Lights out..

[Scrumpy]

There seems to be a lot of stealing of other peoples Christmas decorations this year..

 Thieves are boldly walking onto another's property and stealing fully decorated Christmas trees..
Lights... Inflated characters... Reindeers etc;
The popular this year for thieves is the Nutcracker (soldiers).. 
 These are sought after by those who will pay for anything .. Knowingly to  be stolen..

A bit like those wanting a certain breed of dog.... and will pay for them regardless of where they have come from and being someone's beloved pet..

I used to walk around this area with my grandchildren .. early evening .. to see all the decorations and bright lights at Christmastime .. They loved it and got very excited....
  I see very few these days... So , so sad..
Is this yet another tradition that is slowly being taken away from us.. ?

I do not decorate outside of my house.. 

[klondike]

It is sad but have you seen the price of trees? I walked past B&Q the other day and they had a small, almost certainly unrooted, tree outside £60. I often see a scruffy looking bugger along the river path with a trolley full of various plants. The river path runs very close to B&Q ....

[JBR]

Theft appears to be on the increase.
No connection to Rachel Thieves, I suppose?