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Originally Posted by HarmanKardon
The new LED street light the relevant assholes of my town have installed in front of my house about eight weeks ago is so FUCKING bright that I almost need sunglasses at night when I look outside. A nightmare. A damned nightmare. And this light is as ugly cold white as the light in a morgue. My entire front garden looks at night as if it was covered by a winding sheet.
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Didn't read the whole thread but this was so true last fall at our house. Street lights were the old orange sodium vapor. Every time one goes out they replace it with LED. It lit up the front living room from across the street! I complained...to their credit they came back out. 2 things happening: 1) it was aimed way too high throwing light across the street. They reaimed it. And 2) they agreed it was way too bright and disabled half of it! Fortunately I got my city councilman involved and I think he was going to follow up on it and advocate for sensible lighting levels in the city.
As for the thread topic...I also have a place in the country where my shop is. A couple thoughts: Do city/suburban people actually know how damn DARK it is with no lights? I mean you can't see your feet some nights. Now, I have two dusk to dawn lights (essentially street lights on poles, with light sensors). I'm kind of happy to have them EXCEPT when I want to sit out on the shop patio and watch stars. They have no switches and the poco will not provide switches.
08-10-2016, 06:05 PM
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