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Post by TheOtherMe on Sept 28, 2014 20:27:58 GMT -5
Mine is dark. I open the garage door opener to get in there and walk from there to the kitchen.
No lights on during the night either. I know my house and can get to the bathroom without a light--unless the cat is not sleeping in her usual place. She lets me know if I have stepped on her tail in the dark. You think she would learn I can't see her in the dark.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 21:13:58 GMT -5
My front and back porch lights and the light that illuminate the side and backyard are all dusk to dawn. Since they all come on automatically every night, they're not a clue as to whether someone's home. But I like the exterior lighting when I come home.
I turn the light over the kitchen sink on every night, when I close the blinds. It stays on all night. Sometimes I leave a lamp on in the den if I know it will be dark when I get home. But light from my den is not visible from the front or sides of my house. Even when I'm home, my house usually looks dark from the street because the rooms I use are on the back of the house.
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Post by tloonya on Sept 29, 2014 9:14:14 GMT -5
Lately someone said to me that having lights on makes burglary not as easy because whoever is breaking in will have to stand under the light and make himself exposed. So I am trying to leave it on. Also it is a courtesy to people who are walking dogs at night or simply walking home from work.
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Post by bean29 on Sept 29, 2014 9:28:37 GMT -5
I also have noticed when I walk the dog at night, that few people leave their porch lights on at night. I mentioned it to DH, and he wants the night lights on at night.
If we are coming home after dark, I try to leave the porch lights on. I also leave the under cabinet lights on in the kitchen. It gives low light and makes it look less like the house is unoccupied. I leave those lights on all night. I have very poor night vision, and if the house is completely dark, I cant see where I am going.
When Our porch lights are on, we also have two lights on the front of the garage. If we are expecting company, we have pillars with big coach lights on at the lot line/end of driveway. We only use those for parties though. In the winter, we have christmas lights on the trees, so we may not put the porch lights on.
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Post by lexxy703 on Sept 29, 2014 11:36:29 GMT -5
I have a lamp post in my front yard that automatically comes on when it gets dark. I don't leave interior lights on but have a lightswitch just inside the door & I'll turn the lights on when I step inside.
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Post by iono1 on Sept 29, 2014 13:01:20 GMT -5
Lately someone said to me that having lights on makes burglary not as easy because whoever is breaking in will have to stand under the light and make himself exposed. So I am trying to leave it on. Also it is a courtesy to people who are walking dogs at night or simply walking home from work. I think having lights on makes it easier to break in-no need to fiddle around in the dark trying to find the lock to pick or window to open. Seriously, try opening your front door in the dark & with a porch light on-it's a lot easier with the light on.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Sept 29, 2014 13:54:56 GMT -5
"I'm Tom Bodett for Motel 6. We'll leave the light on."
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Post by tractor on Sept 29, 2014 14:11:22 GMT -5
Our house is dark most of the time. We live out in the woods so no one needs to see us. Motion detector lights are useless, too many critters walking around that keep turning them on and off (deer, raccoons, coyotes).
We do try to leave the front porch light on when we will be coming home after dark since that's the only outside light we have between the house and garage. Our kids tend to not turn any lights on and prefer to live in the dark, I mean who really thinks it OK to shower in the dark every morning, no wonder it takes them so long.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 29, 2014 14:30:08 GMT -5
Our house is dark most of the time. We live out in the woods so no one needs to see us. Motion detector lights are useless, too many critters walking around that keep turning them on and off (deer, raccoons, coyotes). We do try to leave the front porch light on when we will be coming home after dark since that's the only outside light we have between the house and garage. Our kids tend to not turn any lights on and prefer to live in the dark, I mean who really thinks it OK to shower in the dark every morning, no wonder it takes them so long. People who think it's a crime to be awake that early?
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Post by ZaireinHD on Sept 29, 2014 16:39:45 GMT -5
I thought leaving the lights on brings a higher electricity bill - right? so no - I don't leave the lights on come home to a DARK apartment and cut the lights on then bedtime - all lights are out yes the cat does hide or creeps around at night when I do get up but the light from the window is just enough so I can see her squatting watching me! then I turn toward her with a big HA! I see you CAT!! and she runs
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Post by zibazinski on Sept 29, 2014 19:12:56 GMT -5
Wish I had today. Thought I'd get home before dark.
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Post by achelois on Sept 29, 2014 19:29:18 GMT -5
My dad's ghost would come to haunt me if I left lights on, but I do have a few nightlights. Plus all the little green lights from the clocks on the microwave and the coffeemaker and the stove and the alarm clock--I don't have to set it anymore because,YAY, I am retired--and a few other little gadgets.
My neighbor on the right as you face my house from the street leaves a light in the backyard on and has the streetlight immediately in front of his yard in the front. We cannot tell, in my neighborhood, if there are any stars or moon out because there is so much artificial light.
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Post by achelois on Sept 29, 2014 19:31:20 GMT -5
Tractor:
sometimes people who shower in the dark are multi-tasking and also practicing water conservation by sharing the water with another.
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Post by kittensaver on Sept 29, 2014 19:37:29 GMT -5
The front porch light stays on 24/7/365. The back door light is on a motion sensor. If we're not going to get home until after dark, we manually turn on the back patio lights before we leave for the day. We usually turn on and leave on the back patio lights from the time we get home until we turn in for bed. The interior of the house also has three lamps on timers (set for sundown until about midnight). After midnight, the entire house is dark except for any individual light we might happen to be using because we're still up, and the front porch light.
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Post by sapphire12 on Sept 29, 2014 20:15:32 GMT -5
A county light is in my yard, so I don't leave lights on the house.
Inside, I have nightlights everywhere, so I can navigate the house at night w/o turning on a light if necessary.
During the Christmas holiday season, I have the wreath on my door on a timer, so it comes on and off without my help.
I'm thinking of putting the lighted garland I have in the family room on a timer as well, since my family room is in the back of the house. If I do that, I'll probably leave the garland up until spring.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Sept 29, 2014 20:34:26 GMT -5
My parents always sat around in the dark to save money. Now my dad is in an independent living facility and he still sits around in the dark. Hello! Utilities are included.
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Post by ❤ mollymouser ❤ on Sept 29, 2014 20:54:32 GMT -5
We have a front porch light that goes on, dusk-to-dawn.
We have motion sensor lights on both side yards, as well as one in the front of the house.
We have solar lights out front and out back.
We have a green lamp on our Catio that goes on, 5pm to midnight. It gives a nice amount of light in the kitchen and family room (as well as out on the Catio)
We have nightlights in every room of the house ~ some brighter than others ~ primarily because we have cats who are too lazy (or too stupid to move rather than getting stepped on.
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Post by Ryan on Sept 29, 2014 20:55:31 GMT -5
I always leave a hall night on at night and one the corner of our living room. My thought process is that a burglar would drive past my house and think "Hmmm. Somebody must be up reading. Onto the next house".
I don't usually leave outside lights though.
But I do have an obscene amount of lights in my house now which is probably why my electric bill is so high.
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Post by tractor on Sept 30, 2014 13:37:57 GMT -5
Tractor: sometimes people who shower in the dark are multi-tasking and also practicing water conservation by sharing the water with another. My teenage sons? Good for them I guess, but we haven't had a girl in the house for a long time (except for my wife). Anything else I really don't need to know about?
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Post by achelois on Sept 30, 2014 13:42:33 GMT -5
Tractor: sometimes people who shower in the dark are multi-tasking and also practicing water conservation by sharing the water with another. My teenage sons? Good for them I guess, but we haven't had a girl in the house for a long time (except for my wife). Anything else I really don't need to know about ? You haven't had a girl in the house...that you know about, you mean?
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 30, 2014 13:44:18 GMT -5
Tractor: sometimes people who shower in the dark are multi-tasking and also practicing water conservation by sharing the water with another. My teenage sons? Good for them I guess, but we haven't had a girl in the house for a long time (except for my wife). Anything else I really don't need to know about ? So, I shouldn't mention that I took at least one shower at my boyfriend's house in high school huh?
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Post by movingforward on Sept 30, 2014 14:09:13 GMT -5
I don't leave any lights on. I have a light switch in the foyer area so if it is dark when I get home I immediately turn on the foyer light.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Sept 30, 2014 15:12:07 GMT -5
As my SIL says "you have Bat ears" so can i be in the bat person club (Since my migraine episode started I am incredibly sensitive to noise. We leave one light and one nightlight on in the house almost all the time. The doggie doesn't like the dark so we make sure she has places to sleep that aren't dark. There are no streetlights where we live. We leave the corner lamp on in the living room 90% of the time (so she always has somewhere with light to lay even if the weather is bad) and the hall bathroom has a nightlight. It has no windows, so it's nice for it to have a nightlight when anyone (me, DH, or kitties) need to go to the potty). Everything else in the house is dark.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 30, 2014 16:06:44 GMT -5
As my SIL says "you have Bat ears" so can i be in the bat person club (Since my migraine episode started I am incredibly sensitive to noise. We leave one light and one nightlight on in the house almost all the time. The doggie doesn't like the dark so we make sure she has places to sleep that aren't dark. There are no streetlights where we live. We leave the corner lamp on in the living room 90% of the time (so she always has somewhere with light to lay even if the weather is bad) and the hall bathroom has a nightlight. It has no windows, so it's nice for it to have a nightlight when anyone (me, DH, or kitties) need to go to the potty). Everything else in the house is dark. The more the merrier and we can all come out together on Halloween Night
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Post by tloonya on Oct 1, 2014 8:53:53 GMT -5
Lately someone said to me that having lights on makes burglary not as easy because whoever is breaking in will have to stand under the light and make himself exposed. So I am trying to leave it on. Also it is a courtesy to people who are walking dogs at night or simply walking home from work. I think having lights on makes it easier to break in-no need to fiddle around in the dark trying to find the lock to pick or window to open. Seriously, try opening your front door in the dark & with a porch light on-it's a lot easier with the light on.
I do not think someone is going to be comfortably standing on my well lit porch and fiddle with my lock. And having small tiny light on a key chain anyone can easily find a hole in your lock in a dark...and no one will ever notice. Some can even shit by your door in a dark. With lights on - less possibilities. Unless...but let's not go there
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