Mattie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Houses throughout Shetland are gearing up for their outdoor Christmas illumanations!What are the best. What are the worst?Moderators.. You should give a winnng prize to the best illumanations?Categories being:Low key - but niceArty FartyTalentedTackyand over the top tacky and ridiculous!!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodeyn Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I think the sic need a kick up the behind for the state of lerwicks town illuminations, how long since they were updated and half the time they don't work residents certainly put them to shame!!! There's a nice garden up Anderson road, dat old wife shud get a prize me thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longdog Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Baa Humbug You'll be wanting more electricity for all those un-necessary lights then May be every house with xmas lights should have it's own wind turbine, be interesting to see how many have nice displays then Baa Humbug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodeyn Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Not at all I'm very festive but would deffo be interested to find ways of making up for the electricity used for better lights maybe switch off every second street light or switch the illuminations off after say 11pm or stuff like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 We had our first Christmas late night opening last night and nearly everyone I spoke to said the lights were "a very poor effort at best" and "why bother if that is their best effort" , one wee wifie offered to "Gang oot n buy lights an a ladder tae fix da bu****s masell". Just how old is the cr (sorry) the Christmas decorations that are up now? Come on SIC, Have some bl***y pride in Shetland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeAyBee Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 It is hard to know what the right answer would be. The Council haven't updated their lights and they're slagged off for not doing so here on Shetlink. If they update their illuminations, someone will no doubt say that they've wasted money on new lights when the old folk / homeless / whatever needs the cash instead. With due respect to Mattie who in his original post posed a valid question, what is the point in continuing this thread if all that will happen is that SIC will get slated whatever they do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I may be wrong, but I think that most of the lights on Da Street were paid for by the retailers (Town Centre Association, or whatever it's called). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Of course, anybody who realy feels that any public illuminations are lacking are entirely free to start a fund raising campaign to pay for better ones, leaving the politics out of it. I'm sure the local authority/retailers would welcome such a donation. Nice idea Mattie, we shouldn't mention any names of course, but given that some of our local private light displays could be seen from outer space there is no harm in mentioning the more prominent of them here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsbells Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I love the display at the house in Lochside. It might be tacky to some folk but hey the bairns love it. My sis had to take her 6year old to see it the other night and no doubt she'll have to go a few more times before Santa comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinner72 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I thought this thread was gonna be about the new lights da coonty had put up this year! Seems the shoppers have been too busy shopping to notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabiaTerra Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 The new LED lights are much more energy efficient than traditional bulbs (about 5% of the electricity), but they are more expensive. OTOH, they last much longer too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Switch them all off! Things get to be more fun in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellsbells Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Loving the tree at the Legion. Loads better than last years effort. Is the Market Cross one the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askelon09 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 There's a house at voxter that looks amazing. It was done up for halloween an it should be up an runnin soon if not already for xmas decorations. Stopped to show the little one last yr, an when we turned car off there was music playin aswell!I think the outside decorations are fantastic for the kids, and big well done to everyone who puts such an effort in i think.Hopefully i can compete next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 The festive decorations of Lerwick are pathetic.The lights on the trees are very good though, but Lerwick is without doubt probably the most drab Xmas expierence for kids anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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