Nevada Christmas

Hello all Nevada Christmas fans, Lets start this off by saying that 2017 was the LAST year for our display. I think I just heard a bunch of hearts stop momentarily and many cry out Noooo!!!. Sad to say, it is true. Rather than just saying we are done and leaving it at that, I figured it would be fair to let you know why this decision was made. Prio... r to Christmas, we had big plans to add new songs and features that were just downright cool. On New Years Eve, I reflected back on the past years display and where we wanted to take the display in the future. As much as I wanted to carry on and make the display bigger and better than ever, I realized it had problems that were not good for myself, neighbors, and family. There are 2 main reasons why the display had to end, which Ill detail below: Our Cul-De-Sac was never the best venue for our display. It was difficult to park without blocking a driveway or entrance/exit of the cul-de-sac itself. Despite putting out multiple announcements not to block entrance and exits, people blocked them anywayand it became grid-locked. Grid-locked so much that people literally drove over sidewalks and on to the landscaping of our neighbors front yards! On one side of the street, they took out a portion of my neighbors treeand on the other, they ran over their rocks and boulders in their front yard. Cars pulled into neighbors driveways to park or turn around leaving tire marks on their property. When someone wanted a better spot to watch the show, they pulled closer and blocked others viewwhich caused those people to honk their horn. Some would turn their radio up very loud. This was annoying and stressful to hear through the night as I knew if I heard it, my neighbors could too. Additionally, I would have go out each night and clean up trash and cigarette butts that were left behind. That is when I realized that despite whatever announcements we made on what not to do, we cant control what people actually do. Its no secret that our display takes a big amount of time and money to ...Read More