Halloween Blog

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A lotta folks enjoy my halloween decorations & halloween webcam so you can use this halloween blog to toss in your two cents for all to see. People all over the world enjoy it as you can see from the country flags below (mouse-over 'em for more info) - data comes from the IP geolocation script. You are limited to 1000 characters (no HTML) and pls keep it relevant and family friendly. Thank you in advance for your spooky comments, consider linking to this site ... and Happy Halloween!

You can also send an "Instant Message via webcam" from the main page - the text entry is right below the X10 power controls. Read the thousands of the IM's and watch time-lapse halloween movies of 'em.

Previous Halloween Blog Comments:
    246 in 2005, 548 in 2006, 511 in 2007, 473 in 2008, 584 in 2009, took a break in 2010, and 196 in 2011
There is also the christmas blog for some HO-HO-HO comments!

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196 Comments (chronological order) on the Halloween Blog in 2012

1 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/09/28 12:00:00
I enabled commenting for the Halloween Blog last year on September 28th ... so lets do the same bat-time, bat-channel! ;-)   I'll be pulling everything out from the crawl space in the next week or two and the webcams will go live when I start setting stuff up. Here's a few pictures of the Halloween Display from last year.
halloween house

halloween front yard

halloween haunted office

2 - United States - Cary North Carolina 35.7915°N 78.7811°W "AL" from 162.039.122.187 (h187.122.39.162.static.ip.windstream.net) wrote at 2012/09/28 12:22:59
LET THE FUN BEGIN, ALL WE NEED NOW IS TO GET ALEK TO DECORATE FOR THANKSGIVING.

3 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Russ" from 142.229.096.219 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/09/28 13:31:19
THIS IS HALLOWEEN THIS IS HALLOWEEN. HALLOWEEN HALLOWEEEN! Creepy crawling, scary monsters!!.. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! hahahahaha...

4 - United States - Las Vegas Nevada 36.1750°N 115.1372°W "Chris" from 076.000.201.031 (nv-76-0-201-31.dhcp.embarqhsd.net) wrote at 2012/09/28 19:22:26
It's officially Halloween season! BOO! :D

5 - United States - Fort Smith Arkansas 35.2718°N 94.3550°W "n10cities" from 070.178.043.193 (ip70-178-43-193.ks.ks.cox.net) wrote at 2012/09/28 21:26:41
Yay! C'mon Halloween!

6 - United Kingdom - Tetbury Gloucestershire 51.6394°N 2.1622°W "Equus" from 086.130.224.048 (host86-130-224-48.range86-130.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/09/29 04:15:50
Hey Alek, Think You'll get any of the White Stuff for Halloween?
Alek replies at 07:15 - It would be nice to get some snow for Halloween ... but hopefully will hold off until everything is setup. Last year, there was 10" of snow the week before Halloween as seen below.
halloween snow grim reaper

7 - United States - Aurora Illinois 41.7606°N 88.3201°W "Brent" from 108.069.167.180 (adsl-108-69-167-180.dsl.emhril.sbcglobal.net) wrote at 2012/09/29 16:09:05
I look forward to this every year! Thanks Alek!

8 - United Kingdom - Dartmouth Devon 50.3500°N 3.5833°W "Luke Giles" from 078.149.043.116 (host-78-149-43-116.as13285.net) wrote at 2012/09/29 19:19:01
wow! Has it really been a year Alek? Very much looking forward to the 2012 display! Hope wendy and the kids are ok!? Can we expect any new lights this year?
Alek replies at 09:14 - Only picked up a few new things last year at the post-holiday 75% off sale - see below. I'm hoping to get some upgraded webcams to enhanced the viewing experience.
halloween new stuff

9 - United States - Coplay Pennsylvania 40.6841°N 75.5471°W "Anonymous" from 072.078.093.122 (pool-72-78-93-122.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/09/30 06:25:19
I'm not overly fond of Fall, but your Halloween cam is always a bright spot in my season! Thanks Alek!!!

10 - United States - Kent Washington 47.3809°N 122.2348°W "Piobaireachd" from 174.021.206.001 (174-21-206-1.tukw.qwest.net) wrote at 2012/09/30 11:59:32
Hello Alek! Greetings from the Olympic Peninsula.

11 - United States - Chandler Arizona 33.3062°N 111.8413°W "Anonymous" from 070.162.204.045 (ip70-162-204-45.ph.ph.cox.net) wrote at 2012/09/30 16:31:30
Always look forward to this! Can't wait for this year! Thanks for the fantastic entertainment.

12 - United Kingdom - Reading 51.4333°N 1.0000°W "Luc" from 094.001.069.016 (5e014510.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/01 00:32:06
It's looking good, can't wait for it to go live :D

13 - United Kingdom - London London, City of 51.5142°N 0.0931°W "Hannah" from 086.178.223.220 (host86-178-223-220.range86-178.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/01 04:32:31
I'm too excited for the webcams to go live! Cannot wait

14 - Hungary - Sopron Gyor-Moson-Sopron 47.6833°N 16.6000°E "Roland" from 086.101.086.133 (catv-86-101-86-133.catv.broadband.hu) wrote at 2012/10/01 14:34:00
Hey Alek! Im back again! greetings from Hungary...whats the new things in this year? Roland

15 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/01 20:19:45
Note that 2012 is an election year ... and THE HULK will be running for president again - support the Green Party Candidate! The Big Green Guy almost won in 2008 with 21,692 votes versus 21,821 for McCain and 21,996 for Obama. For 2012, he's hoping to SMASH Obama & Romney!!!
halloween hulk president

16 - United States - Hoboken New Jersey 40.7458°N 74.0321°W "Anonymous" from 068.192.179.104 (ool-44c0b368.dyn.optonline.net) wrote at 2012/10/02 15:20:18
Watch the Halloween music video that my comedy group (The East Coast Exports) made last October. It is entitled "Halloween Pride (For the Ladies)" and you can find it on YouTube by searching that title or putting "Ryan Shibley" in the YouTube search. The music video focuses on using creativity while deciding on a Halloween costume... especially for the ladies! You can also watch the music video by clicking this link: LINK DELETED

17 - United Kingdom - London London, City of 51.5142°N 0.0931°W "Hannah" from 086.178.223.220 (host86-178-223-220.range86-178.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/03 04:00:50
Hey Alek! Any ideas as to when the cams will go live, so excited. Can't wait for them to be back!

18 - United States - Gaithersburg Maryland 39.2351°N 77.1396°W "Laurie" from 108.028.248.052 (pool-108-28-248-52.washdc.fios.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/03 04:05:19
Hi Alek! I always look forward to this Halloween fun, and thank goodness Hulk is in the contest wish he could be part of the debates :)

19 - United Kingdom - Sheffield 53.3667°N 1.5000°W "Dave UK" from 089.241.056.233 (host-89-241-56-233.as13285.net) wrote at 2012/10/03 06:32:52
I cannot believe that it is this time of year again already!!! Cant wait to see the Halloween Decorations for this year!! Hope everybody is well in Colorado.

20 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/03 06:37:30
I'll probably start doing the setup early next week and will turn the cams on then. I too wish THE HULK had been invited to the presidential debates - especially since the one tonight is in nearby Denver - he would do a SMASHING job! ;-)

21 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Anonymous" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/03 22:02:37
OMG ITS ON AGAIN!!! I LOVE YOU ALEK YOU ARE THE BEST FATHER EVER! :D

22 - Sweden - City N/A 62.0000°N 15.0000°E "Anonymous" from 095.143.193.191 (191-193-143-95.10c.protectedgroup.com) wrote at 2012/10/04 19:18:20
Hulk for president! Hulk for president! Another year of lights. Thanks for your generosity Alek!

23 - United States - Pocola Oklahoma 35.2458°N 94.4960°W "n10cities" from 070.178.151.050 (ip70-178-151-50.ks.ks.cox.net) wrote at 2012/10/04 19:28:03
Naw....Hulk too busy to run for President...too busy fighting the Chitauri! Just watched The Avengers on DVD....Hulk stole the show! :P

24 - United States - Cary North Carolina 35.7915°N 78.7811°W "AL" from 162.039.122.187 (h187.122.39.162.static.ip.windstream.net) wrote at 2012/10/05 04:54:08
ALEK WHERE DID YOU EVER FIND THAT HULK

25 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.161.248 (S0106602ad071467d.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/06 15:36:30
He appeared one day.. Radio activity!

26 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/07 11:49:44
For years, I've been using servers from Softlayer, the largest privately owned hosting company in the world ... and thanks to their help, the Controllable Halloween Decorations & Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease are now running on newer/faster hardware to enhance the experience for web surfers around the world. To summarize, they offer kick-a** servers, network, and customer support ... plus are some great people to work with - highly recommended.

27 - United Kingdom - Hornchurch Havering 51.5500°N 0.2167°E "Hannah" from 086.179.048.129 (host86-179-48-129.range86-179.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/07 13:28:40
Any news in the new cameras yet for this year? :)

28 - United States - Coplay Pennsylvania 40.6841°N 75.5471°W "Anonymous" from 072.078.093.122 (pool-72-78-93-122.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/07 19:03:07
I spy Alek testing!
Alek replies at 21:02 - Yea, I was checking the wireless connectivity ... it's looking pretty good. I was also testing ONE of the new cameras ... sounds like a webcam manufacturer may loan me another one - hope it gets here soon! Also, someone commented "The shadows coming from your garage look like tombstones or gothic arches! Neat!" and the 2nd picture shows those ... that is pretty cool when the camera is in IR mode. Halloween stuff should start getting deployed in the next day or two - WOOT!
halloween wireless check

halloween shadows

29 - United States - Babson Park Massachusetts 42.2987°N 71.2595°W "Anonymous" from 098.216.184.166 (c-98-216-184-166.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/08 19:12:39
What does that sign say that you took many pixs of? Looking forward to another great year Alek. Thanks so much :)

30 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/08 20:12:54
How Many Halloween Inflatables do you now have?

31 - United States - Grapevine Texas 32.9234°N 97.0810°W "Justin" from 072.064.122.252 (pool-72-64-122-252.dllstx.fios.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/08 21:36:03
Alek, what is the brand and model of the new cams you purchased? Just wondering is all. Great site, keep it up.
Alek replies at 22:04 - First, thanks for the compliment ... and I'm running a bit behind schedule, but more stuff is going to start popping up in the next few days and I'll be turning on the webcams periodically. Ask me that webcam question again in a week or so ... one vendor has said they'll send me a demo, but want to wait until I have a chance to test it out.

32 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/08 22:41:56
I'll try to answer the Halloween inflatables question in a few days when I move 'em all up from the basement. Pictures coming of the sign ... lets just say it might have something to do with the election - GO GREEN!

Tonight I had some time to work on the icicle lights that go across the top-roof line. These actually stay up there for Christmas too ... and with 1,500 non-LED lights (someone want to buy me some LED's - lotsa $$$), there always a bunch of burned out ones during both holidays. Each strand is stored in a plastic bag, so I pull it out and plug it in. If a "sub-section" is burned out, I use the Lightkeeper Pro (or "Magic Gun" as I call it) and while it may take a number of "shots", it almost always lights it up. I then go through the strand and replace any burned out lights. Remember these are wired in series, so if one goes out (but the shunt isn't gone), then the other all have slightly higher voltage ... and shorter lifetimes. So you want to try to stay on top of it. How about checking my work and let me know if I missed any burned out bulbs - click on the image to see the full-res version!
halloween pictures

Here's a picture of the "Magic Gun" along with a pile of burned out lights. As with the image above, click to see full-res ... anyone want to count how many lights (bonus points if you total red & green) I had to replace?!? ;-)
halloween pictures

33 - South Africa - Cape Town Western Cape 33.9258°S 18.4232°E "Stalker" from 165.146.035.121 (dsl-165-146-35-121.telkomadsl.co.za) wrote at 2012/10/09 08:42:52
Komar's house is in the Republic of Boulder

34 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/09 11:16:20
I've setup the skulls (watch time-lapse on webcam1 and webcam2. Webcam #2 used to be just inside the master bedroom window (who can make the funniest joke about that?!?) but as you can see in the picture below, it's now mounted outside the house. This is a slightly different angle and with it now being closer to the skulls, I had to tilt 'em backwards to make it look "right" ... I put in two safety wires. I also installed the lights on the upper roofline per this time-lapse.
halloween skulls

halloween roofline

35 - United Kingdom - Hornchurch Havering 51.5500°N 0.2167°E "Hannah" from 086.179.048.129 (host86-179-48-129.range86-179.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/09 11:54:46
Getting excited! Not long now hopefully

36 - United States - Middletown Ohio 39.4439°N 84.4168°W "Brenda J." from 184.059.096.155 (cpe-184-59-96-155.cinci.res.rr.com) wrote at 2012/10/09 12:15:04
Hi Alek. I made it back for another year of viewing your wonderful cams!! I love this time of year and you help to make it soooo entertaining for me. Keep up the great work. Looking forward to "live cams" time.

37 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Michael Haibeck Rapid City, South Dakota" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/09 12:56:20
Have you thought about going all led light for both Halloween&Christmas
Alek replies at 19:11 - LED lights are EXPENSIVE ... especially when you need a bazillion of 'em. But HEY, if you want to donate some (see post #32), I'd be happy to use those instead!

38 - United States - Reading Pennsylvania 40.3357°N 75.9269°W "Anonymous" from 108.036.137.225 (pool-108-36-137-225.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/09 19:14:57
Uhf! I don't envy you're having to test all of those bulbs! I have a similar device and they're very very handy. It might not be very green, but I prefer the old style lights. Notice how much better they look on the cam too!

39 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/09 20:47:37
Webcam2 has been turned on ... so you'll see the "Skull Twins" 7x24. I'll be turning on the other webcams periodically as I do setting up.

40 - United States - San Jose California 37.3061°N 122.0020°W "Anonymous" from 071.198.202.026 (c-71-198-202-26.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/09 22:29:17
woot halloween is coming soon

41 - United States - Babson Park Massachusetts 42.2987°N 71.2595°W "Anonymous" from 098.216.184.166 (c-98-216-184-166.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/10 11:37:39
is it possible to remove the music option on the page? It slows the site down considerably for us netbook users. Thanks for the consideration.
Alek replies at 14:10 - Per D-14 in the Halloween/Christmas FAQ, just add a "?music=false" to the URL.

42 - United Kingdom - Hornchurch Havering 51.5500°N 0.2167°E "Anonymous" from 086.179.048.129 (host86-179-48-129.range86-179.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/11 07:04:10
How's it all going alek?!

43 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/11 09:12:28
For those that wondered what the sign was on my front yard, here's a picture from the other side - HULK for President! ;-)
halloween hulk for president

44 - United Kingdom - Tamworth St. Helens 52.6167°N 1.6833°W "Equus" from 081.159.012.075 (host81-159-12-75.range81-159.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/11 10:53:49
That Sign is Fab Alek!!!

45 - United States - Glen Rock New Jersey 40.9604°N 74.1230°W "Anonymous" from 074.088.163.130 (ool-4a58a382.dyn.optonline.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 11:02:25
hulk for president sounds good, but homer for president sounds better to me! think about it, he would add a new day to the week called beer-day. it would be wonderful!

46 - United States - Reading Pennsylvania 40.3357°N 75.9269°W "Anonymous" from 108.036.137.225 (pool-108-36-137-225.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 12:08:50
Hulk For President! Smashing the Competition since 1962! LOL!

47 - United States - Carlsbad New Mexico 32.4207°N 104.2288°W "OMG-11-2012" from 024.052.018.096 (host-24-52-18-96.beyondbb.com) wrote at 2012/10/11 13:34:31
All of it is pretty Scary to me..

48 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 16:05:15
he he alek i see you in the yard! :D

49 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 16:41:59
OMG ALEK I SEE YOU JSUT PUT UP THE INFLATIBLES!!!

50 - United States - Babson Park Massachusetts 42.2987°N 71.2595°W "Anonymous" from 098.216.184.166 (c-98-216-184-166.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 16:44:12
what happened to the Rockies baseballs you displayed in years past?
Alek replies at 00:48 - If they were in the playoffs, I'd be putting the monster Colorado Rockies Baseballs out on the front yard ... but they lost almost 100 games this season ... need I say more?!? ;-)

51 - United States - Glen Rock New Jersey 40.9604°N 74.1230°W "Anonymous" from 074.088.163.130 (ool-4a58a382.dyn.optonline.net) wrote at 2012/10/11 17:50:27
alek, i have to say that what you do is truly amazing! when the lights for both halloween and christmas are fully functional, my neices beg to go on and control the lights! we live in new jersey and i can honestly say you spread holiday cheer all across the world! looking forward for the X10 controls to be on!! and thank you for doing this as it does make alot of people happy!!
Alek replies at 00:47 - Well dang, that was a super nice thing to say - thanks!

52 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/12 00:33:56
I deployed a bunch of stuff in the front lawn this afternoon. It's pretty funny that less than 10 minutes after I walk out there, a neighborhood kid notices and says "HEY, whatcha doing?" ... so I asked him if he wanted to help ... which made his day ... and mine! ;-) Below is a picture of how things look so far and here's the time-lapse ... check out the dog at the very end going into the display. You can also watch the long version which shows me adjusting the camera angle initially and playing with the exposure at the end.
halloween pictures

53 - United Kingdom - Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire 51.8017°N 4.9708°W "chesca" from 094.011.074.051 (5e0b4a33.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/12 00:44:00
yay! cant wait for the webcams to go live, keep up the good work Alek!

54 - United Kingdom - Hornchurch Havering 51.5500°N 0.2167°E "Hannah" from 086.179.048.129 (host86-179-48-129.range86-179.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/12 02:10:02
Looking good!

55 - United Kingdom - Tamworth St. Helens 52.6167°N 1.6833°W "Equus" from 081.159.012.075 (host81-159-12-75.range81-159.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/12 04:08:44
Oh Man Alek... I Can't Make Up My Mind on Which Decoration I like Best.... But as Post 54 Has said Looking Good!!!

56 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/12 11:45:54
The front lawn doesn't need much more work ... and the Haunted Office is all setup ... so mostly what is left to decorate is the front of the house ... BUT ... strong winds are forecast for Saturday. So I'm going to delay "opening the show" until Sunday since wind is the biggest enemy of holiday displays!

57 - United Kingdom - Camberley Surrey 51.3500°N 0.7333°W "bob's your uncle" from 090.195.062.249 (5ac33ef9.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/12 15:53:12
can you put the office cam online

58 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/12 17:41:06
i saw you guys putting up more halloween decor! keep up the good work! you make me and my family smile alek!

59 - United Kingdom - Rowley Regis Sandwell 52.4833°N 2.0667°W "Equus" from 086.182.139.148 (host86-182-139-148.range86-182.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/13 07:47:56
I've just Changed the Lamps out in One of My Lights sets, The one thats up in The Hallway... This is ALL Your Fault Alek!!! LOL

60 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/13 15:34:37
We got a lot of rain, but the forecast winds never showed up ... and it's starting to clear ... so I'll turn things on tonight. The Haunted Office is all setup ... but still lots to add to the outside of the house and a few things aren't quite working yet.

61 - United Kingdom - London London, City of 51.5142°N 0.0931°W "Hannah" from 081.151.020.208 (host81-151-20-208.range81-151.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/10/13 16:15:58
Alarm set for 1am for tonight! Excited!!

62 - Canada - Saint John New Brunswick 45.2667°N 66.0667°W "Paul C." from 156.034.225.207 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/14 07:09:49
Glad to see you back for another year Alek

63 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/14 10:23:59
Had a good first night yesterday. While I don't have everything setup yet, it's a good way to get the "rust" out of the system and "exercise" the code. There were very few hiccups ... and most of the work was spent addressing stuff for the election voting, since that last happened 4 years ago. I detected some ballot stuffing in 2008 ... and since I now have better analysis tools to determine PRO/CON bias, it's perhaps not surprising that I again saw ballot stuffing in 2012! ;-

64 - United States - Fort Bragg California 39.4797°N 123.6391°W "Chris" from 067.169.170.137 (c-67-169-170-137.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 17:04:53
Looking forward to checking this out.. very cool idea. -Fremont, CA

65 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 17:25:03
when are you going to put the rest up?

66 - United States - West Rutland Vermont 43.5738°N 73.0496°W "Noah" from 024.002.252.074 (c-24-2-252-74.hsd1.vt.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 17:31:44
i cant wait its the second night i want to be first commnt of second night

67 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "SlenderMan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 17:59:21
OMG!!! YESSSS!!!!

68 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 18:16:36
I Think your Jack the iflatable is laying down on the job

69 - United States - Pocola Oklahoma 35.2458°N 94.4960°W "n10cities" from 070.178.151.050 (ip70-178-151-50.ks.ks.cox.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 21:49:51
Yeehaaaaw!!! Halloween has officially begun! Lights look great, Alek!

70 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 22:39:42
I see a lot of ballot stuffing and overloads
Alek replies at 00:13 - A couple people are getting carried away with electronic "attacks/ballot stuffing" ... but there is actually an analysis of the voting patterns and invalid entries are tossed - here's more about that along with some examples.

71 - United States - West Jordan Utah 40.6097°N 111.9391°W "JohnnyUtah" from 174.052.046.082 (c-174-52-46-82.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/14 22:43:18
Oh no! With all those decorations we won't properly see the grass grow!

72 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.083.055 (goa83-55.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/10/15 08:30:37
I think you should give them a warning and erase all their votes for the evening and then the 2nd time, ban the IP address.
Alek replies at 09:16 - That certainly may already be happening ... ;-)

73 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.105.247 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/15 16:08:33
Alek, there's something strange hanging over the Left Skull's Head. at 16:08
Alek replies at 08:45 - That's actually one of the icicle lights hanging from the roof line - you'll see it light up at night.

74 - Netherlands - City N/A 52.5000°N 5.7500°E "Anonymous" from 093.174.093.145 (hosted-by.ecatel.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 17:41:00
that is unfair because you acted like it was okay and nothing wrong with it and then you go on to ban them...

75 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "SlenderMan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 17:48:48
BECAUSE ALEK WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION! PLUS THAT IS YOU! YOU ARE THE SPAMMER ARNT YOU? HULK SMASH!

76 - Netherlands - City N/A 52.5000°N 5.7500°E "Anonymous" from 093.174.093.145 (hosted-by.ecatel.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 18:01:07
um sure? but im here arent i....?

77 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Anonymous" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 18:02:54
u are using a different computer

78 - United States - Denver Colorado 39.7525°N 104.9995°W "Anonymous" from 076.073.047.154 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/15 18:07:53
that wouldnt work either i dont think... cuz hes banning the ip not the computer i think.. alek could answe r:D

79 - United States - Denver Colorado 39.7525°N 104.9995°W "Anonymous" from 076.073.047.154 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/15 18:13:14
happoy halloween!

80 - United States - Glendale Arizona 33.6669°N 112.1857°W "Anonymous" from 068.104.205.080 (ip68-104-205-80.ph.ph.cox.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 18:55:08
cam 1 in a head spin going for altitude record

81 - United States - Decatur Georgia 33.7708°N 84.2930°W "Anonymous" from 024.099.083.113 (c-24-99-83-113.hsd1.ga.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 20:33:43
Boo yah :)

82 - United States - Decatur Georgia 33.7708°N 84.2930°W "Anonymous" from 024.099.083.113 (c-24-99-83-113.hsd1.ga.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 20:39:52
happy monday!

83 - United States - Rochester New York 43.1548°N 77.6156°W "Anonymous" from 096.025.118.040 (96-25-118-40.cle.clearwire-wmx.net) wrote at 2012/10/15 21:18:08
Alek First i would like to say what you do is Amazing and for a Great cause!! :) Also after reading about Ballet stuffing i realize i am guilty of my actions and i apologize for my wrong doing and i will make sure i have fun but not avoid the PRO or CON but be equal. After all this site is for a Good Cause! Please except my apologies! :)
Alek replies at 08:47 - No sweat ... I realize people get zealous about their candidates ... and yes, DO make sure to have fun! ;-)

84 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/16 13:03:24
While working on the Headless Horseman (when inflated, he should "giddy'up" better now), I noticed a critter on Frankenstein as seen below.
halloween spider on frankenstein

halloween spider on frankenstein closeup

85 - Italy - Bari Puglia 41.1333°N 16.8500°E "Nico - Italy" from 151.026.091.016 (ppp-16-91.26-151.libero.it) wrote at 2012/10/16 13:29:38
Hello Alek! This is the seventh year that I follow your blog and your site. I look forward to the pictures of halloween decorations, and the crazy lights to be controlled ... a must! good work!

86 - Italy - Bari Puglia 41.1333°N 16.8500°E "Nico - Italy" from 151.026.091.016 (ppp-16-91.26-151.libero.it) wrote at 2012/10/16 13:34:54
my little son asks: "where is spongebob vampire? " :))
Alek replies at 09:54 - That would be a cool addition - will keep an eye out for one at the post-holiday sales!

87 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/17 09:07:30
My wife was home briefly yesterday so she was polite enough not to ask to park in the garage ... since otherwise I have to move stuff so she can get in. She said "I parked in the driveway far enough down so everyone could still see your stuff" ... but per the picture below (when I went out to roll it further down the driveway), not quite! ;-)
halloween park car

88 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.114.255 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/17 14:37:07
Alek, I have a question. if someone is viewing your page and he happens to like 1 of the 3 candidates you have up, and he only wants to vote for 1 and not all 3. at what point would you scrap votes from that person?
Alek replies at 20:17 - There is no hard-n-fast rule. Having fun on the website is the main priority ... but if you are really stuffing the ballot for a candidate (or stacking against one), then it is flagged - some examples here.

89 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/17 19:53:26
Frankenstein inflatable is not coming on

90 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/17 19:58:38
looks like it's very windy outside

91 - United States - Livonia Michigan 42.3971°N 83.3732°W "Anonymous" from 075.114.234.140 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/17 21:19:39
Hello alek I read about x10 controls and it said that it takes 3/4 of a second for it to react. Is there a way you can set the webcams on maybe 1 second refresh rate or faster? Just a thought. Thanks for the lights they are great!!!

92 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/18 20:58:48
Wave Alex

93 - India - Daman Daman and Diu 20.4167°N 72.8500°E "giftideasmax" from 116.199.171.139 (139-171-199-116.static.capturebroadband.net) wrote at 2012/10/18 23:30:11
hi, your blog is really nice but our birthday gifts collections is available now.

94 - United Kingdom - Boston Lincolnshire 52.9833°N 0.0167°W "Anonymous" from 078.149.093.070 (host-78-149-93-70.as13285.net) wrote at 2012/10/19 08:21:44
why cant the lights go on a bit early as we live in the uk and sometimes its to late to stay up andmy daughter likes ur site ..xx happy halloween
Alek replies at 08:46 - You won't see the lights earlier because the sun is still up here in Colorado - there's not much I can do about that! ;-)

95 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/19 08:48:25
The "boys" took over the Haunted Office last night and had some fun as seen in the time-lapse video.
halloween boys fun 2

halloween boys fun 1

96 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.109.250 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/19 09:29:36
the votes disappeared on the screen! election called off?
Alek replies at 10:21 - Ooops ... I was fiddling with the Perl code and fat-fingered a 2012 "ifdef" case ... so election data wasn't being displayed. This is now fixed ... plus the leader is now in bold. Rest assured that all the votes are accounted for and the election is on ... may the best green monster win! ;-)

97 - United States - West Jordan Utah 40.6097°N 111.9391°W "LivintheDream" from 174.052.046.082 (c-174-52-46-82.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/19 17:49:31
Alek! O___O ___waves at you___

98 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/19 23:29:01
Sad how people need to stuff. I'm not innocent myself but its pretty obvious when it happens...

99 - United Kingdom - Hayling Hampshire 50.7833°N 0.9667°W "Anonymous" from 082.030.029.129 (cpc7-hava2-2-0-cust384.6-1.cable.virginmedia.com) wrote at 2012/10/20 07:44:51
Still no streaming?

100 - United States - Livonia Michigan 42.3684°N 83.3527°W "Anonymous" from 075.114.229.057 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/20 08:49:10
Yeah where is the streaming video? I thought you were a computer nerd type of person. If someone can go to ustream and have a high definition 1080p stream under the age of 21 then i'm sure you alek can do a little bit of standard definition streaming. With no problem whatsoever!!!

101 - United States - Babson Park Massachusetts 42.2987°N 71.2595°W "Anonymous" from 098.216.184.166 (c-98-216-184-166.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/20 19:13:06
You need to check the Frankenstein. The system continues to show it is losing air.

102 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/20 23:54:48
I took some pictures this evening and here's what the front yard looks like as seen from webcam #2. The Hulk for President political sign usually faces toward the street ... neighbors think it is a hoot! ;-)
halloween front yard
halloween front yard sign

103 - United States - Portsmouth Virginia 36.8354°N 76.2983°W "Denise-Virginia" from 097.080.246.063 (97-80-246-63.dhcp.sffl.va.charter.com) wrote at 2012/10/21 20:12:50
Love people that that go all out for the holidays! We need more joy in this world!

104 - United States - Grapevine Texas 32.9234°N 97.0810°W "Justin" from 072.064.122.252 (pool-72-64-122-252.dllstx.fios.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/21 21:19:31
Alek, what's the make a model of the new cams? I know you weren't going to say before and wasn't sure about now.

105 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/22 00:07:28
The fine folks at IQinVision were nice enough to send me a loaner network camera for the holiday season ... so I swapped out webcam #3 in the Haunted Office. I still need to do some further testing - in particular, getting a decent white balance is a challenge in this "colorful" environment with very broad dynamic range present. But as seen below, it's certainly an improvement in quality - OH YEAH! ;-)

For those interested, webcam #2 is Viviotek FD8362 and webcam #1 is an old AXIS 215 that I picked up cheap on eBay. The later has some issues (plus maximum image size is 704x480), but is a much more challenging environment as it has to be outside. So HEY, if anyone has a spare high-end network camera they'd like to donate/loan (which especially at Christmas will be seen by a LOT of people), give me a holler.
Mouseover image to see comparison with light on
halloween webcam comparison

106 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Russ Edmonton Canada" from 142.229.083.110 (goa83-110.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/10/22 08:26:22
that's fantastic quality difference! one thing I've noticed on the new camera is the size of the image is slightly different. if you look closely Alek, you can see the lighted pumpkin looks a little thinner as does the Hulk Lamp and the head. you too! hehehe

107 - Finland - Helsinki Southern Finland 60.1756°N 24.9342°E "Anonymous" from 080.220.064.177 (dsl-hkibrasgw4-fe40dc00-177.dhcp.inet.fi) wrote at 2012/10/22 11:07:56
sweet upgrade! i will buy you a webcam if i win the lottery. love this site!

108 - United States - Grand Island Nebraska 40.9166°N 98.4357°W "Anonymous" from 097.092.148.251 (97-92-148-251.dhcp.roch.mn.charter.com) wrote at 2012/10/22 14:44:28
new cam looks alot better than the old one need all new cams

109 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/22 18:34:52
what is the name of your town that the display is in?

110 - United States - Livonia Michigan 42.3684°N 83.3527°W "Anonymous" from 075.114.229.057 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/22 18:57:57
alek lives in the republic of boulder, colorado .

111 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/23 08:58:47
With two weeks to go in the election, the HULK needs your Puny Human Vote.
His platform/position is very simple - the Big Green Guy SMASHES!!!
Hulk Smash Terrorists!
Hulk Smash Taxes!
Hulk Smash Big Bird!
This message from the Puny Humans supporting HULK for President Committee.
"I'm the Incredible Hulk and I approve this message" ... and don't make me angry!
halloween hulk for president

halloween hulk for president sign

112 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/23 17:10:16
Maybe, just maybe you could lower cam 2 a tiny bit??

113 - Australia - Croydon North Victoria 37.7833°S 145.3000°E "Anonymous" from 114.077.118.196 (c114-77-118-196.chirn2.vic.optusnet.com.au) wrote at 2012/10/24 07:48:43
Hulkie has my vote and I live in Australia

114 - United States - Syosset New York 40.8262°N 73.5021°W "GinGi" from 069.123.169.215 (ool-457ba9d7.dyn.optonline.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 15:42:04
This site is such a wonderfully proactive way to help your children fight Celiac disease and bring simple happiness to so many people. Thanks for allowing me to play like a kid and best wishes to your family.

115 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.100.252 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/24 16:21:52
rainy day in Colorado..
Alek replies at 16:30 - Temperatures are dropping and decent chance we may get a few inches of snow tonight. The HULK Brothers didn't like that too much last year - here they are trying to take shelter! ;-)
halloween hulk snow 2011

116 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 17:30:31
Webcam 1 is covered in water droplets!

117 - United States - Glen Rock New Jersey 40.9604°N 74.1230°W "Anonymous" from 074.088.163.130 (ool-4a58a382.dyn.optonline.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 18:07:50
Alek, just a quick question. When do you put the Christmas blog on?

118 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 18:34:12
he usually does I think just before Thanksgiving.. or a bit earlier.

119 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 20:58:02
it's snowing outside might want to sweep a little off of the inflatables near your driveway

120 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/24 21:04:53
Homar is oding a backflip in your diveway

121 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/24 23:47:04
So I got a very nifty measuring tool today - an XTBM X10 Signal Meter. Jeff Volp from JV Digital Engineering makes some great X10 products (the craftmanship is exquisite) and is a genuine pleasure to work with. The XTBM tells you what X10 command has been sent, the power level, and background noise. Since I had the old "Haunted Office Cam" still in place, I zoomed it in on the Signal Meter and put my watch next to it. It was a real pain to get the light adaquate since the watch is hard to read, but the XTBM has a very bright/readable backlit display. And I really didn't have to do that since the images are time-stamped as you can see in the time-lapse video of it in action. Sorry the image quality isn't too good ... but it clearly shows the type of activity on a not very busy night - pretty wild to see! ;-)
halloween jvde XTBM

122 - United States - West Jordan Utah 40.6097°N 111.9391°W "Ben" from 174.052.046.082 (c-174-52-46-82.hsd1.ut.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 08:29:43
OMG THERE'S SNOW!

123 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.113.119 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/25 08:37:25
hmm. maybe the voting results, daily and totals should be kept secret until the end of the night.. too many people on both sides of the tape stuffing ballots. perhaps if they were hidden, could reduce the stuffing..

124 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 10:45:33
IT SNOWED!!!!!!! :D congrats!

125 - United Kingdom - Great Dunmow Essex 51.8833°N 0.3667°E "Hannah" from 095.146.209.069 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/25 11:01:00
Woohoo snow!! I want snow :( loving the decorations!!!

126 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 13:28:23
haha same! lol

127 - United Kingdom - Perth Perth and Kinross 56.4000°N 3.4333°W "Julie" from 082.040.135.047 (cpc1-pert2-0-0-cust1838.sgyl.cable.virginmedia.com) wrote at 2012/10/25 16:07:02
Snow!!! can't wait till we get it in Scotland, love your lights

128 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 17:49:47
might want to help out your two witches getting out of the snow

129 - United States - Kansas City Kansas 39.0734°N 94.7177°W "Kina in KC" from 063.076.228.130 (host130.nationstitle.com) wrote at 2012/10/25 17:58:30
HELLO MR. G, HOW'S IT GOING. CRAZY IN KC KINA HERE. LONG TIME NO SPEAK. CHECKING IN AGAIN. NOW THIS OLD GIRL HAS GRANDBABIES TO SHOW YOUR COOL STUFF TO.

130 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 18:00:23
???? what???

131 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 18:00:53
Let the show beging

132 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 19:18:49
Homer Simpson is lending fontware

133 - Canada - Saint John New Brunswick 45.2667°N 66.0667°W "Walter C." from 156.034.225.207 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/25 19:54:53
Poor Homer - he can't stand jup straight!

134 - United States - Babson Park Massachusetts 42.2987°N 71.2595°W "Curious minds want to know" from 098.216.184.166 (c-98-216-184-166.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/10/25 23:13:00
What happened to the vote for hulk sign?
Alek replies at 23:30 - The sign is made out of cardboard ... so would fall apart in rain/snow ... so I pull it inside. But rest assured when this storm blows out, the Hulk for Prez sign will be back out there on my front yard! ;-)

135 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/26 09:45:33
SNOW AGAIN! hahaha have fun Alek! cleaning out the inflatibles are hard! haha

136 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/26 11:49:04
Yea, we got a couple inches of snow - needless to say, the Hulk Brothers don't look too happy in the cold.
halloween hulk snow

halloween hulk snow closeup

halloween hulk snow closeup 2

137 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/26 23:55:02
Alek are ya gonna fix that one HULK'S arm? poor guy! ;)
Alek replies at 00:09 - Hulk #1 has a leak right on the armpit which is very difficult to fix. My brother was able to fix the leak in the Hulk 5+ years ago ... but it re-opened up. Plus if his arm was inflated, I could not fit both of 'em on the balcony! ;-)

138 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/10/27 16:29:54
haha ok just wonderin! ___)

139 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.161.248 (S0106602ad071467d.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/10/27 17:36:44
Hard time believing there wasn't any Ballot stuffing last night...
Alek replies at 18:05 - I haven't run the ballot stuffing analysis for yesterday yet - will do a bit later tonight.

140 - United States - Bellevue Washington 47.6104°N 122.2007°W "piobaireachd" from 174.021.241.251 (174-21-241-251.tukw.qwest.net) wrote at 2012/10/27 19:06:39
Good Evening Alek from Port Hadlock, WA

141 - United Kingdom - Great Dunmow Essex 51.8833°N 0.3667°E "Hannah" from 095.146.209.069 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/10/28 07:09:57
So glad that the clocks have changed here in the UK, more chance of being able to watch when all the cams are on!!!!!

142 - United Kingdom - Derby 52.9333°N 1.5000°W "Luke's mum" from 086.027.156.202 (cpc2-derb12-2-0-cust201.8-3.cable.virginmedia.com) wrote at 2012/10/28 19:02:05
Hi All, It's great to control the light's again :-)

143 - United Kingdom - Derby 52.9333°N 1.5000°W "Luke's mum" from 086.027.156.202 (cpc2-derb12-2-0-cust201.8-3.cable.virginmedia.com) wrote at 2012/10/28 19:11:11
Don't forget about the picture of the turkey at thanks giving, Alek,

144 - United States - Carlsbad New Mexico 32.4207°N 104.2288°W "Joe Friday" from 024.052.018.096 (host-24-52-18-96.beyondbb.com) wrote at 2012/10/29 10:52:56
Alek, Now you've done it... The Cops are at the door 10:52 AM Cheers
Alek replies at 11:49 - Yea, the police stopped by to check out the Halloween Decorations ... here's the time-lapse ... was actually just a wrong address.
halloween cops

145 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/29 15:16:05
I've been meaning to post some more pictures of the snow from this weekend ... so here they are. Weather for October 31st is forecast to be 70°F ... so should be a great Halloween night for the trick-or-treaters ... and certainly a lot nicer than what the unfortunate people on the East Coast will go through.
halloween snow 7

halloween snow 4

halloween snow 6

halloween snow 5

halloween snow 2
halloween snow 1

halloween snow 3

146 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/29 19:10:20
Hey Alex what new Christmas decorations do you plan on seting up for 2012
Alek replies at 12:39 - Glad you asked that as I almost forgot to turn on commenting for the Christmas Blog before October 31st - D'OH! ;-)
Remember that Halloween is just the warmup for Christmas and I hope to have the zany christmas webcam online by December 1st and maybe sometime after Thanksgiving ... HO-HO-HO! ;-)
christmas lights house christmas lights display

christmas lights santa workshop

147 - United States - Rapid City South Dakota 44.1209°N 103.1978°W "Anonymous" from 209.159.252.057 (dhcp-209-159-252-57.bhfc.net) wrote at 2012/10/30 21:39:36
do you still have a frosty the snowman inflatabe if so are you planing to put it up for Christmas 2012
Alek replies at 23:24 - Frosty will be back along with the entire Snowman family ... and as seen below, for Christmas, Pumpkin Jack is Back! ;-)

148 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/30 23:26:09
I realized I had not taken any pictures of the Haunted Office - looks a bit scary with me in it! ;-)
halloween haunted office

149 - United States - Mesa Arizona 33.4223°N 111.8226°W "Anonymous" from 068.002.186.012 (ip68-2-186-12.ph.ph.cox.net) wrote at 2012/10/31 08:34:42
You have some interesting reading material!

150 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.092.075 (goa92-75.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/10/31 11:38:40
Alek, you really should use THAT new picture as the picture you use for Webcam 3 when the system shuts down for the night. It's a much much better shot, better quality and up to date!

151 - Italy - Trani Puglia 41.2833°N 16.4167°E "Niko - Italy" from 095.246.008.184 (host184-8-dynamic.246-95-r.retail.telecomitalia.it) wrote at 2012/10/31 13:56:14
Now we starting a very very spooky halloween night in Italy!!!!! BOOOOOO... HAPPY HALLOWEEN ALEK!

152 - Czech Republic - Pardubice Pardubicky kraj 50.0278°N 15.7758°E "Susan" from 078.128.150.025 (pc150-25.upce.cz) wrote at 2012/10/31 14:09:59
Happy Halloween everyone !!!!

153 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/31 14:42:50
In addition to the world's smallest pumpkin (my wife is proud of it), here's my trick-or-treats for tonight ... got some for both the little and big kids!
halloween trick or treats 1

halloween trick or treats 3

halloween trick or treats 2

154 - United States - Barstow California 34.8986°N 117.0228°W "Bella's Mom" from 071.105.124.041 (pool-71-105-124-41.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:05:20
Mmmm, the "big kid" treats look yummmmy! Happy Halloween!!

155 - United Kingdom - Dudley 52.5000°N 2.0833°W "Darren" from 090.208.068.055 (5ad04437.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:26:20
Hi Alek, had a great halloween so far here in the UK, lots of trick r treater's, hope you all have a great night too and looking forward to the webcams coming on-line .. staying up late .. can't wait!!!

156 - Hungary - Sopron Gyor-Moson-Sopron 47.6833°N 16.6000°E "Roland" from 086.101.086.133 (catv-86-101-86-133.catv.broadband.hu) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:30:00
Happy Halloween from Hungary Europe !!!

157 - United Kingdom - Dudley 52.5000°N 2.0833°W "Darren" from 090.208.068.055 (5ad04437.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:39:02
looking busy Alek ...finishing touches? Happy Halloween!

158 - United Kingdom - Cricklade Wiltshire 51.6333°N 1.8500°W "Ali" from 090.196.075.047 (5ac44b2f.bb.sky.com) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:39:58
HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!!

159 - Italy - Taranto Puglia 40.4761°N 17.2297°E "Nico - Italy" from 151.026.105.236 (ppp-236-105.26-151.libero.it) wrote at 2012/10/31 16:58:31
just 2 minutes to go !!!

160 - United States - Seattle Washington 47.4956°N 122.2515°W "Piobaireachd" from 174.021.221.147 (174-21-221-147.tukw.qwest.net) wrote at 2012/10/31 18:06:06
Happy Halloween from Port Hadlock, Washington (state)

161 - United States - Cramerton North Carolina 35.2344°N 81.0809°W "Anonymous" from 071.068.009.062 (cpe-071-068-009-062.carolina.res.rr.com) wrote at 2012/10/31 19:38:15
Nice display. Thanks and Happy Halloween!

162 - United Kingdom - Derby 52.9333°N 1.5000°W "Anonymous" from 086.027.156.202 (cpc2-derb12-2-0-cust201.8-3.cable.virginmedia.com) wrote at 2012/10/31 20:07:57
Happy Halloween Alek and family. A great display again this year. We are looking forward to those christmas lights, don't forget that picture of your turkey, on thanks giving day. Thank you. Gill Luke's mum

163 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/10/31 23:23:40
Yet another fun and crazy Halloween Night. My guess is close to 200 trick-or-treaters and I ended up opening my "reserve" bag of candy. The adults "treats" were appreciated with the favorite being the Pumpkin Pie Cream Liquor ... especially with the ladies. Below are a few snapshots from the webcams (love the Ghostbuster's dude walking up my driveway) - be sure to watch time-lapse videos from webcam1 and webcam2 and webcam3. halloween webcam2 ghostbusters1

halloween webcam2

halloween webcam1

halloween webcam3

164 - Hungary - Sopron Gyor-Moson-Sopron 47.6833°N 16.6000°E "Roland" from 086.101.086.133 (catv-86-101-86-133.catv.broadband.hu) wrote at 2012/11/01 06:21:18
warmup for christmas :)

165 - United States - Allentown Pennsylvania 40.6084°N 75.4902°W "Anonymous" from 072.092.068.164 (pool-72-92-68-164.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 07:42:41
Thanks Again Alek for the awesome light display! Your site has become a Halloween Tradition for me now while I wait on my own Trick Or Treaters. I hope that you raised lots of money for Celiac Research! Go GREEN Party! YAY!

166 - United States - Las Vegas Nevada 36.1750°N 115.1372°W "Chris" from 076.000.201.031 (nv-76-0-201-31.dhcp.embarqhsd.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 09:32:58
As sad as it will be to see it go, when can we expect the las night of controlling the lights, and the Halloween decorations to go down?
Alek replies at 09:43 - As noted on the main page, tonight (November 1st) is the last night to view/control the Halloween display ... plus vote for Obama, Romney, or THE HULK! I'll be taking down the next couple of days (probably generate a time-lapse of that) and then getting ready for Christmas ... HO-HO-HO! ;-)

167 - United Kingdom - Eastleigh Hampshire 50.9667°N 1.3500°W "Anonymous" from 086.176.069.140 (host86-176-69-140.range86-176.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/11/01 10:43:22
Chris, Webcam 2 is up 24/7 though :) (On LINK DELETED)

168 - United States - Fort Smith Arkansas 35.3659°N 94.4126°W "n10cities" from 098.175.204.060 (wsip-98-175-204-60.fv.ks.cox.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 12:28:46
Thanks for the wonderful lights this year, Alek! Time went by way to quick, but Christmas is just around the corner! Woooot!

169 - Anonymous Proxy - City N/A 0.0000°N 0.0000°E "Anonymous" from 193.200.150.152 (mail152.anonymouse.org) wrote at 2012/11/01 13:40:26
This whole idea of editing out the "stuffers" is incorrect. No one is going to come here and vote once. And because of the way you do the voting, if someone leans towards a candidate they should tend to turn on and off those lights, and everyone else can do the same so that's fair. THE BUTTONS SHOULD NOT REGISTER A VOTE UNLESS IT TURNS ON/OFF A LIGHT! No one is going to come here and vote once, that's a silly position to take. Enjoyed the lights though.

170 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.112.176 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/01 15:11:35
I think the voting is fine. but to be honest I do like when there aren't votes because then I can turn on and off all the lights, ot just those who I prefer to vote for.

171 - United States - Allentown Pennsylvania 40.6084°N 75.4902°W "Anonymous" from 072.092.068.164 (pool-72-92-68-164.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 15:17:51
Maybe a separate poll button that doesn't have any control over the lights? I like controlling ALL of the lights, to be honest.

172 - United Kingdom - Great Dunmow Essex 51.8833°N 0.3667°E "Hannah" from 095.146.209.069 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/01 17:50:41
Can't believe it's the last night already! Been fantastic thanks Alek!

173 - United States - West Rutland Vermont 43.5738°N 73.0496°W "Noah" from 024.002.252.074 (c-24-2-252-74.hsd1.vt.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 18:27:11
Wow last night of halloween already cant wait for christmas.___-)

174 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/01 22:01:45
NOOOOO PLEASE ALEK 1 MORE NIGHT!

175 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/01 22:02:01
NOOOOO PLEASE ALEK 1 MORE NIGHT!

176 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (s01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 22:03:26
Enough boy.. Stop embarra**ing fellow Canadians!

177 - Canada - Port Coquitlam British Columbia 49.2667°N 122.7833°W "Ryan" from 172.218.205.060 (d172-218-205-60.bchsia.telus.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 22:08:43
be quiet jerk!

178 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/11/01 22:16:35
Don't annoy ALEK.

179 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/11/01 23:02:04
Sorry ... that's it for Halloween/2012. I may turn the webcams on tomorrow when I take everything down - hope to post a time-lapse video.

180 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/11/01 23:15:15
I've done a final validation of the Presidential contest beween Obama, Romney, and the HULK. It was very close ... with quite a bit of ballot stuffing. Fortunately, the Perl scripts were able to detect this ... and after manual verification, those votes were invalidated. In 2008, Obama won with 21,966 votes ... followed by McCain with 21,821 and HULK with 21,692. For 2012, it looks like we are sending a Big Green Monster to the White House as the final tally was:
    16,161 - HULK
    15,373 - Romney
    15,345 - Obama
Congratulations to the Green Party Candidate and I'm sure he'll do a SMASHING job! ;-)


181 - United States - Carlsbad New Mexico 32.4207°N 104.2288°W "Romney-Ryan 2012" from 024.052.018.096 (host-24-52-18-96.beyondbb.com) wrote at 2012/11/02 09:15:18
Alek, McCain? What Happened to ROMNEY? Great show, Can't wait for Christmas

182 - United Kingdom - Great Dunmow Essex 51.8833°N 0.3667°E "Hannah" from 095.146.209.069 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/02 10:01:14
So sad everything being taken down :(

183 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.084.087 (goa84-87.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/11/02 10:04:53
Please don't fall....
Alek replies at 14:11 - Famous last words, but I'm pretty careful on the roof ... and I made it through another year without falling off the roof. If you missed the takedown action, here the timelapse videos via webcam 1 and 2.
halloween takedown pictures 1

halloween takedown pictures 2a

halloween takedown pictures 2b

184 - United States - Milan Michigan 42.0838°N 83.6585°W "Anonymous" from 024.023.071.205 (c-24-23-71-205.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/11/02 15:57:48
are you doing the christmas lights

185 - United States - Carlsbad New Mexico 32.4207°N 104.2288°W "Vote Romney Ryan" from 024.052.018.096 (host-24-52-18-96.beyondbb.com) wrote at 2012/11/03 20:08:08
Americans Died, Obama Lied, The Media Complied. Vote Romney Ryan 11-6-2012

186 - United States - Spring City Pennsylvania 40.1692°N 75.6019°W "Anonymous" from 076.098.129.138 (c-76-98-129-138.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) wrote at 2012/11/04 05:21:37
Looking forward to 4 years with THE INCREDIBLE HULK as President.

187 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/11/04 13:12:31
Hey Romney guy, give it a rest, you've been brainwashed by idiot republicans. He won't win. Mark my word!

188 - United Kingdom - Basingstoke Hampshire 51.2667°N 1.0833°W "Anonymous" from 086.171.172.187 (host86-171-172-187.range86-171.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/11/05 10:11:49
Alek - Geo IP location is not rendering properly on hallowen_webcam page
Alek replies at 10:13 - Forgot to close an HTML tag - thanks for noticing and letting me know!

189 - United States - Allentown Pennsylvania 40.6084°N 75.4902°W "Anonymous" from 072.092.068.164 (pool-72-92-68-164.phlapa.east.verizon.net) wrote at 2012/11/05 19:18:03
I'm writing in my vote for Hulk tomorrow! Hee!

190 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/11/05 23:00:04
While I took down the Halloween Decorations, HULK for President remains up until after Election day! ;-)
Be sure to vote - help put a Big Green Monster in the White House ...
halloween hulk for president 1

halloween hulk for president 2

191 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.090.147 (goa90-147.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/11/06 13:19:19
Won't be long now till the real winner is announced..

192 - Canada - Spruce Grove Alberta 53.5333°N 113.9167°W "Anonymous" from 068.150.163.019 (S01060026f304d4af.ed.shawcable.net) wrote at 2012/11/06 21:27:57
I TOLD YA I TOLD YA!! Obama wins again!
Alek replies at 08:12 - Yep - another 4 years with Obama. Needless to say, the HULK felt a little deflated this morning.
hulk president lose

193 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Anonymous" from 142.229.107.180 (unresolvable) wrote at 2012/11/07 09:56:16
Colorado was a pretty good supporter for the Democrats.

194 - United Kingdom - Farnham Surrey 51.2000°N 0.8000°W "Google" from 086.129.155.220 (host86-129-155-220.range86-129.btcentralplus.com) wrote at 2012/11/07 17:10:51
Alek - What is that small round thing hanging off the edge of the roof on the left next to the inflatable hulk?
Alek replies at 19:30 - That's just a lighted ball - there's one hanging on the other side of the house too.

195 - Canada - Edmonton Alberta 53.5500°N 113.5000°W "Russ - Edmonton, AB" from 142.229.081.070 (goa81-70.ext.gov.ab.ca) wrote at 2012/11/08 09:53:15
well, looks like it's come and gone. another fun Halloween and another Election. Thanks Alek for all the fun in October and some November. see you in 2013!

196 - United States - Hulkville in the Republic of Boulder, Colorado Alek says at 2012/11/08 10:12:14
With the election over, it's time to shut down the Blog and call Halloween/2012 a wrap - be sure to come back for halloween 2013. The christmas blog is open for comments, the christmas lights will go up in a few weeks, and I hope to have the christmas lights webcam LIVE after Thanksgiving. Here's one last final look of the house, front yard, and haunted office - BOO! ;-)
halloween house

halloween front yard

halloween haunted house



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