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Is it safe to remove the safety covers on outside outlet covers?

LightClubUSA — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:49:49 +0000

My family recently put up Christmas lights and in order to fit a certain plug, we had to remove the safety covers on the outside outlets. Not the ones with the big plastic bubble, just a general outdoor outlet. Is this dangerous?

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Decorating for an outdoor party?

LightClubUSA — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:50:05 +0000

I’m having a party outside by my pool tonight and I need ideas for decorating. So far I have candles in jars to put on tables and colored christmas lights hanging on the fence. Any other ideas?

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How can i charge some small items while camping?

LightClubUSA — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:26:48 +0000

Hello I am going outdoor camping for a week with some family and friends (6 nights)and will be deep in the woods with no power. I want to be able to power a few small Christmas lights and charge my phone and iPod while there. I have heard that you can purchase a power inverter and 12volt batteries can this work. My question is
1)How would I go about hooking everything up
2)What size power inverter do I need
3)How many batteries will I need to power this set up
4)Should I buy a solar charger to recharge the batteries (if yes what size) or just make my bank bigger

The lights will be on for about 2 hours a day and I will be using 3 traditional strings of lights (not led)aprox 25 watts each. The phone and iPod just need to be charged every other night but there will be 4 phones and 1 iPod

Thank you for your help

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Why did Bill O'Reilly just insult the entire state of Massachusetts?

LightClubUSA — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:43:23 +0000

I was watching Fox news, which is a mistake to begin with, but I was really mad when they did a report on the O’Reilly factor about the town of Great Barrington, MA using energy efficient lighting for holiday lights, and they completely insulted the people of Massachusetts and the people of Great Barrington. The report criticized the town for using energy efficient holiday lights and generalized the entire town and the state of Massachusetts as being a place where people hate Christmas just because we use engery efficient lights and because we call them “holiday lights” instead of “Christmas lights” (who cares what they’re called? Either is acceptable). It was basically the same old "evil northern liberals" b/s.

Why is Bill O’Reilly such a mean person? Why does Fox news try to hard to insult fellow Americans just because they don’t submit to the right wing ideology of Fox news?
By the way, the report basically tried to incite violence against people who say "happy holidays". That’s wrong.

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my christmas lights are out and i cant fix them…?

LightClubUSA — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:02:36 +0000

i have put up Christmas lights and part of the string is out but not in the normal way where all the lights after one bad bulb go out. if it was that i know to replace the bulb. about half way through the lights theres an area of about 20 lights out than they light back up before they get to thier end connection and the next string starts what could cause this? its and outdoor simple multi color string with 2 wires.

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Audio controlled Christmas lights?

LightClubUSA — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:35:47 +0000

i would like to controll my christmas lights with music… i am well aware of what needs to be done. but i am trying to use the parts that i already have. what are some efficient and easily built circuits that i could use? i have already built a few variations i was just looking for something that is more responsive and could run/be turned on at a very low voltage(around 10 to 20 millivolts)

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landscape and catcus?

LightClubUSA — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:14:02 +0000

If you lived in a desert area and had a catcus in your front yard,would you put christmas lights on it

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Does anyone know what type of peppers are growing in our garden?

LightClubUSA — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:14:22 +0000

We recently moved into a new home, and in the garden and in a few spots of the property, there are these tiny peppers growing on bushes that the homeowners planted, and we really don’t know what type of peppers they are. We know that they’re edible, but they’re extremely hot. They’re very tiny, so tiny that they remind me of Christmas lights because of their size and shape. They were a very light green, a sort of lime, and are gradually turning a fiery shade of orange.

We’ve had a few different answers from friends on what types of peppers they are. Someone said it was a Thai hot pepper, another said it was an Oriental hot pepper. I looked it up, and these peppers look like neither of the two. Could anyone help?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Also, they’re small with long curved shape, not a round shape. Thank you though! And also, I’m unable to find a picture of it right now, sorry! But your answers are all greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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What traditions, habits and routines do you have for your Christmas/holiday decorations, lights and displays?

LightClubUSA — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:37:04 +0000

This is an "I’m just curious" type of question. Are there any traditions, routines or habits your normally follow in regards to your Christmas/holiday lights, decorations or other displays?

If you’re curious, these are our display-related traditions and routines:

Thanksgiving Night is traditionally the first night of the holiday season our outdoor lights are turned on. Then, the first full weekend of December is when our Christmas trees and other indoor lights are put up and turned on. New Years night is the final night of the holiday season our lights turn on, both indoors and outdoors. The next day, the timers that control them are unplugged.

Routinely, all of our Christmas lights, both indoors and out, turn on at exactly 5PM. Then, our indoor lights turn off at 10PM, and our outdoor lights normally turn off at midnight. However, it is tradition for our outdoor lights (But not our indoor lights) to be left on all night on Christmas eve, then turn off at 7AM Christmas morning.

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taking lights off?

LightClubUSA — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:14:23 +0000

When do you take your Christmas tree down and outdoor lights down? I see people with christmas lights still on and it’s january. why?

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