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Edit: the duality between "lol get curtains" and helpful things is great. But! I can't put up curtains on the windows the light floods in - it's the front door and the sort of side window beside the front door. Since I rent, I'm not going to put holes in the door, nor do I think it would look decent enough not to bother me. But also for those concerned about safety of sidewalks, I don't have a sidewalk on my side, I'd only be blocking light on the front yard and hopefully into the house. But thanks y'all, this has been helpful:))

Basically I'm looking for maybe a semi unethical tip so I can cover the half of the street lamp that shines the light of freaking Helios' arsehole in my windows every night.

I don't want to permanently ruin it because I only rent this house and I don't wanna get in trouble. But it's way too bright and so very annoying.

So my thoughts are maybe duct tape, or maybe some sort of latex paint I can later peel off? I'm just not sure either will stand up against the elements.

Insofar as the lamp itself is concerned, it's not one of those with a bent neck. It's like a lantern on a 9 foot pole. So it should be easy(?) to cover half the glass, I should think.

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[โ€“] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe consider curtains before vandalism.

[โ€“] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

"It's curtains for the city council, see?"

;-)