Comments on: Barnyard at night

By: Clayton

Clayton — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:32:38 +0000

I think I blew it. Ours is I think, the Low pressure (I’ll have to go and check)which gives you the orange/pink light. It seems to light up the whole yard. I remember having a girlfriend who’s father had a mercury vapour light near his granaries and in the deep of winter there was an arc in the snow on the roof of the nearest granary (right to the shingles) which could only have been the energy from the light. Interesting. Still makes a nice scene in the deep of winter. We have had an ongoing challenge as our power bill is always higher than the neighbours and we don’t heat our water or cook with electric. The big detective program starts after Christmas to find what we are doing wrong.

Clayton

By: Mike (tfb)

Mike (tfb) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:33:47 +0000

Thanks, ewa! Have a great, happy holiday yourself!

And as well to you, Clayton! Hi-pressure sodium: is that what ours is?! The longer I’m on the farm, the less driven I am to absolutely search out the proper names for things, as I used to be. As long as I know what it does, how to handle it, I’m not in a rush to …label, the name will come along in good time… I looked up high-pressure (and low-pressure) sodium, they sound super-efficient, so now, I’m curious about our lamp… :)

By: Clayton

Clayton — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:37:47 +0000

This is so familiar. We live on a 35 acre plot of dry ground north of Saskatoon. We used to exist with a plain 300 watt bulb yard light but now have a hi-pressure sodium on a timer. Sadly the lights of the city are creeping towards us.
Merry Christmas from Saskatchewan.

By: ewa

ewa — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:54:35 +0000

I dropped by to wish you Happy Christmas!

By: j.a

j.a — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:03:16 +0000

looks like Canada…