My 2 Cents: Christmas Light Rules and Regulations

Kelly Ogle, News 9

I'm skipping Thanksgiving and going straight to Christmas, at least for right now. In my effort to support DJ Crash's coalition to save turkey day, I'm laying out some of my basic rules for Christmas lights, because I've already seen multiple violations.

First: You may begin hanging your lights a week before Thanksgiving, but they shall not be activated before the turkey is eaten.

And they will be turned off no later than New Year's Day, preferably earlier.

If a month of Christmas lights isn't enough for you, then spend more time at Walmart, Lowes or Home Depot. They've been burning so long in those stores they're already replacing bulbs for Pete's sake.

If, barring a blizzard, your Christmas lights are not down by mid January the neighbors may take them down and hide them.

By the way, your Christmas lights should go off at midnight each night with one exception. They need to remain on from Christmas Eve until Christmas morning so Santa can find your house of course.

My wife thinks I'm kind of a Christmas light Nazi because I have so many rules. My kids just kind of shake their heads.

Perhaps someday they'll understand I'm doing my part to protect Thanksgiving and bring some civility to seasonal exterior illumination.

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