Posted on 17/06/2019 09:23
Could the club Not ban these from sites as they can be a hazard to people with Ep' also if you had a light in your garden at home which is distracting neighbours' others would you Not ask that neighbour to turn the bloody thing Off. rest my peace Rant.
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Posted on 23/06/2023 20:26 by JollyKernowWe have a couple on site that have a flagpole with lights on (not flashing). They're both 92, they're probably wishing they were childish
. They asked beforehand if it would be ok as it brings them joy looking at them of an evening. I don't think there's any ego involved. Should we make a "petty" rule to spoil that joy it brings them?
To the op, I think a friendly word with the neighbour would have worked or failing that the site staff could help.
JK
Posted on 23/06/2023 22:46
+1 although the OP was four years ago and it was Zigga who restarted the thread just yesterday.
Since then (2019) it's not really become such a great problem on sites that deserves people to write into the club, I can probably recall just a handful since the original OP. I don't mind them, I think they're colourful and I haven't seen any really powerful ones, just LEDs, but if it's causing anyone discomfort or annoyance talk to the owners.
Also from what I recall only 2-4% of people with epilepsy have photosensitive attacks and the lights have to flash at quite a high rate, something like between 5 and 50 flashes per second.
Posted on 24/06/2023 06:11
The OP has obviously never been away on a Club site at Christmas. We have those flashing / chaser lights on a 6m pole - so I'm guilty - but we only ever use them as part of our Christmas decorations when we're away. It would be a sad step if they were banned completely. We were at Sandringham a few years ago when the Wardens had put lights all around the site (and on their tractor!) and most van owners did the same with their units, and it looked magical.
Posted on 24/06/2023 13:48
I think originally these poles were used at the big caravan shows and rallies as a means of marking where your van was so you could find your way back to it amongst the thousands of others. Trouble was there were so many identical flags, folk started adding other things to their poles as a means of distinguishing their outfits. Along came kites then led lights and the craze was born and has spread elsewhere. I cannot imagine anyone begrudging lights at Christmas.
peedee
Posted on 24/06/2023 13:48 by peedeeI think originally these poles were used at the big caravan shows and rallies as a means of marking where your van was so you could find your way back to it amongst the thousands of others. Trouble was there were so many identical flags, folk started adding other things to their poles as a means of distinguishing their outfits. Along came kites then led lights and the craze was born and has spread elsewhere. I cannot imagine anyone begrudging lights at Christmas.
peedee
Posted on 24/06/2023 13:53 by JollyKernowRe your last sentence. I can
JK
Posted on 24/06/2023 14:12 by peedeeSurely not you JK? You have never struck me as being a kill joy!
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