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04-05-2006, 02:45 PM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden

Merle O'Broham wrote:
wrote:
Merle O'Broham wrote:
paddy wrote:
Merle O'Broham wrote:
To second the great Tom, I think you're doing the right thing with the
camera and documentation. Other people might opt to hire a "private
security guard" to watch at night, who needs to "defend himself"
against a trespasser with anything necessary. It's your property and
you can put up lights as long as it's within reason (see your local
statutes) or chop down as many trees as you like.

This is one of things we most dread in the country.
Some City folk decide to live the good life, in the country. But they
bring a very bright security light(s)that glow like mini suns for miles
around.
We have to resort to blinds and drapes to shield our bedrooms enough to
sleep.
There is no longer any night sky, stars etc to appreciate because of
City Guy's need for a giant night light. They don't deter criminals.
Country folks have always used dogs, our pets. They keep varmints like
raccoons etc at bay and no stranger gets in our yards. Your night light
won't keep critters from getting in your garbage cans that you leave
unsecured.
If anything they might draw criminals because they might think you have
something very valuable that requires bright lights and guard towers.
It invades our property and our peacefulness but somehow we are the bad
guys if we say anything about it.
Whoever is disabling your light should talk to you, as neighbors, about
it, not vandalize it.
However, it has been our experience, that a lot, of the City Folks
,don't have any desire to know their neighbors or consider their right
to privacy of the dark. It's the same attitudes as in Lauderdale, etc.
Walled off compounds, in their case, because they contemptuous of every
one else.
If you come to our neighborhood be a neighbor leave the mini suns in the
city.

I understand all your points about wanting to keep intact the essence
of country living. However, you're making dramatic generalizations
about City Guy- even depersonalizing with the name itself. The OP has
a serious issue regarding home defense, and the first response *blames
the victim*.

This isn't the first thread this "victim" has started about this
alleged problem. Go take a look at the website link he profided and
the videos he posted that he claims prove his case. I took a look at a
couple of them and they show absolutely nothing. That plus the
ramblings lead me to believe he does have a problem, but it's not the
neighbor!

"Our neighborhood"? "Mini suns" Wow. Interesting.
Depressed neighbor man could have asked the OP to turn down/turn away
the light, like a human, no?

OK. I understand. I didn't know that the credibility of the OP was an
issue. Sure that makes a big difference. I thought the issure was a
person's right to install a security light. Seems the 1st response
questioned that.

And I just wanted to be clear that the neighbor is walking on thin ice.
He's basically taking his life in his hands by sneaking up at night
like that. Might eat off the open end of a 12 guage.