Light Pollution

[Matt J]

Why do they need light meters? Why not specify bulb lumens/wattage and be done with it. It's going to take a lot of 30 watt bulbs to create the Encounters of a 3rd kind experience skunky's got going.

 

[hnooe]

Turn the exterior lights off on all the Tom Thumbs, and light pollution on 30A shoud be reduced by 50%.

 

[John R]

Why do they need light meters? Why not specify bulb lumens/wattage and be done with it. It's going to take a lot of 30 watt bulbs to create the Encounters of a 3rd kind experience skunky's got going.

because some don't share your reasoning. bigger is better mister, in so many ways. and the average decorative lawn spotlight is 60W.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Oh, and another thing, since the menu got me to thinking about my daddy. Why should we need an educational campaign to teach people to be considerate of others? Isn't that something we were supposed to learn growing up??
(And by others, I don't mean only our nect door neighbors. I mean other life forms as well.)

Why do we need education and awareness campaigns? Because people stopped teaching LIFE BASICS 101 long ago. Most people think trash is something that garbage people are paid to pick up. Most parents are too busy working, to teach their kids how to live outside of the business world.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Turn the exterior lights off on all the Tom Thumbs, and light pollution on 30A shoud be reduced by 50%.

So true. Ever been out on a boat in the Gulf at night? Even from two miles out, the best way to know where Seagrove is located, is to look for the lights at Tom Thumb. All other light pales in comparison.

One of the objections to requiring max wattage bulbs was liability. If a property owner which invites guests in, isn't providing a "safe" environment, and someone is injured or damaged, big lawsuits will be won, and the County will likely be included in all lawsuits which limited the lighting, if the damage was due to the limits of lighting, by the County.

 

[Camellia]

does it look like the other side of this?

big lit up birthday cake.

 

[Miss Kitty]

big lit up birthday cake.

Omg...is that the view from your dock????? Total Disneyland.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Omg...is that the view from your dock????? Total Disneyland.

Is it? When I got home from work last night I discovered more lights had been put up on the street uplighting trees

 

[Smiling JOe]

Hey, I recognize that house. Skunky, you can always stealth up on that property from the water, unscrew the lightbulbs, and stealth back home.

For what it's worth, I don't think a chat with the owner will make any progress. However, some photos of the lights would be great evidence to present to the BCC with your rant, on Tuesday. Meeting starts at 4pm - South Walton Court House annex.

 

[Camellia]

Miss Kitty, you recognized the view. The lights are a recent addition. I do intend to talk to the homeowner, because it's appropriate to tell someone that they are unintentionally producing light polllution which is causing problems for neighbors. Skunkape, if that fails, we can mount a counter attack from across the water. And Smiling Joe, maybe your camera could produce a much more
compelling image of the offfending property than my pocket camera.