Neighbors Garage Light Colors

[greg]

I have seen both blue and reds here and there spread out. I always wondered what the different color light is for.

One plus side does seem to be that the illumination does not seem to reach neighbor's houses...

Crip and Blood Gangs......just a thought!!!!

"Crips and Bloods Street Gangs; Their true history."

 

[WhitleyStu]

Red light saves your night vision. I use a red light on my patio when the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society comes out to use my patio to view. If you need to see some piece of gear the red light will let you have good vision and not give you white light blindness which takes from 20-30 minutes to recover from and be able to get back to viewing.

 

[Buckhunter]

I'd say it's probably just odd taste and you may be just a little to deep into your neighbors business. I have had a couple of instances with neighbors like this where I have been watching and then after investigating I realized that I was wrong for assuming.

 

[hookedonjeep]

Red light = House of ill repute open for business.


Growing up in the sticks, that was the easiest way to find the cat houses in town. If the lights were on, they were open for business. Simple system, IMHO.
I would be skeptical of the traffic..... plus if the perp enters with nothing in his hands, and leaves with nothing in his hands - does not mean there was not a package delivery - one way or another

 

[theweakerbrother]

Red light saves your night vision. I use a red light on my patio when the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society comes out to use my patio to view. If you need to see some piece of gear the red light will let you have good vision and not give you white light blindness which takes from 20-30 minutes to recover from and be able to get back to viewing.

This. The inside of tanks are (used to be?) red so that those operating could go from viewing night activities to the red light and not be blinded.

 

[El Cazador]

I've known lots of folks with red on one side (port) and green on the other (starboard.) I assume they're firefighters or maritime folk.

Firefighters worry about port and starboard? I've never noticed that.

 

[Bubbajms]

Could be pilots, too, don't they use red and green for direction on aircraft??

I use yellow lights around here, as they're supposed to keep the bugs down. Doesn't work worth a dang, though..

 

[Joe Williams]

Red = grass for sale
Blue = meth










Ok. Not really... so far as I know. But if someone is gonna be all worried about their neighbors, it's fun to stir the pot

 

[theweakerbrother]

Red = grass for sale
Blue = meth










Ok. Not really... so far as I know. But if someone is gonna be all worried about their neighbors, it's fun to stir the pot

Now we know what Joe does on the side for ammo money!

 

[Joe Williams]

Now we know what Joe does on the side for ammo money!

On the rare occasions it works, my light out front is yellow. Not sure what that means I'm peddling

 

[csaws]

I've known lots of folks with red on one side (port) and green on the other (starboard.) I assume they're firefighters or maritime folk.

I'm torn between maintaining a safe-environment in my neighborhood (kids/home values/etc) and the prevailing attitude of the rural South that says, "Mind your own business." It's a hard line to find and one we each find individually. I know I'm one with issues when folks are too curious about my habits.

Paddling-NoRedLightsOnHisGarage-Man

Ok, being one I will bite on this, why would this cause you to think they were firefighters?

 

[Fishersjohn48]

Just to throw a monkey wrench into the works.. I have friends that are both State Police officers and they have blue lights on their garage lights. Never saw a reason to ask them why. I'm just thankful that they are friends.

 

[theweakerbrother]

Ours is a CFL bulb that is Barry approved. It gives off a blu-ish light and hurts my eyes even from a distance. Maybe I'll spice it up this halloween and get a different colored one.

 

[paddling_man]

Ok, being one I will bite on this, why would this cause you to think they were firefighters?

Because the garage entries on firehalls often have the same port/starboard lighting. That and the IAFF decals.

Origin of Red and Green Lights on the Fire House
Commissioner Albert Goodrich (1927 - 1931) of the Chicago Fire Department had a nautical background. He applied the marine scheme (red light = port, green light = starboard) to fire apparatus, and the idea became a tradition of the Chicago Fire Department. It is also used to mark the bay doors at most Chicago fire stations.

Common practice far beyond the Chicago borders - I've seen it in the South and the West coast too. Not in Indiana?