DiyLightAnimation
Hardware => Lynx Express => Topic started by: dudehenry3 on November 09, 2012,
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I have my display up and running.Couple of smart a** remarks from neighbors. This is the first year for me so im happy. only two lynx express
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I always wait until thanksgiving evening.
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Good for you. Is two enough? Lol!
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Probably your HOA board members saying stuff.
I'm going to put mine up for Halloween and hope that no one notices them the whole month of November doing nothing.
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I always shoot for the weekend of thanksgiving. As far as commment they are just jelous that you have spent alot of time working on your display. congrats to your first year with animated lights, you should be proud :) :) :)
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This will be my first year with animated lights for Christmas. But even with static lights, we never turned them on until the weekend after Remembrance day ( Nov. 11). I hope to have it ready this year with probably 3 songs for the rest of November and then hopefully adding 2 more in December.
Steve
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this will be my first year for animation. i have started putting my stuff out but i will not turn mine on until the day after thanksgiving. of course i will be testing and stuff like that but full show will not run until the day after thanksgiving
duane
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I checked on my town's community light up night. This year it's Dec 7. I'm aiming to go live then.
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I hate to be negative but it's WAY to early and really takes the magic out of the season. I know that it's easy to get excited about the new display but if you start it too soon, what should be really cool and a positive can quickly turn into a not so cool negative. I would shut it down and tell your neighbors that you were just testing it before the season starts and since this is your first attempt at this type of display, you needed to let it run for a few days to make sure that it will work dependably for the season. Now that you see how it looks, you might want to add an additional song or two if you have the time to suprise those neighbors when the season actually begins.
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Yep. Too early. Here, the day after Thanksgiving is generally accepted ok for lights on. Hope I can pull it off, got lots to do.
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I agree, it's a bit too early. I'd wait until after Thanks Giving to turn them on (but I don't do a Christmas display)
I do, do a Halloween display and that went live on Oct 1st, but to keep the neighbors sweet I invited then to a pre-view test run on Saturday Sep 29th.
I emailed all the folks on my street, explained what I was planning, what to do if they had an issue with cars, noise etc and if anyone wanted to see how it worked to drop by my House.
We had about 20 Neighbors come out to watch, and had a few beers together. Was a good experience.
On Halloween night many neighbours came out to hand out candy and enjoy the lights and many commented that they liked my display, so it's good to keep them happy.
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This is my first year also. A lady stopped while i was putting my display up and said Ty to my wife for the display. Stuff like that makes it worth it.
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+ 1 for too early.
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it's your light show, put it up when you want it up! hehe
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That really is bad advice Chris and you are not doing him any favors.
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it's not bad advice. He built the setup, he should be able to run it whenever he feels like it. Some people have Halloween shows, some have 4th of july. i have a neighbor that has lights out year around. Who cares when he puts up his show. I hear from a lot of people that they put it up during Halloween, then take it down in January. We can tell him what we think would be a good idea. But ultimately it's his decision.
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Obviously, his neighbors do or he wouldn't be gatting the wise a$$ed comments that he siad he was getting. When people put up or tear dow their displays means nothing. It's when they start and end them that matters. He has the right to do what he wants but he asked a question and got a valid answer that I suspect he kinda already knew.
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This is my first year and I started my set up three weeks ago. I plan on finishing the set up this weekend but I have tested different elements of the display just to make sure everything is working. Some neighbors have stopped to watch the testing and are excited to see the whole show. I intend to fire it up the Friday after Thanksgiving.
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I thank every one for there opinion . As i see it i live on a dead end street. Im an Adult own my own house and if the people on my street don't like it they can move . Not to mention at the end of the street and that is that .everyone else i talked to likes it i try to add one new thing a week this week end was the arches woo hoo it looks good. Thank you all for your in put.
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@dudehenry... nice dog!
duane
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I'm late to the party on this conversation, but i wanted to chime in. I do either thanksgiving night or Black Friday. It's a neighbor respect thing for me. What I could have done the first year is different now that I'm in year 5. Don't get me wrong, the neighbors love the display - TONS of people commented / stopped by to say hello during setup.
You likely have more leeway before the holidays than after as well as the novelty factor. I would encourage you to keep all neighbors happy (within reason). It's really nice to have the respect and support of neighbors if you're in this for the long run. If they turn against you, it's really, really tough to get them back on your team. (We made cookies for our 8 closest neighbors last year as a good-will gesture.)
You are correct in stating its your home / display, however, there are several instances where neighbors got fed up and took the homeowner to court. That costs big bucks. The shocking thing- the neighbors won. The display was a "public nuisance".
Obviously your choices to make, and certainly do what makes you smile. I would urge caution if you are hearing comments from neighbors. Remember, you only get to hear comments from those bold enough to say something in front of you. What do they say when you aren't a part of the conversation?
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I like the fact that every one has an opinion and we all know the rest of the story. LOL I am not in any way saying anything about any one in DIY . Every one here has been helpful . I do not have a hoa . :)
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well let me put my 2 cent ... i do my show for myself and my kids and every other kids in my area ..not the neighborhood or grown up ( except for very old people)... i turn my show on 14 Nov this year because my son was tire of seeing people stopping by to see if the show was on and I never do before remember day for respect ( except for testing )... but right after .. show is on ... same goes for Halloween i turn my show on at least 2 week prior because i spend all year working on them and it's never too early to turn them on... at least when they are on i can finally relax .. go to see my kids play hockey or go outside and give hot coco to people stopping by... if i wait to long then i am stuck with freezing temperature.. freezing rain ... snow ... so that way i can actually enjoy it and so are everyone around ,,,,,
cheer
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Thank you barbotte. I am the one to keep my mouth closed and try to keep every one happy <md.. not any more
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