Makes sense. The brass lock is just hanging on the chain and doesn't connect anything. I think one other was like that. Maybe keys were lost.What you’re likely seeing is each lock serves a different group. One is the property owner, another might be the fire department, and others for electric, gas, water, etc. They gang the locks together because that’s way easier than everyone trying to share keys. I’ve been through many-a gate like this in the past, and I’m only looking for my company’s access lock on there.
Or, someone inadvertently bypassed them. I actually went through a gate once into some rough San Diego County country to inspect transmission lines, and when I came back, someone had bypassed our lock, making the gate inaccessible to me. I had to find another way out. I was not happy with whoever did it, as I was also 2 hours from home. Had I not found another access point rather quickly, I was going to be driving for miles down a rugged access road. That was back when cell phones only worked in town, too. Respect those locks!Makes sense. The brass lock is just hanging on the chain and doesn't connect anything. I think one other was like that. Maybe keys were lost.
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