Need some opinions to fix this problem?

[fdcmiami]

i see, i thought the gate in the photo was to the entrance to the property not the pool area. that is the type of setup we have here. there is a pedestrian gate and gates with electronic operators for autos. to get into the pool area here we are issued (for 100 dollars) a card that is inserted into the reader for entry and exit. since we lose about one person a day down here to pool drownings hoa's are pretty obsessive about pool accesss and liability.

125 a month for pool use seems high; hope they heat it for you.

your hoa sounds a lot less militaristic than ours but they get that way, at least down here, out of necessity. you place looks nice.

[CGCINC]

Well, it's $125 a month for HOA fee's which include grass, trash, snow removal and pool.
A card reader would be nice. If we had one drowning a day here, everyone would be gone in 22 days!! lol...
This is a small gated area here.

[undercut]

Well, it's $125 a month for HOA fee's which include grass, trash, snow removal and pool.
A card reader would be nice. If we had one drowning a day here, everyone would be gone in 22 days!! lol...
This is a small gated area here.

1/8" plate laid down all around the outside of the gate. Work clamp on plate. Torch connection on gate. Special key to turn off power on the welder. Done!

[Slartybartfa]

I keep thinking you could do the box-thing, and stand it off the gate using rubber insulators. Then hook it up to a small fence charger so's you'd get zapped if you reached around, especially when barefoot, or with a coathanger.

Either that or epoxy small treble hooks around the perimeter. That way if someone tried to get in, you'd have a tissue sample for positive DNA match. You'd get the perp!

Boat docks are often accessed through steel gates. Usually the knob on the inside is set in a box, screened about 18" (or one cubit if you walk like an Egyptian). all around with expanded metal. Seems simple enough.

A dummy (or real) security camera mounted conspicuously facing the gate might help keep honest people honest.

Or you could borrow from that scene in Caddyshack where Bill Murray tosses a maple bar in the pool. Get some creative individual to make a phony turd out of foam. Have residents toss it in the pool when they leave and remove it when they want to use it.

Don't get me started!

Seriously, though, pools are attractive and carry high liability. That problem should have been dealt with when the gate/fence was put up. Just asking for trouble.

[CGCINC]

Seriously, though, pools are attractive and carry high liability. That problem should have been dealt with when the gate/fence was put up. Just asking for trouble.

I'm pretty sure they're not gonna go for a zapping metal fence...lol. Although I would be all for it!
Yeah, this was a bad idea from the start and no one caught it, or cared enough.

[redbeard]

If the gated community was actually gated, this problem wouldn't exist either.

Whichever way you go, box or panel, people being the resourceful bastards that they are, can still defeat it with a coathanger. I think a round knob on the inside is needed regardless.

IMHO the panels would probably look nicer and be easier for the residents than reaching into a box. You could cut them to size, treat the edges (or not) and just zap them on with Tek screws.

Or, you could get a "No Trespassing" sign for the gate, then instead of just following people home, your wife could do this:

[CGCINC]

If the gated community was actually gated, this problem wouldn't exist either.

Whichever way you go, box or panel, people being the resourceful bastards that they are, can still defeat it with a coathanger. I think a round knob on the inside is needed regardless.

IMHO the panels would probably look nicer and be easier for the residents than reaching into a box. You could cut them to size, treat the edges (or not) and just zap them on with Tek screws.

Or, you could get a "No Trespassing" sign for the gate, then instead of just following people home, your wife could do this:
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Wow, tv was so simple back then... I remember watching that all the time but it's been Years.

The main gate being closed is the easy answer but we have tried and that will not happen for some time.
A round knob is also a good idea!
I'm just waiting to hear back from the main guy and see what he want's.