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Post by miominmio on Jun 9, 2016 15:42:44 GMT
Only when it's dark outside (this time of year it is light even at night, even though we live below the Arctic circle.) I really just want to know where you live!!!! Sounds cold! Southern Norway. It's 68F here right now (typically summer temps) so DD and her friend are running around in bathing suits carrying squirt guns. (We had 42 F last night....and that was chilly! Parts of the country got snow last week....)
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Post by schizo319 on Jun 9, 2016 15:51:59 GMT
Nope. The only light we leave on is the one above the stove in the kitchen (so we can see to get to the bathroom in the middle of the night). We did have a couple motion detector lights out front for a while, but they sucked battery power like it was going out of style, so I took them out.
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 9, 2016 16:04:57 GMT
No, the porch light goes off after our 20 year old comes home.
We do have motion sensor lights around the house and an alarm system.
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Post by lucyg on Jun 9, 2016 16:37:52 GMT
Just wanted to add that I keep the lights on not only to deter people from sneaking around in my own yard but also to make my neighborhood safer and more friendly. We do have street lights, but they're widely spaced and not very bright. When homes are lit up, it's easier for people who are legitimately out walking late at night (teens coming home, dog walkers) to see where they're going. And lord help anyone who's trying to find a specific street address if the houses are dark. When all the porch and driveway lights are turned off, it is very, very dark out there. I live next to a public walkway that leads from my court to the main street behind it, and a big open space right behind us. Lots of people come through, day and night. I like to help keep it lit up.
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Post by gina on Jun 9, 2016 16:40:29 GMT
Yes, I do.
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Post by gritzi on Jun 9, 2016 16:42:45 GMT
All of our exterior lights are on from dusk to dawn.
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Post by rickmer on Jun 9, 2016 16:43:19 GMT
yes i do... then DH turns it off.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2016 17:09:09 GMT
I never left mine on because I figured it would just make it easier for criminals to see what they were breaking into. My DH's cousin is a cop and told us that statistically, the lights deter more than they invite so now we leave it on.
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Post by peanuttle on Jun 9, 2016 17:12:11 GMT
Yes, all night every night. I also want to get a few motion activated lights for the front and back yards, but I need to get DH or an electrician to install them.
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Post by melanell on Jun 9, 2016 17:26:52 GMT
No, but we have a spotlight right where our driveway meets the road (We live in a rural area, and many properties do this since there are no street lights) that is bright enough to illuminate our entire driveway, our front garden, and our front door. It comes on automatically after sunset each evening and pretty much eliminates the need for our front light near the door to be on if we're home.
If we're out in the evening, especially when the weather is bad or it's cold and we don't want to spend even a second extra fiddling with the key to the door, that's when we keep the front light on. Because as you stand there unlocking the door, you stand in the light from the one near the road, making it harder to see what you are doing.
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Post by conchita on Jun 10, 2016 7:33:22 GMT
Diverted yet another trespasser tonight with my motion sensor light and cameras! This time the guy was about to jump my fence! WTH?! Hopefully this will be the last time they come around. The cops responded quickly and they said they'd be stepping up their patrol in this area. The first attempt was on Saturday and again tonight.
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Post by disneypal on Jun 10, 2016 9:38:22 GMT
Yes, I leave it on all night
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2016 11:03:40 GMT
My next door neighbor has a very bright light in his yard. It's not a porch light but rather one of those decorative light poles. It has 4 lights on it and they put 100W in each one so it's very bright. That lights up the area between the two houses pretty well. We have a motion detector over the side door and have been talking about putting one on the back side of the shed to light up the rear of the yard. We have a street light that's in front of the other next door neighbor's house so between that and the decorative light, our front yard is pretty well lit at night. No need to leave our crappy porch light on unless we're going to be gone and coming home after dark. When we go on trips, I have a light in the living room on a timer as well as a bedroom lamp.
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Post by KikiPea on Jun 10, 2016 11:49:25 GMT
Yes. Front and back.
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Post by woodysbetty on Jun 10, 2016 11:50:47 GMT
No - but we do have an alarm system and motion sensor lights that pop on...
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Post by scrappinheather on Jun 10, 2016 13:35:04 GMT
Ours are on a timer so I think they go on intermittently
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Post by Karene on Jun 10, 2016 14:10:01 GMT
No we turn it off at night. We only have one outside light right by the side door at the driveway. We only turn it on if someone will be coming home after dark. Then it is turned off until the next time.
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Post by jayfab on Jun 10, 2016 20:36:29 GMT
No, but we have motion lights on the side and in the back.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 10, 2016 21:04:18 GMT
So far I haven't left the light on yet, I'm still considering it though. Our complex is already well lit at night and after some of the things posted in this thread I worry if leaving my light on may signal that no one is home when in fact I am home.
The neighbor has spoken to the police again and they said they are going to be patrolling around this neighborhood more often. In the last three weeks there have been 2 house fires and 2 car fires all of which are suspicious. Having given it a lot of thought that neighbor is the only one of us that does not have a car. I'm wondering if the burglars noticed that parking spot was empty and that is why they targeted that unit, they thought no one was home.
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Post by conchita on Jun 10, 2016 21:32:00 GMT
So far I haven't left the light on yet, I'm still considering it though. Our complex is already well lit at night and after some of the things posted in this thread I worry if leaving my light on may signal that no one is home when in fact I am home. The neighbor has spoken to the police again and they said they are going to be patrolling around this neighborhood more often. In the last three weeks there have been 2 house fires and 2 car fires all of which are suspicious. Having given it a lot of thought that neighbor is the only one of us that does not have a car. I'm wondering if the burglars noticed that parking spot was empty and that is why they targeted that unit, they thought no one was home. If your area is well lit, consider a motion sensor wireless camera. I have a few Netgear Arlo wireless cameras. The base connects to your wifi, the camera uses batteries and is easily installed (yourself) above your entrance. All you need is wifi and a screwdriver. The camera goes off when motion triggers it. You can also access your camera with an app while you're away and get instant notification when it is triggered. The video is really good. It is an outdoor camera so can handle any weather and has night vision.
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Post by carhoch on Jun 10, 2016 21:39:44 GMT
We had an H OA meeting ones where a police officer explained to all of us that it's just safer to have lights at night so we can always leave it on in the front and in the back of the house
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Post by scrapbug on Jun 10, 2016 21:42:05 GMT
Usually, yes.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jun 10, 2016 21:43:05 GMT
nope-- our neighborhood (entire town, actually) operates under a dark order and we like it that way... (Because of our proximity to Kitt's Peak observatory outside Tucson I believe-- they want to limit the amount of light pollution.)
We don't even have street lights in our subdivisions other than short ones just a few places on the main streets in our neighborhood; we can actually stargaze in our backyard- it's great! All the houses have a large hanging fixture over the front door entry and a coach light on either side of the garage door, so they would throw off a lot of light. Some of our neighbors leave theirs on all night, and our next-door neighbor leaves their back patio light on all night-- it's extremely annoying, to tell you the truth.
Plus, I think keeping lights on all night long is a waste of electricity, personally; we have three dogs so I don't think anyone could ever break into our house undetected (and then there's always my boyfriend's Glock).
eta: we always pull our cars into the garage when we come home, so we go into the house thru the garage, not the front door. And neither of our cars is ever parked in the driveway overnight. If we're going out and we'll be back after dark we'll turn a couple lights on so we can see inside the house when we first come home, but that's it. The only lights we have on inside the house at night are two nightlights downstairs, in case one of gets up to get a drink of water from the kitchen, or something like that.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 11, 2016 0:14:23 GMT
We always keep our front and back porch lights on.
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Post by mimima on Jun 11, 2016 2:58:26 GMT
Only accidentally
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Post by Mary Kay Lady on Jun 11, 2016 6:24:30 GMT
Yes, I do. I also leave a light on in my living room so it looks like someone is up.
I am a single mom with a teenaged son. I don't need any trouble from anyone.
I used to turn off all the lights when going to bed each night. I changed that when a neighbor shared with me that he had seen a man at 4 am standing in front of my house just staring at it. It creeped me out, so now we sleep with the porch light and living room light on. And yes, I do have an alarm system and a dog.
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Post by mztfied on Jun 11, 2016 21:28:08 GMT
Front and back porch lights are on timers. I also have a light on a timer in the garage. Sometimes I will leave the radio on in the garage. I cannot hear it in the house but you can from the front of the garage.
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