Mate, it's never too dark to play at Blundstone Arena. They have about a gigawatt of fucking great lights on fucking great poles around the oval. That's another point of contention for neighbours of the venue (did I mention that it's in a residential area?). Before the lights were installed, they said there would be no light spillage outside the actual playing area. Yeah, right. The light poles tower above the neighbourhood and can't help but light up the whole countryside. A mate of mine lives a couple of streets away and just about gets sunburn when the lights are on. As compensation for the light pollution, the Council (funded by us rate-payers) has paid for black-out curtains for hundreds of houses. As a form of compensation, the affected neighbours also get free admission to the cricket and football. But if you don't make use of the free admission often enough, they cancel your free pass! I'm glad there's a hill between me and the oval. I don't see the lights.
