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I went for a walk yesterday afternoon, taking one of my usual routes, and came across a gate. There was someone working on the path nearby, so I kicked the gate open like I usually do if it's stuck. The guy on the tractor mentioned it was a bit stiff, and I replied that I didn’t see the point of having the gate there since it served no purpose. He said he liked the gate or something, but I argued that it didn’t do any good. He started talking about children or something, but I think he was just being difficult. There’s a historic easement on the path, as people have walked it for years. He pointed out the old gateposts, and I said they might have been there before the easement existed. It use to be a n old country house and maube there was no easement then and it was all private property I am not goingto dig up the place's historey But since people have been using the path for decades, it now has an easement on it.  I walked on and did not close the other gate he shouted someth...