My neighborhood went from zero christmas lights to a full competition in just 3 years

I moved onto 82nd Ave in Edmonton back in 2020 and that first December maybe 4 houses on my whole block had lights up. Nothing crazy, just basic strings. Fast forward to this year and I counted 23 houses with full displays, inflatables, the works. One neighbor even put up a projector that plays scenes on their garage door. What changed? I think it started when the guy at 10432 got that huge deer display in 2021 and everyone kept stopping to take photos. Then next year 5 more houses stepped up their game. Now I feel like I have to do something or I'm the Grinch of the block. Have you noticed your street getting more competitive with decorations lately?

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jennifer_west28d ago

Posted about this exact thing on my local Facebook group last week. My house looks sad with just a single strand of icicle lights while my neighbor has a synchronized light show set to Mariah Carey. I'm seriously considering just putting a cardboard sign that says "My HOA said no" even though I don't have an HOA. If that projector house shows up on my street I'm moving.

jessel3528d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man @jennifer_west, the HOA excuse is genius. I might steal that. My string of Walmart lights looks like a sad spider web compared to the Griswold house three doors down. Pretty sure my neighbor's electric bill is a second mortgage at this point. I'm half tempted to just put up a single paper star and call it "art installation". But honestly, if that projector house rolls up nearby I'm right there with you packing boxes.

grant_ross2728d ago

Feel the exact same way @jennifer_west. Honestly my porch looks so basic with plain warm bulbs while the neighbors three houses down have a display that probably costs more than my car payment. Ngl I'm this close to just taping a printed "this is all my extension cord allows" sign over my door.