[ret369]

I would like to see you handle this gate for one week at all different times and see who is the "Idiot". Walk a mile in their shoes.

[bagboy]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I think the OP should volunteer for this job. They apparently know all the answers. This is a very tough gate and dangerous traffic flow for cars and carts. If one KNOWS this is a dangerous gate, one must take extra precautions and drive very carefully in this area. Looks like the OP knows this...

If the gate attendant leaves the guest gate down for to long, traffic would back up to the stop light at Morse and 466. I bet the OP would be calling the gate attendant an idiot for leaving the gates down and backing up traffic.

Until the OP has walked a mile in the gate attendant's shoes, they should refrain from name calling. As my grandmother always told me, be careful when you start pointing your finger at someone, because that means you have four fingers pointing back at you...

Or,
VCCD Human Resources
984 Old Mill Run
The Villages FL 32162
352-674-1905

actually apply for a position as Gate Attendant, and request the assignment at the Morse Road/466 gate. Villagers, guests, and passers-by would all benefit knowing that for 6 hours a day, 4 days in a row that particular entrance gate would be operated perfectly. And that would be a wonderful contribution to our community.

[dillywho]

Originally Posted by Record10ti

So, being semi-new to TV...what is the protocol for the gate attendants? I would think that those who are in the "guest" line would be controlled and thus the residents would not have issues. This however is certainly not the case at Morse and 466...in one place we have golf cars crossing the road, the "residents" lane ends suddenly and the guests have a straight shot.

So, yesterday the residents lane was backed up...there were carts in the middle of Morse trying to cross (and could not due to traffic from the gate) and the idiot running the gate just kept the arm in the guest lane up and held a stop sign at his side. EACH of us residents has to swipe our access cards and wait for the arm...So, I asked the attendant what he even did, and why I would not just use the much faster "guest" lane...his response..."What do you want me to do?"....

I have a suggestion...CONTROL TRAFFIC IDIOT!!! There is NO reason that a guest should take priority over anyone with a resident card, why a resident should worry about being side swiped by a guest who does not know that our lane is ending. No reason that carts should be waiting in Morse for guests to pull into the neighborhood.

I for one will simply take the guest lane. Time and again it is obvious that it is faster.

I do not like anyone calling anyone names. Until you work this person's job, the same way that person is trained to do the job, then please refrain from the name calling for sure.

As has been posted by many others, this needs to be addressed to the powers-that-be, not the employee. Remember the old adage, "Don't kill the messenger, just because you don't like the message."

These people are Village residents themselves and just want to earn a couple of extra bucks and do something useful for their community. Not everyone who comes/came here has money to burn. My neighbor (now deceased) worked as a gate attendant to occupy his time and try to give back. He definitely did not need the income, but just enjoyed working. Today's youth could learn a lot from someone like this.

I was a supervisor for the 2000 Census and had one numerator who didn't like the way he had to do his job and continuously complained that he didn't think it was being done right. Sorry, but as I explained to him, he was hired to do a job the way he was trained to do it. I was trained how to train them, not to come up with ways to do it another way. That's what we got paid to do and the system had worked for generations. Had there been improvements? Of course; just not by us, our supervisors, their supervisors, but by the top of the line.

Another thought: If residents are going through the guest gate, how does one know who is a resident and who is a guest? Maybe the "guests" being criticized are actually residents.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by Record10ti

So, being semi-new to TV...what is the protocol for the gate attendants? I would think that those who are in the "guest" line would be controlled and thus the residents would not have issues. This however is certainly not the case at Morse and 466...in one place we have golf cars crossing the road, the "residents" lane ends suddenly and the guests have a straight shot.

So, yesterday the residents lane was backed up...there were carts in the middle of Morse trying to cross (and could not due to traffic from the gate) and the idiot running the gate just kept the arm in the guest lane up and held a stop sign at his side. EACH of us residents has to swipe our access cards and wait for the arm...So, I asked the attendant what he even did, and why I would not just use the much faster "guest" lane...his response..."What do you want me to do?"....

I have a suggestion...CONTROL TRAFFIC IDIOT!!! There is NO reason that a guest should take priority over anyone with a resident card, why a resident should worry about being side swiped by a guest who does not know that our lane is ending. No reason that carts should be waiting in Morse for guests to pull into the neighborhood.

I for one will simply take the guest lane. Time and again it is obvious that it is faster.

Record: Might I suggest before you become enraged over an issue you give yourself some time to become acquainted with the dynamics of this place.

Your explanation of what occurred speaks to the fact that you do not understand what occurs at that gate on a daily basis. its like being an air controller at O'Hare or Kennedy Airport vis a vis Sanford or Leesburg.

Using the term "idiot" on this forum can label you persona non grata. I am sure you are just having a bad day. We've all been there...and no "a dullard" not a good substitute

[Here2Stay]

Originally Posted by Record10ti

So, being semi-new to TV...what is the protocol for the gate attendants? I would think that those who are in the "guest" line would be controlled and thus the residents would not have issues. This however is certainly not the case at Morse and 466...in one place we have golf cars crossing the road, the "residents" lane ends suddenly and the guests have a straight shot.

So, yesterday the residents lane was backed up...there were carts in the middle of Morse trying to cross (and could not due to traffic from the gate) and the idiot running the gate just kept the arm in the guest lane up and held a stop sign at his side. EACH of us residents has to swipe our access cards and wait for the arm...So, I asked the attendant what he even did, and why I would not just use the much faster "guest" lane...his response..."What do you want me to do?"....

I have a suggestion...CONTROL TRAFFIC IDIOT!!! There is NO reason that a guest should take priority over anyone with a resident card, why a resident should worry about being side swiped by a guest who does not know that our lane is ending. No reason that carts should be waiting in Morse for guests to pull into the neighborhood.

I for one will simply take the guest lane. Time and again it is obvious that it is faster.

Gosh, being semi-new to the villages, clearly name calling will not allow you to make new friends. If you think you can do better, get your application in and show them how it's done! Lets see how good you are! Let go of the name calling, think at your age you just be beyond that!

[dbussone]

Originally Posted by Record10ti

So, being semi-new to TV...what is the protocol for the gate attendants? I would think that those who are in the "guest" line would be controlled and thus the residents would not have issues. This however is certainly not the case at Morse and 466...in one place we have golf cars crossing the road, the "residents" lane ends suddenly and the guests have a straight shot.



So, yesterday the residents lane was backed up...there were carts in the middle of Morse trying to cross (and could not due to traffic from the gate) and the idiot running the gate just kept the arm in the guest lane up and held a stop sign at his side. EACH of us residents has to swipe our access cards and wait for the arm...So, I asked the attendant what he even did, and why I would not just use the much faster "guest" lane...his response..."What do you want me to do?"....



I have a suggestion...CONTROL TRAFFIC IDIOT!!! There is NO reason that a guest should take priority over anyone with a resident card, why a resident should worry about being side swiped by a guest who does not know that our lane is ending. No reason that carts should be waiting in Morse for guests to pull into the neighborhood.



I for one will simply take the guest lane. Time and again it is obvious that it is faster.

Just because you are a resident does not limit you to use of the resident gate. As has been stated many times throughout the millennia, this is not a gated community. It is a community with gates. The roads are public, hence why would you rate access more quickly than someone else?

I believe the only "control" the gates exert is to slow traffic so cars and carts may deal with one another at a slower speed.

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by Bonny

My money's on that !

Bonny, I'm surprised. This statement is out of character for you.

You yourself said "I think it's terrible that someone calls someone an "idiot". Shameful".

[NYGUY]

OP, you should stay away from that gate, otherwise, we may have to ascribe to you the same qualities you ascribe to others.

[goodtimesintv]

There are always people who've moved here and, in 40 years of working like a dog in someone else's employ, they never got to be the BOSS over other poor slobs whom they figure should have been fired.

But here, like everywhere else, if you want to be the BOSS, you have to put your money where your mouth is, and buy the business. (Or apply, get hired, and work your way up to being BOSS.)

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Walter123

Bonny, I'm surprised. This statement is out of character for you.

You yourself said "I think it's terrible that someone calls someone an "idiot". Shameful".

Just got so upset when someone publicly calls someone an idiot. My bad !

[Nucky]

Originally Posted by NYGUY

OP, you should stay away from that gate, otherwise, we may have to ascribe to you the same qualities you ascribe to others.

Hope the person branded by the OP doesn't see this thread or we may hear about the arm on the gate ending up in a weird place tomorrow.

[Walter123]

It would be very easy to have switches installed that would allow only one gate to be opened at any given time. If someone pulls up to the visitor gate, the gate keeper could push his button but the gate would not open until the resident gate closes or visa versa. This business of both gates open at the same time is a recipe for disaster. Not only do you have to watch for golf carts crossing, you also need to watch for another car trying to beat you to the very short merge.

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by Bonny

Just got so upset when someone publicly calls someone an idiot. My bad !

I know, it happens. You are always the voice of reason on this board. Have a great day!

[JoMar]

Record continues to demonstrate the ignorance is alive and well.

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by JoMar

Record continues to demonstrate the ignorance is alive and well.

No one knows everything, therefore, we are all ignorant in one way or another.