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Quiff Wichard
03-10-11, 10:12 AM
Anyone had this issue ?
Council done anything ? A shield or similar ?
Suggestions
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SoulKiss
03-10-11, 10:16 AM
Anyone had this issue ?
Council done anything ? A shield or similar ?
Suggestions
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Ikea do a Blackout Roller-Blind for about £20.
Be cheaper than getting REALLY heavy curtains.
Council wont do anything as far as I am aware.
Geodude
03-10-11, 10:16 AM
Got one opposite and nothing could be done so i ended up fitting a blackout roller blind.
JamesMio
03-10-11, 10:20 AM
There's one over the road from us that's got a shield fitted to it - no idea who put it there mind, so this info is probably worthless.
blue curvy jester
03-10-11, 10:50 AM
air gun and shoot it out
Quiff Wichard
03-10-11, 10:56 AM
shield is what I am thinking.. have a blackout blind already .. well blackout curtains .. I like to sleep with the window open and a breeze of fresh air see so need a crack in the curtains.. maybe a full blind is the way forward.. I will call the council and see what they say
Quiff Wichard
03-10-11, 10:57 AM
There's one over the road from us that's got a shield fitted to it - no idea who put it there mind, so this info is probably worthless.
no- that good that the kind of thing I thinking the council might do
JamesMio
03-10-11, 11:19 AM
If that excites you, I could even take a picture and really make your day?
Sir Trev
03-10-11, 12:20 PM
Use a bedroom at the back of the house?
_Stretchie_
03-10-11, 01:22 PM
Close the window so it can't get in
Quiff Wichard
03-10-11, 01:42 PM
Use a bedroom at the back of the house?
daughter has rear bedroom ..
I have called the council and an inspector is going to contact me .. maybe a shield thing will be offered
AndyBrad
03-10-11, 02:56 PM
i have the same issue, they have fitted a lower wattage light and i use blackout blinds
punyXpress
03-10-11, 03:12 PM
Use your darkest visor - it doesn't have to be approved ;)
BernardBikerchick
03-10-11, 04:04 PM
large brick good aim normally works !
Jayneflakes
03-10-11, 04:10 PM
Move the light, or don't be so wet! Failing that, move your house, no one will mind if you move it five feet to the left or right! Do I have to come up with all of the sensible answers!? ;-)
Geodude
03-10-11, 04:41 PM
What about a nice eye mask thingy ;)
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00zBSEeWyKbUur/Eye-Mask-EM-05-.jpg
Get a high viz jacket, open it up and trip the breaker inside. When they service it in a years time, do the same again. ;)
What about a nice eye mask thingy ;)
http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00zBSEeWyKbUur/Eye-Mask-EM-05-.jpg
I would go for this, maybe not this colour but, they do work.....
Dicky Ticker
03-10-11, 05:43 PM
Shield fitted to our one within a week of my request
daughter has rear bedroom ..
I have called the council and an inspector is going to contact me .. maybe a shield thing will be offered
Cheshire East?
I'd consider it a result that they bothered to answer the phone!
Let us know how you get on with the council, it will be interesting to hear which departments managed to come up with an acceptable solution to a problem, the household waste department are a useless.
Good luck
Doof
Quiff Wichard
08-10-11, 06:58 PM
Shield fitted to our one within a week of my request
That gives me hope
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Quiff Wichard
08-10-11, 07:04 PM
Cheshire East?
I'd consider it a result that they bothered to answer the phone!
Let us know how you get on with the council, it will be interesting to hear which departments managed to come up with an acceptable solution to a problem, the household waste department are a useless.
Good luck
Doof
Hmmmm. They were friendly but still no contact from the lighting supervisor as promised
Worn a mask. Don't like it
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Kilted Ginger
08-10-11, 07:09 PM
man up and stop moanin
Just open it up and turn it off using the switch inside! :pirat:
andrewsmith
08-10-11, 07:24 PM
Just open it up and turn it off using the switch inside! :pirat:
Pikey time Quiff
Power off
Seggons
08-10-11, 09:16 PM
Quiff think yourself lucky. We have this billboard in London and if you look closely at the left hand side you'll see how close the flats are to it.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/5844/dsc00012pb.jpg
It's fine when it has a poster like that which has a black background, but when it's white, gets stuck on the mesh feeder sheet or when we're changing the posters it's awfully bright. Something like 30, 6 foot kitchen style light bulbs in it. It always amazes me that the residents haven't cut the power to it.
andrewsmith
08-10-11, 09:20 PM
Whats the easiest way of doing that? :lol:
There is one particular one that does my head in as it produces glare most evenings
Seggons
08-10-11, 09:29 PM
I'd love to tell you but this forum and threads get picked up on Google way too easy. The official way is to see who's the board is and ask them to sort it. :)
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thefallenangel
09-10-11, 12:10 PM
pull the fuse or trip the breaker. Have you got a key for the cover though because if you haven't a trip to poundland/cheapy DIY place will sort you one out.
Although i prefer the airgun route but it will more likely get repaired quickly incase someone could get an electric shock off it
Dicky Ticker
09-10-11, 01:32 PM
AND---The outcome is we now know who doesn't like to make love with the light on :)
Buy an air-rifle, shoot the light out. When they replace it, shoot it out again. Carry on doing this until they don't bother replacing the bulbs. Worked for one of my friends.
Whats the easiest way of doing that? :lol:
There is one particular one that does my head in as it produces glare most evenings
Find the power cable, clear some space near it. Get a broom handle and use drawing pins to hold old style razor blades along the end of it. Cut into the cable with the blades until they short the pos and neutral or earth the pos out. This method worked well enough for the inmates of Colditz when they wanted to turn out the searchlights to help an escape plan, as it was difficult to detect what had caused it as the blades disintegrated and did little damage as the power failed. The mains power cables ran along the wall underneath the windows to some dorm rooms.
andrewsmith
09-10-11, 08:54 PM
Been watch escape from Colditz Loz?
May just do the local youth trick binbag of fireworks round the power control
Quiff Wichard
10-10-11, 12:42 PM
I wouldnt dream of damaging it ! ............................
Still waitingf for the man to call me,. it really is a pain..
Quiff Wichard
10-10-11, 01:05 PM
its like this..
watch from 2:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9k-2ttHok&feature=related
Been watch escape from Colditz Loz?
May just do the local youth trick binbag of fireworks round the power control
I read Escape from Colditz by Major Pat Reid when I was a kid. I have huge admiration for the guys who constantly tried to escape back to allied lines during the war - their ingenuity knew no bounds.
BanannaMan
11-10-11, 02:40 AM
AND---The outcome is we now know who doesn't like to make love with the light on :)
LOL
Perhaps you could try looking at porn on the web, then it won't seem so shocking when you're seeing it live.
I'll get me coat.
beabert
11-10-11, 03:12 AM
its like this..
watch from 2:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9k-2ttHok&feature=related
Lol i was in stitches first time i watched that.
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