Lock or Unlock
 

Tonight leaving a restaurant I went to get in car ( a line of white compact SUV) I have keyless entrance to unlock my car, I just have to put my hand through the door handle, so put my hand through and open the door...to my surprise it was not my car....🤣😂🤣😂 I was taken back because the door open. This made me think why would anyone leave their car unlock. I felt awful that I open up someone else vehicle. I didn’t touch anything I promise. This made me think why would anyone leave their car unlocked? FYI my house and car are lock 24/7. Do you you leave your car unlock when you go places?

I don't, but I know a lot of people who leave their cars and houses unlocked.

I'm from New York. Don't ever leave my car unlocked when not in the garage. I never leave my front door unlocked unless the door is open for fresh air.

You shouldn't be surprised...in this day of "the sky is falling" there are still some people of faith(naivety)and don't worry about thieves as much as some folks do.

I've mistakenly locked my husband out many times, lol! I lock everything!

Locks only stop honest people. But I do lock up my car and house!

When you can’t fine your keys you’ll be gland you didn’t lock your doors.
LOL!

Pretty insulting to a lot of people that you equate faith with naivety.

So they don’t get windows broken out. :shocked:

I always lock my car and in any kind of urban area I make sure nothing is in it , just leaving change in it can cause your window to be broken. I do leave the homes I’ve lived in unlocked ( not condos ) some of this comes from living a large portion of my life in dangerous places , it gives me comfort to be living in safe place, but also because if they break a slider or door and it rains a lot and ruins my floors the damage is worth more then they can steal . I’m wearing my jewelry my watch and diamond

Never. This is not Mayberry...

People make mistakes or forget just like you did!

Unlocked cars and houses make thieves out of honest people

Those that leave everything unlocked come from small towns where that is a standard practice. Where I grew up some even left the keys in the car. Houses and cars were never locked. I spent my life in cities and everything is always locked. My front door is open all the time when I am home because I have 2 guard dogs who like to watch outside. No one gets in my house when I am home. Cars always locked.

I usually do not lock my car because I do not keep anything of value in it. I had my car vandalized once and they broke a window to get in. Having a window replaced is a pain. I leave it unlocked, they check out the contents and leave.

Whatever direction that insult was leading...

Hardly...

Still waiting
 

I’m 77 and still waiting for that to happen. By the way, you should read your posts before you hit the “submit” button.

Be sure you don’t keep you registration form in your car then because that is something of value

Let's Insult them
 

Maybe, perhaps, it could happen ... someone just forgot to lock their car. It is not a pattern, it is not a statement, it is an "accident". So why do you have to insult people of faith? Are people who have no faith infallible? I doubt it.

Maybe the simple answer is that the driver forgot to lock the car. I know I have. I just chalk it up to a "senior moment". I have even left the car running, unlocked and had dinner? That was embarrassing and could have resulted in a stolen car. This was in Arizona.

No
Honest people are honest when no one is watching.

we always lock both house and car....once you get into the habit it feels unnatural not to

My Driver Information Center menu has a setting to allow the car to lock itself when you exit with the fob and the horn beeps once. Leave the fob in the car and exit, the horn beeps twice to remind you. It has other programable settings to operate as you choose with setting info in the owner's manual. My car is always locked, even in my garage - wouldn't have it any other way.

I had an older vehicle and never left any valuables inside so never locked the doors. Low and behold one morning I come out and find the passenger window shattered. Someone attempted to steal the radio and never tried the door handle first.

Maybe they forgot or dont want to. Their chouce. Why care?

You are never supposed to leave it in your car anyway. If the car gets stolen, driver speeds and gets stopped. Hands the cop the registration. Ok. All in order and hes on his way. Have noregistration? Well. Might turn out different

This is Florida
 

not a small hick town , not a 40 acre spread.. We have lying dishonest people all over and not just neighbors ! just this week we had people opening cars and walking into garages stealing stuff. Why can't you take a minute to lock up .????

I very seldom leave my house unlocked when I am away; however, I frequently leave my autos unlocked. Nothing of value is in vehicles and the chances of it's being ripped off are small due to the digital nature of the ignition.

So you take the registration
 

out of your car each time you leave it????

Many of the people in the Villages come from a part of the country where it is not necessary to lock everything up. I lived in Maine for several years and people never locked their house or car. I find it sad that some people have not experienced a peaceful crime free life.

I was at the Chinese Rest. in Colony a few weeks ago, I came out, got in my car only to realize that the seat was too far back. Then I realized it was not my car. Same make, same color, but not mine. Mine was next to the one I got in, and I waited until the person came out of the restaurant and told her. She forgot to lock it. Shame on her, and stupid me. Senior moment, but I could have been a bad guy. Lock it and don't leave anything valuable on the seats or showing.

Just a thought ... Don't your cars have remote access to your garage? If your car is unlocked someone could enter your garage and possibly your home.

Yes
 

Same from Massachusetts.

If you yourself are free and innocent then ever lock anything away.
I have lived with open doors and windows for 80 years.

Growing up in the country, not only did we never lock the house or cars, we used to leave the keys in the ignition. Moved away and not so much anymore.

I have a master lockbox, same as real estate people use (outside somewhat hidden) with keys in it. Good for when I have family come when I am not home, or if I don’t have my keys.

It just a simple question....thought it would be a fun thread.....relax the world is going to be fine

You do know it license, insurance and registration so not sure if they don’t all line up “how is having it or not having help?” I was always told not to have it because if the steal your car they now have your car and your home address. But on the other hand my daughter runs to the store for me in my car gets stops and now she has no registration.......can’t win for losing.......🤣😂🤣

Ancient Muslim saying:

Trust in Allah, but tie up your camel.