Quel abomination. It was not cowardice but damn good sense that kept you firmly outside with the alarm button rather than inside with the abominators. Good for you.

The EL must be informed in no uncertain terms that gate-fixing, like any other basic security arrangements in SA, cannot wait for round tuits. Do not nag; insist. Hell, I insist, and I'm not even there. I require my friends to be kept safe.