When do you turn on your display?

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   With the amount of time and money that we put in our displays, what is the ideal time to turn on the display? I'm not talking about the time as in hours but which date? I'm thinking of having mine turned on around the 15th of November or is that too early?

I'm curious to hear (read) what you guys think is the best time.

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BigDPS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 471	Quote Reply Topic: When do you turn on your display? Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 5:07pm
	With the amount of time and money that we put in our displays, what is the ideal time to turn on the display? I'm not talking about the time as in hours but which date? I'm thinking of having mine turned on around the 15th of November or is that too early? I'm curious to hear (read) what you guys think is the best time.


Jonathan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Location: SoCal Online Status: Offline Posts: 1237	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 5:14pm
	I go live Thanksgiving night. Or at least, that's the plan.
	~Jonathan

Pony_God Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Location: Naples, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 551	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 5:51pm
	Thanksgiving here as well.
	Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. D-Light users Unite!

bdkeen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Location: Easton,PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 380	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 5:56pm
	Going live here too on Thanksgiving night and running until 3 Jan. Picked Thanksgiving night for the start date because there are several towns around the area that traditionaly turn on their Christmas lights that evening. Also the arrival of Santa Claus at the climax of most Thanksgiving Day parades marks the start of the Christmas season.


Pony_God Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Location: Naples, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 551	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 6:01pm
	I thought the Christmas season started when Lowes got thier stuff in...
	Fine. You're so smart you rig up the lights. D-Light users Unite!

bdkeen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Location: Easton,PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 380	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 6:08pm
	I hear Christmas music all year round here! I think the season started when I got my first controller and hasn't yet ended . Lowes and Home Depot started the season about 3 weeks ago here, both on the same day. I already bought 2 Walmarts out of the few 5mm concave green LEDs they had so I could rebuld the minitrees in LED Edited by bdkeen - 28 Oct 2009 at 6:08pm


JohnnyL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pre-Order User Joined: 17 Dec 2007 Location: Merced Ca Online Status: Offline Posts: 67	Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2009 at 7:04pm
	we go "Live" on Black Friday every year. with a little "test run" on Thanksgiving night.
	"In God We Trust" all others pay cash

LightsOnLogan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 8:24am
	We try to go live on Thanksgiving. Some years there have been issues which delayed the start until Dec 1. Aside from some rewiring we're pretty much going to run last year's show again this year. I had some new stuff planned but both the time and budget ran out this year. I may switch out a sequence or two, but they yard layout and light count will be the same.


kedogn Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Location: Lacey, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 65	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 1:05pm
	I will do a couple test runs leading up to Thanksgiving, but go fully "Live" on Thanksgiving night through Jan 1.
	BOOMER SOONER! Lee Family Lights

ChrisL1976 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 01 Sep 2008 Location: Kankakee, Ill Online Status: Offline Posts: 1341	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 2:44pm
	typically life seems to end up dictating Dec firstish for me.
	Chris www.lightsonsixth.com