Tip of the Day - Turn the Lights Off
Posted on December 13, 2007 by
Do you have a tree all lit up and decorated?
If you haven’t switched over to LED lights, it’s important to make sure you don’t leave your tree lit when you aren’t around to enjoy it. Like the rest of the lights in the house, turn your tree off when you leave the room, or set times for your tree lights to be on and plug them in to a timer.
Agreed. Better yet, let’s let our good cheer and glad tidings set the holiday mood rather than fossil-fuel produced electric lights. Can I get an amen, or is that too grinchy?
No, I’m with you. I don’t think it’s grinchy to take the holidays back to good cheer, glad tidings and some good times with loved ones. Quite the opposite.
But I think a lot of people feel really tied to their holiday traditions, so if you can’t give up the lights or switch to LEDs (the solar powered ones are an awesome option) it’s better to reign in the time they are lit.
Yup, the people down the street have had their lights on all night, every night since Halloween! It’s quite the display… grrr