Do you leave your chistmas tree lights on when out or in bed?

[Carryonconception]

My first thoughts were turn them off. Don't want to waste electricity or have a fire risk. On other hand don't want burglars to know when we are out and it is so nice to come home in dark and see it twinkling in window.

What do you do? It's a long string of plug in led lights

[gymboywalton]

i turn it off

[Sirzy]

Turn off

[GothicRainbow]

Always turn them off

[SoonToBeSix]

Off, it's a massive fire risk.

[DarylDixonsDarlin]

Off. You seen that fire service video doing the rounds on facebook?

[Poolbirthx2]

I turn them off, but if we are out in the evening will leave a light on

[LadySybilLikesSloeGin]

Always turn them off.

[WhenIGrowUpIWantToBeAPenguin]

Have a look at

[MarjorieMelon]

I leave them on if I'm popping out for less than an hour.

[LadySybilLikesSloeGin]

No, please don't do that. It takes seconds for your tree to go up. I don't leave the washing machine on, or the dishwasher/dryer/laptop plugged in either.

[MarjorieMelon]

That YouTube clip is incredibly scary! If the fire takes hold that quickly should we even be using Christmas Tree lights at all. That room was ablaze within 10 seconds it takes me longer than that to walk down the stairs.

[mrssmith79]

Nooooo! Turn them off! DH is a fireman - I left them on overnight ONCE. Now I get the lecture every frickin year - last year he wanted to bring a PowerPoint presentation home from work to make me watch

[Fullpleatherjacket]

Off.

Too many fairy light related fire disasters not to.

[DurhamDurham]

Never,it's an accident waiting to happen. Plus an expensive habit to get into. I get I to a minor rage if my children leave lights on in a room once they've come out of it. I hate waste.

[DioneTheDiabolist]

Off. When I was 10yo my best friend died in a house fire started by Christmas tree lights two days after Christmas.

[WanderingTrolley1]

I leave our tree lights on all day and night.

[Cocolepew]

Off and unplugged.

[MrsPear]

That video is scary. off when out and at night.

[Fluffycloudland77]

I switch ours off. Why would you go out leaving anything than the fridge freezer on is beyond me.

[wfrances]

off

[pigsinmud]

I turn them off....not that they're up yet! I don't turn anything else off though. I don't leave washing machine/dishwasher/tumble dryer running, but I don't unplug.

[kiwidreamer]

I often put the dishwasher / washing machine on and then go to bed, they are new appliances but is that really bad???

[stargirl1701]

Off. Too high a risk.

[SwingingBalls]

Inside lights turned off.
Outside lights left on if we are going out for the evening and a lamp left on inside.