let it blow, let it blow, let it blow
So it seems that the hep new thing in holiday lawn decor this year is these giant inflatable snow globes. They're like eight feet tall and vaguely creepy, what with the overly friendly-looking, semi-Japanimation snowman inside, and to me it looks like a variation on a plastic trashbag caught in your hedges. Thing musta been on special down to the Wal-Marts* this year.
I dunno, holiday lawn decor in general is so much eeeasier than it used to be. Back in my day, we didn't have all these pre-fabbed forms with the lights already on them, or flashing eight-reindeer setups, or inflatable Precious Moments manger scenes and what have you. Ya wanted a display of snowflakes, ya bent some damn wire together and strung seven thousand lights along it with twist-ties and electrical tape and ya hooked it up to the juice with two-dollar indoor-only extension cords and ya LIKED IT. Ya liked it fine.
*That's singular, as in the one Wal-Mart store in town -- that's just how the old-timers say it 'round here. "The Wal-Marts."
I dunno, holiday lawn decor in general is so much eeeasier than it used to be. Back in my day, we didn't have all these pre-fabbed forms with the lights already on them, or flashing eight-reindeer setups, or inflatable Precious Moments manger scenes and what have you. Ya wanted a display of snowflakes, ya bent some damn wire together and strung seven thousand lights along it with twist-ties and electrical tape and ya hooked it up to the juice with two-dollar indoor-only extension cords and ya LIKED IT. Ya liked it fine.
*That's singular, as in the one Wal-Mart store in town -- that's just how the old-timers say it 'round here. "The Wal-Marts."
Labels: first-world problems
posted by Gleemonex at 8:31 AM
4 Comments:
Omg, i hate those damn things lyd. Xmas decor in general has become more and more like disco lights in the last decade or two. I agree that back in our day you had to be more creative to be tacky - which was a bit cool in itself.
I'm all about the big fat colored bulbs from the days of yore.
I want photos. People in my 'hood don't have "lawns."
Tooo funny, we have completely noticed the same thing. I hate them, they seem like cheating. And here we say "The Wal-Mart", so it's singular, but still a Very Important Place. And we have three of them, and two "Old Wal-Marts", which are now empty storefronts, but they are handy with directions (Turn left down by The Old Wal-Mart...), as long as you can figure out WHICH old Wal-Mart they are talking about. Anyway, Merry Christmas and such!
Tony: I know, right? At least put some effort into it, people! And if it isn't at least potentially lethal (e.g. those old bulbs, which got fire-startingly hot), then you're a piker.
Panda!!!: It's in Texass, where all we've got is lawns -- you're right, I should get some photos.
PSP: the only thing more awesome than a Wal-Mart is the drab-ass husks they leave behind, no?
Merry Christmas to all!
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