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Not to mention but there's these things called drapes? If I moved into an established area, and my neighbor's light shined through my window, I'd buy drapes. Not a big deal.
We have motion-detector lights in four spots around the house. They provide light when we drive or walk in those areas without blasting beams elsewhere. They go off quickly (can be adjusted for duration).
I much prefer them to the SmartTimer units that I programmed to go on at dusk and off at bedtime. I think they merely help a burglar to see where to hit, whereas the MD lights startle them and ruin their night vision. I threw away the SmartTimers rather than donate them because I sure didn't want someone inflicting unwanted light anywhere else, either. I can also still turn on the previously-SmartTimered lights the old-fashioned way...by flipping a switch, for when we expect a visitor.
Yes, drapes prevent neighbor's lights from glaring inside your house, but if you like to actually look at a dark night sky and stars, all-night lights are infuriating. MD lights pointed to your own property avoid this problem by limiting the scattered light AND by turning off when motion in the detection range goes away.
A quick apology to the OP for the thread hijack. Apparently this thread has become all about me.
hahahah No prob Cargoman... I'm enjoying the banter!! I think I'm just a little overcautious since I live alone and it is very dark where I live - I come in from a Hockey game or dinner and hate that I can't see. We have deer in the woods who like the brush and bushes and I don't want one of them dashing across the drive as I am coming in.
Not to mention but there's these things called drapes? If I moved into an established area, and my neighbor's light shined through my window, I'd buy drapes. Not a big deal.
But then why should someone have to keep their house all closed up just because their neighbor needs to have blinding lights shining on the neighbors' houses at all hours of the night? I like having my windows open during the fall and spring. Any drapes that are heavy enough to keep out bright lights are also going to keep out the cool breeze.
If you want to always have your outside lights on, that is fine. Just be considerate of any neighbors.
But then why should someone have to keep their house all closed up just because their neighbor needs to have blinding lights shining on the neighbors' houses at all hours of the night? I like having my windows open during the fall and spring. Any drapes that are heavy enough to keep out bright lights are also going to keep out the cool breeze.
If you want to always have your outside lights on, that is fine. Just be considerate of any neighbors.
They are not "blinding" yes they are in the 5000k range but the bulbs are designed to be a soft muffled light...no exposed elements etc. Also please read my other posts so you can be informed of how "considerate" I actually am as a neighbor.
They are not "blinding" yes they are in the 5000k range but the bulbs are designed to be a soft muffled light...no exposed elements etc. Also please read my other posts so you can be informed of how "considerate" I actually am as a neighbor.
5000k is also not a brightness it's a color. The k is for Kelvin. I learned this when the world was switching from incandescent to fluorescent. 2700k looks like a traditional color incandescent light. That's what people wanted.
Now, often a light used for crafting or art painting is in the 5000k range because that color imitates natural light. If you look at the Ott craft lighting, those are in the 5000k range, specifically 5500...
So just because he's using 5000k lights, that just means it's a blue white color. In my experience LEDS aren't screaming bright, either.
5000k is also not a brightness it's a color. The k is for Kelvin. I learned this when the world was switching from incandescent to fluorescent. 2700k looks like a traditional color incandescent light. That's what people wanted.
Now, often a light used for crafting or art painting is in the 5000k range because that color imitates natural light. If you look at the Ott craft lighting, those are in the 5000k range, specifically 5500...
So just because he's using 5000k lights, that just means it's a blue white color. In my experience LEDS aren't screaming bright, either.
again! Thank you for pointing this out! To those that just freaked the **** out when they saw 5000k
When I lived in the suburbs, I did leave my front porch light on. It didn't shine into any neighbors' windows, otherwise I would have found another option.
We live in a rural area now and have a sensor light and that's it. It's on the garage in case we come home after dark or in case a bear or something comes to visit. Otherwise, it's dark. I enjoy sleeping at night and if I wake up, seeing the stars in the sky. During the summer, we sleep with the windows open and blinds up, on the warmer winter nights, we sleep with the blinds up so we can look at the stars or moon if we wake up at night. It would be horrible to have a bright light shining in through our bedroom window!
We have streetlights but I leave my front and back porch lights on. Most houses in our neighborhood seem to. I like having the extra light if we get home in the dark, and in my head it makes it a bit more of a deterrent for burglars, etc.
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