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Christmas Lights Near the Poles

Postby Australian rePublic » Wed Dec 07, 2016 3:52 pm

Christmas lights are a popular tradition in Australia, Canada, Argentina, Europe, the USA etc. but how do Christmas lights work in places near the poles? On one extreme you have the Yukon, Alaska, Northwest Territories etc. which have virtually no daylight around Christmas time, so what time do you turn your lights on? Do you just leave them on the entire night, despite the fact you only get a few hours of sunlight?

And on the other hand, you have the opposite extreme, take for example, Tasmania, southern Argentina etc. where the sun doesn't set till really late. What do you do there? Turn your Christmas lights on really late and just leave them running till sunrise? Is anyone awake to see them? Do you even bother with Christmas lights?
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Postby Bogdanov Vishniac » Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:01 pm

Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.
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Postby Australian rePublic » Wed Dec 07, 2016 4:02 pm

Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

Interesting
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:16 pm

Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

Pull his other leg so they're both the same length.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:17 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

Pull his other leg so they're both the same length.


Can't believe you missed a chance to say that it has bells on it.... :(
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:18 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Pull his other leg so they're both the same length.


Can't believe you missed a chance to say that it has bells on it.... :(

Damn. :( And at Christmas, too. On the other hand, I'm not British and we don't say that in the US.
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Postby Bakery Hill » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:19 pm

Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

I'm telling this to everyone I know.
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Postby Kubra » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:44 pm

Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.
I mean, sure, if you live in the sticks. Us civilized folks go on bus tours to see the lit up houses around town.
That's right, pay money to look at other peoples houses from public streets.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:45 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
Can't believe you missed a chance to say that it has bells on it.... :(

Damn. :( And at Christmas, too. On the other hand, I'm not British and we don't say that in the US.


You don't? You should fix that. *nods*
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 5:49 pm

Kubra wrote:
Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.
I mean, sure, if you live in the sticks. Us civilized folks go on bus tours to see the lit up houses around town.
That's right, pay money to look at other peoples houses from public streets.

If you're going to be stuck in the traffic those displays generate, may as well be in a nice comfy bus.
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Postby Kubra » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:53 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Kubra wrote: I mean, sure, if you live in the sticks. Us civilized folks go on bus tours to see the lit up houses around town.
That's right, pay money to look at other peoples houses from public streets.

If you're going to be stuck in the traffic those displays generate, may as well be in a nice comfy bus.
"comfy"
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 6:54 pm

Kubra wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:If you're going to be stuck in the traffic those displays generate, may as well be in a nice comfy bus.
"comfy"

:lol:
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Postby Tule » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:36 pm

Australian Republic wrote:Christmas lights are a popular tradition in Australia, Canada, Argentina, Europe, the USA etc. but how do Christmas lights work in places near the poles? On one extreme you have the Yukon, Alaska, Northwest Territories etc. which have virtually no daylight around Christmas time, so what time do you turn your lights on? Do you just leave them on the entire night, despite the fact you only get a few hours of sunlight?

And on the other hand, you have the opposite extreme, take for example, Tasmania, southern Argentina etc. where the sun doesn't set till really late. What do you do there? Turn your Christmas lights on really late and just leave them running till sunrise? Is anyone awake to see them? Do you even bother with Christmas lights?


Icelander here.

We turn them off over the 3 hour day, if we remember or can be assed to. Usually they just stay on 24/7.

Electricity is cheap here, unlike every other commodity. Go hydropower!
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Postby Genivaria » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:44 pm

I swear I thought this was going to be about strange lights in the sky.
I am disappoint.
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Postby Kubra » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:51 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Kubra wrote: "comfy"

:lol:
Did someone hold a gun to your head?
the fam wanted to go
same thing isn't it
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Postby Australian rePublic » Wed Dec 07, 2016 7:52 pm

Genivaria wrote:I swear I thought this was going to be about strange lights in the sky.
I am disappoint.

I give you free rein to talk about the Auroras
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:02 pm

Kubra wrote:
Farnhamia wrote: :lol:
Did someone hold a gun to your head?
the fam wanted to go
same thing isn't it

Kind of. Still, you get points for doing it. That does eventually count for something. As in telling the sibs, "No, you go visit the folks at the Old Age Home. I went on the Christmas lights bus ride, remember?" :)
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Postby Thermodolia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:06 pm

Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

I thought they attracted the House Hippo
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Australian Republic wrote:
Genivaria wrote:I swear I thought this was going to be about strange lights in the sky.
I am disappoint.

I give you free rein to talk about the Auroras

A lovely girl, really, Aurora. Eos, when she lived in Greece, you know. The cutest blush on her. :)
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:08 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Bogdanov Vishniac wrote:Christmas lights are dangerous here in Canada. They attract wolves. Most people don't use them.

I thought they attracted the House Hippo

Don't talk about St. Augustine that way, be nice.
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Postby Thermodolia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:13 pm

You do know that it's only totally dark 24/7 once you are 5° from the poles?
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:14 pm

Thermodolia wrote:You do know that it's only totally dark 24/7 once you are 5° from the poles?

Did you forget where you are?
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Postby Thermodolia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:19 pm

Farnhamia wrote:
Thermodolia wrote:You do know that it's only totally dark 24/7 once you are 5° from the poles?

Did you forget where you are?

No I'm in the pit of despair know as NSG
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Dec 07, 2016 9:20 pm

Thermodolia wrote:
Farnhamia wrote:Did you forget where you are?

No I'm in the pit of despair know as NSG

Put up some Christmas lights, it'll cheer you up.
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