On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 22:30:09 +0000, Tim Watts wrote:

I'm not talking about big locked ones, just the silly 3 foot high
ones
that anyone can open.á They clearly don't stop burglars as you
just hop
over it or open it.

Keep the dog in?

Or the sheep/cattle out when they are being moved along the road.

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Cheers
Dave.