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KK4AMI
12-02-2016, 07:01 AM
My Father always told me that the formula to getting into the proper Xmas spirit was 1 part "Tennessee Sour Mash" and 2 parts "lightbulbs". I bought a bunch of colored and white LED light strings for outside (they are really getting cheap now ). The former owner of the house we now live in left a stack of 16 ft wood strips. So far I built a 10 ft Xmas Star, a 12 ft Xmas tree, strung lights across my gutters and fences. I would say "Tacky" best describes it. We needed to light a fire under our neighbors, only one neighbor has decorations up so far.
Now where is my shot glass.
PA5COR
12-02-2016, 07:18 AM
Nope like the last 25 years, not even having Xmas stuff here.
Just ordinary days for us, i don't go for all the fake hoopla.
KC2UGV
12-02-2016, 07:30 AM
Lights were up November 1st, here :P
KG4CGC
12-02-2016, 11:44 AM
The limestone springs can be tasted in every sip but be careful as the sugars are high and you could be tasting it again the following day.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/drinks/Z-Dickel_zpsyjfmgjks.jpg
Quite a number of people here at the marina have put Christmas lights on their boats.
My sole Christmas decoration is a light display which I built for 'DSG many years ago. It's a BASIC Stamp experimenter board with a BS-24Sp attached, and with 16 LEDs of various colors connected to the I/O pins.
Program loop has a couple of random number generators; one for pin select and the other for "on" duration. The LEDs themselves are transparent, high brightness types. They're aimed at angles to each other so the thing projects a decent sized cone of light on the ceiling.
A relic of times gone past, no doubt.
KK4AMI
12-02-2016, 02:33 PM
The limestone springs can be tasted in every sip but be careful as the sugars are high and you could be tasting it again the following day.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c79/bebop5/drinks/Z-Dickel_zpsyjfmgjks.jpg
That's my favorite Christmas Spirit.
KK4AMI
12-02-2016, 02:35 PM
Quite a number of people here at the marina have put Christmas lights on their boats.
Edenton sponsors a parade of boats at the marina during our yearly tree lighting ceremony. The sailboats are usually the most beautifully decorated.
KK4AMI
12-02-2016, 02:37 PM
My sole Christmas decoration is a light display which I built for 'DSG many years ago. It's a BASIC Stamp experimenter board with a BS-24Sp attached, and with 16 LEDs of various colors connected to the
Program loop has a couple of random number generators; one for pin select and the other for "on" duration. The LEDs themselves are transparent, high brightness types. They're aimed at angles to each other so the thing projects a decent sized cone of light on the ceiling.
A relic of times gone past, no doubt.
Update it with laser diodes and you are good for another 10 years!
This area has something on the Willamette River in Portland that is similar, in that a bunch of boats get all lit up with cool stuff and go putting up and down along the town. Very festive indeed.
K4PIH
12-02-2016, 05:07 PM
Got the star burst laser light doomaflotchie on a stick in the front yard, shinning laser beams all across the front of the house. Also have a sign that says beware of sharks.
The outdoor decorations start getting put up tomorrow.
The things I do for my wife. But that's what I get for marrying a shiksa.
[…] that's what I get for marrying a shiksa.
Call it a Hanukah Bush?
KG4NEL
12-02-2016, 09:03 PM
Oh, the directions you could go with that one.
The outdoor decorations start getting put up tomorrow.
The things I do for my wife. But that's what I get for marrying a shiksa.
Me too. The decorations part.
Did I just see a dirty yiddish word? :stirpot:
KG4CGC
12-02-2016, 11:55 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0F_WFpT5II
kb2vxa
12-03-2016, 04:06 PM
I had a Shiksa shaver once, but since Weasels Rip My Flesh I've been using a Norelco.
Then there's that Chanukanuka (English CH sound as Larry Feldman N2HGY pronounces it) bush that brings back memories of an embarrassing president, so please call it a Hanukah tree. When you decorate it hang Dreidels, kids dancing around it singing the Dreidel Song make such a happy sound. Later the adults can sing and dance another happy song, Hava Nagila. Oh, when you hang Menorahs on it, be sure they're electric treif, if you use Kosher candles your Hanukah may not be a happy one. Before you say it, I know you'll have your Menorah in the usual safe place.
L'chaim! Mazel tov! And for worshipers on that pagan holiday, Merry Christmas. The rest of us know it's a Jewish holiday as we celebrate our capital gains on New Year's Eve in The Bahamas. Happy Jew Year!
KB2VXA assumes no responsibility for being so politically incorrect, it was Larry's idea, honest!
WØTKX
12-03-2016, 07:09 PM
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Call it a Hanukah Bush?
Oh, never fear. I've been doing that for years. It's the tree with blue and white (clear) lights, the rest are red and white (clear)
I've actually had people tell me "There's no such thing as a Hanukkah Bush!" To which I reply, "sure there is, that's what I say it stands for, so that's what it is!"
Me too. The decorations part.
Did I just see a dirty yiddish word? :stirpot:Nice try. Nope. So quit being a shmeggie.
KD8TUT
12-03-2016, 10:15 PM
Nice try. Nope. So quit being a shmeggie.
Putz
WØTKX
12-04-2016, 10:34 AM
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kb2vxa
12-04-2016, 07:07 PM
OH NO! It's a Red Dwarf Christmas, is NOTHING sacred?
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NA4BH
12-06-2016, 12:31 AM
Put the tree up. The grandkids came over. We let them decorate it. They had the time of their young lives. They put all the ornaments on one side. It fell over.
KG4CGC
12-06-2016, 12:58 AM
Put the tree up. The grandkids came over. We let them decorate it. They had the time of their young lives. They put all the ornaments on one side. It fell over.
Everyone is going to talk about that for years to come at family dinners and get togethers. That's an awesome memory that every kid should have, or some sort something similar.
n2ize
12-06-2016, 02:00 AM
I'll be decorating my window with christmas lights as I do every year. It's a pretty simple display. Several loops of common color miniature lights around the frame and in the center a cris-cross made up from an old vintage late 1930's/early 40's series wired light set which I power via an autotransformer at a reduced voltage to preserve the life of those ancient bulbs and also reduces heating so the bulbs burn moderately warm instead of hot.
W5BRM
12-06-2016, 02:15 AM
thinking about getting a string of lights for the truck to run while I'm parked. Never done it before. Ive seen a lotnof trucks with the same thing so I know it can be done. Now I just need to get motivated to actually do it...lol
I used to put a Santa on the grill; it was a 2d sort of thing, no lights, just a Santa. All happy and shit. Not sure if I can find a pic of that or not, but I'm off to look.
KK4AMI
12-06-2016, 06:25 AM
I used to put a Santa on the grill; it was a 2d sort of thing, no lights, just a Santa. All happy and shit. Not sure if I can find a pic of that or not, but I'm off to look.
I could see putting one of the reindeer on the grill, but Santa? Oh the horror!
WØTKX
12-06-2016, 02:20 PM
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n6hcm
12-11-2016, 04:50 AM
no lights here. have barely the resources to furnish the new place.
Well, I found the promised pics but scanned in pdf they won't upload due to size. Suggestions?
On edit - forgot about the screen shot software the college had us all put on the machines for doing research and such. Finals weekend is KICKING my azz :-|
Figured it out. See......circa 2005. See the similarities? :lol: Ta Da!
The decorations are in the yard and on the fencing. We decided to put lights on the small tree/bush in the front yard (looks like a member of the same family as Rose of Sharon but it's a different colored flower, very nice though); I used the blue and white (clear) LED's on that one, so it's the official Chanukah Bush for 2016.
All that's left is to hand the icicle lights from the gutters. Over my objections, I really don't like climbing that ladder to put those up.
We had 2 inches of snow this afternoon... the photo doesn't quite do it justice
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The Channukah Tree, 2016
KK4AMI
12-13-2016, 10:16 PM
I was all set to believe that was a real Chanukah Bush, but ya got a manger right next to it!
I do miss the snow, it makes the decorations look so much better.
I was all set to believe that was a real Chanukah Bush, but ya got a manger right next to it!
Why? It's a manger full of Jews...
I do miss the snow, it makes the decorations look so much better.
I know nought of this "snow" thing of which you speak.
Come closer Carl, berth in Astoria and this miracle of meteorologicalness can be yours. But wait! There's more....
KC2UGV
12-14-2016, 09:26 AM
Figured it out. See......circa 2005. See the similarities? :lol: Ta Da!
I wish I took a pic of this, but a couple of years ago, there was a long-haul trucker that decked his rig out to look like Rudolph :P
K7SGJ
12-14-2016, 10:37 AM
Why? It's a manger full of Jews...
I know nought of this "snow" thing of which you speak.
I was told it is some white stuff that falls from above, made by that guy in the sky.
But then "they" could be full of shit, too.
I was all set to believe that was a real Chanukah Bush, but ya got a manger right next to it!
I do miss the snow, it makes the decorations look so much better.
It's real.
And yes, there's a manger right next to it. That's for the Boss. And that's what I get for marrying a shiksa -- mixed messages.:-D
There's also a non-religious stag on the other side of it. (Not that deer are kosher either). Big deal.
Why? It's a manger full of Jews...
< snip > Hah! Hadn't really thought about it that way, outside of the standing wisecrack... with it's origins in Yiddish style humor (think Henny Youngman)
"Jesus? Nice Jewish boy. Went into his Father's business!"
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I know nought of this "snow" thing of which you speak.Form of precipitation. Similar to 'rain' only colder.
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