Turning off a street lamp
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Looking for a little advise.
Street lamp outside our house has recently been changed to one of those white led ones.
The lamp is only a couple of metres from the bedroom window so lights the whole room up even with the curtains shut.
Due to this I turned the thing off. No damage done, just open the panel and flicked the switch.
Have I committed crime damage? A mate seems to think I have
Street lamp outside our house has recently been changed to one of those white led ones.
The lamp is only a couple of metres from the bedroom window so lights the whole room up even with the curtains shut.
Due to this I turned the thing off. No damage done, just open the panel and flicked the switch.
Have I committed crime damage? A mate seems to think I have
No, because it's servicable by turning it back on. Unless you vandalised the cover to get st the switch.
However, its a bloody selfish thing to do - buy some thicker curtains (we did just this, so I'm not just talking out of my backside) or ask the council to put a shroud round the back of it.
However, its a bloody selfish thing to do - buy some thicker curtains (we did just this, so I'm not just talking out of my backside) or ask the council to put a shroud round the back of it.
Lol
Got to love piston heads.
You couldn't resist the smart arse comments.
I have brought black out curtains. However the light is so bright it still lights up the whole room.
It's not damaged and no doubt will get switched back on by highways shortly. If only to get switched off again that evening
Got to love piston heads.
You couldn't resist the smart arse comments.
I have brought black out curtains. However the light is so bright it still lights up the whole room.
It's not damaged and no doubt will get switched back on by highways shortly. If only to get switched off again that evening
liam1986 said:
Lol
Got to love piston heads.
You couldn't resist the smart arse comments.
I have brought black out curtains. However the light is so bright it still lights up the whole room.
It's not damaged and no doubt will get switched back on by highways shortly. If only to get switched off again that evening
They must be pretty crap blackout curtains then. Maybe be constructive and ask the council to put a plate on the back to limit spill into your house?Got to love piston heads.
You couldn't resist the smart arse comments.
I have brought black out curtains. However the light is so bright it still lights up the whole room.
It's not damaged and no doubt will get switched back on by highways shortly. If only to get switched off again that evening
What's smart arse about two workable and sensible suggestions, one of which I have done myself, and the other I have seen done... And neither involve affecting everyone else being able to see that uneven kerbstone/ low wall/ insert other trip hazard here. Or tying up a highways engineer to come and investigate why lamp AB123 isn't working.
You could always rearrange your house to sleep at the other end away from the light...
You could always rearrange your house to sleep at the other end away from the light...
)Breadvan72 said:
When I had a similar situation the council very quickly agreed to fit a shroud to the lamp on the side facing my house, so I agree with others above who have suggested this course.
yes but your a high faluting member of the establishment so of cause they didback when i were a lad the solution was a air rifle
Breadvan72 said:
Catapult, surely? Air rifles only for the posh kids.
a knackered old bsa meteor with all the puff of an asthmatic mousewe could not afford the knicker elastic to make a catapult so i used to nick my brothers boot lace and make a sling a'la David
he so kicked my arse when he found out
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