Neighbor’s backyard lights shine into our window at night

[Anonymous]

All of the people saying that it is OP's responsibility to buy blackout curtains, just no. Lights on at night, especially silly ones like decorative string lights, are pollution, which cause health impacts for plants, insects, animals and humans. For proper hormone functioning, we are meant to sleep deeply in the darkness and wake with sunlight, which we cannot do if our windows are covered with blackout curtains. And other organisms don't enjoy the option of blackout curtains.

I'm also surprised that people who think that climate change is an "existential threat" would be chill with electricity being used when no one is benefitting.

All of you who are generating light pollution with your random lights on at night are the ones who need to get with the program.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2627884/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1001074222003291

[Anonymous]

My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

Motion detectors that can see through windows?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you just buy their house?

This not a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

Motion detectors that can see through windows?

Most windows are clear and therefore see through???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have some neighbors who recently cut down a bunch of brunch and put up backyard string lights. Their backyard backs to ours.

That’s all fine but they leave the backyard lights on all night and they shine into our windows. Even if they did this previously the brush would have blocked the light. What is a polite way to ask them to turn them off? They are very very bright. We don’t know them well and have maybe talked with them three times ever.

Buy curtains.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

You sound psycho

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

Motion detectors that can see through windows?

Most windows are clear and therefore see through???

You don’t have shades??? Weird

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just explain the situation that with the brush down the lights shine into your bedroom. Then ask if they could turn them off at night for two weeks until your new curtains or blackout shades or whatever arrive.

I think this is a good solution because you make them aware of the issue, tell them you are doing something to mitigate it on your end and hopefully they become aware enough to turn them off at night.

[Anonymous]

Mine installed motion detector flood lights that sometimes just stay on, and we have the postage stamp lot PP referred to (sorry, it’s what we could afford). These flood lights are not permitted in back yards by our HOA, but they refuse to enforce it. We just suck it up. I live in “come to my door unannounced and you’ll see the end of my rifle” Florida, so no, there’s no friendly neighbor talk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

Motion detectors that can see through windows?

Most windows are clear and therefore see through???

Generally, motion detectors are watching for IR changes or use ultrasonics. Both are reasonably well blocked by glass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

What is a estate windchime? have you asked them to turn off the lights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

Motion detectors that can see through windows?

Most windows are clear and therefore see through???

Generally, motion detectors are watching for IR changes or use ultrasonics. Both are reasonably well blocked by glass.

By definition, motion detectors are NOT looking for IR changes. That would be a heat detector. Motion detectors detect . . . wait . . . MOTION!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send them a polite note in the postal mail.

Tell them you'd appreciate it if they could keep them off when they are not using the backyard.

I think it's best if you give them privacy to receive your request and think about it.

I live in a condo community where other people's lights shine into others' windows if left on. People do forget. I forget. But generally people are pretty good about it.

If your neighbors are jerks they won't help you anyway. If they are reasonable they will honor your request even if it takes some fun out of their nighttime view.

NO !!! Do NOT go postal on your neighbors !

Try to talk to them & explain the situation.

This type of light pollution is prohibited in many jurisdictions across the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My psycho neighbors are like this. The lights are on motion detectors that I trigger from inside my house. And these are not small lots. They know about this issue and find it amusing.

I installed a huge estate windchime on my tree which is next to their bedroom window.

What in the world is an estate wind chime?