One home-owner said I think I'll save my money / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

December 7, 2022 6:29pm CST

We went on a boat trip last night with others from our lifestyle village. We toured the canals at Mandurah, Western Australia, to view the Christmas decorations on the houses there. These are mostly mansions and some have the whole frontage awash with sparkling lights. One person saved a lot of money and had a sense of humour with his ‘Ditto’ sign pointing to the more affluent neighbour. We’ve heard that some employ professionals to design and install their lights. I’ll put another photo of one of the more colourful ones in a future post but for now, here is the Ditto one.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (169929)

• United States

8 Dec 22

That's funny

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Ruby Hawk

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

8 Dec 22

That’s neat.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

It's very clever, isn't it?

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@RubyHawk I really liked it - and such a lot less trouble.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (53679)

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8 Dec 22

Ha, ha. Great idea.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

That guy has saved himself a whole heap of work.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Dec 22

Oh I like that. Running those christmas lights is costly and right now my electric bill is already too high just trying to keep my home at 59f indoors, to me that's cold but not as cold as it is outside at night.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111163)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

I'm wondering if they use solar power for those lights.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 22

@rebelann Quite possibly they do. Some of our little twinkly lights are on solar power.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

They could feed half of Africa on what they're spending here.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

8 Dec 22

That on made me laugh... I am not going to show to my husband NO!!! I do not want to suggest to do the same

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Anna

@LadyDuck (458006)

• Switzerland

9 Dec 22

@JudyEv I would love to know.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

@LadyDuck He probably thinks HIS neighbour (the ditto one) is a cheapskate! lol

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

I wonder what the neighbour thinks!

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (73397)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 22

That is amusing and everything is so colorful. Interesting that I was just writing an article for a post about Mandurah.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

It's funny how a topic will turn up like that.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Dec 22

A boat trip sounds nice. The rain is falling still here, maybe a boat ride to the grocery store later. Love the Ditto sign.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

It's very smart really. Such a saving in time, labour and money!

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

10 Dec 22

@JudyEv I agree with you.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45484)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

8 Dec 22

Ditto.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Exactly. lol

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Always smiling

@allknowing (130066)

• India

8 Dec 22

Don't miss the arrow!!

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)

• China

8 Dec 22

How beautiful the inverted reflection in the water is ! The house awash with sparkling lights did stick out like a sore thumb.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

There are a number of 'sore thumbs' along the canals. lol

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (134422)

• Roseburg, Oregon

8 Dec 22

The Ditto one is cute. I like the other lights to.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

It's a clever response. You could feed a lot of people with all the money spent on the lights.

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Marlina

@marlina (154166)

• Canada

8 Dec 22

Funny guy!

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (156056)

• United States

8 Dec 22

I've heard of people doing that. I think it's hilarious and clever. That must have been a cool trip.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

I'd seen one on FB earlier but it was funny to see this one too.

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M Cheung

@Beestring (13315)

• Hong Kong

8 Dec 22

Ha, that's funny.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

It's a clever thing to do I thought.

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Trebor Ika

@Treborika (17259)

• Mombasa, Kenya

8 Dec 22

The Christmas holidays are around the corner. However most people have started preparations that includes decoration on the house entrance, compounds and in business premises. Some are purchasing the Xmas trees and are decorating them in deed. The decorations and all the Xmas preparations seems very amazing to look at. They also bring up the Christmas mood which is the most good thing and the purpose of it all.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

We don't have an indoor tree yet but we might buy a small one.

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Trebor Ika

@Treborika (17259)

• Mombasa, Kenya

9 Dec 22

@JudyEv The Christmas trees makes a very nice decoration towards the celebration

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (35084)

• United States

8 Dec 22

Sounds like they meant it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (325693)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Yes, it does. Maybe they are fed up with all the fuss.

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Jenaisle

@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

8 Dec 22

The owner of the house has a sense of humor.

and he's ingenious as well. Enjoying the festive holiday season while saving lots of money. I could just imagine how much the electric bill will his/her neighbor would be.

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