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jim k wrote:


I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?

padlock and chain with a combination lock. The postman can be told the
combination

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jim k wrote:
bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Simple 4 digit bicycle combination lock?

Tim

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bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?

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Jim K


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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:57:15 +0100 (GMT+01:00), jim k wrote:

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?

Ask the postman if there is a standard 'Royal Mail' key. I remember
years ago there was an LFB * key that could be used for padlocks where
emergency access might be needed. If it is a regular postman, maybe
you could donate a key to be kept in the van.

* London Fire Brigade

"jim" wrote in message
o.uk...

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Our farm gate has an electrical opener, but only operated when you've driven
about 30 foot off the road. Postie drives in and turns every day, but the
fact that the gate is shut and has cameras pointing at it (so far) has
deterred the unwashed entering.

Andrew

Tim+ Wrote in message:
jim k wrote:

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Simple 4 digit bicycle combination lock?

Tim


Mmm I can envisage certain posties leaving the combination visible
or even the whole lock open.... Is there a sort of combination
lock that "resets itself" to keep the combination secret from
unauthorised eyes should a twit leave it unscrambled?
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jim k wrote:
Tim+ Wrote in message:
jim k wrote:

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Simple 4 digit bicycle combination lock?

Tim


Mmm I can envisage certain posties leaving the combination visible
or even the whole lock open.... Is there a sort of combination
lock that "resets itself" to keep the combination secret from
unauthorised eyes should a twit leave it unscrambled?

Would it matter? If it's only to dissuade folk from turning around there it
probably only needs to look vaguely locked. A couple of loops of chain
wrapped around would probably be more than enough to put off all but the
nefarious from entering your yard.

Tim

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"jim" wrote in message
o.uk...

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Our farm gate has an electrical opener, but only operated when you've driven
about 30 foot off the road. Postie drives in and turns every day, but the
fact that the gate is shut and has cameras pointing at it (so far) has
deterred the unwashed entering.

Andrew



Mmm maybe time for a prominent dummy camera then....
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On 08-Sep-16 6:54 PM, jim wrote:
"Andrew Mawson" Wrote in
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"jim" wrote in message
o.uk...

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Our farm gate has an electrical opener, but only operated when you've driven
about 30 foot off the road. Postie drives in and turns every day, but the
fact that the gate is shut and has cameras pointing at it (so far) has
deterred the unwashed entering.

Andrew



Mmm maybe time for a prominent dummy camera then....

With a notice on the gate saying

Automatic number plate recognition in use. Gate will open for authorised
vehicles only.


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"Tim+" wrote in message
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jim k wrote:
Tim+ Wrote in message:
jim k wrote:

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Simple 4 digit bicycle combination lock?

Tim


Mmm I can envisage certain posties leaving the combination visible
or even the whole lock open.... Is there a sort of combination
lock that "resets itself" to keep the combination secret from
unauthorised eyes should a twit leave it unscrambled?

Would it matter? If it's only to dissuade folk from turning around there
it
probably only needs to look vaguely locked. A couple of loops of chain
wrapped around would probably be more than enough to put off all but the
nefarious from entering your yard.

Trouble is that it might not be that easy to get the postman to
loop the chain again as he leaves.

"Tim+" wrote in message
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jim k wrote:
Tim+ Wrote in message:
jim k wrote:

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Simple 4 digit bicycle combination lock?

Tim


Mmm I can envisage certain posties leaving the combination visible
or even the whole lock open.... Is there a sort of combination
lock that "resets itself" to keep the combination secret from
unauthorised eyes should a twit leave it unscrambled?

Would it matter? If it's only to dissuade folk from turning around there
it
probably only needs to look vaguely locked. A couple of loops of chain
wrapped around would probably be more than enough to put off all but the
nefarious from entering your yard.

Some arrangement where the gate looks like its chained but
in fact isnt and which doesnt require the postman to do anything
at all except realise that it isnt chained should work well.

Maybe that's what you meant.

On 9/8/2016 5:31 PM, KYW wrote:

Some arrangement where the gate looks like its chained but
in fact isnt and which doesnt require the postman to do anything
at all except realise that it isnt chained should work well.

We have an old lock hanging on the gate - it _looks_ like the gate is
locked, but it isn't.
In fact it looks _so_ locked, that I've had cousins climb over the fence
to get up to the house...
The postie has no trouble with it.

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On 9/8/2016 5:31 PM, KYW wrote:

Some arrangement where the gate looks like its chained but
in fact isnt and which doesnt require the postman to do anything
at all except realise that it isnt chained should work well.

We have an old lock hanging on the gate - it _looks_ like the gate is
locked, but it isn't.

Yeah, I have the same thing myself. Looks like the gate is locked
but you have to look closely to see that it isnt actually locked at all.

In fact it looks _so_ locked, that I've had cousins climb over the fence
to get up to the house...

Yeah, had the same thing with my next door neighbour, he as about to
climb over the fence to get home until I told him that it just looks locked.

The postie has no trouble with it.

Yeah, once you know its not something most forget.

On 08/09/2016 18:54, jim wrote:

Our farm gate has an electrical opener, but only operated when you've driven
about 30 foot off the road. Postie drives in and turns every day, but the
fact that the gate is shut and has cameras pointing at it (so far) has
deterred the unwashed entering.

Farmers are generally unwashed in my experience.

Bill

On 08-Sep-16 6:54 PM, jim wrote:
"Andrew Mawson" Wrote in
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"jim" wrote in message
o.uk...

bit "off piste" but fishing for ideas really :-)

I want to try & secure a metal farm type gate to stop twerps
opening it and turning their chav mobiles around in the yard
beyond.
Complicated by the need for the postman to access and turn around
usually max once a day....

Any lateral thinking or thought trains I can catch a lift on?


Our farm gate has an electrical opener, but only operated when you've driven
about 30 foot off the road. Postie drives in and turns every day, but the
fact that the gate is shut and has cameras pointing at it (so far) has
deterred the unwashed entering.

Andrew



Mmm maybe time for a prominent dummy camera then....


Get a prominent sign saying:

Caution: Bull loose in yard