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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 9, 2021 13:50:56 GMT
I was listening to the radio this morning and a bear got into eight different cars all of them were unlocked. Got me to thinking how crazy is it that many cars were unlocked.
I always always lock my car doors unless it is inside my garage. No matter what... driveway, stores, convenience stores, parks, friend's house, etc.... the only time I don't lock if I can physically see my car (and nothing valuable inside like my purse). If I am pumping gas, unlocked. I don't leave my wallet/purse where it can be grabbed.
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johnnysmom
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 9, 2021 13:52:23 GMT
At home I’m a little careless about this (and I don’t park in a garage). But out and about, virtually always.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 9, 2021 13:55:34 GMT
I always always lock my car doors unless it is inside my garage. No matter what... driveway, stores, convenience stores, parks, friend's house, etc.... the only time I don't lock if I can physically see my car (and nothing valuable inside like my purse). If I am pumping gas, unlocked. I don't leave my wallet/purse where it can be grabbed. I'll just ditto what you said. I generally don't leave anything valuable in it, but I always lock it when I'm out. I do leave my purse in it in my garage and it's unlocked then, but someone would have to break into our garage that only has the big garage door as access. We live in a safe neighborhood with kids occasionally breaking into unlocked cars in driveways but in the case my car is out of the garage, I take my purse in and lock it there too.
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Post by littlemama on Aug 9, 2021 13:56:47 GMT
Unless I am parked in the garage, it is locked.
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Post by JoP on Aug 9, 2021 13:58:12 GMT
Yes I always lock them
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Post by beepdave on Aug 9, 2021 13:58:19 GMT
I answered yes.
Our community facebook page is full of people warning others that their car was broken into and their purse/wallet/spare change/valuables were stolen. In almost all cases, these vehicles were not locked. Of course fights ensue over the locking of cars in the driveway. If someone is looking for money and tries your car door and it opens, they will continue to try other car doors. Stop leaving hundreds of dollars in cash/valuables in your unlocked cars. Rarely are people's car windows broken when these thefts occur. Also, several vehicles have been stolen recently...three that I can think of in the last week...all three had the keys in the ignition in their driveway. Two were kind of remote parts of our village, but still.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 9, 2021 14:05:14 GMT
I always lock my car whether driving or it is just sitting in the driveway. If I get out for even a minute to walk a few steps to a mailbox I always lock it. But even more important is that I never, ever leave anything in the car that can be seen from outside car.
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georgiapea
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 9, 2021 14:09:23 GMT
I live in bear country and don't lock my car doors. That's going to change. Today!
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dawnnikol
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Post by dawnnikol on Aug 9, 2021 14:12:08 GMT
I lock my car if the garage doors are open. A little click isn't worth the drama if something did happen, IMO.
DH used to go to the Starbucks when it opened at 6am to snag my latte from the local grocery store. He told me people would be parked next to the entrance and leave their cars running and unlocked while they went in. /boggle
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 9, 2021 14:12:10 GMT
Always. I've forgotten, or technology has let me down maybe a handful of times in my life.
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Post by MZF on Aug 9, 2021 14:17:30 GMT
I always always lock my car doors unless it is inside my garage. No matter what... driveway, stores, convenience stores, parks, friend's house, etc.... the only time I don't lock if I can physically see my car (and nothing valuable inside like my purse). If I am pumping gas, unlocked. I don't leave my wallet/purse where it can be grabbed. I do the same. I also drive with my doors locked, and put my purse on the floorboard so it's not easily grabbed if someone breaks a window or tries to get in uninvited (maybe I watch too many crime shows?). I don't leave anything in the car when at home in garage, other than empty bags for shopping and a soft sided ice chest (for grocery shopping) in the trunk.
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Post by peano on Aug 9, 2021 14:30:23 GMT
I rarely lock my car doors, even when at the grocery store or something. But I always take my key fob in case I get locked out. My car door handle has an area where if you touch it, it locks the car.
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Post by winniegirl on Aug 9, 2021 14:31:09 GMT
Mine locks automatically so I don't have to worry about whether it's locked or not so yes, it's always locked.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Aug 9, 2021 14:34:17 GMT
My car does its own thing. It rarely consults me and sometimes yells at me very loudly if I argue. It is supposed to lock when I walk away with my keys, though I'm not 100% sure it always does. I don't leave anything valuable in it.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 9, 2021 14:36:46 GMT
I answered yes. Our community facebook page is full of people warning others that their car was broken into and their purse/wallet/spare change/valuables were stolen. In almost all cases, these vehicles were not locked. Of course fights ensue over the locking of cars in the driveway. If someone is looking for money and tries your car door and it opens, they will continue to try other car doors. Stop leaving hundreds of dollars in cash/valuables in your unlocked cars. Rarely are people's car windows broken when these thefts occur. Also, several vehicles have been stolen recently...three that I can think of in the last week...all three had the keys in the ignition in their driveway. Two were kind of remote parts of our village, but still. See I can't imagine leaving anything valuable in the car ever. Not saying that I haven't by accident at some point, but I can 100% say not in the last 10 years. Who leaves stuff like that in their cars? I can't even leave a book or bag in my car.. I can leave trash though! haha
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 9, 2021 14:37:31 GMT
I live in bear country and don't lock my car doors. That's going to change. Today! Glad to be a public announcer for ya!! lol
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 9, 2021 14:41:09 GMT
I always always lock my car doors unless it is inside my garage. No matter what... driveway, stores, convenience stores, parks, friend's house, etc.... the only time I don't lock if I can physically see my car (and nothing valuable inside like my purse). If I am pumping gas, unlocked. I don't leave my wallet/purse where it can be grabbed. I do the same. I also drive with my doors locked, and put my purse on the floorboard so it's not easily grabbed if someone breaks a window or tries to get in uninvited (maybe I watch too many crime shows?). I don't leave anything in the car when at home in garage, other than empty bags for shopping and a soft sided ice chest (for grocery shopping) in the trunk. Now I'm not that good.. my doors might automatically lock when I drive.. I'm not 100% on that. I never put my purse on the floorboard, it's gotta be in arm's length of me and I just don't think anyone will break my window and grab it. It could happen, yes.. but I don't think along those lines. Knock on wood!!
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 9, 2021 14:43:46 GMT
Most of the time, but not always.
I sometimes leave my wallet in the car. I usually lock it then
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Post by elaine on Aug 9, 2021 14:44:31 GMT
Mine locks automatically so I don't have to worry about whether it's locked or not so yes, it's always locked. This. As long as the key fob is outside the vehicle, it automatically locks after about 15-20 seconds. Best feature ever. I could turn it off, but wouldn’t.
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Post by bianca42 on Aug 9, 2021 14:44:39 GMT
I'd like to say I always lock the car. My intention is to always lock the car. My reality is that occasionally I'm distracted by the kids and it doesn't happen. It's not often...but I was "lucky" enough to forget the evening that someone came through the neighborhood and hit my car. (I saw reports on the neighborhood facebook page and told DH that it's crazy people don't lock their cars. He looked at the camera and saw someone going through my car. Oops!)
If they got $1 in change, I'd be surprised. They did pull everything out of the glove compartment and center console and leave it all over the seat/floor.
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Post by disneypal on Aug 9, 2021 14:45:45 GMT
Yes, I always lock my doors - even in the garage (because it is a habit)
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Post by Restless Spirit on Aug 9, 2021 14:48:59 GMT
My car doors automatically lock when you start driving. I always lock the doors when I get out of it in a public place or if I leave the car in the driveway for some highly unusual reason. It's a habit. If I pull into my or my daughters garage I don't lock it. Both of those garage door have electric garage door openers and the code is programmed into my car and I just press the button and drive in. I always immediately close the garage door and don't lock the doors. Again, another habit. You can't get into either garage without the code (we have exterior keypads next to the garage doors if I walk over to her house or my grandson bikes over to mine, we just use the exterior keypad). I really don't feel the need to lock the car when it's sitting in the garage.
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Post by paget on Aug 9, 2021 14:49:51 GMT
I always lock my car when I go into a store or friends house or something. I park in my driveway and always lock it at night or when I come back and know I’m not going anywhere else in the day. It might be unlocked in the afternoon. I never leave anything valuable in my car.
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pinklady
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Post by pinklady on Aug 9, 2021 14:50:29 GMT
I do leave my purse in it in my garage and it's unlocked then, but someone would have to break into our garage that only has the big garage door as access. I'll preface this by saying I don't park my car in the garage...but for the life of my I do not understand why women leave their purse in their unlocked car in the garage. This isn't the first time I've heard of it and it just doesn't make sense. Aside from being such a bad habit, don't you ever need anything out of your purse once you're in the house? ETA: I ALWAYS lock my car when I'm not in it and I NEVER leave anything of value in it.
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Post by Loydene on Aug 9, 2021 15:18:15 GMT
Unless it is in the garage, it is locked -- even at the gas station
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Post by mnmloveli on Aug 9, 2021 15:20:31 GMT
I even lock my car in the garage !
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 9, 2021 15:22:31 GMT
I've had a lifelong habit of locking my car. It's as automatic for me as putting on my seatbelt the minute I get in it.
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Post by MalleyCat on Aug 9, 2021 15:26:24 GMT
Well, the one time that my husband forgot to lock the door when we were in Tahoe, was the time a bear attacked the inside of our SUV! Funny, since my husband is always telling me to hide anything that resembles valuables! It’s too bad that bears know how to open the door handles to get into cars, but don’t seem to know how to open the door handle from inside the car!😬
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Post by melanell on Aug 9, 2021 15:42:12 GMT
It depends on where the car is parked. In my home town I don't always lock it, and I am not alone. I see cars with open windows, or open sides/roof, depending on the type of car, in local parking lots quite frequently. Sometimes even with items sitting right out on the seats.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Aug 9, 2021 15:43:03 GMT
Outside, yes. Parked in my garage, no
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