Storms passed North and South tonight after we got a short dose of heavy rain and lightning here. But there were too many clouds around to see above them. Oh well, it's now the hot and muggy time of year. I'm sure there will be more opportunities.
Admittedly I'm also contributing to the light pollution problem with a high pressure sodium fixture on the garage lighting the area where my truck sets out. Also keep a small yellow CFL lit over the back door in a dark spot. I did have motion sensor lamps on the garage and still do for the backyard and front porch. But on the garage I was going though flood lamps pretty quick. Also I think the direct evening sun was shortening the life of the IR sensors as I was having to replace them every couple of years it seemed. The IR sensors I have in the shaded areas are probably 10+ years old now. I switched to the CFL floods on the garage which were OK during warm weather and lasted much longer but took too long to warm up during the winter rendering them ineffective for use in a motion sensor fixture. So I broke down and installed the 70W sodium lamp. It's been polluting for several years now and still on the original bulb. (Good thing considering the cost of a replacement bulb for it.
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We have spells of burglaries and teens being a pain around here off an on. We have numerous low income apartments about a mile or two away with residents breeding some real winners. Also some drug nuts coming into the area from Columbus which we did not used to have. Worst here was when they set the mailbox on fire one night and stole the neighbors lawn ornaments then tossed them in the bed of my truck another night. Another fellow in the area had his wicker porch furniture stolen. But just down the road they were breaking in while people slept steeling purses and what ever they could find of value from the end of the house opposite the bedrooms a year or two ago. Considering that several members of the police and sheriff department also live in this area, the crooks were not terribly bright to take that plan of attack. There's also a fair number of old timers, military vets, and others in the local area and around town I know of loaded for bear that would take someone breaking and entering down in a heartbeat once inside the house. Who's to say I'm not one of them.
Oh for the good ole days when we could leave ground level windows open and the doors unlocked night and day, home and away without concern. Unfortunately those days passed around 30 years ago for us.
Once again I've rambled way off topic.