[Bobcuse]

This is not a big deal but it can be annoying when it's raining (especially a downpour) and I have to lower my window to scan my gate card. Then, as the contents of my door pocket get soaked, the attendant opens the visitor side and waves at the car passing through . The Morse gate attendants almost always open it for you as you approach but the Sunset Pointe gate attendants almost never do (at least during the afternoon hours). Before I call to request a courtesy policy of raising the gates during a rain for each car after we first stop at the gate, does anyone know if there is any such policy in place?

[Ecuadog]

Without trying to sound like a wise guy, I would, and do, use the visitors gate.

[Villager Joyce]

I don't know about policies. Most of the time the gate attendants in Hillsborough open the gates when it is raining. Although I find this a courteous act and very much appreciate the attendant going out of his/her way, someone on TOTV will complain the attendants don't do enough or shouldn't do it for security reasons. Pretty much can't win for losing.

[billethkid]

this would be on page 36 of the list of improvements needed in TV.

[OldManTime]

Its on page 58

[Walter123]

Originally Posted by Ecuadog

Without trying to sound like a wise guy, I would, and do, use the visitors gate.

There is no reason to not use the visitor gate. If fact, when traffic builds up in the residents lane and it's not raining it's still OK to use the visitors lane. Just be careful when pulling through the gate. If the other gate is also open pay attention to the car in that lane and the golf carts too. It's not a race.

[CFrance]

Some, not all, of the gates will read your card from inside the car. I know the one at Belevedere does. The one at St. James doesn't.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Some, not all, of the gates will read your card from inside the car. I know the one at Belevedere does. The one at St. James doesn't.

What she says. But ya hafta snuggle up.

[cattywampus]

Originally Posted by Ecuadog

Without trying to sound like a wise guy, I would, and do, use the visitors gate.

I am with You on this.

Lived in Villages dang near six years and ALWAYS use the Visitor Gate,
EVERY time I go thru a manned gate. ( Yes, I have a Gate Card )

Do not like opening my window and then having to merge back
into the main lane to use the Resident Gates.

HOWEVER, coming from Colony North on Morse,
when going into the First ODell gate, the Dark haired
male (from noon to 6 PM) will MAKE the VISITOR lane
WAIT until ALL of RESIDENT line up is thru and even make
Visitor wait IF a Resident is just coming around the corner from Morse.

He must think Residents have special privileges on these PUBLIC ROADS.

[Bonanza]

You would think -- at the very least -- we would have a decal for our window,
that scans and opens the gate automatically,
so we could get rid of that stupid card!

[kb8tpw]

I agree with Bonanza. You would think that The Villages would at least be state of the art on something like this. They cut corners on quality and a myriad of other things, but this would be a quality of life item they could brag about, which is something they savor.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kb8tpw;93***5

I agree with Bonanza. You would think that The Villages would at least be state of the art on something like this. They cut corners on quality and a myriad of other things, but this would be a quality of life item they could brag about, which is something they savor.

??????Boy Howdy!!!

Please list all of the things that they cut corners on in quality.


Maybe we can meet at the Eisenhower center and you can point some things out.

Plus, when have you ever heard THEM bragging about anything?? A SALES PRESENTATION isn't supposed to be negative and that's just business.

[Gordon82]

They gave me a 3 button remote at closing. The middle one opens by big garage door, and the one on the right opens my smaller garage door. It would be cool if the one on the left opened the gate to my village. But that's a first world problem so I won't worry about it.

[Pointer]

The other day I mistakenly thought I was at one of the gates that you didn't have to wave your magic card at and went past the magic card box. When I tried to go back there were a few cars behind me. Sooo not wanting to hold up traffic further to get out of my car and walk back to the box, I waved my magic card to the attendant in the Magic castle and thought she'd see it and open the gate. She didn't, so in a sweet apologizing tone I asked "can you open the gate", but the Magic Card Kingdom Queen held up not only my lane but the other one, which is now backing up as well. With her stop sign in one hand and her other hand on the button. She decided to take the time to tell me that I needed to use my card at the magic box. Yes, I said, can you open the gate? "You need to know what you did wrong" shouts the all powerful Queen. Seeing where this was going and the traffic back up is getting dangerously close to the roundabout, Smiling I looked at her and said in a sweet tone "can you open the gate"? Finally the gate opened and I was allowed enter the kingdom and advance to the next level of roundabouts and gates and continue my adventure. I can't wait to see what happens here when the percentage of us who are destined to lose our wit reach that stage. Why wait, I'm going to start practicing now.

[JoelJohnson]

I found that by just lowering the window enough to stick the card out the window seems to work.