So... What are YOU doing? - Part 8

[tango]

I'm starting to decorate the house for Christmas today.

My wife did that a few weeks ago. She likes a bit of sparkle when the clocks go back. Today we plugged in the lights on the bushes out front. At some point I'm going to run a new wire out to that socket and put a wifi relay on it so we don't need a separate timer. It will also mean we can tell the outside lights to come on at a time related to sunset rather than an absolute time, which will be nice.

 

[Lamb]

My husband won't let me put lights outside...or any decorations His aunt had everything stolen one year so he is traumatized from that.

 

[tango]

My husband won't let me put lights outside...or any decorations His aunt had everything stolen one year so he is traumatized from that.

If you use cheap lights it doesn't matter if someone steals them.

We have lights worth maybe $30 and an outdoor timer worth $15 or so. If someone is desperate enough to steal stuff you could get for less than $50 new (and that you'd struggle to get $20 for stolen) they're welcome to it.

At some point I plan to replace the outdoor timer with a wifi relay that will sit in the basement. Not only will it mean I have more control over the lights (specifically varying the time they come on based on actual sunset rather than the same time every day) but it will also remove one component that could conceivably be stolen.

 

[Lamb]

If you use cheap lights it doesn't matter if someone steals them.

We have lights worth maybe $30 and an outdoor timer worth $15 or so. If someone is desperate enough to steal stuff you could get for less than $50 new (and that you'd struggle to get $20 for stolen) they're welcome to it.

At some point I plan to replace the outdoor timer with a wifi relay that will sit in the basement. Not only will it mean I have more control over the lights (specifically varying the time they come on based on actual sunset rather than the same time every day) but it will also remove one component that could conceivably be stolen.

He's very frugal and wouldn't want to lose $50.

 

[tango]

He's very frugal and wouldn't want to lose $50.

I wouldn't want to lose $50 either, but I'm not sure I'd let a single theft however many years ago put me off taking even the slightest chance. Do you live in an area where theft of seasonal decorations is a big problem?

 

[Lamb]

I wouldn't want to lose $50 either, but I'm not sure I'd let a single theft however many years ago put me off taking even the slightest chance. Do you live in an area where theft of seasonal decorations is a big problem?

It's just his thinking and he's the type who doesn't change. We've never done it, so we'll never do it. It's hard to explain.

 

[tango]

It's just his thinking and he's the type who doesn't change. We've never done it, so we'll never do it. It's hard to explain.

I know some people who are reluctant to change. I don't understand the reluctance to try new things when the potential for failure is low and the downsides are limited, but it's not like putting lights out is obligatory.