'I'm certainly glad I can't see any of their overcompensation from my window'

I thought of that too, Melissa, but then I decided not to worry about it. One of the remarkable things about America is that when you drive past large, affluent homes such as that in kat's video, there is never anybody there. There are few lights and no movement behind the heavy curtains. The yards are empty, except perhaps for someone mowing grass.

I call it the Realm of the Living Dead, but my husband says they are all in the basement, watching TV. I pity them.

However that may be, they won't be bothered by Christmas lights, no matter how fancy.