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martin201002 04-11-2014 18:12

Christmas Decorations Already!!!
 
Two houses in my street have decorations up already!!!! Anybody else live near anyone so premature? I mean not even been bonfire night yet.

denphone 04-11-2014 18:43

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There are one or two who have their decorations out in November around our area but we always do ours on the 1st of December.

Stephen 04-11-2014 19:06

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All the shopping centres In and around Glasgow have theirs up already. Way too early.

MalteseFalcon 04-11-2014 20:17

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No decorations round my way, but I was in Argos earlier and they had Christmas music playing. I must admit, I put on my Christmas Spotify playlist over the weekend.

beeman 04-11-2014 20:30

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When i used todo big displays on my house (always had the most sockets in my town :D) i would start putting them up on november 17 (my birthday so ALWAYS had the day off work). There was a lot to put up so it took some time to get sourted so had to start early.

However i would NEVER EVER dream of flicking the switch (exept for occational testing) untill December 1st. IMO if you start celebrating Christmas too early you devalue it. (and would always switch them off on jan 6th and were 100% removed by the end of the following weekend).

Stuart 05-11-2014 15:47

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Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35739103)
All the shopping centres In and around Glasgow have theirs up already. Way too early.

Good way to encourage people to buy stuff.

007stuart 05-11-2014 17:12

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Christmas?

Just getting over Easter.

Chris 20-11-2014 09:06

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The flat in Crow Road, Glasgow, that always goes early with the decorations, has really excelled itself this year. They have been up for at least a week and there are a lot more lights hanging outside than in previous years.

I suspect they think they're a local spectacle, and therefore they have to keep doing it because people expect them to. Actually, I think they probably are a local spectacle, but not for the reasons they think.

007stuart 20-11-2014 09:52

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Unsure if you live in a rough area?

If any of your neighbours put their Christmas tree up at the weekend then you probably are!

Gary L 20-11-2014 13:48

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Originally Posted by 007stuart (Post 35742093)
Unsure if you live in a rough area?

If any of your neighbours put their Christmas tree up at the weekend then you probably are!

LOL

Chris 20-11-2014 14:31

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I'm working on a theory that, in Scotland, there's a correlation between the size of the YES poster you had in your window, and the date your Christmas tree goes up in the same window. Essentially, the bigger the former, the sooner the latter. I know of a row of houses near the shops in Clydebank where that theory can be well and truly tested.

heero_yuy 20-11-2014 17:04

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No chavtastic displays yet but it's only a matter of time. :(

dilli-theclaw 20-11-2014 17:08

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The house that faces the end of the road we now live on is now plastered with lights - to the point Natalie cannot see any free space on it's walls.

They have yet to turn them on but I expect it'll be interesting.

007stuart 20-11-2014 18:48

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35742150)
I'm working on a theory that, in Scotland, there's a correlation between the size of the YES poster you had in your window, and the date your Christmas tree goes up in the same window. Essentially, the bigger the former, the sooner the latter. I know of a row of houses near the shops in Clydebank where that theory can be well and truly tested.

So no Christmas decorations outside your house

Chris 20-11-2014 19:13

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Originally Posted by 007stuart (Post 35742233)
So no Christmas decorations outside your house

Not until about a week before Christmas, no.

None outside any of my Yes voting friends, either, but then none of them turned their house fronts into political billboards, unlike a few I can recall. ;)

Do you get in to Clydebank much? There was one particular row of houses more or less opposite the police station that had to be seen to be believed. I'd put money on them having their Christmas decorations up sooner rather than later.

Chris 21-11-2014 10:32

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The chavtastic flat on Crow Road in Glasgow. These lights have been up for at least a week.

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1416569522

007stuart 21-11-2014 15:31

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Call that a display.......

This is a display albeit from 2007. The guy in question had 22000 lights but is now limited to 300! Apparently his posh neighbours objected. Bah humbug

Chris 21-11-2014 15:46

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:Yikes:

Stephen 22-11-2014 19:42

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I've been seeing a few now around Glasgow mainly Bridgeton and Dennistoun. Not all in chavtastic areas.

dilli-theclaw 04-12-2014 17:08

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35742204)
The house that faces the end of the road we now live on is now plastered with lights - to the point Natalie cannot see any free space on it's walls.

They have yet to turn them on but I expect it'll be interesting.

They are now on.

heero_yuy 04-12-2014 17:12

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35745069)
They are now on.

When will people realise that less is more. :rolleyes:

A couple of the chavtastic display are now on round here. I'll spare you the grisly detail for now.

weenie 04-12-2014 17:41

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35745069)
They are now on.

Would love to see the electricity bill.

dilli-theclaw 08-12-2014 14:20

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And my contribution :)

denphone 08-12-2014 14:55

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And very nice it looks too.:)

007stuart 08-12-2014 15:32

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35745654)
And my contribution :)

Hope they're battery operated or that you have a long cable;)

dilli-theclaw 08-12-2014 16:57

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Yup, there are three battery packs hidden about the chair :)

Paul 08-12-2014 17:10

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Tree went up today :D

heero_yuy 08-12-2014 17:20

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We're not here over the Xmas period so I'm not bothering to get the tree down but I will put the LED lights up in the window on a timer.

denphone 08-12-2014 18:02

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We are not at home over Christmas so we will just have some Christmas ornaments put out over Christmas

djfunkdup 08-12-2014 18:15

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No offense meant but telling the world on a public domain that you are going to be away from home at certain times esp if it amounts to a few days ,well i don't think it's a clever idea :erm: ..
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yes i doubt many will know where you stay if any but it's amazing the things people give away regarding their location online.previous posts ect :)
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denphone 08-12-2014 18:24

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First of all we won't be home but our neighbours will be keeping a close eye on things and secondly unless someone gives them our address they won't have a clue about where our place is even if they know which city we live in

General Maximus 17-12-2014 09:37

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I doubt many CF members come into this section of the forum but for those that do you should check this out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5dfpe_-Lgg

I think it is great and I have a lot of respect for people who people the time into this kind of thing. It defo put a big smile on my face.

dilli-theclaw 12-01-2015 18:22

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35745069)
They are now on.

....now down again and they raised another £3500 for a local hospice. Nice :)

denphone 12-01-2015 18:22

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That's wonderful.


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