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Outdoor flashing Christmas lights are obnoxious & tacky

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Skyrainlight · 15/12/2024 21:58

One of my neighbours has recently moved in and has just put up the most hideous Christmas lights, red and yellow then flashing to blue and white, with aggressive unpleasant flashing back and forth. Fortunately they are on the same side of the road as I am so I barely see them, I see the lovely lights on the other side of the road that don't look like a tacky flashing casino. Is it just me or does anyone else dislike these lights?

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Cynic17 · 15/12/2024 22:35

You are totally right, OP.

Goldbar · 15/12/2024 22:34

Skyrainlight · 15/12/2024 22:09

I love Christmas lights, I go out often in the evening in December and walk around and look at the houses that have put up new lights. My favourites are warm white, but I also like the coloured ones. It's just the flashing Vegas I don't like. But I hear what some of you are saying, I will try to lighten up. 😁

Pleased that you've seen the light, OP 😉.

Baital · 15/12/2024 22:28

There does need to be a time limit, though, to the light pollution!

DappledThings · 15/12/2024 22:28

I'm pretty humbug about Christmas altogether. I'd struggle to be arsed doing any decorating if DH wasn't here to do it. But I went away last weekend and when I got back it was like Christmas had thrown up all over our front garden.

It's a tack fest of 5 different strings of flashing lights in all colours plus a string of 2 foot tall flashing stars on sticks. And I love it. I love how insanely awful it looks. Taste has no place at Christmas. It's hilarious. And will all be staying up till 6 Jan.

CurlyhairedAssassin · 15/12/2024 22:25

I prefer our outdoor icicle lights on static setting but theyr'e on a timer in a plug in the garage and no remote to control them from inside the house. So I tolerate the flashing because I'm not going into the garage every time to turn them onto static.

brunettemic · 15/12/2024 22:24

No tackier than when people try to make everyone match and be “classy” at Christmas.

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Skyrainlight · 15/12/2024 22:22

Beansprout30 · 15/12/2024 22:20

I used to like them but the last couple of years my road has been getting brighter and brighter and now it looks like Las Vegas, so tacky. I’ve come to bed early and can’t bloody sleep due to my room being lit up by the house opposite with bright white lights . Argh

That's very annoying! Fortunately I have black out curtains so the lights won't cause a problem.

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Beansprout30 · 15/12/2024 22:20

I used to like them but the last couple of years my road has been getting brighter and brighter and now it looks like Las Vegas, so tacky. I’ve come to bed early and can’t bloody sleep due to my room being lit up by the house opposite with bright white lights . Argh

Baital · 15/12/2024 22:14

'Tis the season to be tatty, tra la la la la...

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Skyrainlight · 15/12/2024 22:11

lifeturnsonadime · 15/12/2024 22:08

I drove past a house with one of these outside the other day. Amongst the flashing lights.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BZB-Goods-Christmas-Inflatable-Decoration/dp/B01LGFDUTA

Lol, those also put me into the bah humbug category. We have a couple around here.

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SharpOpalNewt · 15/12/2024 22:09

VeryQuaintIrene · 15/12/2024 22:03

I don't like the blue or bright white ones because they just say "police" but otherwise, bring on the tacky festivities - I am all for them!

Our tree lights are actually blue and we have it in the window. I do prefer warm white lights and one year may actually get round to replacing them, but the fact they say "Police" at this time of year may not be a bad thing?

We've never been burgled, so 😂

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Skyrainlight · 15/12/2024 22:09

I love Christmas lights, I go out often in the evening in December and walk around and look at the houses that have put up new lights. My favourites are warm white, but I also like the coloured ones. It's just the flashing Vegas I don't like. But I hear what some of you are saying, I will try to lighten up. 😁

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FrazzledHippy · 15/12/2024 22:08

Bah, humbug

CountFucula · 15/12/2024 22:08

I hate the blue ones - seen too many tv dramas where the horror is shown by blue lights bouncing off the walls of a house.

Shitlord · 15/12/2024 22:07

In terms of taste I don't think blue looks very festive personally

Shitlord · 15/12/2024 22:06

I love lights and a bit of gaudiness but not really blindingly bright, fast flashing ones due to epilepsy. I wish people would put them on a slow sequence

BobbyBiscuits · 15/12/2024 22:06

As long as they turn the lights off after about 10pm it wouldn't really bother me. But I guess If they were glaring right into my windows it wouldn't be great. I do find Xmas decs outside people's homes tacky in general, but they don't usually do any active harm. I just wouldn't do it myself.

Sinkintotheswamp · 15/12/2024 22:06

Yanbu. Flashing lights and blue lights almost always look awful. People just plonk on any old combination.

Give me some multi coloured lights in a shrub or white icicles any day.

BinghamtonMetz · 15/12/2024 22:05

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Magnastorm · 15/12/2024 22:05

You sound fun.

Baital · 15/12/2024 22:05

Christmas is not a time to be prissy about 'good taste', it is the season of goodwill!

Pebbles16 · 15/12/2024 22:04

AnyoneSomeone · 15/12/2024 22:01

Christmas is not really a time for taste.

This
It's a time for fun and frivolity (and thankfulness that it's not your electricity bill!).
I take it you live somewhere "naice" where such shenanigans of festive joy are deeply frowned upon?

Martymcfly24 · 15/12/2024 22:04

Yabu. I love the brightness they bring to the long dark evenings.

lifeturnsonadime · 15/12/2024 22:03

This reminds me of a radio phone in when I was on honeymoon in NZ in 2003. They were bemoaning 'tacky flashy Xmas lights'.

Bah, humbug OP.

Christmas is the one time of the year that calls for tackiness.

Live and let live and Merry Christmas!