The CotoBuzz Journal, Community Journalism

The CotoBuzz Journal

Community Journalism, Newsletters and Blogs Covering South Orange County, CA

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March 2007 Issue

We do not make jokes, we simply watch the LA Times, the Orange County Register and the Coto de Caza Board of directors and report the facts!

Coto's North Gate and the Portland Weather Forecast System

February 15, 2007

For the longest time we have been wondering why it is that $2M/year for gate access control does not buy Coto residents a certain level of service and convenience. That is, when gates, such as the North Gate one, are not functional, residents should be notified in advance that the .”…gates will be down for maintenance on such and such a date…”, you know, like real businesses handle their business.

As we tried to enter using the North gate this afternoon it dawned on us that the Coto de Caza gates use a similar system as the one used by Portland (Oregon) residents to predict the weather: Consists of a simple piece of rope, and is uses as follows: If the rope is dry, you can predict rain with a high degree of certainty. Coto residents can use a similar system: If the gates are functional, you can predict with a high degree of certainty that the next time you try to ingress/egress, the gates will not be working!

Click here for picture of today’s maintenance crew: