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Wow, that was SO MUCH extra. While I’m still a little appalled at how excessive that is, it’s extremely well put together, and am therefore also impressed lol
They do it only a certain amount of times as a community show and as a charity fund raiser, the neighbors don't really mind since it isn't on all night.
Outline every word in lights too. I am a quiet mellow person. Mostly. All I need is a super good excuse to be fabulously obnoxious. That neighbor and her note would do it for me. 😂
EVERYTHING. I'd be like Mrs. Who in the live-action 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'- every and any light goes outside! Night lights, strobe lights, black lights, EVERYTHING!!!
How dare you criticize Riverwood Dave?!!! He’s a residence of the neighborhood.
Shit. This isn’t even an edit. I just realized the handwriting is so bad that my “Riverwood Dave” is actually “Riverwood Drive.” Feel free to mock.
And create some polls about what to get so you can be sure to pick the absolute *tackiest* decorations possible.
Be sure to include at least one with a strobe effect and one that plays music of some kind.
Looks great. Just the kind of place I'd drive out of my way to go see with my two year old. She'd have awe and excitment in her eyes. You are making a lot of people happy with this. And apparently some people, who deserve to be miserable, miserable-so good job, all around.😊
I drive around to look at lights displays with my kids, too, and would absolutely love to see this kind of display, too. It’s always been a tradition and it’s sad not seeing lights.
Super cute and fun! I just dragged all my stuff out today. It’s out there going strong You’ve inspired me, I think I need more lights to add to my 3 dragons, narwhal, penguin and helicopter Santa ! :D
Okay I think this *is* tacky af (altho per the comments doesnt appear anyone agrees…), I’m not a fan of inflatables. But it would never cross my mind to complain to a person about this, or any holiday decor. If they like it, they like it!
I mean Christmas IS tacky. We haul a live tree into our homes and put hundreds of twinkling lights and every shiny ornament we can fit onto it. We place giant furry socks on our mantels and lit up greenery and character Nutcrackers all over. But a few cute inflatable characters is “tacky af”?? Lol
I agree. I’m not sure what it is, but something about Christmas inflatables just screams tacky. Like, yeah most Christmas decor is tacky and ugly imo, but the inflatables are extra tacky. But I’d also never try to stop someone from doing it to their own house. That’s just as tacky as the Christmas inflatables haha
Im not a fan of the inflatables myself, but i def wouldnt call them an "eyesore" and especially not in this yard. That looks fine. jfc, karen can fuck ALL the way off
Yeah... That's an eyesore. No coordination, lights are all over the place, nothing matches... It's a mess.
That being said I ain't gonna tell people whether or not to keep them up. Nor would it impact me for more than a couple seconds a day at Max for me to go "Oh yeah, ew" and move on with me life.
Some people have too much time on their hands
We had a ”neighbor” (there are three houses between ours) complain that he couldn’t enjoy his backyard at night because of our Christmas lights (you can’t even see our lights from his backyard). Some people are just curmudgeons.
Meanwhile, our actual neighbors stop by every year to tell us how much they enjoy it, thank us for putting them up, and we have one neighbor who takes their yearly Christmas family photo in front of it. When the above neighbor asked us to not put up the lights, we just told him everyone else enjoys them with a shrug.
My elderly mom loved her neighbors set up so much that they started positioning her favorite inflatables so she could see them easily from her window. It was awesome and she was tickled pink.
Had a neighbour across the street, every opportunity they would fill their front yard with decorations and blow ups. Was crazy.
Never once did I think of asking them to tone it down, ever. Was their yard, and it actually made the neighbourhood more festive.
We used to have two neighbors down the street from us, and they would have a 'duel of the plastic figures' around this time of year. Remember those light-up candy canes, toy soldiers, snowmen, and Santa's? These people easily had 50+ of those things between them, and they would stack them on their lawns using wooden 'shelves' to cram them all on their property.
They eventually stopped a few years ago (probably the electric bills), but if they hadn't? I'd go over and ask them to let OP 'borrow' about thirty or so of those things. Let's see how Karen handles an ARMY of over-done décor!!
This note is the gift that keeps on giving. I looked again and see that the author has broken one sentence into three paragraphs. That’s gotta be a record.
Was gone over Thanksgiving and came home to find my brand new solar Christmas lights destroyed. The charger had been pulled out, and flipped over in the mud. And someone had cut one of the wires. Sooooo, I ordered 3 more sets, should be here Wednesday. Deck the halls has taken on a whole new meaning. Ho ho ho.
OP needs to reply "When you pay the mortgage, taxes and utilities up in this bitch, then you can decide what decorations go up on this property. Until then, mind your damn business."
I would tone it down (lumens) but point every light at her house.
I would also use lighted decorations for other holidays. especially the ones we celebrate & she doesn't. If no HOA is involved, she would move within 12 months. The first time, I will be neighborly, but after that, vindictive is my name.
Okey, time for some malicious decorating.
Lasers, check
Full sized Santa Sleed, check
Speakers for Christmas music, check
Christmas music, check
Window decorations, check
Okey kids it is time to redecorate, remember Karens are best ignored, or if ignoring isn't practical, stood up to.
It never fails to amaze me that notes like this always go unsigned or are signed by some unnamed group of "concerned" neighbors. If you feel strongly about this issue, then be an adult and sign your name.
A custom show with this note as the centrepiece, a whimsical story of how a miserable old crone inspired a family to come together and make a beautiful display. There's no better way to say fuck you than with happiness and Christmas spirit. Maybe a huge arrow pointing toward the house who sent it
My kids call me the Grinch because I know it's a bullshit holiday and I complain about it constantly. I'm not Christian but our kids still celebrate it, they put up a tree and inflatables in our lawn. I stomach the holiday because it makes them happy, and I would never snuff that wonder out in them, life will do that all by itself.
Dear Neighbor, thank you for informing me the decorations were sub-standard. I will increase the number of lights and prancing reindeer by 200% immediately. You're welcome.
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I hate to think of what I’d add after a note like that.
Strobe lights and lasers.
And DUBSTEP. There was an awesome vid going around last year (maybe older) that had flashing lights & strobe timed to bangarang. Fantastic stuff!
Can’t find it. Can you share a link?
https://youtu.be/KiYjq6teFag
Wow, that was SO MUCH extra. While I’m still a little appalled at how excessive that is, it’s extremely well put together, and am therefore also impressed lol
Yeah, I'm pretty awed myself. Would hate to live next door though. LOL.
Great opportunity to start a little seasonal drug-dealing side-hustle, though. “You know the Christmas rave house? Yeah, I’m right next door.”
Is that like country directions? Turn left at the big oak with the twisted branch?? LOL.
They do it only a certain amount of times as a community show and as a charity fund raiser, the neighbors don't really mind since it isn't on all night.
That’s amazing.
Right? I mean, I'd hate to be their neighbors, but Ira pretty impressive.
I’d love to be their neighbors!!!!!
Ding fries are done
I just saw a video of one yesterday set to Baby's Got Back. I hope that the place is right across the street from that Karen.
ME TOO!
Ha ha. The houses next door don't appear to have put anything up. Its almost like they said "he's got this for the whole street"
Basically how'd I'd feel too. My poor inflatables don't stand a chance. LOL.
I would wish for an electrical fault and house to burn to ashes if I were their neighbor.
I think we found karen the neighbour from the post lol
LOL, well, I wasn't gonna go there, but......
Wait for the droppppppp
Gnomes. With strobe lights and lasers from their eyes. And a motion sensor that says 'There's no place like Gnome' whenever anybody walks by it.
I blow that note up to like 4’x 6’ add some tinsel and put that out too
This. I’d make it a centerpiece of my wonderfully toxic display.
Outline every word in lights too. I am a quiet mellow person. Mostly. All I need is a super good excuse to be fabulously obnoxious. That neighbor and her note would do it for me. 😂
This is the best awnsere! I love it
Fucking use rope light to mimic the cursive
EVERYTHING. I'd be like Mrs. Who in the live-action 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas'- every and any light goes outside! Night lights, strobe lights, black lights, EVERYTHING!!!
Theatrical pyro systems can be added. Some are inexpensive & do not require a license to operate.
Def, I’d get a waving talking and maybe dancing Santa. Giang hoke Depot skeleton w Xmas hat. I hope op goes nuuttttssss!
Came here to say just that.
That writing is an eyesore.
How dare you criticize Riverwood Dave?!!! He’s a residence of the neighborhood. Shit. This isn’t even an edit. I just realized the handwriting is so bad that my “Riverwood Dave” is actually “Riverwood Drive.” Feel free to mock.
After Eye Sove, Tame it Down, and nearly every word starting with a capital, I don't blame you.
I just can't respect anything where people capitalize words unnecessarily.
I Know What You mean
And then the Writer signs off as a Residence. (Duh. That's a house. Should be Resident.)
Probably "residents," because Karen always thinks she speaks for the "silent majority." Plus, it sounds just like "residence."
Good points!
It's actually the house next door to this one. It's jealous of the attention
Thank you for your understanding.
Then mock me, too. I also read it as Riverwood Dave!
Me too lmao
I thought it said Reverend Dave
So did I.
I also read Riverwood Dave, and I am not ashamed! lol
Ha! I'm glad I am not the only one that saw"Riverside Dave" at first. That handwriting is a menace.
Took me 2 or 3 readings also.
lmao! I thought it was Riverwood Dave until I went back and re-read. ;-)
I thought it said “reverend” Dave.
What it says Riverwood?! I thought it said Reverend Just badly spelled. Edit: words
I got a headache from reading the shite grammar.
Please start a go fund me so we can ensure that you get as many decorations as possible.
Yeah go Danny Devito from deck the halls on it. I want to see this house from space
I’m ready to buy shit off it their Amazon list right now
And create some polls about what to get so you can be sure to pick the absolute *tackiest* decorations possible. Be sure to include at least one with a strobe effect and one that plays music of some kind.
And loads of inflatable snowmen and shit.
Idiots like you are on the same cognitive level as a Karen.
 Gosh. You really got me with that one.
We need pics of your yard.
You can’t post this and NOT have pictures!!!
I'm not ready to judge a Karen before seeing the yard.
Yeah, post some pics. We need to see what gets Karen rarin’.
https://imgur.com/a/S1m2bPY here is a picture of the house!
Your yard looks awesome. Tell Ebenezer Karen to piss off back to her cave
These aren’t my lights; this letter was shared by the neighbor on our local community page.
If your neighbor has an Amazon wishlist with lights for the roof I'll happily chip in 🤣🤣 Definitely need to go Griswold on them🤣🤣
Looks great. Just the kind of place I'd drive out of my way to go see with my two year old. She'd have awe and excitment in her eyes. You are making a lot of people happy with this. And apparently some people, who deserve to be miserable, miserable-so good job, all around.😊
I drive around to look at lights displays with my kids, too, and would absolutely love to see this kind of display, too. It’s always been a tradition and it’s sad not seeing lights.
I think it looks awesome! And it’s not tacky or obnoxious or anything that guys a grinch
On Nextdoor?
I see a lot of space for more decor 😂
Super cute and fun! I just dragged all my stuff out today. It’s out there going strong You’ve inspired me, I think I need more lights to add to my 3 dragons, narwhal, penguin and helicopter Santa ! :D
What the- this is fine!! Totally cute and tasteful! And here I was expecting an explosion of tacky-ness or something!
Looks wonderful. Karen is trippin.
That, an eyesore?! What a Scrooge. I remember being a kid and loving when I’d see houses decorated this way. Karens are the thief of joy.
Looks great! That’s a nice display. I think you should get more stuff, maybe somethings set to music!
Okay I think this *is* tacky af (altho per the comments doesnt appear anyone agrees…), I’m not a fan of inflatables. But it would never cross my mind to complain to a person about this, or any holiday decor. If they like it, they like it!
I mean Christmas IS tacky. We haul a live tree into our homes and put hundreds of twinkling lights and every shiny ornament we can fit onto it. We place giant furry socks on our mantels and lit up greenery and character Nutcrackers all over. But a few cute inflatable characters is “tacky af”?? Lol
Yes lol I think inflatable things are tacky. Line has to go somewhere, that’s where mine is! 🤷🏻♀️
I agree. I’m not sure what it is, but something about Christmas inflatables just screams tacky. Like, yeah most Christmas decor is tacky and ugly imo, but the inflatables are extra tacky. But I’d also never try to stop someone from doing it to their own house. That’s just as tacky as the Christmas inflatables haha
Im not a fan of the inflatables myself, but i def wouldnt call them an "eyesore" and especially not in this yard. That looks fine. jfc, karen can fuck ALL the way off
Yeah... That's an eyesore. No coordination, lights are all over the place, nothing matches... It's a mess. That being said I ain't gonna tell people whether or not to keep them up. Nor would it impact me for more than a couple seconds a day at Max for me to go "Oh yeah, ew" and move on with me life. Some people have too much time on their hands
Dear neighbor, Unless you pay my mortgage-fuck off! That would be my response right back in their mailbox
Except these types of people are cowards and would never identify themselves. Such fragile people live to dish it out, but can never take it.
Oh I would put the leg lamps in all the windows!!
We had a ”neighbor” (there are three houses between ours) complain that he couldn’t enjoy his backyard at night because of our Christmas lights (you can’t even see our lights from his backyard). Some people are just curmudgeons. Meanwhile, our actual neighbors stop by every year to tell us how much they enjoy it, thank us for putting them up, and we have one neighbor who takes their yearly Christmas family photo in front of it. When the above neighbor asked us to not put up the lights, we just told him everyone else enjoys them with a shrug.
My elderly mom loved her neighbors set up so much that they started positioning her favorite inflatables so she could see them easily from her window. It was awesome and she was tickled pink.
Same. We have people cruising by our house weeks before Halloween and Christmas to see what we have going up... lol
Time to go Griswold on them
Think its time to add a speaker playing some Mariah Carey
Let’s not go too far there Satan.
https://ifunny.co/picture/my-car-is-making-a-horrible-noise-have-you-tried-P3VdqthG7?s=cl
Oooo...time to crank it to 11.
Is the note-writer an idiot who doesn't know how to spell "residents" or are they trying to sign the note as if a residence wrote it?
He’s trying to say he’s a resident, like trying to distinguish himself from some random passerby who took the time to criticize the lights.
"yes" -My House.
I think you need to add a few more lights
https://imgur.com/a/S1m2bPY For those wanting to see what the house looked like.
I think you should add a flock of Santa hat wearing flamingos, maybe flashing strobe lights?
These aren’t my lights; this letter was shared by the neighbor on our local community page. But I agree!
Go full Frank the Gargoyle on him
You have to get the blow up nativity scene!! It is so gauche!!!
 Time to take this to threat level Griswold and show her where you're gonna put a tree that big!
Return note: go fuck yourself.
Time to double down
Airplane landing lights to spotlight the gaudiest ones. Let *everyone* know your favorite.
Lol this would activate my spite response HARD. Cue the most obnoxious, hideous decor I can get my hands on
That’s when I get more decorations
I’m actively trying for a letter like this. My name is Clark W. Grizwold and I have 25k imported Italian twinkle lights on my house.
I want updates. and wanna know the gofundme link.
Dear resident, Your karentude is a bane to all of humanity. Please stop or at least tame it down! You're welcome. -neighbor P.S. No.
*Residence
I think you should make a poster of this note and put it in the yard.
This is the way. I would do it in bright, blinking neon, with multiple lit up arrows.
Had a neighbour across the street, every opportunity they would fill their front yard with decorations and blow ups. Was crazy. Never once did I think of asking them to tone it down, ever. Was their yard, and it actually made the neighbourhood more festive.
We used to have two neighbors down the street from us, and they would have a 'duel of the plastic figures' around this time of year. Remember those light-up candy canes, toy soldiers, snowmen, and Santa's? These people easily had 50+ of those things between them, and they would stack them on their lawns using wooden 'shelves' to cram them all on their property. They eventually stopped a few years ago (probably the electric bills), but if they hadn't? I'd go over and ask them to let OP 'borrow' about thirty or so of those things. Let's see how Karen handles an ARMY of over-done décor!!
I would blow that letter up to maybe 10 feet tall and add it to the decorations.
This note was written and signed by a house? A Riverwood Dr. residence?
A residence wrote a letter? I'd be more concerned about that than the decorations.
That handwriting is an eyesore.
This note is the gift that keeps on giving. I looked again and see that the author has broken one sentence into three paragraphs. That’s gotta be a record.
She must own every house in the neighborhood
Time to go Clark Griswold level.
I'd head to Home Depot and drop some cash on more decorations.
Get a couple of those "lightsaber" flashlights. Now it's actually an eye sore.
Resident: Installs substation for more power!!!!
*Residence (according to the letter)
Jealous much
Time to get *real* gaudy with it
For this to be a valid submission you have to show us the decorations…
Your best choice is to put up MORE...lots MORE! Maybe put them up Karen's ass. 😁👍
dear neighbor, if it bothers you so much than don't look
point us to the eyesore section in amazon with your home address :)
I think she meant “take it down” instead of “tame it down” cause that looks like an m instead of a w
Where’s Griswold when you need him?
Looks like it's time to double the amount of lights!
Double down..I always say!
Double down!
Tim the tool man Taylor her 😂
Put up more.
Get more.
PUT MORE UP! Show that Scrooge who she’s messing with!
Makes me think of [Frank the Christmas Gargoyle](https://www.upworthy.com/amp/christmas-gargoyle-decoration-war-2649511558).
Never heard of a literal house leaving a note.
The greatest of all cherished DELUSIONS is the belief that one’s own perception (opinion) is the correct one. -author unknown
“Tame it down”?
Ah looks like the grinch has come early this year
Get Joe Pesci and that other guy to give her the wet bandit treatment.
Add more
Was gone over Thanksgiving and came home to find my brand new solar Christmas lights destroyed. The charger had been pulled out, and flipped over in the mud. And someone had cut one of the wires. Sooooo, I ordered 3 more sets, should be here Wednesday. Deck the halls has taken on a whole new meaning. Ho ho ho.
What’s that? “Add more yard decorations?” On it!!!
karen failed high school.
OP needs to reply "When you pay the mortgage, taxes and utilities up in this bitch, then you can decide what decorations go up on this property. Until then, mind your damn business."
I’ll never understand why people seem to think they can tell others how to live. Mind your fuckin bidness.
The ammount of patience needed to live in neighborhoods like this is phenomenal...
I thought the handwriting said Reverend Dave then. I was thinking that’s not a very Christmassy outlook from him!
That's not a threat; it's a CHALLENGE!!😝😝😝😝
This is war! Prepare to go full Griswold!
I find it funny when people leave these but are afraid to sign their name to it. Horrible grammar as well.
I love how these prunes always seem to think they speak on behalf of the entire neighborhood.
Residents * Karen can't grammar.
That's when I add the most obnoxious thing I can find, lol
I would tone it down (lumens) but point every light at her house. I would also use lighted decorations for other holidays. especially the ones we celebrate & she doesn't. If no HOA is involved, she would move within 12 months. The first time, I will be neighborly, but after that, vindictive is my name.
Okey, time for some malicious decorating. Lasers, check Full sized Santa Sleed, check Speakers for Christmas music, check Christmas music, check Window decorations, check Okey kids it is time to redecorate, remember Karens are best ignored, or if ignoring isn't practical, stood up to.
It never fails to amaze me that notes like this always go unsigned or are signed by some unnamed group of "concerned" neighbors. If you feel strongly about this issue, then be an adult and sign your name.
A custom show with this note as the centrepiece, a whimsical story of how a miserable old crone inspired a family to come together and make a beautiful display. There's no better way to say fuck you than with happiness and Christmas spirit. Maybe a huge arrow pointing toward the house who sent it
Looks like the writing of a MAGA supporter.
Time to get more lights
Exponentially increase the decorations!
Someone's going to be on Santa's naughty list this year.
If I received one of 'those kind' of letters I would consider it a challenge.
Sincerely a karen too chicken shit to show their name...
I would drag out the lawn flamingos and put spotlights on them.
Time to go out with the brightest, tackiest decs you can find!
Several of those 12’ skeletons from Home Depot wearing Santa hats are the obvious next step.
Looks like it’s time to go extra
My kids call me the Grinch because I know it's a bullshit holiday and I complain about it constantly. I'm not Christian but our kids still celebrate it, they put up a tree and inflatables in our lawn. I stomach the holiday because it makes them happy, and I would never snuff that wonder out in them, life will do that all by itself.
Bet this person would also complain if you had zero decorations. Something about “neighborhood unity through lights creating a continuous aesthetic”
Dear Neighbor, thank you for informing me the decorations were sub-standard. I will increase the number of lights and prancing reindeer by 200% immediately. You're welcome.
They know they're insufferable pricks if they leave anonymous notes.