And yet, it moves

[jhetley]

(Probably mistranslated)

LJ seems to have gotten over yesterday's little job action. Work to rule?

Went for a neighborhood walk after dark yesterday, and I have to report dire portents. The first _residential_ "season" decorations are up and lit. An inflatable snowman-group in an inflatable crystal ball in one front yard, with strings of lights outlining the house. And, several streets over, an artificial tree blinking in the front window.

So much for energy crises.

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[prophet-marcus.livejournal.com]

Oh, the local malls are already in full Christmas swing. Decorations, music, visits from freaking Santa fergawdsake. And yes, many local folk have begun decorating their homes.
Me, I think I'll hold off a couple more weeks. Usually, our tree goes up right after Thanksgiving, but I'm not in the mood this year, so it'll depend on the kids.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Oh, the stores started in on "holidays" somewhere around the Fourth of July, I think. We handed out red and green "Christmas" M&Ms for Halloween.

What little we do will wait until the week before actual Xmas day, mainly decorating the fireplace mantel with an antique santa with cast lead reindeer and sleigh full of toys that dates back to my mother's childhood.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the character who every year tries to signal the Mother Ship has once again festooned his house, yard, and driveway with enough lights to light up a small city. Those have been out for about a week now. I have no doubt he's one of Baltimore Gas & Electric's favorite customers.

[barbarakitten-t.livejournal.com]

the couple across the street has gone all out...including lighting the sidewalk like a runway. they went all out for halloween, too...complete with skeletons that had pumpkins placed strategically in their crotches...(we thought that they were either f*cking pumpkinheads or jack o'lanterning off...but tom said he hadn't considered either...the pumpkins were just holding the skeletons in place)