lights on lawns with green grass seems strange.

Couldn't agree more(this).

it is downright creepy looking without snow.

[LeeNetworX]

Going to go chop it down next weekend.

:rofl:

[CasterTroy]

Finally got the outside lights done

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u29/DeathWraith07/Fun%20Stuff/image002.jpg

[LeeNetworX]

Snapped a quick pic outside.