Bright lights on the canals in Mandurah, Western Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382763)
Rockingham, Australia
January 2, 2019 6:02pm CST
On New Year’s Day we and our friends drove into Mandurah to board a small boat which took up around some of the canals in the area. The houses lining the canals are very expensive to buy and each Christmas many of the residents decorate their houses with spectacular displays of lights. I’d hate to be paying their electricity bills. In one of the houses in an upstairs window was a nativity scene with life-size figures which was very impressive too.
The photo is Vincent’s. I might put another photo or two in the comments.
And while we’re talking about electricity we don’t talk about ‘the electric’ in Australia it’s always the ‘electricity’. And ours has gone off this morning. I’m using the hotspot on Vince’s phone to connect with you all. Have a great day.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
Wow the picture is beautiful. If it is that beautiful in a picture I can only imagine how it looked in real life.
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@Happy2BeMe (99353)
• Canada
3 Jan 19
In Canada we also called it the electricity too.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jan 19
That is amazing looking. I didn't know there were any canal systems in Australia.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
3 Jan 19
@JudyEv Sometimes tethering is ok, sometimes it is not included in the subscription and billed separately, it depends of the provider. I did it during a week when I had a cable failure 2 years ago, and I was not billed for it, but I had installed a software on the phone to make the phone company unable to detect tethering
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I saw a Santa hanging like this on a balcony here
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I saw a Santa hanging like this on a balcony here.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
I must ask. I hadn't heard the term 'tethering' before until he was showing me how to turn it off when I'd finished (he was going to golf) and I saw the term on his phone. I'd forgotten that it cost money but he kept saying it was okay so I believed him. But I did turn it off as soon as the power came back on. I'll ask him later how expensive it is. He's having a nap now.
Here's a photo from last year. The same man was hanging off the roof this year but I don't have a photo of it.
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@averygirl72 (38848)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
Wow I love seeing lots of display lights for Christmas. You are lucky to see them
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@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
We were. It was a lovely night on the boat so sailing slowly around the canals.
@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Jan 19
It was off when we woke up and came on about 10 am I guess.
@snowy22315 (209288)
• United States
3 Jan 19
Wow, that is quite eye catching. We have a show here on at the holidays called The Great Christmas Light Fight..some of those displays will blow your mind! The people spend all year working oh them.
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@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jan 19
That happens here too. They must spend a fortune on them.
@allknowing (153529)
• India
3 Jan 19
Those are intricate patterns in that image and using lighting to achieve that is indeed a marvel
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
3 Jan 19
That photo is stunning! So beautiful.
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@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
It must have taken them days to put it all in place.
@moffittjc (128861)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jan 19
I wish I could afford to decorate my house like that during Christmas. Actually, I just wish I could afford a house like that! haha
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@moffittjc (128861)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jan 19
@JudyEv I agree! We would need hired help to take care of those massive places for us!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
3 Jan 19
I hate when the power goes off, that is why I aim for solar power.
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@JudyEv (382763)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jan 19
We missed out when it was being installed with the help of a government grant. We are still considering it but because of where the main pole is, it is proving a bit of a challenge.
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Jan 19
What a gorgeous picture, so colorful, an attractive to view. I'd love to see that nativity scene. When our electricity was out for 1/2 a day, it made me realize how much I depend on it!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
3 Jan 19
@JudyEv Oh my gosh, that is so beautiful! Thank you, for sharing this nice photo:)
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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4 Jan 19
Spectacular scene 
Reminds me of the Geico commercial, lol.
Reminds me of the Geico commercial, lol.
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@RasmaSandra (98187)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jan 19
That is so beautiful and colorful. Very impressive. Hope your electricity is back soon. Have a nice evening.
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@DianneN (254948)
• United States
3 Jan 19
That's such a pretty photo. We call it electricity, too, and the bill for it is called the electric bill from the electric company. Actually, we receive two bills, one fror each house, and neither are pretty to look at. Hope yours returns quickly!
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