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> Pretty much nobody has security lights, some people have lights on their driveway so they can work at night but not specifically security lights. Those big l
by ashark 11y ago
> Pretty much nobody has security lights, some people have lights on their driveway so they can work at night but not specifically security lights.
Those big lights on a pole typically located between the house and the (nearest) shed/barn? They're usually left on all night even if no-one's out, and in my experience the justification you'll hear for that is security. Maybe it's a regional thing?
Of course, their actual primary purpose is to ensure that if you have to work late in the shed you're covered in moths and mayflies by the time you make it back to the house. Wouldn't want to enter the house without a good layer of insects all over you. Not proper. They've really done their job when you get a couple in your mouth. In case you missed dinner.
- zyxley 11y agoMy grandparents' house in a deeply rural part of New England has one of those lights. Without it it's pitch dark out there, and since the bedroom is on the other side of the house it's easier to just leave it on all the time in case of needing to get something from the car or let one of the cats back in. I doubt they've ever thought about any kind of intruder, given that it's an obscure dirt road where there's basically no reason to go unless you live there.