If global warming is a real issue and saving energy is paramout, why do people still cover there houses in thousands of christmas lights, some even leaving them on over night!! Surely this isn't a great way of saving energy. Im no christmas barhumbug but this is something that really annoys me.
2006-12-17 20:26:33 · 15 answers · asked by danny w 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Not only have you got the energy issue, but some people, well most people in the UK, just haven't got taste and dont exactly try very hard to hide the hideous cables that look like a spider web across their homes, i have seen some states in the past couple of weeks.
Whats worse, is the houses with most lights are in areas where people are housed who are on benefits with no jobs, so their lights and decorations are mine then!
2006-12-17 20:30:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree...people spend (waste) money on these rubbish lights (which are made by slaves in china) then they consume energy and are probably fraudulently completing their tax credit forms as well. They are also the ones that overload their supermarket trolleys just before Christmas believing the end of the world is nigh... and they are so obese they can only just squeeze past the checkout ! People who can afford to illuminate the ouside of their houses in such an extavragant way should be forced to pay an extra energy tax, (after all they are easy to spot !!!)
2006-12-17 20:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the sake of a few bright light for a few days in a year they are a great delight. It would be far better if big stores cut down on their display lighting all through the year and this would make a big impact. If every store could cut down their electricity consumption by just 1kw per day the savings in carbon emissions would be enormous.
Good question though so have a great Christmas.
2006-12-17 21:08:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well in the scheme of things they probably don't use more power in the couple of weeks they are on than you waste during the year doing completely pointless things with your computer, like asking questions which can't possibly change anything on Yahoo answers for example. And their lights give people a lot of pleasure.
don't get me wrong, I agree with you that we should all do what we can to conserve the world's resources, I'm just not sure Christmas lights are the first things we should worry about.
2006-12-18 02:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely a new idea and possibly ex-America. We have been abroad for a number of years and returned to find houses displaying lights outside. We were amazed and feel as you do that if global warming is being advertised everywhere why has no one (until your question) queried this new fangled idea. They do look nice but I find it over the top and hopefully this new idea will pass and Christmas will revert to decorated Xmas trees indoors.
2006-12-17 20:41:39 · answer #5 · answered by SYJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a lot bigger worries about global warming from the HUGE SUV's driving around out there than Christmas lights.
There are huge problems with pollution going on like power boats, off the road vehicles, oil spills and irresponsible corporations out there that are causing Way more problems than a few low wattage lights.
2006-12-17 23:27:47 · answer #6 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-05 11:05:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to be an American tradition that many people are copying now in Europe. It's like having pumpkins at Halloween, where did that come from? The States. People see these things in movies and copy them.
2006-12-17 20:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to use lights to decorate outside. We used garland and bows for years. I think they were Eco friendly too. My mom is detailed that way. We didn't use lights because we couldn't afford the electric bill, but she still wanted us to have fun decorating when we were children. :)
2006-12-17 20:31:29 · answer #9 · answered by Mosaic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are all Chavs!
If they sold Burberry Christmas lights they would buy them!
2006-12-17 20:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by Nigi-magic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋