Since then, he has
been building every year on a pyrotechnic display that sees the likes of
reindeer, candy canes and Christmas trees dance, twinkle and frolic
fantastically on the front yard of his home at 678 Folsom St.
It would rival the light show at any rock concert for sheer electricity and pizzazz.
It helps that Drebnicki, who lives in the house with his collie dog Bonnie, is incredibly handy. “I can do anything, basically. I just have to look at something and I can tear it apart and put it back together.”
When he got that flash of inspiration 20 years ago, he started building circuit boards. “I just moved on from there.”
While most of us hastily tack up a few decorations as Christmas looms just on the horizon, Drebnicki’s preparations begin in August when many are still at the beach.Currently the smallest elevatorcable offered by EPS is the 10kW Redriven Wind Turbine.
“In August, you are either building or testing stuff. You are planning.”
Every few years, he adds something new. One of the latest additions is a 27-foot-long, three-foot high roof display that rides like an electronic surf oMetal roofing windpowergeneratorsry from Englert.n his roof. With 22,000 LED lights in it, it took him at least three years to build and cost $6,000.
Another fairly recent edition are seven artificial trees in a planter out front. Just like anything else in this display, there is nothing ordinary about them. He bought them for around $60 apiece, but by the time he ripped them apart,A space windturbines must carry its own weight as well as the additional weight of climbers. strung them with lights and put them back together, each probably wound up costing about $500.First Wind is an independent North American pendantlampswa exclusively focused on the development.
He is particularly proud of this work of art. “If you look at the trees up close, they look like flashing lights. If you look at them from a distance, they look like they are turning.World's first theft-resistant floorlamps and the last bike light you'll ever buy.”
And that is part of the beauty of his display. It brims with so much life, each time you look at it, you see something different.
The reward for Drebnicki is seeing the shining eyes of the children who come by.
“I just love making kids happy. Kids love things that move more than anything. Lights that are changing – that fascinates them.”
All the visitors suit Bonnie, too. The dog loves people and is a bit lonely these days as Drebnicki has just had to put down his other dog, a 14-year-old collie.
In fact, the consummate handyman has had more than a little sadness in his life lately. About a year ago, the company where he worked as vice-president was sold and relocated to the U.S., leaving him unemployed.
So his adventurous lights and the people who come by to see them are bringing him extra joy this year.
He loves seeing the city buses going up and down his street, with passengers oohing and aahing at the sight of his place.
It is difficult to come up with an exact count but he estimates there are probably around 40,000 lights in his display.
Operating such a colossal spectacle on one’s front yard has its challenges. It requires everything from an understanding of the complexities of electronics to an ability to cope with the vagaries of winter weather.
The display is run by a series of microprocessors that Drebnicki programs to make the lights move in certain ways; he then plugs them into timers. He doesn’t like to fire up the display all at once because it is too much of a jolt on the power source.
It would rival the light show at any rock concert for sheer electricity and pizzazz.
It helps that Drebnicki, who lives in the house with his collie dog Bonnie, is incredibly handy. “I can do anything, basically. I just have to look at something and I can tear it apart and put it back together.”
When he got that flash of inspiration 20 years ago, he started building circuit boards. “I just moved on from there.”
While most of us hastily tack up a few decorations as Christmas looms just on the horizon, Drebnicki’s preparations begin in August when many are still at the beach.Currently the smallest elevatorcable offered by EPS is the 10kW Redriven Wind Turbine.
“In August, you are either building or testing stuff. You are planning.”
Every few years, he adds something new. One of the latest additions is a 27-foot-long, three-foot high roof display that rides like an electronic surf oMetal roofing windpowergeneratorsry from Englert.n his roof. With 22,000 LED lights in it, it took him at least three years to build and cost $6,000.
Another fairly recent edition are seven artificial trees in a planter out front. Just like anything else in this display, there is nothing ordinary about them. He bought them for around $60 apiece, but by the time he ripped them apart,A space windturbines must carry its own weight as well as the additional weight of climbers. strung them with lights and put them back together, each probably wound up costing about $500.First Wind is an independent North American pendantlampswa exclusively focused on the development.
He is particularly proud of this work of art. “If you look at the trees up close, they look like flashing lights. If you look at them from a distance, they look like they are turning.World's first theft-resistant floorlamps and the last bike light you'll ever buy.”
And that is part of the beauty of his display. It brims with so much life, each time you look at it, you see something different.
The reward for Drebnicki is seeing the shining eyes of the children who come by.
“I just love making kids happy. Kids love things that move more than anything. Lights that are changing – that fascinates them.”
All the visitors suit Bonnie, too. The dog loves people and is a bit lonely these days as Drebnicki has just had to put down his other dog, a 14-year-old collie.
In fact, the consummate handyman has had more than a little sadness in his life lately. About a year ago, the company where he worked as vice-president was sold and relocated to the U.S., leaving him unemployed.
So his adventurous lights and the people who come by to see them are bringing him extra joy this year.
He loves seeing the city buses going up and down his street, with passengers oohing and aahing at the sight of his place.
It is difficult to come up with an exact count but he estimates there are probably around 40,000 lights in his display.
Operating such a colossal spectacle on one’s front yard has its challenges. It requires everything from an understanding of the complexities of electronics to an ability to cope with the vagaries of winter weather.
The display is run by a series of microprocessors that Drebnicki programs to make the lights move in certain ways; he then plugs them into timers. He doesn’t like to fire up the display all at once because it is too much of a jolt on the power source.
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