[Roni (OP)]

When I come near to Sodium street lights they switch off and when I move away they come back on again.  This only happens with certain lights and I think it is when they get old.  If I am near these lights a lot they eventually fail totally.  I have demonstrated this to a number of people.  Sometimes when it happens I feel a tingling in my navel area.  Any ideas?

[RD]

When I come near to Sodium street lights they switch off and when I move away they come back on again.
If I am near these lights a lot they eventually fail totally.

The lamps go on and off randomly: your presence is not causing them to change state.
If you asked nearby residents they would tell you they go on-off even when people are not passing.

... Sometimes when it happens I feel a tingling in my navel area.  Any ideas?

Being randonly plunged into darkness when walking along a strange street would cause some people to have butterflies in their stomach.

[Roni (OP)]

Sorry but they dont go off and on randomly if I am not near!

[RD]

Sorry but they dont go off and on randomly if I am not near!

How do you know what the street lamp is doing when you are not there ?.

[BTW If your presence prevents electric lamps from working how do you light your home ? ]

[Bored chemist]

If you can really tun lights on and off "magically" then you should go to the James Randi site and claim the million dollars.

[that mad man]

When Sodium lamps are switched off they need several minutes to cool down before they will re ignite again. An old failing Sodium lamp will go off, cool down and then come back on for a brief period before repeating the cycle.