1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,000 Hi everyone, I'm Emily. 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,000 And I'm Vince. 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:06,000 And this is the Lighthouse Lowdown. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,000 Christmas edition! 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,000 I'm over here struggling. Vince and I got some... 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,000 What are they? 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Ninja... 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,000 It's a ninja blast. 9 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Oh really? Yeah, that's the model. 10 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 And made ourselves some frappuccinos before this. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,000 So it's a special occasion. 12 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,000 And that's because it's the holidays. 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,000 Christmas gift from mom. Thanks mom. 14 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,000 Shout out to Vince's mom. 15 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,000 So I actually do have a history buoy today. 16 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Even though this is our yearly 17 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 once annual 18 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,000 Christmas episode. 19 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,000 Now part two. 20 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:50,000 But last time I didn't have a 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,000 history buoy because we were announcing 22 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,000 the winner 23 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 of our giveaway. Which we should have 24 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,000 done this year. But I kind of forgot. 25 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,000 Was it the Tumblr last year? Nice. 26 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 Which seems like it was a long 27 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,000 long time ago. Only a year is kind 28 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,000 of crazy. But so anyway 29 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,000 we don't have that so I have a history buoy. 30 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,000 So I have a little picture here. 31 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,000 I'm going to be covering deck 32 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,000 prisms. Which I just learned 33 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,000 about the other day because my twin sister Carly 34 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,000 shout out to Carly. Shout outs everywhere. 35 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,000 She sent me one that was for sale. And was like 36 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,000 have you ever heard of this? And I was like no. 37 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 So I'm going to talk 38 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,000 about it. So in the past 39 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,000 you know light sources were all 40 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,000 dangerous to have around 41 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:36,000 wood because it was fire 42 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 and oil and like. You mentioned 43 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,000 that the other day. Yeah. Fire and wood keep them 44 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,000 separate. Yes exactly. 45 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,000 Is that yesterday? And so 46 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 when you think about most 47 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,000 ships like 48 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,000 back then were made out of wood 49 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,000 then you'd best find 50 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,000 an alternate light source for under deck. 51 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 Yeah most ships more problem. Yeah. So 52 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,000 they made this alternate light source called deck 53 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 prisms which became common in wooden ships. 54 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 As you can see it's 55 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:04,000 basically they cut a hole 56 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,000 into the deck of the ship 57 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 and place 58 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,000 a glass prism inside 59 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 so the deck of the ship is 60 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:14,000 flush you know it's still 61 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 flat. But there are these little holes where 62 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:18,000 light comes in and then the shape of the prism 63 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,000 expands the light source. 64 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,000 So instead of it just being like a hole where there's like 65 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,000 you know a shaft of light 66 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 filtering in it's it's expanded. 67 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 That's crazy. I've never seen 68 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,000 this before. Not unlike our 69 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,000 beautiful for now lenses. So 70 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,000 it's relevant. 71 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,000 And obviously this wasn't helpful at night time but 72 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,000 it allowed for ample light when 73 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,000 it was daytime. Yeah. And also 74 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,000 wouldn't you know have 75 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,000 leaks and stuff. That's huge. If you installed it correctly. 76 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 And I have another photo. Were they mostly 77 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 triangular? Oh no. There's 78 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 lots of different shapes. You can see them all 79 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 over the place. This one was pretty cool. Pointy. 80 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 But there's a ton of them too. 81 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:56,000 On this example. That's super 82 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,000 cool. So is this 83 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,000 are these all the same example? 84 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Oh yes. On the left it looks quite 85 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,000 scratched. But on the 86 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 right the lights coming through really well. 87 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,000 It's pretty clear. I feel like even 88 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,000 if it's not 89 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,000 a clear prism 90 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,000 light still comes through pretty easy. 91 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,000 It doesn't have to be. No I've never 92 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,000 heard of these. They weren't any pirate movies. 93 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,000 No I know. I was like I guess 94 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,000 it adds to the ambiance to have it really dark 95 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,000 below deck in pirate movies. But 96 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,000 yeah my sister sent me this. She's like have you ever 97 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,000 heard of this? I was like no. Shout out to Carly. 98 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Shout out to Carly giving us an excellent 99 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,000 history of Bowie to cover. But yeah 100 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,000 they actually sell a lot of these online. So they're like 101 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,000 artifacts 102 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,000 that you can buy like from Viking ships 103 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,000 and stuff. One of my references 104 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 is from a place that has a bunch of Viking 105 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 antiques and 106 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,000 artifacts. That's crazy. 107 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,000 And they have a few of these. Ship antiques 108 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 are cool huh? Yeah. That's awesome. 109 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,000 So do you know about what years 110 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:54,000 these were in use? I know that 111 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 the artifact that the Viking 112 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 website used was from 1899. 113 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 So I'm not sure exactly 114 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 when. 1899 115 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 for that one example. Yeah. 116 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 That's all I got. 117 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 But yeah that's our history of Bowie. And now 118 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 I will go into our Christmas 119 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,000 episode just like last year for those 120 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,000 of us who have been around that long. 121 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,000 I did a Christmas episode last 122 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,000 year that I just 123 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,000 covered a couple of lighthouses 124 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,000 that we had already covered in 125 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,000 our podcast and what they do 126 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 for Christmas time. And so I'm doing 127 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,000 that again this year. So I randomly 128 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,000 selected some lighthouses 129 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:34,000 from our past episodes that do Christmas 130 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,000 related stuff. And I'm going to tell 131 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,000 you about them. Did we also talk 132 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:40,000 Flying Santa last year? Or was that? That was 133 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,000 the year before that. What? I know. 134 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,000 Oh man. Time is flying. 135 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,000 But I do have a brief mention of 136 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Flying Santa in this one. So 137 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 let's get into it. 138 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 These are in no particular order. I just 139 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 kind of selected some. So first 140 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 one I'm going to do is Nubble Light or 141 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Cape Nettic Lighthouse. 142 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,000 This was one of the staples 143 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 for Christmas decorating traditions 144 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 when it comes to lighthouses. And I remember I pulled 145 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 a picture during the episode and was like 146 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 I would talk about this 147 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 but I'm going to save it for our Christmas 148 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 episode. We covered this in 149 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 episode 62. This is located 150 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 in York, Maine. 151 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 We have a few, I think a few Maine 152 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,000 lighthouses here. Or maybe they're pretty spread out. 153 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 I don't know yet. So the island 154 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,000 that this is on is not accessible to public 155 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,000 but up to 8,000 156 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,000 people gather in the 157 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,000 park across the water for the first Saturday 158 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,000 after Thanksgiving for the lighting 159 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,000 of the Nubble event. 160 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Which is very exciting. Is Nubble the one 161 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,000 that had the 162 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,000 baby transporting 163 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,000 thing, 164 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,000 rope and 165 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,000 bucket. 166 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,000 Check out the episode. 167 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Episode 62 everybody. 168 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,000 But they switch a flip 169 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,000 and the lighthouse is illuminated by Christmas 170 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:56,000 lights. I got some pictures. 171 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,000 They switch a flip. 172 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,000 They switch a flip 173 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 and 174 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,000 boom, wow, there are Christmas 175 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,000 lights in the sky. 176 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,000 I'm not even tired. I'm just that way. 177 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,000 Oh, gosh. 178 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:14,000 Nubble. 179 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,000 Very lit. They put 180 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,000 lights around just about every crease of the lighthouse 181 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,000 so it's pretty exciting. Really well done. 182 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,000 All the outbuildings, oil, 183 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,000 boathouse, they got it all. 184 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,000 So this one's obviously like very 185 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 popular, highly photographed 186 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,000 type of event. 187 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,000 So Matt Rosenberg 188 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,000 who's the modern day keeper on the 189 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,000 island says, quote, it has become 190 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,000 popular enough that we now close the park 191 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,000 to cars so kids can run around with their 192 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,000 families as they wait for Santa to arrive. 193 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 That's nice. The park's trust board 194 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:46,000 serves hot cocoa and cookies 195 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,000 to everybody. I believe they're free. 196 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,000 They're live reindeer 197 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,000 and the York High School chamber choir 198 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,000 sings carols and then they do 199 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,000 the countdown for the lighthouse 200 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,000 to turn on the lights. Man, what an 201 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,000 event. Always an event, yeah. 202 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,000 The tradition of the Christmas lights 203 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 started in the early 80s, 204 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 1980s. Mrs. Margaret 205 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Cummings who lived on York 206 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,000 Beach donated Christmas lights to the lighthouse 207 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,000 in honor of her late husband 208 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,000 and the Coast Guard keeper at the time 209 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,000 volunteered to put them up and they were lit 210 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,000 November 1987. 211 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,000 And ever since then 212 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,000 they've just kept up the tradition. They add more 213 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 and more lights and now it's 214 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,000 like this big, big thing 215 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,000 that remain on every night until 216 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,000 New Year's. That's really cool. 217 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,000 Yeah. And I just saw 218 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,000 that they also do a July 219 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 lighting for summertime visitors 220 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,000 because like 221 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,000 most visitors to Maine 222 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,000 go during the summer when the weather's nice. 223 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,000 Like not when it's, I mean you can 224 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,000 just see in this picture that it's all snowy. 225 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,000 And so they have a July 226 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,000 event which personally 227 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,000 I disagree with. Christmas in July. 228 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,000 I just 229 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Christmas. 230 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,000 It's a thing. 231 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 It's at the opposite end of the spectrum. 232 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,000 There's no 233 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,000 beach Santa. 234 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,000 I've seen depictions of a beach Santa. 235 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,000 That's when he's off and then not 236 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,000 it's Christmas. 237 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,000 That's when he's off duty. 238 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,000 So that was Cape Nettick lighthouse. 239 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,000 It's a big one. 240 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 Next I'm going to talk about 241 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,000 Edgar Towne lighthouse. 242 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,000 This was episode 47 243 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 and it's at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. 244 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 And Vince and I went there. 245 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,000 Didn't include any pictures from our trip 246 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,000 because this 247 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,000 is a Christmas episode and we went in 248 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,000 August. Yeah it was awesome though. 249 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,000 Or maybe it was September I can't remember. 250 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,000 Is that the one we walked 251 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:40,000 to that was kind of far? 252 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,000 Yeah from the bus stop. 253 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,000 It was fun. Edgar Towne was really pretty 254 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,000 and they do. Big coffee. Apparently 255 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,000 Edgar Towne is like the place 256 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,000 to be around Christmas time. 257 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,000 So any of our listeners who live 258 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:54,000 around there confirm 259 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,000 or deny. But it sounds like 260 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,000 this place is popping around Christmas 261 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,000 time. So this year was the 43rd 262 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,000 annual Christmas in Edgar Towne 263 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,000 event. The festival was on 264 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,000 December 12th 265 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,000 through 15th and the whole town is decorated 266 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,000 and the lighthouse is covered in 267 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,000 lights and wreaths. Nice. 268 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,000 It's a really nice. Very pretty. 269 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,000 I like there's different 270 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,000 colors. So like 271 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:20,000 you know, noble lighthouse is just like all 272 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,000 lit, very red looking 273 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,000 and this one's like we got 274 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,000 drapey lights. 275 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:28,000 We've got framing lights, wreaths 276 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,000 all kinds of stuff. 277 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,000 The multicolor. Yeah. The red beacon. 278 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,000 I can appreciate that. 279 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,000 Oh yeah the red beacon is nice. A nice touch. 280 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,000 Very Christmas like of them. This year 281 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,000 they had a most 282 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:42,000 festive fit award. 283 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,000 Which from what I've read 284 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,000 it's 285 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,000 like elves. 286 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,000 The outfit. So 287 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:52,000 yeah. So you visit Edgar 288 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,000 Towne if you live there or whatever. 289 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Elves quote, unquote 290 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,000 keep watch over Edgar Towne 291 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,000 from December 2nd to 14th 292 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,000 and approach you 293 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,000 if you are dressed festively 294 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:06,000 and on December 14th 295 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,000 the contenders who were invited by 296 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,000 the elves return for final 297 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,000 judging to decide who has 298 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,000 the most festive fit. Oh my gosh. 299 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,000 I like is that 300 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,000 right? It just sounds crazy like 301 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,000 you just walk around town 302 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,000 in a super festive outfit and hope to 303 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,000 be approached as like a contestant 304 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,000 on this most festive fit. 305 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,000 The elves must be employed 306 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,000 by the city. Yeah they must be like city 307 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:32,000 employees hanging around. Hired from Santa. 308 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,000 So funny. 309 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 So I thought that was cute. I think it's the first year they're doing 310 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,000 it so we'll have to see how it turned out. Because 311 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 Vince and I are recording this before 312 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,000 this event happens. But when 313 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,000 it comes out it will be after. So 314 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:46,000 maybe we'll have to 315 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,000 do a look and see. 316 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Crazy. Stores decorate their windows 317 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,000 and visitors vote for their favorite 318 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:54,000 one which I think is fun. So basically 319 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,000 it's like competition between the 320 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,000 stores to like have the 321 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,000 most highly decorated window like shop window. 322 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Nice. And local art groups 323 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,000 decorate Christmas trees for visitors to walk through. 324 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,000 They say it's like a Christmas forest and then I'm sure 325 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,000 you vote for your favorite one of that too. 326 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,000 That's awesome. And Saturday 327 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,000 morning is the parade 328 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,000 which I saw one blogger 329 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,000 who 330 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 took photos and like went 331 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,000 to this event and 332 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,000 I got to see it from her point of view but 333 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,000 it looks pretty cool. It looks 334 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,000 fun. Isn't this a town where 335 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,000 they don't need cars? 336 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,000 Isn't that what we determined? 337 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,000 Mostly. There were lots of cars driving 338 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,000 around but it would have been better 339 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,000 as a town with no cars. The island is 340 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,000 kind of small. Yeah. Yeah it was the one 341 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,000 where we took the bus for like fifteen minutes 342 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,000 along the water. Yeah it's just big 343 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,000 enough for a car I guess. Yeah it's big 344 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,000 enough but yeah it would have been better. 345 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Out on Martha's Vineyard. Edgar Town 346 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,000 has all kinds of events like light shows, 347 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 wreath auctions, holiday 348 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,000 cocktail competitions, 349 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,000 cookie dederi... 350 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,000 cookie de... 351 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Wait. 352 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,000 I'm trying. 353 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,000 I'm just trying to say cookie decorating. 354 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,000 Cookie decorating 355 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,000 and pop ups. 356 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,000 And other stuff. So like 357 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000 that's a lot of really cool 358 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:18,000 fun stuff in the town. 359 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,000 Yeah. To have going on. It would be fun to be there. 360 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,000 So now I'm thinking that we should 361 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,000 definitely have that on our list for like some kind of 362 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,000 Christmas trip. We would need a house. 363 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Excuse me? There's not a lot 364 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 of... There's not a lot of like hotels 365 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,000 I saw going on there. No they're around. 366 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,000 They just weren't downtown where we were. 367 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,000 Oh. That would be a fun family 368 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,000 event too. Like your side of the family 369 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,000 if we all just went to Edgar Town. 370 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:42,000 I feel like your mom would love that. 371 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,000 She would. It's just far away. 372 00:12:44,000 --> 00:12:46,000 Yeah. Got a plan on it. 373 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,000 That's what flights are for. That's what money's for. 374 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,000 Yeah. Money for fun. 375 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,000 For your spending. But the 376 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:54,000 lighthouse kicks off the Christmas 377 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,000 and Edgar Town festival lit on Friday 378 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,000 with free hot chocolate and cookies for all. 379 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,000 Which seems to be a 380 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,000 common theme with our lighthouse 381 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,000 lightings. Free hot chocolate and free cookies. 382 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,000 Like that. Yeah. 383 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,000 So that's Edgar Town. I think that one's probably the most... 384 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,000 I think it's because 385 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,000 the town itself is Christmasy 386 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,000 that I 387 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,000 am interested in seeing it. 388 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,000 Like I would go to see a Christmas lighting 389 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,000 at a lighthouse. But 390 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,000 when there's other stuff to do that's when it's like 391 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,000 oh. Like holiday cocktail 392 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,000 competitions. It sounds amazing. 393 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,000 Do you think most people are taking the 394 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,000 ferry to Martha's Vineyard 395 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:32,000 for this? I don't know. 396 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Yeah. We kind of looked around. The house is 397 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,000 near where we walked. 398 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,000 Maybe it's not all that way. But they were 399 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,000 quite grand. You know they looked 400 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,000 like maybe they were seasonal homes. 401 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,000 And maybe it's still 402 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,000 maybe it's still locals but it's like 403 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,000 Cape Cod locals and not 404 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,000 or like people from New York or 405 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,000 something come down. It's not people like 406 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:54,000 us traveling from the middle. 407 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,000 From the middle. 408 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,000 Next one I'm 409 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,000 going to talk about Split Rock Lighthouse 410 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,000 which I couldn't find any pictures 411 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,000 of whether or not they actually do 412 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,000 holiday lights 413 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,000 for Split Rock. And maybe they don't 414 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,000 because it's the one that's on the edge of the cliff. I 415 00:14:10,000 --> 00:14:12,000 found a picture. Oh yeah I remember that one. 416 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,000 A cool one with the snow and stuff. 417 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,000 Cold. Yeah 418 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:18,000 very cold. I'm thinking that's probably why they don't 419 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,000 do a bunch. Unless there's just no photos 420 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,000 of it but I feel like that's hard to believe. 421 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,000 But this was episode 44 422 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,000 and is in Two Harbors 423 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,000 Minnesota. 424 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,000 So chill little chilly. Every 425 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,000 Saturday in December starting the weekend 426 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,000 after Thanksgiving you can take a tour 427 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,000 of the lighthouse and 428 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,000 they do a guided tour of the Keeper's 429 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,000 Dwelling and then make your own 430 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:42,000 vintage ornament inside. And then 431 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,000 you can either decide to decorate 432 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,000 the Keeper's house with that ornament or 433 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,000 you can take it home with you. Nice. Pretty 434 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,000 cute. This is it's just north of 435 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,000 Duluth is it right? Yeah. 436 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 And also Santa visits the lighthouse 437 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 for one weekend in December to take pictures 438 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,000 with the kids for free. Busy 439 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 man. Yeah. He's all over. 440 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,000 Yeah so this one's a little more 441 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,000 subdued but I thought it was really unique 442 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,000 that you can go to the lighthouse and make 443 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,000 ornaments. 444 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,000 How nice is that? 445 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,000 Alright I got two lighthouse 446 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:14,000 left. This will be a pretty quick episode. 447 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,000 I feel like last year I had better luck 448 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,000 with finding 449 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000 lighthouse events. More like Edgar 450 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,000 Town where 451 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,000 I don't know. Remember like Saint Augustine? 452 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,000 Yep. They had like crazy 453 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:28,000 tree. Yeah. 454 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,000 Tree scavenger hunt. Yeah. One of them was 455 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,000 inside the tower. Love that one. 456 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,000 So cool. Pretty cool. 457 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,000 Okay. 458 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,000 Next one is oh no. 459 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,000 It's either 460 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,000 Navisync or Navisync lighthouse. 461 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:44,000 We do this every time. 462 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,000 Navi? Navisync. 463 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:48,000 I'll just say Navisync. 464 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 But that was episode 54 465 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,000 also known as Twin Lights. 466 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,000 And if you look at the south tower 467 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,000 because there's a north and a south tower. 468 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,000 If you look at the south tower the day 469 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,000 before December 1130 470 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,000 you may be surprised to see 471 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,000 that a tree has appeared. 472 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,000 Oh yeah. I remember this. 473 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,000 Another thing that I wasn't going to talk about 474 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,000 until this episode. 475 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,000 Here's a nice crazy photo 476 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,000 that this person's taken. 477 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,000 I forgot to put credits 478 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,000 on all of our photos but 479 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,000 I guess I'll have to do that later. 480 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,000 Shout out to them. 481 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,000 But this tree 482 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,000 as shown in our photos is actually made 483 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,000 of draped Christmas lights. 484 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,000 And in 2008 Highland citizen 485 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,000 Diane Micklewane 486 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,000 noticed that the tree wasn't there. 487 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:36,000 And she had just moved and she really liked it. 488 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,000 And she found out that the people who did it 489 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,000 before could no longer put up the tree. 490 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,000 And so she offered to take 491 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,000 over doing it every year. And they said yes. 492 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,000 That's nice. I know. 493 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,000 So every year 12 strands of C9 494 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,000 Christmas lights are strung in the lantern room 495 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 and lit until late winter. 496 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,000 So they keep it up for a while. 497 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,000 And they have a tree 498 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,000 lighting ceremony on the day before 499 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,000 December. And an event called 500 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Winterfest. Heck yeah. 501 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,000 And you can at Winterfest you can join all 502 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,000 day for tower climbs 503 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,000 crafts and free hot chocolate. 504 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,000 And they have like kids goodie bags 505 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,000 and stuff that you can take home. I know. 506 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,000 It strikes again. It must be pretty cheap. 507 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,000 Like if you get the powdered version and just 508 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 like mix it with hot water. 509 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,000 Vince hates that. 510 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,000 There's a couple things where I replace 511 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,000 milk with water and Vince 512 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,000 is like this is wrong. It's supposed 513 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,000 to be milk. 514 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Like mac and cheese. 515 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Yes. Macaroni and cheese 516 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,000 you use milk. 517 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,000 I usually don't have milk. He needs some 518 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,000 milk. We did have milk for our frappuccinos. 519 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,000 So it's not a total abomination. 520 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Yeah thank god it wasn't water. 521 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,000 How crazy that would have been. We just come 522 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,000 from different lifestyles right? 523 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,000 I'm making do with what I got. 524 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,000 I'm some luxurious boy 525 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,000 because I have milk in my life. 526 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,000 You're just pampered is all. 527 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,000 Silver spoon in your mouth. 528 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,000 Milk in the fridge. Milk always in the fridge. 529 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,000 You don't understand. 530 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:04,000 Anyway wow derailed. 531 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,000 Until 2019 532 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,000 the lights had to be connected 533 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:10,000 via an extension cord 534 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,000 that they ran all the way down the 535 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,000 banister of the light tower. 536 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,000 And then in 2019 537 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,000 they finally installed an electrical outlet 538 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,000 in the lantern room so that this 539 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:22,000 becomes a much easier tradition. 540 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,000 It's kind of shocking they didn't have an outlet. 541 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000 But you think about it. Lighthouses 542 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,000 are not built with electricity. 543 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:30,000 Yeah but you can I mean I guess 544 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,000 I'm in construction. You can run a conduit 545 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:34,000 in a 120 546 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:36,000 you can run a basic socket outlet 547 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,000 pretty easily. And maybe they would have 548 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,000 added an outlet if 549 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,000 like I think South Tower wasn't 550 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,000 used when there was electricity. Remember 551 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,000 they had like a generator 552 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,000 like as a backup. Oh yeah. 553 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,000 And so they just never 554 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,000 connected it to electricity. 555 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:54,000 That's really cool. Yeah it's interesting. 556 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,000 First lighthouse to have I think 557 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 electricity. Good for them volunteering. 558 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,000 Yeah woohoo! That's how we 559 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,000 keep traditions alive. People have got to be 560 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000 passionate and 561 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,000 take charge. Yeah that dude's 562 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,000 wearing Carhartt. You can see that logo on his arm. 563 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,000 He knows what he's doing. 564 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,000 Those glasses and the Carhartt you know he's the 565 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,000 man. See they've upped 566 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,000 their tree because 567 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,000 originally she said it was eight strands 568 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:20,000 and it didn't look tree enough. 569 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,000 But now you can see from this picture this was oh 570 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,000 sorry this photo that I have up 571 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,000 was from this year from Diane's 572 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,000 Facebook page putting up the lights 573 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,000 for the year. 574 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,000 Let's go Diane. 575 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,000 It seems that they've got some like branching lights 576 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:36,000 now. They've got some horizontal 577 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,000 light going on so 578 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,000 I feel like they 579 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:42,000 it still could be 12 strands 580 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:44,000 of lights. But it's just like 581 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,000 cause like here you can see the strands turn into 582 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:48,000 three strands at the bottom. 583 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,000 Yeah that could just be one that's run across 584 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,000 and then like zip tied. 585 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,000 Yes you're right. I didn't see the zip ties. 586 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:56,000 If they want to reach out 587 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,000 to us talk us through the procedure. Yeah. 588 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Love it. And our 589 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,000 last one is Goat Island 590 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,000 Lighthouse. This was episode 66 591 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,000 the one before our 592 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,000 last episode. Second to 593 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,000 last light in the US to be automated 594 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,000 and this was actually one of 595 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:14,000 the original drop off locations 596 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,000 for Flying Santa. 597 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,000 So you know Flying Santa 598 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,000 people go listen to our episode. I should probably 599 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,000 listen to it too so I can get 600 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,000 reacquainted with the 601 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,000 tradition. But Santa basically 602 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,000 Santa quote unquote 603 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,000 used to fly around 604 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,000 in a small plane 605 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,000 and drop off 606 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:36,000 necessities but also nice 607 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,000 little gifts for keepers 608 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,000 that were at lighthouses that were not accessible 609 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,000 around Christmas time. And 610 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 now it's been upgraded Santa in a 611 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,000 helicopter. And so here's 612 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,000 a picture of it in front of Goat Island Lighthouse 613 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,000 which is one of the originals in Maine. 614 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,000 And Scott 615 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,000 Dombrowski who is the current 616 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,000 like caretaker for 617 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,000 the light also decorates the lighthouse 618 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,000 with an elaborate display of Christmas lights 619 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,000 every year. And I couldn't find a picture 620 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,000 of that either. So it's kind of a bummer. 621 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,000 Heck yes Scott. Go Scott. 622 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,000 That's awesome. 623 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,000 That's it. 624 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,000 That is all of our Christmas 625 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,000 events at lighthouses for this year. 626 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,000 Maybe next year I'll 627 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 target lighthouses to 628 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,000 cover that will have cool Christmas 629 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,000 events going on. At 630 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,000 Christmas time or before? No 631 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,000 at Christmas time. I'm sorry. 632 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,000 Shoot. 633 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,000 No early Christmas is 634 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,000 blasphemy. I already think that 635 00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,000 Christmas in November is a mistake. 636 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,000 People who are doing that 637 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,000 it's a shame. 638 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,000 She shakes her head at you. 639 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,000 Christmas time should not be 640 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,000 20 percent of the year. 641 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Should be 642 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,000 less than 10 percent. 643 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,000 People start too 644 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,000 early. 645 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,000 So what's 646 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,000 the optimal date to start Christmas? 647 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,000 December 1st. 648 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,000 I went a little early with Christmas music this year 649 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,000 because I was needing to pick me up. 650 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,000 But I didn't decorate until December 1st. 651 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 December 1st. 652 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000 And when do the Christmas decorations come down? 653 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,000 New Year's. 654 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,000 Day before New Year's. 655 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,000 So that's one twelfth of the year approximately. 656 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,000 Less than 10 percent. 657 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,000 Indeed. 658 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,000 Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas from 659 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,000 the Lighthouse Lowdown. 660 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,000 Thank you to all of our listeners that have hung on 661 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,000 all year long. 662 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,000 Vince and I did not miss a single episode 663 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,000 on time this year. 664 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,000 Incredible. Big win. 665 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Incredible. We are big winners. 666 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:36,000 Also 667 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,000 to go along with that, Vince and I will 668 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 be skipping an episode 669 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,000 for the holidays. So our next 670 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,000 episode is going to be 671 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:46,000 released on January 672 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,000 20th, 2025 673 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 by Vincent Bailey. 674 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,000 Let's go. So keep an eye 675 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,000 out for that, but don't be alarmed when 676 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000 in a couple more Mondays 677 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,000 we're not going to be posting an episode. 678 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,000 We've got a little month break. We'll still 679 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,000 post something that just says, hey. 680 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,000 Hey. Check in next week. 681 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Next two weeks. Stick around. 682 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,000 Don't go anywhere. Yeah. But 683 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000 we thank you and we hope that everyone has a 684 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,000 joyful holidays and an excellent 685 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,000 New Year. And we'll see you 686 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,000 in 2025. Next year. 687 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,000 And we'll catch you there 688 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,000 on the lighthouse. 689 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Lora here.