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Jacksonville by Neighborhood => Urban Neighborhoods => Riverside/Avondale => Topic started by: RiversideHusker on March 02, 2013, 07:28:05 PM

Title: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: RiversideHusker on March 02, 2013, 07:28:05 PM
I noticed this last week when I was walking. Are these staying up year round or what? Now maybe this is the result of budget cuts, but please tell me they aren't actually lit up at night. I do love Christmas, but it's March...time to move on.

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Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: ben says on March 02, 2013, 08:46:35 PM
Quote from: RiversideHusker on March 02, 2013, 07:28:05 PM
I noticed this last week when I was walking. Are these staying up year round or what? Now maybe this is the result of budget cuts, but please tell me they aren't actually lit up at night. I do love Christmas, but it's March...time to move on.

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Hilarious. Haven't noticed this.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: Gknee on March 03, 2013, 11:10:16 AM
We were just talking about this last night as we were driving home. 
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: Dog Walker on March 03, 2013, 11:22:39 AM
Volunteers, including Councilman Jim Love, put them up.  Maybe they haven't been able to get the bucket truck back to take them down.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: sandyshoes on March 03, 2013, 03:15:45 PM
Christmas decorations...in J'ville?  Oh good god NO.  That indicates that we are a backwards Christian town.  No one will want to live here or bring their business here.  No no no.  We can't have this.   ;D
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: Dog Walker on March 03, 2013, 03:49:41 PM
Huh?  I thought candy canes were one of those winter solstice decorations.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: I-10east on March 03, 2013, 11:14:49 PM
Quote from: sandyshoes on March 03, 2013, 03:15:45 PM
Christmas decorations...in J'ville?  Oh good god NO.  That indicates that we are a backwards Christian town.  No one will want to live here or bring their business here.  No no no.  We can't have this.   ;D

Sadly I can see some jaded negative Nanny who's isn't being sarcastic actually saying something like that; It would'nt surprise me at all. LOL
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: fsujax on March 04, 2013, 08:32:19 AM
Jacksonville is about the only the only city in the country that DOESNT decorate for Christmas. Look at our downtown during the holidays, it's terrible. Not as a remember it as a child.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: jaxlore on March 08, 2013, 01:40:02 PM
I was thinking the same thing. It's nice that they put them up but at what point will they start weathering and not work. I cant imagine they were made for year round? Maybe Im wrong.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: Kickbackssteve on March 08, 2013, 02:48:30 PM
Happy to report that the candy canes are no longer up. I noticed Jim Love's son taking them down a few days ago...
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: 5PointsGuy on March 10, 2013, 11:51:20 AM
Quote from: Dog Walker on March 03, 2013, 11:22:39 AM
Volunteers, including Councilman Jim Love, put them up.  Maybe they haven't been able to get the bucket truck back to take them down.

No bucket truck necessary, waste of money. We use a self-supplied ladder and screwdriver and store it at the State Farm office. I had an emergency arise Friday (GF's Mom came into town), so I didn't finish completely. I'll get the remainder (between Park and Herschel) on Monday.
Title: Re: Candy canes still on street lights on King Street?
Post by: ben says on March 10, 2013, 01:15:53 PM
Hilarious that "girlfriend's mom coming into town" is an emergency