It's security lighting. It's convenient to just have the power company install/activate one, assuming it's in a good location. Cost is about the same. But you won't be able to turn it off. I installed my own photo-eye lights (sodium and mercury vapor) on my barn with switches so I can control them. That also let me place them where I wanted them vs the existing poles.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 12:14 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> > Subject: [MBZ] OT streetlights in the country > > I have lived out in the country for many years, but now live even further out on > a ranch/farm. Why do all farms/ranches have a street light on their power > poll? When we turned on the power they asked us if we wanted it turned on > and it's like $5 a month I believe. Problem is when you go outside at night it's > lite up like, well, a street light. It comes on at dark and turns off at light. I'm > thinking about calling them and telling them to turn it off. The stars would be > brilliant without it and it is annoying when trying to watch the meteor shower. > So anybody know of any major reason that all farms seem to have these? I > think I would put up motion flood lights that I can turn off. I don't mind the > light but would like to be able to turn it off. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
