...Or Why Didn't I Take the Darn Lights Down?

by Darlene Haley

Christmas is long gone but the remnants of that special event remain at my house! And that is those outside Christmas lights.

I nearly lost my mind last week when around 2 am I heard a banging noise on my bedroom window. I froze as I sat up in the bed trying to determine what is going on. Then it hit me, those darn outside lights that were streamed so pretty around the eve of our 2 story house were no longer fully intact. There was a section of the lights that were draped down over the window and thanks to the recent snow and high winds; they were now keeping me up at night. An unforeseen event early in January caused a delay in removing them and now it appears that I will be stuck with them till about April.  

For anyone who is in a similar situation, as we recently posted on our facebook page regarding the removal of snow from your roof, we do not recommend that you climb up on your roof to remove the lights either. If they cannot be removed or secured safely then leave them until it is safe to do so.

Going forward, as soon as dear old Saint Nick is gone, so will the bright lights from my eve.

I have to put in  a plug in for our Wind Storm Protector TM facts sheet that is available on our website. While it is not directly applicable to Christmas lights, it does provide helpful tips to help reduce or prevent windstorm damage.