My girlfriend and I went out yesterday to steal love locks, then went to get some warm food and drinks afterwards (it was friggin' cold).

Michael Gemar

@gb0n @alice I presume it’s set up to allow multiple people to unlock the gate without sharing keys.

Juniper 🏳️‍⚧️🌲

who needs a chain?

Matt Blaze

@alice @gb0n Almost certainly for multiple companies/agencies who need access. I've seen even longer chains of locks on roads leading to hilltop radio tower sites.

Amber Or Bust

@michaelgemar @gb0n @alice genius!

Laux Myth (aka Martin)

@alice @gb0n
Seeing those locks and their ‘quality’, this may be cheaper than the same length of chain.

Or they are there for some daylight kink play. Who can really say?

Wandering Hermit

@gb0n @alice

I've seen this to allow multiple property owners access through the gate. I've also seen asshole owners bypass their neighbor's lock in the chain. Fucking humans...

Zimmie

@gb0n @alice Well, you see, when two padlocks love each other very much, they use their shackles to give each other a special kind of hug …

maniac

@gb0n @alice Yep, these are called “community chains” or “daisy chain locks.” They allow multiple people to have their own key for access. I’ve seen them used on gates to private forest lands for camping/hunting/fishing access in the Pacific Northwest my whole life. The main problem is that it only takes one person with a key to allow another person to join the chain.

Glenn Beltz

@alice Thanks for the laugh — much appreciated on a day that was otherwise challenging, flat tire included (long story). At least I got a hike in.

🅰🅻🅸🅲🅴 (🌈🦄)

@michaelgemar yup. It's a shared custody setup. Anyone can get in by opening their own lock, but it's still nominally more secure than not locking it at all.

@gb0n