primitives being ridiculous about Christmas lights

[BattleHymn]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018702767

This thread is small, but has everything- potato math, screwy logic, and "trauma" from christmas lights.  They are truly deranged lunatics. 

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 02:10 AM
diabeticman (2,306 posts)

How much does it really cost to plug in Christmas lights on a 4 ft tree for a couple hours for 30

days and all day christmas eve and christmas day?


My high school friend is frustrated by her husband. He has not help her put up the tree because he doesn't wants lights on the tree because they will cost a few extra cents a week.

They are in a very good place this year. Both are finally working and making a decent wage. the average electric bill now is $60 a month.

Can 3 strands of Christmas lights cause the electric bill to jump that high?

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 02:12 AM
Archae (32,047 posts)
1. Depends on the lights.

My Mom still has those old big-bulb 1950's lights, but she never uses them any more.
Those sucked power like all get out.

The little bulbs are much better, hardly using any power.

LED's and fiber-optics use even less.

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 02:21 AM
diabeticman (2,306 posts)
4. They are new LED lights

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 02:13 AM
PoliticAverse (10,000 posts)
2. Try this site...

http://www.christmas-light-source.com/Christmas-Lights-Electricity-Cost-Calculator_c_214.html

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 02:20 AM
diabeticman (2,306 posts)
3. Thanks. I am laughing. doesn't increase anything.

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 05:23 AM
Star Member Shrike47 (2,304 posts)
5. She needs to ask him what his real problem is.

The lights cost bupkis. Maybe he has other, emotional, problems with the holiday.

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 12:29 PM
GreatGazoo (245 posts)
6. Good catch.

The holiday is very trauma loaded for many people.

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 12:48 PM
Brigid (16,862 posts)
7. Had they been through difficult financial times?

You mentioned that they were both *finally* working. Many who were kids during the Depression were tightwads for the rest of their lives after going through that.

[J P Sousa]

  5. She needs to ask him what his real problem is.

The lights cost bupkis. Maybe he has other, emotional, problems with the holiday. 

I bet he was from my neighborhood. There was a kid my age whose father was a drunk and one Christmas the father was upset that the kid (about six years old) kept taking the light bulbs. So the father gave the kid a HOT bulb to hold. 

[obumazombie]

diebeticman seems to be posting now without any input from his better half.

[tanstaafl]

diebeticman seems to be posting now without any input from his better half.

Quite possibly, the Tire Shop couldn't save "her".
The other possibility is that is that the insulin-deficient primitive is a proponent of "If you can't fry it, you can't eat it" and scorched the latex in the pan before he could 'resuscitate 'her'.

[fatboy]

Looks like hubby hates Christmas. Since he never got that Red Ryder BB gunz when he was 8 because his parents were anti-2nd amendment.