There is a driveway to our house that measures nearly a quarter mile.
It has several turns and trees that hang over the driveway.
When we moved in, the previous owners had rope lights suspended on both sides of the driveway. When the wind blew, the lights would sway, and it looked really funky. I was talking to a neighbor, and I admired his lighting. I thought his in-ground lighting was so much nicer. If you went over the light, it wouldn’t pull the rest down. Since we could walk on the outdoor lighting and it would not break, the glancing blow of a tire wouldn’t affect it. The only problem I had with the recessed outdoor lighting was that when it snowed, the lights wouldn’t be seen. The electrician said he could rig up some heat tapes that would go across the driveway. It would heat the driveway and be five feet on either side. This would keep the snow off the driveway and there would be no ice accumulation. This seemed extravagant, but I wanted safety. I told him I wanted to talk to my significant other and see what he thought. He said he thought it would be nice to have small street lamps like they had in the early 1900s. The electrician could easily set them up as solar power. If the batteries died, they could be connected to our generator, and regardless of the weather, the driveway would be lit, and the house would have electric. The electrician thought my partner had come up with a great idea. Two weeks later, it looked like they had built our driveway in the early 1900s.