That's true. I see every opportunity as equal. BTW the title is "Gates are a joke". So I tried to make something funny out of it. The conversation about gates probably occupies 10% of all threads. It's difficult to make it interesting. Don't you think?

Gate threads are showing up nearly as often as dog poop threads.
If you got a bitch about the gates, do a search on gates and read all of the opinions you can stand.
End of rant.................

I thought that was for the Pearly Gates...

I don't think a maintenance fee is paid by owners on the historic side.

Ohhhh, so that's what Father was saying.

I don't believe the gates are a joke. I believe we have too many jokers playing jokes with the gates.

As Bogie aptly pointed out this topic is as common as the ones on dog poop.

The gates and their attendant serve the community well. The public roads and the virtual size of this community make it impractical to have a bona fide gated community. However the gates still help control traffic and the elaborate camera system assists an added security measure.

i often utilize the Morse gate and it would just be maddening without the gates.

In Minneapolis they use metered lanes and they serve well in merging traffic onto the interstate system;otherwise there would be backups from those drivers that believe they are always entitled to go first.

OK....So a priest, rabbi and a gate walk into a bar.........

I have a possible solution.
Make the gate out of a very light Downspout, 10 ft., 2x3 In. Cut the Downspout at about 2 feet and attach a 6" strap hinge to the 3" side so that it can can open and close horizontally.
Velcro will keep it closed. I would fill the Downspout with Spray Foam Insulation. It should still weigh in at under 2 pounds.
The gate goes up and down so nothing needs to be changed from what we have now.
The big difference is that if you go through the gate before it opens, at impact, without breaking anything the gate will swing forward.

[The only other change is to set up the gate motor to turn off after impact and turn on again after the gate is put back in place. I can do that with a magnet or mercury switch]

hmmmmmmm

Sometimes less is better.

most times---

I have a serious question. Why do some gates have a person who opens the gate, and some villages do not?

The cards work all the gates, with or without the attendant.
I don't know for sure but since you asked me I'm going to say that the attendants are in the most common areas and also serve as helpers in case you get lost or have a question. When I first moved down here I used them a lot for directions to the execs.

[and the first few days I was down here I would push the red button and when the squawk box said"Welcome to the Villages" I would introduce myself and tell the box my where I was going]

Good one.

Can anyone elaborate / confirm this? Ty