Keeping one.

@Lucky15 (37391)
Philippines
March 29, 2016 7:04pm CST
Have even just one turn on, whether we are around or not. One of the things we do is to have even just one light bulb on--CFL. Whether we are around or not. It is like giving some light to the house, "pretending" that there is someone inside, keeping burglars to stay out and, to give light to those whore roam around our house--the unseen one. Do you do the same thing too?
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
30 Mar 16
We used to when we had our own home and it was set on a time if we were out for the eveningwe never did have a b urglary not even once. but we made a bad error when we soldthat house and put down mone on a too b ig house. long story b ut we ended up having to rent appts.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
hmm, i am quite intrigued ma'am
@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
Yes, at night. When we go out, we usually leave a light on.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
to make it appear that someone is there too? ;)
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@Lucky15 yes, and sometimes, if we go out just for a while, we also leave the television switched on.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@brokenbee like someone is watching, haha
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
30 Mar 16
My parents did that since we were young, but I don't do that to my house now. I understand the concern, but we just think we don't need to do that with our house now. My house is very near to the guard house, there's a lamp post just in front of my house, and both of my next door neighbors turn on their light in the yard every night whether they are at home or not, my neighbors who are staying opposite are always in the front yard,.... it seems like it's quite safe for us here. Moreover, we are always at home.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
you have a nice house area :) near the guard house and i know it is safer too
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
1 Apr 16
@Lucky15 Yes, I think it's still safer, though the whole neighborhood is actually not that safe.
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
30 Mar 16
We know that keeping a light on is a trick that burglars know, but we have now something that simulate the light of a TV that is playing. It is very interesting as the light changes exactly as a real TV.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
wow, that is one tricky light
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
yes, a light at the back door ison the whole night. Our altar has those 2 candles but electrical. We nowswitch off all light so our dogs will sleep and not be noisy.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
oh those lights from altar that i thought were not electrical at first, lol
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@ridingbet ahahaha
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
31 Mar 16
@Lucky15 we might burn then ah, if the candles are 'live'.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
I sleep with lights on. I live in the second floor of our house so, I do not live lights on to my house when I leave
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
ah, no, can not sleep with the lights on :))
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
Yes, rotate the lights that you leave turned on cause some thieves observe a house for a long time before they strike so you have to confuse them, we no longer use CFL only LED bulbs it's more energy efficient. The unseen ones prefer darkness, light would scare them away
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
LED, forot to buy one, haha yep, but like my sister told us, give some light to our parents and to our sister, haha.
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@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Keeping a light on will make people think someone is home. It especially helps if it's unusually dark in a neighborhood.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
indeed ma'am :)
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Mar 16
We leave our porch light on all night.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
that is the one light the we always keep it on too
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
30 Mar 16
Sometimes, we do, sometimes we forget.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
30 Mar 16
Yes we do the same thing.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I think it's a great practice to leave a light on when you're not home for security. It's also nice not to come home to a dark house, if you arrive in the evening.
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@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
and like it is more welcoming :)
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