Christmas is arriving soon and there's already a ton of traffic going into the lights off of Sapphire in Alta Loma. The people who live in the neighborhood are stuck inside of the house every winter night I guess. How do they go places if they need to? It already takes at least an hour to sit in the traffic and it's only December 9th. That means, more neighborhoods need to put up Christmas lights. The lights are great off of Sapphire but for the spirit of Christmas, I don't think anyone wants to wait in line for that long. People do though. They'll wait in line anyway.
I suppose on the up side it's less of a hassle and much more affordable than going to Disneyland and standing in a bunch of ridiculously long lines. Perspective is interesting. One could look at the line and say people have got to be nuts for staying in line to look at some Christmas lights. Some could say the lights are what people who live there look forward to and what brings them hope and joy each year so why not visit what they put so much effort into. Some may have made it a family tradition each year and that's what they look forward to so a few hours out of their time is nothing.
Anyway, we like looking at the lights. We go early now. Earlier than almost anyone on the block has their lights up. And once in a while, we go early enough to enjoy the whole spectacle. Earlier than the big lines. Right when the lights start to flicker and daylight begins to fade, we cruise up there, with some snacks to enjoy, tune into the Christmas music some of the houses have connected to their lights for an almost electric parade type of appeal. It's pretty fantastic, even with the long long lines. Do you have the inside scoop about what it's like to live on Thoroughbred? Please tell me about it.
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