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Dave@TV 10-28-2019 03:56 PM

Stop Signs???
 
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Originally Posted by Chatbrat (Post 1690310)
Instead of the arms and gates install 4 way stop signs and make them visible for both cars & carts

Cars and carts don't stop for any stop signs now. Imagine what it would be like at the busier car/cart crossings if there were no gates.
:pray:

EdFNJ 10-28-2019 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eyc234 (Post 1691726)
J I know I am being snarky but is this the best issue that we have in TV that we need 16 pages worth of discussion.

Absolutely not but SO WHAT? :D There are multiple "bad driver" threads, "dog poop" threads, "Costco" threads, ad nauseum "roundabout" threads and umpteen other constantly repeated threads so why not one of these every couple months. ;) Very simple to just not read what doesn't interest or bores anyone.

billethkid 10-28-2019 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1691761)
Absolutely not but SO WHAT? :D There are multiple "bad driver" threads, "dog poop" threads, "Costco" threads, ad nauseum "roundabout" threads and umpteen other constantly repeated threads so why not one of these every couple months. ;) Very simple to just not read what doesn't interest or bores anyone.

Yes how very simple that is!!!!!!! However like stop signs in TV....it doesn't work.

It always amazes me when people see or hear something they do not like, yet they continue to go back and continue to :blahblahblah::blahblahblah: about that which they do not like.

Now why is that?

Altavia 10-28-2019 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Marathon Man (Post 1691738)
Nothing prevents you from going through the visitor gate.

What's the distinction between a resident and visitor gate?

I mostly see people in a hurry use the visitor gate and drag race to get ahead of the person using the resident gate. :1rotfl:

Barefoot 10-28-2019 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1691774)
Yes how very simple that is!!!!!!! However like stop signs in TV....it doesn't work.
It always amazes me when people see or hear something they do not like, yet they continue to go back and continue to :blahblahblah::blahblahblah: about that which they do not like. Now why is that?

:shrug:

coffeebean 10-28-2019 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyVet (Post 1691698)
What is more concerning is that by the time the window rolls completely down, the box finally reads the card and the window rolls back up, the inside of your door, WHERE ALL THE SWITCHES AND ELECTRONICS for your doors, windows and mirrors, etc. are sitting, gets drenched.

Agree very strongly on this issue. I've always been very wary about opening the window during a thunder storm when the rain is pouring down. Not good for the electronics of the car that are susceptible to moisture.

JoMar 10-28-2019 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeebean (Post 1691815)
Agree very strongly on this issue. I've always been very wary about opening the window during a thunder storm when the rain is pouring down. Not good for the electronics of the car that are susceptible to moisture.

And as stated before, pull close to the reader and it will read through your window if you hold it inline with the reader or, go through the visitors side at a manned gate. Never a reason to drop your window and get water inside.

Bryan 10-29-2019 04:56 AM

If you want to gripe about outdated technology, that is all well and good but at least get the technology correct. We do not have any "magnetic strip" gate cards in The Villages. Our gate cards are all RFID cards (Radio Frequency Identification) - no magnetism involved.

coffeebean 10-29-2019 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JoMar (Post 1691820)
And as stated before, pull close to the reader and it will read through your window if you hold it inline with the reader or, go through the visitors side at a manned gate. Never a reason to drop your window and get water inside.

I have no problem pulling close to the reader so I do not have to open my car window. However, there are many folks who have a difficult time positioning the car close enough to the reader. We are a community of seniors and I understand why so many people are afraid to try to get so close to the reader. Opening the car window during a heavy rain may be a problem for those folks who are unable to pull close enough to the reader.

Chatbrat 10-29-2019 06:03 AM

always use the visitor gate, two reasons--want to keep the wear & tear on my window mechanism--always keep it up, also in the visitor side I'm going straight & not merging from the right

Another reason I get a friendly wave thru most of the time

graciegirl 10-29-2019 06:24 AM

Trying to think in real time how often this awful water onslaught happens.

In the summer, rains occur almost always between three and five in the afternoon.

In the winter, we have very little rain.

I think how it is set up is fine. Changing any procedures like this may sound simple, but in fact they entail a huge outlay of cash and ultimately WE pay for it.

An economics course should be required for everyone.

Good morning. It's going to be another beautiful day in The Villages.

Ndomines 10-29-2019 06:43 AM

GATE PASS ABUSE
This has me bugged! We went to Stonecrest to look at a house for sale
The agent told us that driving our golf cart into The Villages and using the
Cart path was easy.
She said just get a Villages friend to get an extra pass and let you keep it.
Seriously! Who is paying for this?
Additionally this agent spent a good deal of time telling us everything that
(In her view) is wrong with THE VILLAGES.
SO WHY is she telling folks in Stonecrest to get gate passes from Village residents?

JoMar 10-29-2019 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ndomines (Post 1691862)
GATE PASS ABUSE
This has me bugged! We went to Stonecrest to look at a house for sale
The agent told us that driving our golf cart into The Villages and using the
Cart path was easy.
She said just get a Villages friend to get an extra pass and let you keep it.
Seriously! Who is paying for this?
Additionally this agent spent a good deal of time telling us everything that
(In her view) is wrong with THE VILLAGES.
SO WHY is she telling folks in Stonecrest to get gate passes from Village residents?

Because TV access helps sell homes in Stonecrest.

EdFNJ 10-29-2019 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 1691774)
Yes how very simple that is!!!!!!! However like stop signs in TV....it doesn't work.

It always amazes me when people see or hear something they do not like, yet they continue to go back and continue to :blahblahblah::blahblahblah: about that which they do not like.

Now why is that?


Because we/you/they can and it's included in the price of admission??

retiredguy123 10-29-2019 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ndomines (Post 1691862)
GATE PASS ABUSE
This has me bugged! We went to Stonecrest to look at a house for sale
The agent told us that driving our golf cart into The Villages and using the
Cart path was easy.
She said just get a Villages friend to get an extra pass and let you keep it.
Seriously! Who is paying for this?
Additionally this agent spent a good deal of time telling us everything that
(In her view) is wrong with THE VILLAGES.
SO WHY is she telling folks in Stonecrest to get gate passes from Village residents?

I don't have a golf cart, but can't you go just about anywhere in The Villages without a gate pass, except the residential areas? Access to the rec centers requires a resident ID.

tikigal 10-29-2019 04:23 PM

I believe you are correct. We are living in the dark ages with a plastic card. My parents moved in to The Plantations in Leesburg in 2002 with a bar code on their window. Especially in the rain, what a disaster. I've seen people not able to reach the card scanner, open their car door, and watch items tumbling out of their car, (purses, including people!!)
Letting everyone in by pressing a button is just not "Safe!"
All legitimate businesses should file for a sticker to be scanned, and all guests should have to talk to someone as they press the button to see a resident in that community by speaking with a Village employee, like most communities do outside of The Villages.

billethkid 10-29-2019 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tikigal (Post 1692026)
I believe you are correct. We are living in the dark ages with a plastic card. My parents moved in to The Plantations in Leesburg in 2002 with a bar code on their window. Especially in the rain, what a disaster. I've seen people not able to reach the card scanner, open their car door, and watch items tumbling out of their car, (purses, including people!!)
Letting everyone in by pressing a button is just not "Safe!"
All legitimate businesses should file for a sticker to be scanned, and all guests should have to talk to someone as they press the button to see a resident in that community by speaking with a Village employee, like most communities do outside of The Villages.

Like it or not all of us live on public streets!
The Villages is not and never was a gated community!!!!

anothersteve 10-29-2019 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1692011)
I don't have a golf cart, but can't you go just about anywhere in The Villages without a gate pass, except the residential areas?

Use the visitors gate or just press the red button on the right side access. All villages are accessible.

Marathon Man 10-29-2019 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tikigal (Post 1692026)
I believe you are correct. We are living in the dark ages with a plastic card. My parents moved in to The Plantations in Leesburg in 2002 with a bar code on their window. Especially in the rain, what a disaster. I've seen people not able to reach the card scanner, open their car door, and watch items tumbling out of their car, (purses, including people!!)
Letting everyone in by pressing a button is just not "Safe!"
All legitimate businesses should file for a sticker to be scanned, and all guests should have to talk to someone as they press the button to see a resident in that community by speaking with a Village employee, like most communities do outside of The Villages.

If you feel unsafe in your home, maybe you should consider a community that is truly gated.

Mumbles 10-29-2019 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bilcon (Post 1690017)
Years ago, when we had a torrential downpour, they would raise the gates until it was over. I know that at the St. Charles gate, I can hold my card up to my closed window and it works, and yes, I have tinted windows. Should be like that everywhere.

Now THAT is a super idea. :a040: I have gotten truly drenched three times so far because at the time, the rain was coming down sideways. Holding up your gate card makes so much sense. It's not a question of ignoring the rain; it's a question of moving ahead with newer electronics and, as a result, better results.

Mumbles 10-29-2019 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by anothersteve (Post 1690065)
I don't understand the problem. Is it the trouble of lowering your power windows or the massive energy it takes to stick your hand out with card in hand?

Steve

Some people, I'm afraid, love to shower before they get home.:1rotfl:

Mumbles 10-29-2019 07:49 PM

Swell idea!

Mumbles 10-29-2019 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by eyc234 (Post 1690279)
The Biiiiiig question is how much are you willing to spend to make this change? Nothing but complaints about taxes going up, we should pay for guest and all the new restaurants are too expensive for a "piece of meat". This is where the moderator is correct about debates, it turns into a bashing without obtaining facts, cost and following logical thought processes to determine as many causes, effects and solutions. Why is this even a subject to talk about with the other issues that should be of much more concern. A wet arm 3 times a year is not that big of a deal.

C'mon, now. The entire UNITED STATES OF AMERICA was created over massive debates. I grant that a rain-soaked sleeve will probably not be the end of the world as we know it. But, I, for one, enjoy all the different viewpoints expressed in this forum. Enough of the Status Quo; charge ahead.

Curtisbwp 10-29-2019 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1689987)
We have lived here for fourteen years and never once felt opening our window to stick out our pass when it was raining was worth noting.

BUT I disdain using an umbrella. It is warm when it rains here. I have never known clothes or a car's interior to be harmed by a little rain from rolling down your window for a few seconds.

The gates are there to slow traffic so golf carts can pass, they are not there for "security" or showing off we live in a truly gated community.

I agree, been here since 2003, a little rain is not devastating to normal people. Wa wa wa on those that think otherwise. My gate pass has worked well for 15 years. Why change something that works very well

edjoe326 11-04-2019 07:48 AM

Gates
 
The only reason their are gates is to slow traffic down and to possibly to photo the license plate , Unless there are "other" reasons we SHOULD NOT need a card to go thru , which is annoying , eliminate the need for cards and set the sensors on the gates to open automatically when a car approaches ! DURR


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