On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:49:46 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-06-30 9:41 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I guess it's a US thing. A few years ago a couple built a nice house at
>> the end of my street. I noticed many times the front of the house was
>> lit up like a Christmas tree... *and* they were at home. My next door
>> neighbor said, "They're from New York" as if that explained it. But
>> then I did talk to the new residents. Sure enough, where they lived
>> before if there were darkened rooms it was practically an invitation for
>> someone to break in. That is simply not the case here.
>>
>Some people seem to be afraid of the dark. When we moved here the
>people next to us had a street light installed to illuminate their
>driveway. I found it annoying because, being 300 feet down the lane,
>the light came in though our bedroom window.

300' is a very long distance for even the most powerful street
lights... I have a couple of high lumen lights about 25' high
on each side of my barn but they only light a 150' diameter with the
light tapering off after 100'... my house is 300' feet away and none
of that barn light shines near my house. Even the lights used at
baseball fields for pro games won't illuminate 300', that's why they
use dozens all around the perimeter for night games. Also the high
lumen street lamps come with adjustable side and top visors to keep
the light from bothering neighbors, but my neighbors are too far away
so I didn't attach the visors.
I have two of these 7,000 Lumen street lights:
http://www.superiorlighting.com/70_W...101caal068.htm
The only way they could be shining into your windows is if they are
mounted aimed directly at your window rather than towards the
ground.... I would ask your neighbor to adjust that lamp.

>The people that bought the house kept it up only because the light keeps coyotes away.
>At least that was what they thought.

Bright lights do keep nocturnal critters away, including coyotes...
there are coyotes here and occasionally they will cut through my
property at night but they definitely steer clear of those well lit
areas.