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| Author: | Nas [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Christmas Decorations |
When do you put them up? I'm one of the few people on my block who don't have any up. Some people were starting the day after Halloween. |
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| Author: | GoldenJet [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Depending on weather, within 2 weeks after Thanksgiving |
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| Author: | Chilli Palmer [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
We put ours up the day after Christmas. We are currently in the planning stage. My garage is already filled with shit waiting to go up. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
GoldenJet wrote: Depending on weather, within 2 weeks after Thanksgiving This is what I usually do. |
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| Author: | IMU [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Start of the second week of December. And I'm laid back with the decorations. |
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| Author: | Peoria Matt [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Chilli Palmer wrote: We put ours up the day after Christmas. We are currently in the planning stage. My garage is already filled with shit waiting to go up. Do you take them down before Christmas? |
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| Author: | donspiracy [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
I have to rake up all the leaves and maybe mow the grass one more time. Didn't expect this cold this early. Then I can put up the Christmas lights. |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Usually put them up the day after Thanksgiving. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Free Ajent wrote: Usually put them up the day after Thanksgiving. Same. |
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| Author: | Nas [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Terry's Peeps wrote: Free Ajent wrote: Usually put them up the day after Thanksgiving. Same. I'm still eating |
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| Author: | Free Ajent [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Nas wrote: Terry's Peeps wrote: Free Ajent wrote: Usually put them up the day after Thanksgiving. Same. I'm still eating Me too. The only real job I have is getting down all the bins from the garage and the kids and wife pretty much decorate. |
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| Author: | sjboyd0137 [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Weekend after Thanksgiving weekend... |
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| Author: | tommy [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Put 'em up on St. Nick's Day and take 'em down just as Kwanzaa concludes |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
It has been tradition in my wife's family that they are up by Thanksgiving. her younger brother's birthday is next week, and as a kid he always wanted the Christmas stuff up for his birthday. So we've kept that tradition, even though her younger brother is a complete shithead. Our inside stuff is going up tomorrow. The outside stuff I'll do at some point next weekend. |
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| Author: | Scooter [ Sat Nov 17, 2018 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Wife put trees up a week ago. Outside shit next weekend. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Nothing outside. Didn't put anything up last year as I couldn't lift more than a gallon of water at that point after my heart surgery. This year i will do it on the 13th or 14th, and leave it up through the 4th or 5th. |
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| Author: | a retard [ Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Christmas being less frenzied (and less work!) is one of the things I enjoy about getting older. The guy across the street (who has young kids) spent hours putting up outside decorations yesterday. Our exterior decorations consist of a PVC 'Peace" sign and three solar lights, which I installed in about 30 seconds which I got motivated to do after watching him all afternoon. Inside stuff, mainly a Christmas tree, goes up the second sunday of advent and comes down the morning of New Year's Day. |
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| Author: | hnd [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
thanksgiving weekend is the proper day. but i'll allow the weekend before. I used to do christmas decorations when we had a smaller house with a roof that was navigable. our next farm house had a 8/12 pitch roof or some crap. we did some stuff on the porch and some of the moving deer but that was it. current house has a fantastic roof but I need to do light inventory as its been almost 6 years. |
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| Author: | BigW72 [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
hnd wrote: thanksgiving weekend is the proper day. /thread My wife was playing Christmas music yesterday and I had to remind her it's too early. Christmas music is allowed starting Friday. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 10:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
I think Mid-November is fine. I used to think it was too early, but now that its been a part of my life I love every second of it. Give me all of the Christmas songs, parties, lights, cookies, gifts, family time, and snow. Then give me more of it all. This next 6-7 weeks truly is the best time of the year, and I legitimately get sad after New Year's when all of the decorations and such come down. |
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| Author: | One Post [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
2nd weekend after Thanksgiving. Last year I took the 3 year old (now 4) to pick out the Christmas tree. The fun for him is that he was going to pick out the tree. We went to the garden store to pick out the tree, and quite literally the first tree that he saw he pointed to and said that's the one. Now remember there had to be at least 1,000 trees at the store, but the very first tree he saw he decided would be the family tree. It was fine and all, but I asked him if he wanted to look at any others, or make sure that is the one that he wanted, but nope, none of that was necessary, that first tree was the best apparently. I'll be curious to see if the same thing will happen this year. |
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
both of our trees are up. lights will be going on this week. We're leaving for Disney on Friday for a week, so the house will be done before Thanksgiving. |
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| Author: | Chet Coppock's Fur Coat [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
When they had a freestanding house in the northern suburbs, my dad used to string the Christmas lights whichever November weekend before Thanksgiving was warm, but my mom wouldn't turn them on until the day after Thanksgiving. Inside stuff happened the first Saturday in December, my mom would could the same dinner each year and it was very traditional. We lived in a neighborhood where we were only one of three families out of about 40 that celebrated Christmas, so it was a bit of a point of pride to run the lights the entire time. Some of the more secular families would let their kids come over and look at the Christmas tree inside and eat cookies. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
GoldenJet wrote: Depending on weather, within 2 weeks after Thanksgiving My wife did them last Thursday. |
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| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
My wife's best friend's brother's wife cheated on him with a 21 year old guy who worked for one of those third-party put-up-your-Christmas lights operations. I wouldn't recommend going that route. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
I used to be a Thanksgiving weekend guy, but as my kids approached/reached adulthood, it moved later and later. We may do it on Friday this year though, the trees and lights always put me in good moods, even from others' homes. Maybe older age nostalgia is taking over. Plus I'm curious to see how the dog will react to it. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Telegram Sam wrote: My wife's best friend's brother's wife cheated on him with a 21 year old guy who worked for one of those third-party put-up-your-Christmas lights operations. I wouldn't recommend going that route. "I know this is going to sound like a crazy fantasy but every word of this story is true. November 28th, and I called Bobby from Acme Holiday Lights..." |
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| Author: | Drunk Squirrel [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Regular Reader wrote: I used to be a Thanksgiving weekend guy, but as my kids approached/reached adulthood, it moved later and later. We may do it on Friday this year though, the trees and lights always put me in good moods, even from others' homes. Maybe older age nostalgia is taking over. Plus I'm curious to see how the dog will react to it. The dogs have led us to postpone decorations. With the one being put down earlier this year from cancer it seems as if the other destructive dog has mellowed so maybe that can change. But tree in the house and the pointers didn’t mix. |
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| Author: | IMU [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Frank Coztansa wrote: I think Mid-November is fine. I used to think it was too early, but now that its been a part of my life I love every second of it. Give me all of the Christmas songs, parties, lights, cookies, gifts, family time, and snow. Then give me more of it all. This next 6-7 weeks truly is the best time of the year, and I legitimately get sad after New Year's when all of the decorations and such come down. Gay |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Christmas Decorations |
Missed you in the Bears Vikings game thread. |
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