To think my neighbours win a prize for being the first people to

BrokenChristmasLight · 2024-08-30T06:04:23+00:00

Put up their CHRISTMAS TREE! I heard them arguing last night when getting ready for bed and only half heartedly paid attention that it had something to do with a light being broken. We both had our windows open but the discussion was pretty loud and they only live across the road. However, at no point did I even remotely consider that they were talking about Christmas lights. I shut the curtains, went to bed and when I woke up this morning I'm met with a fully decorated Christmas tree standing full view in the front window! So do they win some sort of prize it's still the bloody summer holidays or has someone else beaten them to it?

notprincehamlet · 09/09/2024 18:51

It'll look like the Miss Havisham's wedding cake of trees by Boxing Day

LlamaNoDrama · 09/09/2024 18:29

We saw a house top to bottom in lights this week. We're assuming it's Christmas related but not really sure tbh!

asdfgasdfg · 08/09/2024 20:57

Thought my daughter was nuts to put hers up on November 1st, she is a Christmas baby so it's always been special for her

HungryLittleCrocodile · 04/09/2024 16:50

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo. 😆

OMG why?!

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BrokenChristmasLight · 04/09/2024 16:48

Hollietree · 04/09/2024 14:53

Just bizarre. I can imagine it making sense to bring the box and decorations down from the loft, while you were up there - if you very rarely go up to the loft and it’s difficult to do so. But surely you’d put the boxes in a downstairs cupboard/garage/shed…… or just put the box in a corner somewhere….. rather than getting the tree out and actually setting up! 😂

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Honestly it was not at all the answer I was expecting and it kind of caught me off guard. I did that annoying thing where you walk away with 100 more questions than you had to start with. 😅

I don't think I can bring it up again though which is even more irritating as now I know why they have it up I want to know what on earth possessed them and why they couldn't like you said just leave the boxes somewhere more easily accessible.

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Stopthatknocking · 04/09/2024 16:35

RealityOfIt · 04/09/2024 14:55

What??

Why would you bring down Christmas ornaments to a child's birthday party in August because it's raining? That's the most batshit thing I've ever read 🤣🤣

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Because it was fun. :)

SugarHorseSpooks · 04/09/2024 14:56

straight after Halloween then id understand but not before Halloween

RealityOfIt · 04/09/2024 14:55

Stopthatknocking · 30/08/2024 07:25

Dd has a mid August birthday.
Summer party in the garden planned, water pistols, paddling pools, bbq, etc

Woke up to grey skies and torrential rain.
Quite the opposite of summer.

So, a rethink was needed

Quick text to guests parents, up into the loft and got the decs down, and it became a full on xmas party instead!

What??

Why would you bring down Christmas ornaments to a child's birthday party in August because it's raining? That's the most batshit thing I've ever read 🤣🤣

Hollietree · 04/09/2024 14:53

BrokenChristmasLight · 03/09/2024 07:34

I'm loving all the posts and the tiny tree is adorable I am back with a rather dull update.

I bumped into one of them this morning on the dog walk and couldn't stop myself asking. We don't really chat much but I said to her I'd noticed the tree and was curious, did also add in that I hoped everyone was ok as it was very early.

She said there was no reason for it other than they had been putting stuff in the loft and decided to get it down now so they didn't have to go up again.

I wasn't expecting such a random reason and so stumbled the end of the conversation by saying something about it will be nice to have on as the nights get darker and then it started to rain more heavily so we both headed home.

So it looks like the tree will indeed be up until December and my neighbours are clearly just weird.

Just bizarre. I can imagine it making sense to bring the box and decorations down from the loft, while you were up there - if you very rarely go up to the loft and it’s difficult to do so. But surely you’d put the boxes in a downstairs cupboard/garage/shed…… or just put the box in a corner somewhere….. rather than getting the tree out and actually setting up! 😂

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BrokenChristmasLight · 03/09/2024 07:34

I'm loving all the posts and the tiny tree is adorable I am back with a rather dull update.

I bumped into one of them this morning on the dog walk and couldn't stop myself asking. We don't really chat much but I said to her I'd noticed the tree and was curious, did also add in that I hoped everyone was ok as it was very early.

She said there was no reason for it other than they had been putting stuff in the loft and decided to get it down now so they didn't have to go up again.

I wasn't expecting such a random reason and so stumbled the end of the conversation by saying something about it will be nice to have on as the nights get darker and then it started to rain more heavily so we both headed home.

So it looks like the tree will indeed be up until December and my neighbours are clearly just weird.

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Bjorkdidit · 02/09/2024 20:29

I've found another one!

Bit of an austere outdoor example but it had multi coloured flashing lights and I've run or walked past the house many times and it's the first time I've seen it so I don't think it's a permanent fixture.

To think my neighbours win a prize for being the first people to

Goodtogossip · 02/09/2024 13:28

Could it be they have family visiting & want an early Christmas celebrating with them. If they only see Grandkids who live abroad they may do early Christmas to make memories.

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 01/09/2024 15:58

If you’ve got any Christmas cards left, write one quick and put it through their door. It’s baffling but fun baffling so join in a bit.

rainbowbee · 01/09/2024 15:55

I have a friend who once did a Christmas in September because a family member wasn't going to make it that long and wanted it.
I also did a Christmas shoot for a magazine job one August.
Other than exceptional circumstances that's madness though.

Laundryblue · 01/09/2024 15:52

Sainsbury's have started to sell mince pies and tubs of Heroes, Quality Street etc.
Happy Christmas!!!

CrushingOnRubies · 01/09/2024 13:09

I put up our tree in September last year but only because I ordered it online in a sale and wanted to check the lights worked etc

Maybe it's that

Funkyslippers · 01/09/2024 11:23

KittyBeebee · 01/09/2024 00:36

Growing up we had very eccentric nutty neighbours (lovely family though!) and their house was really messy. One year their Christmas tree was up till summer (mind you, they were burgled one time and didn't notice for 3 months).

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They probably thought other burglars had got there first 🤣

shittestusernameever · 01/09/2024 11:15

My sisters friend has her tree up all year, she just changes the decorating for Easter, Halloween etc.. odd

KittyBeebee · 01/09/2024 00:36

Melonmango70 · 31/08/2024 19:58

My Mum once left her tree up all year (only a little table top one, about 3ft) because it was easier than putting it back in the loft....

Growing up we had very eccentric nutty neighbours (lovely family though!) and their house was really messy. One year their Christmas tree was up till summer (mind you, they were burgled one time and didn't notice for 3 months).

Hollybobs1 · 31/08/2024 23:00

Last weekend, I was driving home in the evening and 2 separate houses had all of their Christmas decorations up. Inside and outside! I attempted to persuade my partner to allow me to put ours up but he said no because it's too early apparently 😒

qwertyasdfgzxcv · 31/08/2024 22:13

Are they instagramers maybe making a reel or something?

Auburngal · 31/08/2024 22:12

There are two extremes. One lot put up their tree in late August.

Then get people who ask me on 16th December if we still have any advent calendars! Why on earth would anyone be hunting for an advent calendar less than 10 days before the day itself? I remember it was Dec 16th as know someone who has a birthday that day

Coco2024 · 31/08/2024 21:54

I saw Halloween decorations and Xmas decorations in hobbycraft yesterday and thought that was looopy enough! It’s summer! I’m not ready to let go of summer yet

Pupinskipops · 31/08/2024 21:22

Perhaps they saw the mince pies that Sainsbury's already have on their shelves and got confused...

KittyBeebee · 31/08/2024 20:50

Did it sound like a drunken argument? Maybe they woke up hungover this morning saying What the hell did we get up to last night? 😂