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Originally Posted by cquick

I found this thread interesting.....I have been here in The Villages for 3 years, and have never thought too much about using my gate card in the rain. After all, there are MANY gates without a person at the gatehouse, so you have to use your cart for entry (or push the red button to speak to an attendant).

So what if our arm gets wet? It's rain! It's ok! You will dry off sooner or later!

You seem to be the only one who doesn't care about getting wet. It really comes down to how hard it's raining and which way the wind is blowing.

I have been in many "gated" communities during my 30+ years in real estate. I'm not saying that there aren't some of them where you have to use a card at an unmanned gate, but I will tell you that they are very few and far between.

Unmanned gates usually have a decal for residents, which is scanned upon entry without the use of a card. There is a phone to call residents for entry at the gate for the use of service people and non-residents.

That is how it's done in a "true" gated community. All of our streets are public. Our method for entry is old hat and well behind the times.