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Christmas Eve was dry, and the show went off without a hitch. I ran the show til nearly 11pm.  Christmas night was rain again, the show held up through most of it, until around 9:30, when one of the GFI outlets kept tripping.

Today was busy.  I finished all the wiring for the upper level, made all new cords, repaired the star, placed three controllers.  Spent a lot of time on the roof.  Fortunately the temperature was i

I really waited too long to start this year.  Several of the show items were damaged earlier this year when I had to move them for my solar installation.  Several other pieces were damaged a week a

Yes the lights are up, well, not really.  I tore apart all the mini trees, as they were wire frame, and were causing shorts in the rain (in California we get rain in lieu of snow).  The new mini trees are hand built wooden trees.  They are currently being painted, should be assembled and lit up tomorrow.  However, I have many more issues, as several of the arches have damage, I will spend the b

Yes, I am just now starting on the 2010 show, and with a whopping 10 days before I intend to light it up.  I contemplated not going so big this year, but it seems all of our friends want the full m