Most extreme Christmas lights

[CharlieB]

As it's Start A New Thread Day, thought I'd throw this one in, and apologies if it's been done before - I only joined this year.

Where have you seen the most loud/vulgar/spectacular Christmas lights/plastic Santa on the roof etc. on a private house?

I'll start with one that hasn't started yet this year, but usually by the 20th November it's in full throw at the top of Petts Hill in Northolt, next to the Fire Station.

 

[Dayvo]

A house in Friends Rd, Norwich, near UEA!

The years I was at uni, it was always featured in the EDP.

There were even bus-trips so sad boring bastards interested people could see for themselves.

 

[thomas]

There are a couple of houses around Norwich/Norfolk with a horrible amount of tacky lights.

The other day when I was out cycling with 2 mates we all went "urgh!" at the same time as we saw the lights on a house .

Back home, in Guildford there is a house on the way up to New Land's Corner which has an amazing amount of lights and tacky fixtures. They do it each year and have dontations boxes which help local charities.

 

[BrumJim]

Thanks for the tips.

Anywhere else I should purposefully avoid between now and 12th night?

 

[thomas]

Thanks for the tips.

Anywhere else I should purposefully avoid between now and 12th night?

Birmingham?

 

[summerdays]

Oi my kids loved those overblown displays when they were little - if they were struggling to walk you could always mention the "lovely Christmas house" to give them a bit more enthusiasm. (And we certainly didn't do it to our house).

 

[Kirstie]

My favourite:

 

[montage]

awesome Kirste

 

[longers]

These lights need your sound turned up to be appreciated fully.

 

[rich p]

These lights need your sound turned up to be appreciated fully.

Do you have a large electricity bill, Longers?

There's a solitary house on the A515 between Buxton and Ashbourne which had an illuminated lorry on the side of the house which gave me a terrible fright once. I thought it was that Coca Cola truck in the Christmas advert heading straight at me.

 

[CopperBrompton]

There used to be a dreadful one about 5 miles from me, but it didn't happen last year - apparently they could no longer afford the three thousand pound electricity bill for the month it was on!

 

[marooncat]

Our neighbours a few doors down have a hidious display, bascially every inch in their front garden has to have something on it, no thought to layout or anything. You come round a corner up our street and it just blinds you. Not nice.

 

[Fnaar]

A friend of mine started putting lights on his house some years ago. Each year the number grew and grew, and he got massive inflatable thingies mounted on the roof (Santas, snowmen, etc). He had 12 electric points installed in the front room under the windows to plug the stuff into. Eventually his wife got fed up with it and made him stop. It was a kind of mental illness with him, to be honest, bit of an obsession that was getting out of hand. I think they still have the electric points

 

[longers]

I think they still have the electric points

A bit like having a packet of fags in the kitchen drawer even though you've given up?

Wasn't there a TV prog about a similar situation possibly starring Robson or Jerome a bit back?

 

[Fnaar]

Don't know 'bout the prog...