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Originally Posted by Paul mabbott  How I hate those external 'security' lights - we have fairly small front gardens in our street and, as I walk up the street at midnight, I get flashed at passing every other house!  It wouldn't be so bad if they served any purpose .. we have street lights after all! Another example of people being flogged a dead horse by salesmen ... |
I know what you mean about them being annoying when they come on, and in front gardens they seem a little superfluous especially in a well-lit street. However I have one in my back garden, which was there when I moved in. I've caught a guy sneaking across my garden before, when the lights came on and I had my usual cursory look out of the window, expecting it to be a cat or something. Instead it was a guy sneaking across the lawn. He'd climbed a 6ft6 wall, which wasn't a shortcut to anywhere apart from my back door and those of my neighbours. If it hadn't been for the light and my shouting out of the window at him, he'd have got a lot further without interruption.
Although that was the first time that happened to me, it's not the first time it's happened to neighbours. I live in an area with a high burglary rate unfortunately. I think that solar-powered security lights are now available, but before replacing mine I would want like to find out whether they are going to work properly, even after days as dull as today...