She says her neighbours install 100,000 lights on their house every Christmas (stock) (Image: Getty)
A woman has slammed her ‘entitled’ neighbour for installing 100,000 lights on their house – turning their street into a tourist attraction.
She explained how her neighbours make a big show of the festive period by installing a display on their house in the six weeks running up to December 25. It attracts visitors from all over their town, with many parking up outside the house to watch the lights twinkle for up to 10 minutes before moving on.
However, this causes problems for the rest of the street as it stops them from sleeping at night due to the bright lights outside and the constant sound of cars driving past their home. On , the woman said: “I want to state that I love my neighbourhood but hate my next door neighbours.
“They are the holier than thou type who think that they know best. They also have one of the largest Christmas light displays in our city and they have over 100,000 lights synched to music which means that our street is a mess from the day after Thanksgiving to the day after Christmas.
“People constantly block our driveway, throw trash in our yard and are just disrespectful in general.” After putting up with it for over a decade, she decided to ask her entitled neighbours to turn the lights and music down after 9pm as a compromise – but they refused.
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She added: “Their response was in essence we can do what we want because of religious freedom and it is not our fault people are rude. They did offer to get noise/light blocking curtains for our child’s room, which we already had but they only help so much. But they refused to pick up the trash as it was not their responsibility or change the time when the lights are on.
“They ignore the fact that people are only there because of their lights and giving just a little bit would go a long way with neighbour relations.” She says the lights have ruined her enjoyment of the Christmas holidays because she now counts down the days until it’s over and she can sleep through the night again.
“Their absolute disdain for their neighbours and the stress and strain it causes every time you leave the house at night not knowing if you will struggle to get into your own drive when you return. One year someone parked in front of our driveway and left the car to go watch the lights. I honestly almost rammed their car as I had a screaming baby with me and I just needed to get home.
“When you get out of the line that goes down the block to go to your own drive people get upset, so there is always lots of honking to get people to unblock my driveway just so I can get home. But sure none of this is the neighbours fault at all. At this point is I am resigned to dislike my neighbours for their sheer lack of caring, because we will not be moving anytime soon.”
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Seeking revenge, she has taken to social media for ideas but stresses she wants to ‘kill them with kindness’ rather than start a neighbour row. Responding to her post, one user suggested getting law enforcement involved.
“Call the city, council person, police dept, traffic division, code enforcement,” they said. “Put up temporary fencing. Get a cheap garbage can and put it on parking strip. Cameras to record and back up claims.”
Another user added: “This happened in my city (house with extravagant Xmas decorations causing traffic/disturbance). The neighbours banded together and had hearings with the city to create a new bylaw. The people were allowed to continue their display at a smaller scale and with time limits. Perhaps talk with your neighbours/city and see if you can do this too!”
A third user said: “Yikes! Sorry you’re going through this. I once saw a house like your neighbour’s. It had a coordinated soundtrack that was screaming heavy metal. No problem with metal, in fact I like it, but it was so loud, with cursing and ‘adult’ themes. I felt so bad for their neighbours.”