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Neighbours opposite with flashy blue Christmas lughts

80 replies

Mooey89 · 03/12/2017 21:26

Draping Icicles dangling from their roof, bright blue, and flashing. 24. Hours. A. Day.
I don’t care during the day, I don’t care too much in the evening... but when it’s the middle of the night and you think there is a constant police car outside it is starting to grate on me!!!!!!!

AIBAS (Am I being a Scrooge) to ask them to turn them off when they go to bed?!

OP posts:
brasty · 03/12/2017 21:28

Do you have thick curtains?

honeyravioli · 03/12/2017 21:29

Many years ago I cut the wires of the flashing lights on a neighbours house. When they replaced them another neighbour did it again.

Not sorry. They lit the road up like Times Square and flashed into everyones windows all night long. They were ugly, tacky, irritating and dangerous.

dudsville · 03/12/2017 21:30

I live across from someone with lights triggered by movement. Bright safety lights. Year 'round. I'm tempted to ask if they would make it more seasonal.

Sparklingbrook · 03/12/2017 21:30

And it only 3/12. Sad You have another month of it.

Having them on all night is pointless.

bettydraper31 · 03/12/2017 21:31

Lol honey! How did you do that?!

Jenala · 03/12/2017 21:32

Are you me op? I feel a bit jittery as the flashing is quite random giving a slightly strobe like effect. The blue is also deeply annoying as it gives a daylight kind of light. They also play very quiet tinny Christmas music from one of the decorations. Just loud enough to catch your ear iyswim Hmm

I am just gritting my teeth for the month like I did last year. They do turn them off in the day though.

Christinayangstwistedsista · 03/12/2017 21:32

Why the hell do they leave them on all night?

Sparklingbrook · 03/12/2017 21:33

I think asking them to turn them off when they go to bed would not be unreasonable.

honeyravioli · 03/12/2017 21:33

Shears, if I recall correctly. I was a little worried I would electrocute myself but it was worth the risk, and nothing happened.

Original poster
Mooey89 · 03/12/2017 21:33

No our curtains are not thick at all 😭
They are on the list but we moved in not too long ago and our room is the very last to be done so have our old curtains and they are not lined. It’s a massive bay so not easy to pick up a charity shop bargain either.

These went up bang on 1.12 so I’m assuming they’ll last into the new year!

OP posts:
MrsSchadenfreude · 03/12/2017 21:34

You should live in South East London. We have flashing blue lights outside 24/7 365 day’s a year! Grin

MakeMisogynyAHateCrime · 03/12/2017 21:34

They can cause a variety of different seizures. And play havoc with your sleep.

Can you knock on and tell them?

TwitterQueen1 · 03/12/2017 21:34

Just tell them for goodness sake! We always used to decorate our house and used to leave the lights on overnight because it was easier. A neighbour came over and said she couldn't sleep and could we please turn them off overnight. We said yes, sorry, no problem.

Everyone happy.

LunasSpectreSpecs · 03/12/2017 21:35

This is my worst nightmare, I hate christmas lights and all the flashing, if it were keeping me from sleeping i'd be murderous.

Rather than resorting to the shears, could you suggest they put the bloody things on a timer???

katymac · 03/12/2017 21:37

Our local council asked someone in our (old) road to turn them off at 11 each night

Thank goodness

bettydraper31 · 03/12/2017 21:38

Could you get an eye mask and sleep with that on? I once had to sleep with ear plugs due to dog constantly barking. Annoying but it wouldn’t stop so I had to find a way to sleep. Hope something works op x

Cuppaand2biscuits · 03/12/2017 21:38

Can you buy them a timer switch, programme them to turn off at 10/11pm and take it round as a neighbourly gift?

wasonthelist · 03/12/2017 21:38

This is my worst nightmare, I hate christmas lights and all the flashing
What, worse than fireworks?

llangennith · 03/12/2017 21:40

Buy ready made black out curtain linings. They’re very cheap and do the job. You’re supposed to attach them to curtains but they work on their own.

retirednow · 03/12/2017 21:40

Eye masks and ask them.to turn the lights off, they could affect people driving, people with epilepsy.

Sparklingbrook · 03/12/2017 21:41

DH and I were discussing this today. If you have the lights on the outside of your house you don't actually see them yourself.
DH said they must be for everyone else to enjoy. I was Confused. It depends if you enjoy migraine inducing blue flashing lights I suppose.

wasonthelist · 03/12/2017 21:42

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runwalkrun · 03/12/2017 21:43

Leaving Christmas lights on ALL night is really inconsiderate.
Why should the OP have to used thicker curtains?

wasonthelist · 03/12/2017 21:43

they could affect people driving, people with epilepsy.

Eh?

Like Indicators, Emergency Service Vehicle beacons etc?

JonSnowsWife · 03/12/2017 21:44

You have my sympathy OP.

Although I can cope with the flashy blue lights.

It's the flashy rainbow garden lights that are on all year round, I had to double up on the curtains to block the constant flashiness out for DD; and that's when the wildlife haven't triggered the security light that can be seen from sodding space.