Nancy2 wrote:
>> Speaking of decorations, driving around this morning I was
>> surprised
>> to see many people are going all out with the fall/Halloween
>> displays
>> this year. Maybe Christmas will be brighter, literally ... a couple
>> of years now it's been subdued.
>>
>> nancy
>
> I haven't noticed any lessening of Christmas displays or Halloween -
> actually, every year they seem more over-the-top. It's nothing like
> the "energy crisis" of the 70s, when Chicago, etc., had no Christmas
> lights or displays downtown, and it was patriotic not to put up
> Christmas lights.
>
> Apparently the amount spent on decorations = first is Christmas,
> and
> second is Halloween. There are more and more H'ween display items
> offered for sale every year.
>
> N.

Dollar stores have oodles. For a few dollars, you can have quite a
display.