Holiday Displays Take Over Neighborhoods

AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/6/04 | Don Babwin

[unbalanced but fair]

I don't think this is about being a Scrooge. Your decorations sound great! I miss putting up outdoor lights, now that I'm in an apartment. But some people do go overboard. My sister lived next door to this guy who bragged about having over 800,000 lights. He had all kinds of displays and the lights were so bright it was like daylight. Traffic got jammed on the small street, people walked all over everyone's lawns, and my sister's decorations of greenery got torn down. There was trash every where.
The thing is, he didn't do it for the Spirit of Christmas. He did it so he could brag about it. He was always out there yelling at kids to "be careful and don't touch anything." One day he was out replacing something in his giant teddy bear display, got shocked, and fell. His name in the news got the eye of his homeowners insurance company and the rest is history.

[Conservative4Ever]

Penguins around a campfire? What's that got to do with Christmas?

Penguins roasting on an open fire...no, wait that's not right...

Red

[lonevoice]

In Little Rock, Ark., some residents were so upset about a display with 3 million lights — said to be visible from 80 miles away — that they got the state's supreme court to agree it was a public nuisance and order it scaled back.

Three million lights?? Whoa...I think he wins the contest. Sure would like to see a picture of that before he had to take it down.

[Conservative4Ever]

You go girl!!!....that's the spirit!

Red

[suzyq5558]

Well it sure seems like scrooginess you know? Our family knows what the true meaning of Christmas is,but it is sooo fun to see the looks on all kids faces when they come to see the lights and thats what its all about. I will post some pic's in a minute here.

[lupie]

see 51. It could be Jonathon if we would let him up on a ladder! hahahahahahahahaha

[CDHart]

No, not "bah humbug." It's just that there are so many more important needs -- Bibles for third world countries, support for those Christians who are being attacked around the world, food and clothing for people who have so little. I guess it's just a matter of perspective.

Carolyn

[agrace]

HA! Don't let him up on top of the house though or he'd fall THROUGH the roof rather than just off of it! :)