Street lights and other lighting

Does anyine else have a strange relationship with street lights as I do?

Im all for energy saving to help with climate change but im really struggling with these new bright white (LED?) lights.

A lot of the street lights round here are being retro-fitted with the new white light. I much prefer the warm tones of the old style orange or peach ones. Is it just that i like things just-so snd unchanged? The old orange ones rrmind me of being a child. To me, the white light is like the visual equivalent of the sound of a bad chord on an untuned piano. Does that make sense to anyone? It makes me feel uncomfortabke and a bit uneasy.

Since New year, there have been 4 neighbours who have had  white security lights installed outside their homes.The house at the back has lights which shine into our back bedroom. Its not majorly bright but its the colour of the light i dont like. The lights they had before shone in a bit but were a warmer light and it didnt feel invasive.

When we lived in a second floor flat, some new car park lighrs were installed which shone directly into our living room. There was only me who seemed bothered by it (not partner or other neighbours) and i got the council to re-angle the light.

These white lights make me feel uncomfortable. In places like supermarket car parks where they are really bright, the birds are singing at 10pm at night because the lighrs mimic daylight. It fills me with despair. This is messing with our body clock as well as nature.

My partner said he has never heard anyone go on about lighting as much as me. Is it just me?!

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  • I find the led lights on cycles too bright and the Xenon headlights on cars are practically blinding. I did have a neighbour behind our house put a security light on the back of their house, the beam shot straight into our bedroom window, I sent my menopausal wife around to complain, it had been moved by the next day! What’s nice is we live in a village with no street lighting, above our bed is a Velux window, it’s nice to watch the stars on a clear night.

  • Velux window, it’s nice to watch the stars on a clear night

    You lucky devil. We can see some here but the eerie glare of the nearest city covers a lot. It's a shame for humanity but I remind myself personally that they will always be there as they always have been. Even if we can no longer see them. And they are still visible in certain parts.

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  • Velux window, it’s nice to watch the stars on a clear night

    You lucky devil. We can see some here but the eerie glare of the nearest city covers a lot. It's a shame for humanity but I remind myself personally that they will always be there as they always have been. Even if we can no longer see them. And they are still visible in certain parts.

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