Chat Thread Weekly Competition 19-25th Nov. Subject - Christmas Lights

[Oldboy]

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As Christmas is on it's way with the switching on of the Christmas lights then that is this weeks theme - Christmas Lights. It could be Christmas light, Tree lights or even Christmas objects with lights in them. The choice is yours.
 
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Pictures to be taken between 00.01am Monday 19th November 2012 to 23:59 Sunday  25th November 2012 .
Pictures to be posted in the entries thread no later than 23.59pm Monday 26th Nevember 2012.
Poll will be up Tuesday 27th November 2012.
Winner to be announced Saturday 1st December 2012.

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[Reinardina]

Haven't seen proper Christmas lights in Southampton for years! But I'll find something somewhere.

[Beaux Reflets]

None round here yet either

[SimonW]

No lights here yet either. But I think the  nearest big town's Switch-on is scheduled for Saturday so I'm hoping to fit in a visit.

[michaelb104]

Looks like a trip to the local supermarket, I bet the lights have been up for weeks    

[Oldboy]

The Christmas lights were switched on in Birmingham Saturday 10th November. I'm sure there must be shops with Christmas lights in the windows or find a local Santa's grotto. They can't be all Scrooge's? 

[Hinfrance]

Still nothing here.

They're very much into 'save the planet' even though almost all the electricity is from nukes - so I suspect it's much more related to 'save the lecky bill'. The council have put the street lights up, but I expect that as usual they won't turn them on until about 10th December.

[SimonW]

Local town - oops, sorry, it's recently re-gained the City title - was jam-packed with people today but the lights won't be turned on till 7:45 this evening by which time I'll be elsewhere. And tomorow's forecast is for continuous very heavy rain so I'll probably not get a second chance at this. The one Christmas light I found lit locally will have to do.

[SimonW]

Christmas lights are just about visible here - it might have been a better shot if they'd been lit up.

[Reinardina]

Christmas lights are just about visible here - it might have been a better shot if they'd been lit up.

You had sunshine? If it wasn't raining here, it was deluging!
And Southampton has no 'proper' Christmas light whatsoever. When I read about the mayor 'switching on the lights'he switched them on in two of the shopping malls, not in the streets. But, I have been there yesterday and I went back today to see if I could spot anything useful. Have to sort through the lot to see what I can come up with.

[Reinardina]

As I could only find indoor Christmas decorations, and not, what I call 'proper' Christmas lights, I decided to get the camera out on the bus home and take a few potshots at 'real' lights. In the rain, through a window that constantly steamed up.
Red, white and green lights, classic Christmas stuff!

I've called it Christmas (Shopping De-) Lights for obvious reasons.

[michaelb104]

A quick one from me, had to fight my way in to the black hole (cupboard under the stairs) to find a set of lights.

[Hinfrance]

Nothing from me. Haven't made it into the attic to retrieve any of the Christmas stuff and the municipal lights are still not on.

[jinky]

I`d hoped to get some shots at Budapest christmas market but not many lights there. Managed to get some on my way through Leeds last night though. No eco nonsense here - been on since 8th November! My first trip to see them. Took a load of standard then abstract types so just need to decide which to load up now.

[Hinfrance]

Sligh

I`d hoped to get some shots at Budapest christmas market but not many lights there. Managed to get some on my way through Leeds last night though. No eco nonsense here - been on since 8th November! My first trip to see them. Took a load of standard then abstract types so just need to decide which to load up now.

Slightly OT, but will you be going to post any pictures of said city (not Leeds, seen it) either here or on Flickr?