Started running my LND node a little while back. Coinjoined a utxo, sent it 'to the lightning node' then used it to open a channel with an exchange, I think all over TOR (which it defaults to).

Have used it to send and receive to stacker news, and even bought a small bitrefill gift card a little while back just as a proof of concept - it worked! Then connected it to Zeus to use remotely on the iphone

Honestly it has been very impressive and easy to set up and I am not a technical user (for example programmer) at all