we had 12000 lights on our house/yard last year, but don't think we'll bother this year. It really does take a long time to put up/take down.. At a guess, it probably took us around 60 hours to put them up last year! Not to mention every single night spending ~30mins fixing/finding all the blown bulbs!

By the way, it's CHRISTMAS, not Xmas!

Its a friken rort, that's what it is. Its just a way of getting us to spend money on sh1t we nether need nor want.

Now where's my prezzies.

we nether need nor want.

Or figure out what to get for who...

Dags, If people expect nothing , they will not be disappointed when that's what they get. Once you skip presents for a few birthdays and Christmas's, friends and relatives soon have their expectations well in check

No, I an not a kent, just don't get sucked in by the commercial propaganda. I just eat all my parents food and drink all the old mans beer if I have an unlikely attack of the guilts

Trentus , do you see a trend

I beg to differ on the opening sentence of the second paragraph though

you mean the commercial propaganda bit

Wonder how many Australian builty dercorations one can buy, my guess is little to none. China gets enough of my money. Besides I hate christmasIts a religious celebration of which I am not now its commercialised which I hate. I do enjoy tjough the pleasure on the faces of the littleuns when they get a present, which I have none at all

So basically ba humbag and christmas can get stuffed.

Scotty

I was contemplating putting out the "LIVE NUDES" (Big Daddy style) neon sign on my verandah with some traditional xmas lights strung around it but my Mrs. pulled the plug on that because she reckons the neighbours with kids wouldn't approve.

I tried to tell her, "we're in FRANKSTON sweetheart, most of these kids will either end up working at strip clubs or frequenting them" but it didn't fly.

f*ckin' grinch!