What is going on here? Is this some HOA gone out of control, or was there a particularly big sale on inflatable Santas at the local department store? No, this is a case of a neighborhood having fun. The residents of Inglewood Drive in Toronto have 29 giant inflatable Santas in front of their homes. Amy Westin had considered an inflatable when she found a "14-foot, totally Griswolds, obnoxious-looking Santa" and bought it for laughs. Another neighbor asked if she minded if he got one, too. Then came the neighborhood party, when Westin told everyone she'd gotten her Santa at a Canadian Tire store.
After a few holiday libations, someone else decided they’d buy a Santa. And another.Eventually, Canadian Tire stores in Toronto sold out of their inflatables, but the company rounded up more from far-flung locations to satisfy the demand.
Within a few days, seven goliath Santas — some taller than the houses — dotted the lawns on Inglewood.
A minivan showed up one day to deliver 23 brand new inflatable Santas, a gift from Canadian Tire. A Christmas party was then held on the street, including a Beavertail truck, carolers and mugs of hot cocoa.Now, people are coming from all over to drive down Inglewood in Moore Park to see the giant inflatable Santas for themselves. (via Arbroath)
Keeping with the giving spirit, residents brought canned food items to the party and filled seven bags for the food bank.
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All those red Santas overpower and overrule the red stop signs they blew through.
I only saw two stop signs. Yes, the driver sorta 'coasted' through the first one, but they came to a stop at the second one to permit the other car (coming from the right) to pull out in front of them. The only other signs I saw appeared to be the five-sided yellow ones warning of school zone crossings, which requires the driver to be more alert and prepared to stop to yield right-of-way when students are present.
BTW — at the very beginning there was also a speed limit sign reading '40', which at first glance seems highly inappropriate for such a narrow street in a residential area. Bear in mind that this is Canada; that refers to 40 KILOMETERS per hour (or 25 mph) – a much more reasonable rate of speed.
-"BB"-
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