Up, around december 10th (after the wife starts nagging me about it). Down January 1st or second (because I really want it to go away by then).
Anything longer than that is silly and bugs me.
I'm one of those people who like to do things that are permanent, and hate to do things that are temporary. If I clean my car I expect it to stay clean
Why go through all that trouble ot put stuff up that just has to come down? Because it stirs up certain emotions I don't have. My wife says I'm an insensitive ba$tard, I don't know why
My neighbor across the street is one of those "decorating" types. He has his thanksgiving stuff up but I guess that wan't enough so he has already started putting his christmas stuff up too. Something is wrong with that person.
He spent $2500 to have a professional electrician install outlets all around the front of his house so it's easier to plug in the hundreds of thousands of lights he puts up.
He needs to talk to someone. Intervention or something.