Warning: Christmas Can Induce Seizures

Christmas has always been a holiday where decorations adorn the landscape of every town with tinsel and lights.  This was also the case in virtually every neighborhood where I grew up, every house had lights, most of which were candle flame shaped, and somewhat muted in a soft glow of various colors that were typical of the incandescent lights of the time.  Every neighborhood glowed in a beautiful cascade of colors that seem to illuminate the night.  But now, that has all changed.

On Halloween, I touched on the craziness that seems to come with decorating houses these days, just how overboard some people can go.  Couple that with the advent of light emitting diodes and the Christmas light landscape has forever changed.  It is no longer about the glow of warmth and beauty but rather the intent to blind people or sends them into a seizure.

In my neighborhood, I have the perfect example of this absurdity.  One household in my neighborhood has so many light emitting diodes on it that it can be easily seen from space, it literally looks like daylight anywhere within 1000 yards of the place.  And here is the kicker; the lights flash in a sequence that ends with all of them beaming their brightest light.  If you are driving past the home when the lights reach their luminous crescendo, it is literally impossible to see the parked cars that must be navigated through safely to reach your home.  It is the Christmas version of some apocalyptic video game where you can’t restart if you fail.

There should be a law that requires signs being posted, warning of the danger of possible seizures from the flashing lights.  I totally get the spirit of the holidays and I have always loved the decorations but when did they become a Pink Floyd concert?  I could understand it better (maybe) on the 4^th of July, but the holidays are supposed to be about peace on earth, not shock and awe!

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