New Idea For Christmas Lights
 

Well, I bought laser lights last year .....I just do not have the desire or the energy to hang lights all over the house, the shrubs in the fliwer beds, and outlining the flower beds with lights....so for this year, we got those laser lights!!! THOUSANDS of tiny little points of light thrown up on the house in blue...then I got two for the shrubs that throw tiny green lights, then I got two solid green landscape lights, under the two trees in the front, shining upwards into the trees, illuminating the trees in green....took us all of 10 minutes to light up the entire house and shrubs and trees across the front!!! NO climbing on ladders, no hundreds of extension cords all over the front yard, having to wrap the connections to extension cords in Kotex to absorb the moisture, then wrapping the connections in plastic bags to keep all this waterproof so the lights dont throw the circuit breaker....SUCH a pain in the butt!!! This takes all of 10-20 minutes MAX and the entire house is flecked in tiny blue lights, the hedges in red and green, and the trees, up lit in green! Only way for an old lady that does not like heights and cant go up ladders, to do this!!!!

Great idea! And safer too:D

Im wanting to get some of those My Husband didnt want me to this yr because they are so new not sure how well they worked then my neighbors got some so hiis mind is eased

I've seen a lot more of these this season - they were advertised on TV a lot this year. They're pretty! And yup, they seem so darn easy.

Lol...I'm picturing Kotex all over your past Xmas lights :D!

Cool!!! Never heard of them

"Less for for mother", sounds great, going to check them out, thanks Judy.
Gee I never thought to use kotex lol, I used the plastic baggies only lol.

I had to put the Kotex in there to absorb the moisture that collects in the tightly wrapped plastic around the plugs! I also use doggie diapers, and then wrap Saran wrap around and around over the diaper, sealing out the rain/moisture.....and we used to cover the house/flower beds/shrubs in lights, and then rain, dew, any form of moisture would seep into the connections and out they would all go.....and we have car loads of people riding thru here looking at the lights!

I had seen those tiny little points of light all over a huge 2 story house in a subdivision across the blvd. from our addition...it was stunning and I investigated/researched and got some! GREAT for people that want pretty, yet quick and easy, no climbing on ladders involved, to get a beautiful effect! Been seeing them here in Houston for the last 2 years, slowly at first, but getting more and more popular!!

We are going to be going out to drive around and look at christmas lights it will be interesting to see how many people use them this yr with the ease and convenience of them. It just kinda scares me to get them in my neighborhood where there is some theiving. On the news there was some lady that had hers stolen, thats what I dont like about them is they are easy to steal

I just did up my porch for this exact reason...you won't find me on the roof!

Glad you have a good solution!

I am with YOU!!! My roof climbing days are several years gone!!

Great ideas! We haven't put up outside lights for years. This idea we might try next year. Thanks!!!!

The local news here is reporting a lot of thefts of the new laser lights. The stores can't seem to keep them in stock, so thieves are stealing them from the neighborhoods and selling them on Craigslist for 3 or 4 times the cost.

I've seen some houses here that have them. If you park your car in front of them or some other obstruction, you have a big shadow. I personally love the look of traditional lights. I'm not a fan of the laser.

You would have to park your car up in your yard to get between the lite source and the house....maybe an issue with a U-shaped driveway....I had the lights stolen from my flower beds one year!! I put mine up in my flower beds, in among the ivy and ground cover, aimed up to the house.... Hopefully, I will catch them before they can find them in the plants and get them taken.....

Interestingly, it's been on the news that these lasers are causing some problems for airplanes...kind of scary.

I had them and so did a neighbor and some took them . Downside is they are easy to take spent 150.00 and they lasted just over a week

Thats what Im worried about is the theiving one year I put this cute light up train out and someone took it right away since then I dont put anything out in my front yard but lights

Yes. there are a few houses around here that are on large lots. They have the U shaped driveway, which is why their cars cast shadows on the lasers. Some have put the lights high up in the trees to avoid that. Driving down the street we have been temp blinded by the lasers. I can only imagine if it were a pilot! And we have tons of planes taking off at McCarran every few mins.

I can understand if the laser lights are going to interfere with pilots and planes! Everyone in this area is going nuts over them....and we have Hobby Airport and Ellington AFB in the area.....hopefully, someone will say something if these things pose a threat to pilots, airlines, or military jets! I am sure the airlines will say something.....???!!!

I just read an article in one of our local magazines. In the late 80s and early 90s during the huge Vegas boom, several mega resorts had laser shows; MGM, Luxor, Rio, LV Hilton, even Sam's Town over in Henderson. Pilots complained and it wasn't until 1995(!) that the FAA banned the outdoor laser shows. Not only do we have McCarran here but also Nellis AFB. Lots and lots of flights out of a very small valley.

That same article noted that pilots now are complaining about the holiday laser lights. Now I realize these lasers aren't being wielded by idiots trying to purposely blind pilots, but they are bright and can momentarily blind you. These are more expensive than the cheap laser toy keychains that can and have blinded pilots so I do think there is a danger there.

Well, they should be banning them before long here in Houston if these Christmas laser lights are going to blind pilots!

I saw the laser lights in person for the first time last night. One of my neighbors has them. They are pretty, but angled in a way that even driving by in a car, they can be blinding for a second. Eeek!

Everyone around here ....maybe because we do live close to airports....people seem to know how to angle the lights toward the houses, set up in flower beds that keep the beam of light from going all over the yard and street, etc...they are aimed directly at the houses.....close enough to the houses that passing cars do not even line up with the lite sources that are way up into the yard....enough trees in yards to keep the lites from going up into the sky, to hit airplanes! I have seen some people put open ended boxes around the lite source, to be sure the beam is aimed directly at the house...

I think proper angling, placement, and the box as you mentioned would make a big difference.

Another neighbor has a thing that projects a static picture of an elaborate wreath onto the house. Is that a laser light or something else? That one must be properly placed because it has never bothered me, even though the house is at an angle to the street.