so how do u hook up loads of lights for outside for xmas?

[misdee]

how the heck do u do it?

only having icicle lights this year but i'm flummoxed on how i'd hook up more next year.

[SoupDragon]

Dunno. Our one line of lights is just hung on to nails that were there already.

[misdee]

how do u do the electrics as well?

[lindaUK]

Ah PLEASE help with this as I also have loads of lights and santa's etc to go out side and have spent the day trying to work out how to conect them to the Electric indoors.

[misdee]

i am at a lost i'm afraid. i might borrow my neighbour to help me.

[Carla]

You're not

[misdee]

why not? dh doesnt have a clue either.

[miggy]

always wondered this!
last yr an electrician friend got me this special box thing. Basically, it plugs in somewhere-outside or inside plug, can put extension sockey in the box, then wires from lights leave box-all sort of sealed exits so waterproof.
sorry terrible description but brilliant thing. will find it and see what its called tomorrow

[Carla]

Well, here -and I'm going to apologise in advance - it's seen as a tad tacky.

[misdee]

so what, the kids love it!!

[miggy]

tacky-just twinkling white lights-NO
lovellllly and xmassy
very good housekeeping
(although was rather taken with the animated polar bear in the garden centre)

[Carla]

On the Woodstock Road in Oxford you will be ostracised for the rest of your life. I know kids love it tho'.

[misdee]

we are ust getting twinkling icicles style lights for around the front door area. we have an indoor santa silloette for the front window as well.

[misdee]

yes but i'm not in oxford!! lol.

[Carla]

Can we come and see your house then, misdee

[misdee]

well no, its boring at, getting the one lot of lights tomorrow. you culd comer adn see my neighbours bungalow tho. that is truely impressive with loads of lights, projector etc.

[Carla]

And if we lived in a cul-de-sac I would!!! S'long as none of the neighbours objected! God, I must stop using exclamation marks!!!!

[misdee]

would they really moan about a few lights?

[lindaUK]

Nothing Tacky about it, where is your festive spirt the kids love it and so do I.

[Carla]

Nothing wrong with my festive spirit, they're just a bit nobby round these parts!

[misdee]

just get some lights. (£9.99 from argos, half price atm)

[misdee]

here ya go

[Carla]

Perhaps we could. Neighbours stylishly put them around their (atm) defunt Wisteria. Whad'ya think? DDs would LOVE it.

[Carla]

But we have no stylish Wisteria

[misdee]

yeah go on. then slowly add to them each year.............

[misdee]

round the porch area?