Harriette, very well thought out post. You make some very good points and I respect your opinion. Janet & I very seldom take our golf cart north of our condo at night. But when we do, I have to say it's a very creepy feeling going down that narrow dark road from Legends north and I'm not ashamed to say that I keep "the petal to the metal" as much as I can when we do. IMHO, I think lighting is a huge crime deterrant and in most cases far out performs a security guard. Look what happened at Bermuda Palms just a day or two after they hired a "security guard". About a year ago we replaced the incandescent bulbs on the exterior of our complex with CFL's which give off a great amount of light and last 10 to 20 times longer. However we can walk out on our dock and the lighting doesn't cause any light pollution at all. I think you can tell that I'm for the lighting.

I'm happier than a pig in s__t...a foot on the sand...and a Belikin in my hand!