Cost of living crisis - Christmas lights ???

[diian]

Will there be any up this year?

Martin Lewis is going on about blackouts and using less energy between 4-10pm. Will there be fewer nodding reindeers and houses lit up this Christmas?

34p to have an oven on for an hour. The Christmas turkey will cost about £1 to cook... phew! Or shall we just go round to MILs!?

I have some LED icicles and LED coloured lights that go on our guttering.

Both sets are many years old. I shall have them on for a couple of hours each evening on a timer just like I always do.

I refuse to accept rationing of energy and blackouts in UK in 2022 so will just oretend it's not happening and enjoy my 10kwh a season on Christmas lights until it actually turns into third world country.

Same here!
Have them up year round in the back garden and will just put a few more up outside the front of the house/around the bushes in December.

That was in response to the PP who said they had solar lights!

I saw someone local to me put up lights the other day. I did think Diwali too.. except they now have a christmas tree in their window.

I agree, my lights will be on inside and out. I may even buy more! They are leds, they take barely any electricity, people are so bloody miserable.

I have always judged those who cover their houses with these lights and will continue to do so...

@Applesandcarrots I agree. Loads of people asking why there were so many fireworks last night 'it's not November 5th' 😂

So can those of us with solar keep our lights in your ideal world? What about those charging electric cars when they could be using petrol. A few LED Xmas lights use next to no electric, it should be those using dish washers and electric cars you are after. the lights for the entire seasons use less electric than charging his car once.

We don't go mad, just a few strings of fairy lights in the trees in our front garden and a small tree in our front porch with a string of lights on, so we'll do that again this year.

It isn't about my ideal world. My ideal world wouldn't be one where we are facing blackouts. They are clearly a real risk since the energy companies are now starting to announce their plans to pay households to reduce their power usage during peak hours. They wouldn't be doing that unless the risk was significant.

Well we can all just turn lights on at 7pm after the peak 😁
Happy to help

I have battery powered lights out front, and no-one will be telling me not to put my christmas tree lights on!!

Well they probably will be telling you that. It’s on you whether you listen.

I don't want to derail the discussion, but I doubt the cost of Christmas lights will deter too many people - around here the yobs still seem to have far too much money to waste based on the bloody fireworks going off everywhere. It's already been two weeks nearly now, and not because of Diwali.

Ffs! This thread is making me want to illuminate my front garden, usually have a few lights above the garage. Might go larger now!