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Hanging Decorations for Christmas

My friend Andrea sent me this picture along with the following message. I'm not sure where it originated...

The good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take them down after only two days. So many people came screaming up to my house. All great stories, but two things clinched it.

First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents--they almost wrecked when they drove by.

Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder and almost killed herself leaning it against my house. She didn’t realize that it was fake until she climbed to the top--and boy was she not happy. She was only one of many who attempted the feat.

Also, my yard just couldn’t take it either. There are more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard.

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Havilah said…
that is so funny!! mind if I link to it??

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