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terrieb 01-05-2014 09:40 AM

Gates at each Village Entrance
 
Just wondering about why all of a sudden, I am seeing all these gates either on the side of the road or in a stuck upright position. Is it because there are so many people here now at Peak season and the system can't handle the overload?

I saw a Mercedes this morning coming up to the gate to let him out and never even stopped and just missed the gate hitting the top of his car as he went through.

DDoug 01-05-2014 09:47 AM

Vision gets bad as we get older maybe flashing red lights on the gate would help

Bogie Shooter 01-05-2014 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by terrieb (Post 806393)
Just wondering about why all of a sudden, I am seeing all these gates either on the side of the road or in a stuck upright position. Is it because there are so many people here now at Peak season and the system can't handle the overload?

I saw a Mercedes this morning coming up to the gate to let him out and never even stopped and just missed the gate hitting the top of his car as he went through.

Impatience is a contributing factor, along with piggybacking.

jebartle 01-05-2014 10:32 AM

This is still January, so I must be nice and funny!
 
Think this is what they should have at the "Gate"

http://i979.photobucket.com/albums/a...h_bullseye.png:a040::a040:

Parker 01-05-2014 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 806408)
Impatience is a contributing factor, along with piggybacking.

Piggybacking is my pet peeve. How lazy is that?

Bogie Shooter 01-05-2014 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Parker (Post 806430)
Piggybacking is my pet peeve. How lazy is that?

And dangerous.

sandybill2 01-05-2014 11:28 AM

FYI---My husband told me yesterday that he read in the Daily Sun--(not sure what day) that you can be ticketed for failure to stop at those temporary stop signs on barrels that they put at entrances and exits when the gates are down.

Parker 01-05-2014 01:23 PM

I wonder, has anyone ever been ticketed for that? Just asking...

graciegirl 01-05-2014 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by terrieb (Post 806393)
Just wondering about why all of a sudden, I am seeing all these gates either on the side of the road or in a stuck upright position. Is it because there are so many people here now at Peak season and the system can't handle the overload?

I saw a Mercedes this morning coming up to the gate to let him out and never even stopped and just missed the gate hitting the top of his car as he went through.



Some say that it is directly related to the alcohol consumed at happy hour.


Those gate fixers have job insurance for sure.

Bogie Shooter 01-05-2014 01:59 PM

Here are a few of your neighbors breaking our gates. They do look stupid, don't they?

Village Community Development Districts

Jim007 01-05-2014 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 806525)
Here are a few of your neighbors breaking our gates. They do look stupid, don't they?

Village Community Development Districts

I was surprised at how many of these gates are taken out by golf carts, not cars. I thought the idea of retirement down here was so we can slow down and take it easy. Every one of those gates could have been saved if only the driver approached the gate with caution. I don't know what's in people's minds sometime. I just hope they are catching these people and making them pay for the gate and perhaps a stiff fine as well. Maybe that way they will move a bit more cautiously through our gates. I would hate to see our annual maintenance fees go up because of a few people that don't care enough about their community to slow down and drive a bit more cautiously.

Bonnevie 01-05-2014 03:57 PM

agreed. it can't be cheap to replace these gates and I've been here only a few months and they've been broken at my entrance twice. If you break it, you should have to pay for the repair.


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