Any one put up their Christmas Lights yet?

yuandrew · #1 12-05-2003, 02:59 PM

Well, I'm going to put up my lights tomorrow (Saturday). Anyone already have Christmas lights up already? (A few of my neighbors already have).
Switch on is 5:00pm Pacific time.

PhotonWrangler · #2 12-05-2003, 04:03 PM

Lots of folks in my neighborhood have them up already. I saw one or two of them up before Thanksgiving. I think that's pushing the season just a little! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Chris M. · #3 12-05-2003, 04:29 PM

Just short of 10000 lights up out there right now, and just over 10000 will be up there this tome tomorrow. I`ve had the week off from work to put everything up, and am almost finished! Switch-on is tomorrow night at 6PM GMT.

Don`t believe me?

http://displays.bulbmuseum.net

Anything switched on sooner than December 1st is too early really, though I *never* complain about seeing holiday lights anywhere at any time.

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Chris M. · #4 12-06-2003, 11:25 AM

The lights are on!

A total of 10403 lights! Including lots of LEDs, but more on those in the near future.

Live webcam and more photos added soon, at http://displays.bulbmuseum.net

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x-ray · #5 12-06-2003, 11:34 AM

Very nice [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]

Is that some type of electroluminescent rope light on the smaller trees in front of the house ?

PhotonWrangler · #6 12-06-2003, 01:01 PM

WOW. Gorgreous!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Chris M. · #7 12-06-2003, 01:39 PM

<font color="800080">Is that some type of electroluminescent rope light on the smaller trees in front of the house ?</font>

Nope, just your regular old Neon Ropelight, as is getting very popular these days. The bulbs are only about an inch apart so it does sort-of blend into one from a distance. The smaller two have 216 bulbs and the larger ones, 396. Yes, I counted them all!

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The_LED_Museum · #8 12-06-2003, 03:50 PM

I've got a few strings of Forever Brights up, but not much else is up there yet.
I guess I just don't have the same "jwa da vive"<sp> that I used to have about putting Christmas lights up. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

SilverFox · #9 12-08-2003, 08:26 AM

Hello Chris,

That's a great display.

Tom

yuandrew · #10 12-08-2003, 02:44 PM

Well, they are up and running. I only have the garage roof and the area near the door decorated though. I use the year 2000 Forever Bright lights that I have used for the last 3 years. There are only 200 LEDS up on my house. I was going to buy some more but I couldn't find them at the Albertson's Supermarket closest to where I live. I checked the Savon Drugs by Costco and Lowe's hardware but I only found the 2001 yellow 'Antique Candelight' ones. I was hoping to get some white LEDs up this year. Anyway, I took a few pictures of myself putting the lights up but I only have a SLR camera so I have to wait for them to develop
By the way, anyone living around the Chino Hills area found a store close by that carries these lights?

Happy Holidays!

yuandrew · #11 12-08-2003, 03:09 PM

Another thing I forgot to add was that I saw this on the channel 7 news Friday night.

MR Bulk · #12 12-08-2003, 03:25 PM

280 Forever Bright LEDs up, plus some gigantic custom-made "light spheres" and a half-sphere my wife made, I'll try to take pics and post later. Guess modding Does run in the family, a little...

Kirk · #13 12-08-2003, 04:14 PM

We don't do lights on the house, but I have a string of Red & Green ForeverBright LEDs strung around my office at work along with two 8-bulb strings of 1936 vintage Noma C-6 Christmas lights I got off of eBay earlier this year. Quite festive!
Kirk

PhotonWrangler · #14 12-08-2003, 06:49 PM

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Kirk said:
...along with two 8-bulb strings of 1936 vintage Noma C-6 Christmas lights I got off of eBay earlier this year.
Kirk

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Cool. Are those the 110volt jobs or the series-wired 16volt lamps?

Kirk · #15 12-08-2003, 08:44 PM

PhotonWrangler,
They're the 16 Volt series kind. Had one bulb in each string blow so far. On one string I chose the bad bulb first time; the second string took me until the 5th bulb to find the bad one! Man, I'm glad these light sets don't have 50 bulbs to check!! I like the brightness of the old style C-6/C-7 bulbs over the modern miniature "twinkle lights". I'm going to have to get me some more! And some spare bulbs! Thanks for asking.
Regards,
Kirk

PhotonWrangler · #16 12-08-2003, 09:03 PM

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Kirk said:
PhotonWrangler,
They're the 16 Volt series kind. Had one bulb in each string blow so far. On one string I chose the bad bulb first time; the second string took me until the 5th bulb to find the bad one! Man, I'm glad these light sets don't have 50 bulbs to check!! I like the brightness of the old style C-6/C-7 bulbs over the modern miniature "twinkle lights". I'm going to have to get me some more! And some spare bulbs! Thanks for asking.
Regards,
Kirk

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That's my favorite style of lamp also; it has a much warmer and inviting glow to it. And those lamps bring back many nice memories of Christmases and relatives past.

I remember those 16v lamps well. Our family had a set of them when I was a child. And I remember what an adventure it was when the grownups would let me troubleshoot a dead string and find the bad bulb!