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Thanks Buzz - you just revved up my craving for some donuts from a shop with pirate in the name on the east side of Columbus - but I’m about 3 hours away. Hey, we’ll get there - central Ohio trip coming within 2 weeks. Cheers!

This is all to familiar! I've been retired for going on 4 years and 70th birthday. Other than my work, which had me traveling hundreds if not thousands of miles. To include South Pole Station Antarctica for a few months. As a crane operator my work was pretty much solitary just watching or hearing signals for the crane action and a lot of the time not even seeing who's giving the signals. Even during breaks in a lot of cases it was sitting on the track or catwalk of the crane, sometimes got to the break trailer depending on site situation and even then pretty much a listener, not a talker. I stay in touch with a few folks, a couple more than others. One guy, I chat with daily, he was a rigger that had been crushed on a man lift that had a safety switch malfunction, he was in a hospital for just over a year and 37 surgeries. He's about 150 miles away, I'll drive down and help out when he needs. Another fellow who was an equipment operator about 1500 miles away, we chat about once a week. Enjoyed watching this Buzz, keep it up, stay busy best you can, I have found baking and cooking to be a great challenge. I still do all my house and vehicle repairs and such even though it sometimes hurts like hell. (USMC Vietnam tail end) If it doesn't hurt your not trying.......sometimes gets me some PT time, Physical Therapy that is!

Keith got ours up Saturday when it was nice out. Had snow flurries here today.

Six months into retirement and I haven’t gotten lonely yet. Lots of rewarding hobbies and toys waiting for me. Hardly ever need a watch. Neighbor acquaintances are enough for now. 🙂

Beat the steelers!!

Nice to have the time to really enjoy decorating

My dogs are my friends. PEOPLE SUCK

Been retired 22 yrs. I live off grid in the high desert of Arizona. My 3 dogs are more valuable to me than anyone I know or ever will know. Matter of fact I dont want to know anyone . Its like this, God, wife and dogs, my horses and then my Harley. Nothing else matters.

I spent the one-time $ and bought a high quality TV antenna. It was $125 and totally worth it. I get a HD picture that is way better than cable and costs me nothing per month. I get all the local channels- for everything else I stream. Cut that cable cord now if you want to save a fortune over time. Don’t buy this cheap $50 ones that promise a lot- they are worthless

I am a C-9 guy. I always hang my Christmas Lights late October. They do not get turned until the day after Thanksgiving. They stay on until January 5Th. It takes me a day to test and install the lights. Maybe some of the viewers can send pictures of their lights. I would love to see your display. Everyone have great Thanksgiving.

You need to go to Fragapane Bakery.

I love the old-time lights. Brings back many great memories. I've seen some of the new Costco LED sets that you can permanently mount and change the color output and patterns for any holiday. Pretty cool!

Not to sound too scrooge like, but I do enjoy that portugal does not have a tradition of outside lights. Retiring here got me out of something I never liked to do. 😅 Keep up your great chronicles of your retirement journey

You have great mustache 👍 I also noticed that you have quite a prominent Adam's apple...when you shave, do you move it some how to keep from nicking it? It is a handsome Adam's apple 😁👍

Retired at 55. Now 70 and very few, if any true "friends". Think that's fairly normal. But being single for 30 years, I'm used to not having a lot of contact. I don't get lonely, I get bored at times. Living in Montana, there's a lot of outdoor activities except it gets a little chilly in the winter... Ride motorcycles in the summer, taking care of the property, and house keeps you busy. The "golden years" is a myth, but "youth is wasted on the young" is very true.

Buzz, it's good to have you as an acquantice. Thanks

I used to put up lots of Christmas decorations inflatables, lights, blow molds, all sorts of stuff. but always had a battle getting any help sticking it back in attic of garage and snow burying stuff on lawn we have switched over to mostly led lights hung in tree

I like it best when no one is around.

This is So helpful! Thankyou!

Put my lights up last weekend before the weather changed where I'm at. One thing I did at my home is I installed eye hooks along the soffits. It makes is so I just have to string the lights along the hooks and it's very easy. I also have a really nice extension pole with a special hook on the end that lets me do most of the first level from the ground. I really only need a ladder to get to the highest peak over my garage. I love being able to do 90% without being on a ladder. I totally suggest getting a nice extension pole with a hook on the end for Christmas lights. It's a big safety improvement.

I like the old look. I'm from 1960. Thanks for the info. Canada 🇨🇦

Everything you said is spot on! I retired a year ago at 55, I definitely spend too much time on the couch lol but the freedom to do so is absolutely awesome 😉

Boston Cream is my favorite too!

From another Buzz. Join a gym,get a part time job,learn to play pickle ball,golf. Been blessed with many friends through my love of Harley Davidson. My wife and I go to Florida in winter and have another group of friends we ride with there. You get what you give. We live in an over 55 community and have neighbors and friends our age and with of some of the same interests. I don't belong to any clubs or social groups but still have many contacts. I've been retired since 2001. My family lives near and are a joy to me. Good luck Buzz you're young enjoy your life!

It's such a mood boost to drive down the streets and see the holiday lights! I settle for letting my tree lights show in my picture window since I don't have an outdoor outlet.

Hey, everyone is doing the same…I put projectors on the house lots of laser patterns. Beats the ladder every year.

We had a blue spruce that dad had to add a string every year those are the lights we had and the paint would chip off of them !

I haven't put up Christmas lights since 2007 when an ice storm hit and my grandmother died. 😢 Just don't have it in me anymore.

You should buy a droan. That way you can shoot a picture overhead when you turn on all your Christmas lights and watch the rest of the town go black.

When our old house was new, way before LED, I used to put lights on it every year. After the trees grew up and filled in nobody could see them anymore so I stopped. At our current house we only have one neighbor who would see them so I don’t bother. I do enjoy going to town to see the neighborhoods lit up and I appreciate the effort that it takes.

My outside lights are already installed... I even got a remote to turn on and off ............

Hey friend!! What a nice surprise to get into RUclips tonight and see this video. YAY!! As for the bathroom "tomorrow, I promise!!" . . . liar liar pants on fire! I'll believe it AFTER you've started. And now tomorrow with forecasted volume of snow, good luck with that! (LOL!). I don't do outdoor lights. My balcony doesn't have an outlet and I don't want to fuss with battery powered with remote control or a timer. But I LOVE seeing them outdoors and on balconies. Hopefully my next apartment (moving to Indiana at the end of April) will have 1) outside outlets and 2) better sealed patio door. Mine has AWFUL drafts during the winter. I use A LOT of the clay caulking. Not a fan of the large colored CLEAR bulbs. Kinda defeats the purpose of going for the retro look. I'm loving the solid larger bulbs though!! But when I HAVE put lights outside, I'm always the little white lights ~ love the classy look. But I LOVE seeing colored lights (retro OR small/"Italian") on other people's homes. Good luck tomorrow with promised start to the bathroom. ;-p

It was wonderful weather here yesterday, so I got a good start on putting lights up. First time I've ever been able to do it mid-week... what a treat!

Love the TruTones. Exactly what we had for the outside lights on the house and on the tree. I'm pulling my lights out this weekend and getting them prepped aka untangling them from the ball that I shoved into the cabinet in the garage from last year.

I don't do christmas, but my wife murders a tree every year and brings it inside. She cuts it on our property. She has over a thousand to choose from. She puts it in her piano room. No lights on it, but she has lights on her indoor bushes in the living room. Nothing outside, but we live at the end of a private road with no traffic - zero. If you like doing it, go for it.

Hi Buzz!! My husband doesn’t like putting up the lights so we have gone to nets lights… he just has to throw them over the bushes 😂😂

Truly enjoy your videos Buzz. Hope to run into you at Menards someday! Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas to and yours. 🎄🎄

We need some of you out there that have bright ideas to tell Buzz where to put his too brite lights. I'd say turn them on during daylight hours.

I thought Michigan only has grey skies for 3 months (and longer) 🤪. I envy everyone that can do Christmas lights. It’s been 16 years, but we used to be “that house” that everyone had to come see. Too much detail to explain the sudden detour our lives took with my husbands health, but we can’t even have lights on our Christmas tree or anything indoors that is sparkly or has lights 🙁. So to everyone, enjoy & appreciate them! Buzz, looks like you need a garage heater.

Tell me again, where does that turkey rod go?!

I put up lights around my front porch that look like icicles. I add blow molds (elves and Santas) that have lights too. I typically use white swag lights with red bows but decided to change it up a bit this year. I do like the lights that you are using. Be careful out there.😊

I like the Tru Tone bulbs. They have a V shaped led filament that mimics the old incandescent bulbs better. The Menards ones are ok in opaque but I agree with you on the clear ones being a bit piercing. I had one bad Tru Tone bulb out of the box and they sent me out a replacement same week no charge.

raining here in Michigan as well...we put our lights up, not turned on two weeks back, when it was 45 degrees.

Looks like you have it under control. I bet it’s all going to look great.

Aren’t those vintage lights dangerous? They get hot and can catch on fire? I use a few fairy lights and those show up well ( outside ). Amazon has them in many holiday colors and lengths.

I’m actually half way through my washroom reno too lol, old vanities now at the dump & new ones ready to go in. As for Christmas lights I’m jinxed , stack them away carefully and the next year 1/3rd don’t work 🤷‍♂️ Let’s hope it’s a white Christmas, makes the lights look so much better Happy thanksgiving Buzz & mrs Buzz

Lovin those vintage bulbs Buzz! I was doing the same today. Hoping to get a jump on that cold front that's hitting you. Coming my way in eastern PA. Didn't get as far as I wanted but nothing like freezing your knuckles off to get in the spirit! Have a great one all!!!

Too early for us but probably right after Thanksgiving. Cold snap coming through Ohio but it’s getting late fall. I don’t like these short daylight days. Christmas lights will lift our spirits 😊