Christmas Lights...WTF!

[cazzer]

They've just put the christmas lights up in Milnrow.
It's August!!!!

At least they're not lighting them yet but still....

Is it just me or is that just.....wrong?

[skip_1]

Good god, if they waited until Dec we'd all be complaining about council inefficiency






















I know it's ridiculous isn't it!

[madala]

....how about 4.00am you go out and tear them down....'feckers.

[GKP]

The three large stores in London have already have their dedicated Christmas area up and running. Ho, ho, ho.

[MartG]

Didn't they say that by putting them up now instead of in November they'll save something like £400K of council money ? In that case, why not just leave them up all year ?

[cazzer]

MartG said:

Didn't they say that by putting them up now instead of in November they'll save something like £400K of council money ? In that case, why not just leave them up all year ?

They might have said that, but they didn't justify why it did.

[dudleybloke]

how can putting them up early save 400k!
do the fitters work for free in summer or something?

[Puggit]

Was at an event in a hotel near Oxford last weekend, and they had a christmas tree up, lights on and everything.

4 Pillars Hotel, Sandford-on-Thames, named and shamed!

[bazking69]

I was just watching this on BBC news and there was some old bint defending it saying that the christmas lights can be used for other religious festivals too? It must be a running joke that she hasn't clicked on yet...

It's depressing. I don't want to hear about Christmas until 1st December personally.

[voyds9]

cazzer said:

They've just put the christmas lights up in Milnrow.
It's August!!!!

At least they're not lighting them yet but still....

Is it just me or is that just.....wrong?

Ramadan starts this week are you sure they are not just getting ready to celebrate Eid.

This is what we have 'up north' same lights up for Eid, Diwali, and festive lights (Christmas).

[Tony*T3]

They arent 'christmas lights', they are 'festival lights'. There are a number of religious significant events/festivals approaching. They are for those.

Just aint you're religion, thats all.

Nothing like a christion country anymore....

[cazzer]

Errr...I don't recall snowmen and santas having a lot to do with eid or ramadan.
These arnt just "lights", they're little santas etc.

[Slothario]

voyds9 said:

cazzer said:

They've just put the christmas lights up in Milnrow.
It's August!!!!

At least they're not lighting them yet but still....

Is it just me or is that just.....wrong?

Ramadan starts this week are you sure they are not just getting ready to celebrate Eid.

This is what we have 'up north' same lights up for Eid, Diwali, and festive lights (Christmas).

Does the lefty council there have plans to rename Eid and Diwali to make them more inclusive/ inoffensive, too ?

[sleep envy]

GKP said:

The three large stores in London have already have their dedicated Christmas area up and running. Ho, ho, ho.

one of them has a christmas dept 365 days/yr

[North West Tom]

Selfridges started their christmas range last month.

[Zod]

North West Tom said:

Selfridges started their christmas range last month.

that's aimed at Asian visitors here over the summer - they likeot take European Christmas decorations home.

[Kermit power]

Tony*T3 said:

They arent 'christmas lights', they are 'festival lights'. There are a number of religious significant events/festivals approaching. They are for those.

Just aint you're religion, thats all.

Nothing like a Christian country anymore....

I think that's a catch 22 situation. If you're a God botherer, you're supposed to love your neighbour, so presumably shouldn't be objecting to other religions using the lights for their festivals. If you're not a God botherer, why would you care?

[Penny-lope]

I read this thread yesterday, and ended up dreaming about bloody chrimbo lights!!!

[cazzer]

Today I'm thinking about garden gnomes

[ShadownINja]

cazzer said:

Errr...I don't recall snowmen and santas having a lot to do with eid or ramadan.
These arnt just "lights", they're little santas etc.

I was hoping you'd post this.