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On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:28:59 +0100, turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:34:36 +0100, Whiskers
><catwheezel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>On 2006-06-11, turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx <turtill@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Does anyone know who make these sort of gates and how much they cost?
>>> http://static.flickr.com/47/159577114_8b93471e7c_b.jpg
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>>That is a variant of the traditional 'kissing gate' that has been built in
>>wood since time immemorial wherever animals are kept in or out of fields,
>>and in metal since at least the 18th century and cheap iron. I'd say that
>>anyone who can put up a fence can devise a kissing gate; if you want metal
>>then any blacksmith or light engineering workshop should be able to do it.
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>>> static.flickr.com/61/159539231_e65fdc76a9_b.jpg">http://static.flickr.com/61/159539231_e65fdc76a9_b.jpg
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>>Is that meant to make fat people get down on all fours to get through?
>>I've seen similar constrictions meant to force cyclists to dismount or to
>>deter motor-bikers, but usually they are just bent metal tubing.
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>The galvanised tubular contraption is supposed to allow wheelchair
>access and keep out motorcycles and the green painted contraption
>keeps wheelchairs out but not motorcycles although it is supposed to
>keep motorcycles out.
I think you've been told before - they are to keep vermin out; the
fact that you can't get in probably means it is money well spent.
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