How many of you have a light up on a pole or the top of a building that stays on all night and why?

We have a yard light on the side of the garage, but I only turn it on when I need it, like when we have company and they need to see in order to find their car. Otherwise, I prefer to have it dark. That's part of the beauty of country living as far as I'm concerned. The only light I want to see is the moon and stars. When I lived in the city I had to keep shades on the windows to sleep at night. Too many of these yard lights staying on all night is making the country more like the city!

If you have them on to ward off thieves then I don't see how it does any good. It doesn't do any good to have a light on at 2am if you're not awake and watching for someone anyway.