Making an entrance
By Fleur
@Fleura (29114)
United Kingdom
August 17, 2021 3:50am CST
Whenever I’m out and about around the village, naturally I have a look at other houses as I pass. I like to admire other people’s gardens and take note of good ideas.
But some things just make you think ‘WHY?’
This house is one of those. The entrance looks like Fort Knox. I can’t imagine why anyone would put an enormous fence like this, with a massive security gate, right in front of their house.
Do they breed wolves or something??
And how does anyone get to the door? Unless they leave the gate unlocked, in which case it seems rather pointless.
I’m glad I’m not trying to deliver anything there!
All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2021.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
17 Aug 21
Don't know what possessed the house owner to do so.Maybe it was a design copied from what they saw in a movie. 
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16531)
• China
18 Aug 21
@Fleura I think you are not alone in having a curiosity about why the house owner would do like that.Maybe their neighbours can help you lift the veil of it.
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 21
@changjiangzhibin89 On Friday I will be taking my car to the garage, and after dropping it off I will walk home up the path right past that house. I will certainly dawdle past.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Aug 21
It does make you wonder what is going on behind that gate for sure.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@Fleura I would love to hear what you find lol
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 21
@BelleStarr I think I will collect up some junk mail and then go and 'deliver' it there, probably while wearing a wig LOL
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Aug 21
They either live very private, secluded lives, or they are doing something highly illegal! haha
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Aug 21
@Fleura Depending on what that illegal activity is, and how lucrative or profitable it is, you should knock on their door and tell them you want a piece of the action! haha
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
19 Aug 21
@moffittjc Tomorrow I will be walking past after dropping my car off at the garage. I will see if I can get a closer look.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
18 Aug 21
Those who are residing in the house wants to feel more secure, therefore, they would have made these kinds of arrangements. It is their personal choice and I think others cannot do much about it.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
21 Aug 21
@Fleura It's their choice. May be they didn't like the idea of fencing.
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 21
I can understand the desire for privacy, but the space enclosed by that enormous fence and thickly-barred gate must be only about 3 or 4 square metres. The shorter fence panel you can just see to the right borders the railway! Inside that would feel like a prison not an enjoyable private garden, surely! And why didn't they put the fence around all the house?
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
18 Aug 21
Probably, got valuables to protect and privacy.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
20 Aug 21
@Fleura
I don't know. Maybe they'll build more around their home.
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@youfiq (2572)
• United States
17 Aug 21
sometimes they want to protect the privacy of their family, or maybe something more secret and they can feel comfortable, maybe they are afraid of someone peeking when they are bathing or being dressed openly in the yard.
such a high fence is normal for me
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@Fleura (29114)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 21
It really isn't normal here. Most people have just a low fence or wall around their front garden, and although many people have gates at the front they often leave them open. This gives the impression that something really dodgy or dangerous is going on there!
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
yes that gate or fence is very high indeed. specially in your country that would look weird indeed. but here in my country, houses having fences and gate are just normal. How I wish it is not the case as i love seeing open concept where you can see the front yard or garden of your neighbor. but then most houses here don't have garden at all.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
17 Aug 21
Like DE said home invasion. Also maybe their dog or cat had gotten out and they put up a higher fence.
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@arunima25 (85265)
• Bangalore, India
18 Aug 21
Many houses here too do that. And most of them are the big standalone houses in the rural areas. And they are old houses. It was perhaps done to protect the women in the house from the evil eyes of bypassers. We had many foreign invasions in our country and women and children were the most vulnerable ones.
I am not sure of the reason here.
But rich and politicians have those huge mansions with such gates..symbolism of them being aloof and different from the common people.
@iKONICNoona (3994)
• Philippines
17 Aug 21
I thought that was your house. And from the way I see it , looks like its heavily guarded with tall gates and all.
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