Lights out: (town) Hermitage asks man to limit lumens meant to thwart aliens

[HuckleB]

http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/lights-out-hermitage-asks-man-to-limit-lumens-meant-to/article_072f83f6-d816-55fd-85bb-8010f4cc9c5f.html?utm_source=WhatCounts+Publicaster+Edition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter&utm_content=READ

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For years, Brown, 78, of 5829 Virginia Road, has posted spotlights around his house that shine off his property. The lights are a defense against aliens, Raich said.

“Little by little, we learned that he thought we were ‘they,’ and that we are the ones the aliens were contacting to get to him,” Raich said.

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Brown also has wrapped part of his house in foil – another defense against aliens, she said – which reflects more light off his property.

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Raich said she, her husband and their neighbors have called 911 numerous times over the years to report actions by Brown or aimed at him by others. Now that she has lost her husband and wants to sell her house, she has had enough, and demanded the city act.

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That is one patient neighbor, and one patient town.

Yowza.

[SidDithers]

1. Yowza is right...

though, it gives me the opportunity to post a link to a related David Thorne bit.

http://www.27bslash6.com/halogen.html

The photo above of my neighbour Justin plugging in his electric leaf-blower is the best I could get without being caught. I had to take the picture using the digital zoom from between venetian blinds so I apologise for the quality. I'm not Annie Leibovitz.

I did not get along very well with my neighbours in Australia and seventeen thousand miles away, little has changed. The fat redheaded family to our right have a fat redheaded dog that enjoys standing in our driveway and barking at 2am, the old couple to our left have never been seen unless you count glancing towards their house and seeing their blinds close quickly, and Justin across the road recently installed a spotlight on his front porch facing directly towards our bedroom window.

As we are moving in a few weeks to larger premises with less neighbours, the last night we are here I intend to shoot the fat redheaded dog with a paint-ball gun, moon the old couple, and steal everything in Justin's front yard that isn't bolted down because that is pretty much standard operating procedure in Australia.

Much hilarity at the link above.



Sid

[HuckleB]

2. +1,000,000 ... 000

[Princess Turandot]

3. On GMaps' Street View..

https://goo.gl/maps/55XeY

[HuckleB]

4. No tin foil on the roof?

Hmm.