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Belly35

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Apr 5, 2011 12:57 PM
Nothing wrong with owning a gun or two or three
Apr 5, 2011 12:57pm
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bwcomet89

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Apr 5, 2011 12:59 PM
Where I used to live I'd leave my doors unlocked and the keys in the cup holder. The house was always unlocked too. However I moved into Toledo recently and since then I lock everything, I may be paranoid but I don't trust the apartment complex by my house.
Apr 5, 2011 12:59pm
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Tobias Fünke

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Apr 5, 2011 1:01 PM
Con_Alma;733219 wrote:If I had to lock my car at my own home or lock the doors to my house I would tear down the structure and build another where I wouldn't have to.

Never before in history has a society been without crime. You're a damn fool to think you can simply keep moving outward and escaping it. Try locking your freaking doors for a change.
Apr 5, 2011 1:01pm
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ts1227

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Apr 5, 2011 1:05 PM
I lock my car doors wherever I am because I'm not a dumbass.

My family rarely locks the house because they are dumbasses, then try to blame me for inconviencing them when they come home and have to waste a whole 15 seconds getting a key out (I lock it anytime I'm the last one out). I want to stage a burglary just to scare some sense into them
Apr 5, 2011 1:05pm
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LJ

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Apr 5, 2011 1:05 PM
All the doors at my house stay locked,

Nothing like my grandpa though. Lives on 500 acres away from everyone with the house set in the very middle of the property. You have to go through a locked gate to get into the property, a locked gate to get into the house area, a locked gate around the house and he has always owned an Akita or 2. Also owns many guns
Apr 5, 2011 1:05pm
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Con_Alma

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Apr 5, 2011 1:05 PM
Tobias Fünke;733397 wrote:Never before in history has a society been without crime. You're a damn fool to think you can simply keep moving outward and escaping it. Try locking your freaking doors for a change.


Never have I stated that there was a society without crime but were I in a location that it was more prevalent than not...I would move.

There's no need to lock my doors. Others on here have done the same as I with regards to this.
Apr 5, 2011 1:05pm
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Apr 5, 2011 1:11 PM
Belly35;733395 wrote:Nothing wrong with owning a gun or two or three
Not at all. Just my personal preference. I'd rather not own one, but my personal conviction regarding my obligation to protect my household dictates that it is a wise thing to own a gun.
LJ;733403 wrote:All the doors at my house stay locked,

Nothing like my grandpa though. Lives on 500 acres away from everyone with the house set in the very middle of the property. You have to go through a locked gate to get into the property, a locked gate to get into the house area, a locked gate around the house and he has always owned an Akita or 2. Also owns many guns

Reminds me of my late grandfather-in-law. Gates, at least three locks on every door, and several dozen guns hidden all over the house, all loaded with hollow-point rounds.
Apr 5, 2011 1:11pm
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Apr 5, 2011 1:17 PM
Belly35;733395 wrote:Nothing wrong with owning a gun or two or three
I have somewhere in the 20 something range. Is that bad? :D
Apr 5, 2011 1:17pm
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Apr 5, 2011 1:23 PM
tsst_fballfan;733414 wrote:I have somewhere in the 20 something range. Is that bad? :D

I have something in the *redacted* range
Apr 5, 2011 1:23pm
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Apr 5, 2011 1:37 PM
I lock my car doors most of the time but they are always unlocked in my driveway and if I am visiting my hometown. We lock our house up at night and when we leave but it's always unlocked during the day. My old roommate would shut herself in the house at all times and it got very annoying. I would run down the block to grab something at the carryout and when I came back I'd be locked out. Most times I didn't have my keys because I would walk so I'd have to knock.

The house I grew up in was over 100 years old and we didn't have keys for it so it was always unlocked. When it burned down and we rebuilt we had locks and keys (well it took me over a year to get a key) but would still leave it unlocked most times. I miss my hometown.
Apr 5, 2011 1:37pm
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Apr 5, 2011 2:07 PM
I didn't even get two posts into this thread and it immediately turned into a "Con Alma Look at Me I'm Special" thread. LOL.

My general advice: Trust in God, but lock your doors.
Apr 5, 2011 2:07pm
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Apr 5, 2011 2:24 PM
House: Locked all the time when not there and when I get home, I usually lock the door behind me. Force of habit, more than anything, as I live in a rural area. But wouldn't want anyone barging in when I'm firing one up, so a good force of habit.

Car: In driveway or visiting a local friend, I rarely lock it. Going to visit a city friend or any place that involves a parking lot, it's locked.
Apr 5, 2011 2:24pm
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that_guy

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Apr 5, 2011 4:42 PM
I always lock up my house, it's in a good neighborhood, but still is in the city, so it stays locked. Same with my car, unless it's in the driveway or garage.
However when I was growing up we never locked our doors, we lived 3 miles outside of a very safe town and about 70 miles from any city. None of friends families locked there doors either, so I can understand those who don't.
Apr 5, 2011 4:42pm
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Apr 5, 2011 6:13 PM
Live in the NW "burbs of Columbus, work in the Polaris area.

At work - I --always-- lock the car door. Parking lots near popular attractions are a a car thief's paradise due to sheer number of vehicles available - and no one questions someone walking around the parking lot.

At home - I usually lock up unless I know I'm leaving again shortly. It's just a matter of cutting down opportunities for a thief - you can't stop a professional that really wants your car or what's inside your house, but making a bit tougher for a meth-head looking for a car stereo to sell for their next hit will send 'em down the street looking for the guy down the street who doesn't. :)
Apr 5, 2011 6:13pm
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Apr 5, 2011 6:14 PM
I rent so I live in a large community in a large city, all doors locked!
Apr 5, 2011 6:14pm
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Apr 5, 2011 6:35 PM
When living in Florida, we lock our car in the driveway but when we are in Ohio we don't lock the doors, granted our cars sit behind fenced in property and we have 2 Rottweilers that roam the property at times.
Apr 5, 2011 6:35pm
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Apr 5, 2011 6:37 PM
Anywhere but my own garage and the car gets locked. House is always locked.
Apr 5, 2011 6:37pm
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Apr 5, 2011 7:37 PM
Cat Food Flambe';733725 wrote:Live in the NW "burbs of Columbus, work in the Polaris area.

At work - I --always-- lock the car door. Parking lots near popular attractions are a a car thief's paradise due to sheer number of vehicles available - and no one questions someone walking around the parking lot.

At home - I usually lock up unless I know I'm leaving again shortly. It's just a matter of cutting down opportunities for a thief - you can't stop a professional that really wants your car or what's inside your house, but making a bit tougher for a meth-head looking for a car stereo to sell for their next hit will send 'em down the street looking for the guy down the street who doesn't. :)
Same here, and I agree. I grew up in a town where hardly anybody locks their doors. But now that I've moved into a much more populated town (granted only about 20 minutes away) I have to lock my doors because we rent and you can get stuff stolen out of your car/apartment pretty regularly if you don't lock the doors. If it's the middle of the day and I'll only be home for a little bit before leaving again, I usually leave the car unlocked...only thing of any value in my car is the head unit of the stereo (~100 bucks)...if they want to take my car, go ahead. My grandpa had it before me and was paranoid as he got older, so it has Lojack on it! We'll find you mofo :D
But as you said, its mostly about decreasing opportunities for thieves. Most "professional" or expert car thieves wouldn't likely target my car because it's only worth about 1500 bucks if you tried to sell it, so all I'm really worried about is keeping the little potheads around out of my car and apartment.

And to the people getting on Con Alma earlier about leaving everything unlocked...come out to the country...yeah, all of our stuff is unlocked...we have a different theft deterrent system if you pull into our driveway and we don't know you :)
Apr 5, 2011 7:37pm
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Apr 5, 2011 8:53 PM
step mom is crazy about locking doors & cars. Thing is though, we live in the country, driveway is probably 1/4-1/2 mile from the highway. The closest neighbor is probably a half mile away if you cut through my dads hay field..and the neighbor is her parents.

There is also nothing that would make them do that either. Never have been robbed, have guns, and have 4 dogs. 1 pitbull, german shephard, collie, and a saint bernard.
Apr 5, 2011 8:53pm
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Apr 5, 2011 8:53 PM
Red_Skin_Pride;733805 wrote:Same here, and I agree. I grew up in a town where hardly anybody locks their doors. But now that I've moved into a much more populated town (granted only about 20 minutes away) I have to lock my doors because we rent and you can get stuff stolen out of your car/apartment pretty regularly if you don't lock the doors. If it's the middle of the day and I'll only be home for a little bit before leaving again, I usually leave the car unlocked...only thing of any value in my car is the head unit of the stereo (~100 bucks)...if they want to take my car, go ahead. My grandpa had it before me and was paranoid as he got older, so it has Lojack on it! We'll find you mofo :D
But as you said, its mostly about decreasing opportunities for thieves. Most "professional" or expert car thieves wouldn't likely target my car because it's only worth about 1500 bucks if you tried to sell it, so all I'm really worried about is keeping the little potheads around out of my car and apartment.

And to the people getting on Con Alma earlier about leaving everything unlocked...come out to the country...yeah, all of our stuff is unlocked...we have a different theft deterrent system if you pull into our driveway and we don't know you :)

Grew up in the country. I had my car "broken into" and some very valuable things stolen from it. Cops said that because my doors were unlocked, I probably wouldn't be able to claim anything because it was my negligence.

Why didn't we shoot 'em? Well, I had gone to bed after 2:30AM, but my parents didn't wake up until 5:30AM. The theft happened sometime in between. Our dog didn't even seem to hear, and he was a hunting dog.
Apr 5, 2011 8:53pm
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Apr 5, 2011 9:40 PM
If my car is in my garage, I'll leave it unlocked and the window down...w/e. The garage door is locked though. My wife is paranoid and locks the car up as well.

Any other time, I lock the car because there's no building protecting it. Our front door is almost always locked just because we rarely use it. I wait to lock the back door until I go to bed at night. Again, my wife gets home around 4pm and locks the door. I stroll in around 630 and have to fumble with my keys to unlock the door.

My parents are the same as me. The front and back door are usually locked because they are rarely used. However, the side door to the garage is left unlocked as is the garage door that leads into the house.

I too remember growing up and going to sleep with the front door open and the screen door locked (I didn't grow up too far from Red Skin Pride). Now, in that same town, my grandma leaves the doors locked 24-7.
Apr 5, 2011 9:40pm
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Apr 5, 2011 9:42 PM
O-Trap;733894 wrote:... Our dog didn't even seem to hear, and he was a hunting dog.
He just don't hunt dem crooks! Even huntin' dogs gotta sleep!!
Apr 5, 2011 9:42pm
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Apr 5, 2011 9:48 PM
My thought is that you might be more vulnerable to theft if you live out in country. The break-in rate where I grew up in rural Southern Ahia (a.k.a "Methylvania") is through the roof - they pull up around back of the house or barn, kick in the back door, and clean you out in broad daylight. Of course, locking the door won't do you much good in those cases.

At least in town they have to be circumspect about it - unless you get far enough into parts of "town" where they neighbors will come in and help the guy who's breaking in. :)
Apr 5, 2011 9:48pm
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Apr 5, 2011 9:51 PM
Car doors are always locked unless we are loading up. No reason not to (its a button on the key fob) plus the anti-theft system doesn't work with the doors unlocked. No reason to have such an option unless you use it. House is always locked - again no reason not to.
Apr 5, 2011 9:51pm
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Apr 5, 2011 9:52 PM
Con_Alma;733951 wrote:He just don't hunt dem crooks! Even huntin' dogs gotta sleep!!

We have three Cavalier King Charles spaniels - for them, a burglar would just be a friend they hadn't met yet. :/

I would guess that you might be more likely to be burgled if you live out in country. The break-in rate where I grew up in rural Southern Ahia (a.k.a "Methylvania") is through the roof - they pull up around back of the house or barn, kick in the back door, and clean you out in broad daylight. Of course, locking the door won't do you much good in those cases.

At least in town they have to be circumspect about it - unless you get far enough into parts of "town" where they neighbors will come in and help the guy who's breaking in.
Apr 5, 2011 9:52pm