[Virtual Geezer]

Here is one that I have never seen before. It was raining and I was heading through the Del Mar gate from SS in the car. In front of me was a gal in her golf cart with the sunbrella down and zipped. As she approached the gate she was in the middle of the road and not even close to the card reader. I watched her pull up to the gate bar very slowly not to hit it and the gate opened. I know there are sensors in the road to trigger the opening or closing but I am not sure just how close they are to the actual gate.

Next time I am up that way I will take a closer look at the inroad sensors as this was a new one for me.

Always someone trying to game the system.

VG

[red tail]

Originally Posted by Virtual Geezer

Here is one that I have never seen before. It was raining and I was heading through the Del Mar gate from SS in the car. In front of me was a gal in her golf cart with the sunbrella down and zipped. As she approached the gate she was in the middle of the road and not even close to the card reader. I watched her pull up to the gate bar very slowly not to hit it and the gate opened. I know there are sensors in the road to trigger the opening or closing but I am not sure just how close they are to the actual gate.

Next time I am up that way I will take a closer look at the inroad sensors as this was a new one for me.

Always someone trying to game the system.

VG

why do you think she is trying to game the system? that gate is programed to open if you pull up close to it. its been that way for very long time. thats a good lesson learned that one shouldnt jump to conclusions!

[perrjojo]

The gates will open if you use your card....if you press the button.... And if you can't figure it out, it will open after 30 seconds.

[Indydealmaker]

Personally, I find it more than a little embarrassing that our user friendly gate system is actually dumbed down so that we can use it.

[Virtual Geezer]

Originally Posted by red tail

why do you think she is trying to game the system? that gate is programed to open if you pull up close to it. its been that way for very long time. thats a good lesson learned that one shouldnt jump to conclusions!

RT

Jumping to conclusions? You have got to be kidding my. It is pure and simple witnessed fact.

Why could she not at least pull up to the gate like every other normal law biding resident and either use her card or press the red button to gain access to TV.

If what you say is correct that the gate will open if you pull up close enough to it then give me one good reason that TV powers to be do not inform everyone of that when they become a resident. Also wasting money on issuing the RFID cards.

Just another villager thinking that there are better than ever one else and rules do not apply to them. From my neck of the woods that is called gaming the system, plain and simple.

VG

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by Virtual Geezer

RT

Jumping to conclusions? You have got to be kidding my. It is pure and simple witnessed fact.

Why could she not at least pull up to the gate like every other normal law biding resident and either use her card or press the red button to gain access to TV.

If what you say is correct that the gate will open if you pull up close enough to it then give me one good reason that TV powers to be do not inform everyone of that when they become a resident. Also wasting money on issuing the RFID cards.

Just another villager thinking that there are better than ever one else and rules do not apply to them. From my neck of the woods that is called gaming the system, plain and simple.

VG

Red Tail is right, this has been effect for years. TV sales reps never said anything about it but an outside real estate salesman explained the three options for getting through the gates. Nothing wrong with it. It's your choice how you get the gate to open,

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by bluedog103

Red Tail is right, this has been effect for years. TV sales reps never said anything about it but an outside real estate salesman explained the three options for getting through the gates. Nothing wrong with it. It's your choice how you get the gate to open,

I think TV Sales Reps deliberately don't want to talk about it and ruin the illusion of a gated community. It's the strangest thing to have a community of 100,000 people living in villages that have gates, but anyone is allowed to enter because the streets are public. As a sidenote, the gate I use most often opens automatically after 6 seconds, not 30. I never use my card unless there are cars behind me.

[l2ridehd]

The reason may be as simple as this. That gate is the only one in the entire community where you need a gate pass with a golf cart. Most every other one the gate arm is shorter so as to not require a cart on the cart path to need a card. So I never carry a gate pass in the golf cart, I leave them in the car. So when I come to SS I either have to go out to Morse and down that direction to get home or somehow get through that gate. So far I have always used the red button or if following another cart will tail gate. Didn't know about the pull up close and it will open option. So now I have a third option.

[asianthree]

i just thought the gates were to slow you down to give the golf carts a chance to cross the road quickly before the lawn guys run you over

[bluedog103]

You don't even have to pull up close to get the gate to open. Just sit there by the sensor without pushing the red button and up the gate will go. Most of us don't have that much patience so if we don't have a card we'll be on the banging the button. When the MLS salesman was showing us homes that's how he went through all the gates.

[Gerald]

what a laugh, I am amazed what people worry about. Here you are in one of the best places to live. A perfect place to relax and have fun for the rest of our lives. But some just have to complain about something LOL.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by asianthree

i just thought the gates were to slow you down to give the golf carts a chance to cross the road quickly before the lawn guys run you over

[billethkid]

the other set of words that earn a are "TV and gated community" in the same sentence

btk

[downeaster]

1.The golf cart pulled up to a closed gate.

2. Golf cart stopped.

3. Gate opened.

4. Golf cart proceeded through open gate.

5. Mission accomplished.

Does it make any difference how the gate was opened?

[Indydealmaker]

1.The car pulled up to a closed gate.

2. Car almost completely stops, but not quite.

3. Gate is pushed slightly by car and is in enough of a bind that it fails to open.

4. Car backs up and drives over sidewalk.

5. Mission accomplished.

Does it make any difference how the gate was opened? Hmmm.