My place came with a PUD pole light next to the house. I am thinking I want it taken out, but wanted to get some opinions. Came to the country to see the stars at night and not a street light outside my window!
PUD will not just turn it off for a while - they will remove the entire pole which has a beautiful honeysuckle growing around it right now - don't know if it will get ruined in the process but will ask them. They also have given me the option of moving the light - which they will do for free! They charge a three dollar "pole fee" each month and then about 3-6 dollars per month for the electricity for it.
I was considering moving the light to be next to the barn - 50 yards away so the barn area was lit up at night.
Do yard lights discourage predators? Anybody wish they had one, are they really some kind of source of security? Seems to me they just help the bad guys see their way around - also provides a beacon telling people my place is back here in the woods!
Thanks
Debbie
PUD will not just turn it off for a while - they will remove the entire pole which has a beautiful honeysuckle growing around it right now - don't know if it will get ruined in the process but will ask them. They also have given me the option of moving the light - which they will do for free! They charge a three dollar "pole fee" each month and then about 3-6 dollars per month for the electricity for it.
I was considering moving the light to be next to the barn - 50 yards away so the barn area was lit up at night.
Do yard lights discourage predators? Anybody wish they had one, are they really some kind of source of security? Seems to me they just help the bad guys see their way around - also provides a beacon telling people my place is back here in the woods!
Thanks
Debbie