Good point! Thanks for the replies!

So here's another idea then. I'm trying to save money here because I'm putting my wife through school.. which basically makes me broke! hehe

Anyhow, I get a "inuse" box to cover my outlet outside. Then I could plug the rope light into the outlet. Heck, maybe I could even hook up one of those photo eye timer things to make it turn on by itself. I just wanted to avoid having a lose plug hanging down, and needing to plug it in everytime. Thanks for your advice! If you think of anything else then let me know!