Author Topic: Do you lock your doors? (Read 6782 times)

nicname · « **on:** July 17, 2014, 01:44:01 AM »

At night: No, not really.
When away from home: During the day, nah. Not usually. When gone for a few days, yes.
Vehicle: depends where I'm at, usually not at home.

I used to live in an apartment in MHK that I always locked, landlord said we had break-in probs when I moved in.

ksupamplemousse · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2014, 02:30:12 AM »

Quote from: nicname on July 17, 2014, 01:44:01 AM

At night: No, not really.
When away from home: During the day, nah. Not usually. When gone for a few days, yes.
Vehicle: depends where I'm at, usually not at home.

I used to live in an apartment in MHK that I always locked, landlord said we had break-in probs when I moved in.

My house and car are pretty much locked all of the time.

felix rex · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2014, 04:15:31 AM »

My dorm key in college was the first house key I ever had. My parents still don't lock their doors and they also leave the keys in all the vehicles.

When I visit, worlds collide inside my head and I invariably lock my keys in my car at least once.

KITNfury · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2014, 05:43:31 AM »

I live in Overland Park, so yea, I lock everything all the time.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2014, 07:25:45 AM »

At my last house, no, but that was because I did not have a house key. I did not keep anything of real value there. Otherwise, yes, of course.

mocat · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2014, 07:30:47 AM »

when i'm home in the daytime or after work/before bed i do not lock the door. all the other times, yes. car door all the time

CNS · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2014, 07:54:08 AM »

When asleep or gone, yes. Why wouldn't you? I get why ppl like to say they don't. It makes them feel good about how safe they feel their community is, but, the house came with locks and we are talking about an additional 4-5seconds a day to actually use them. No matter where you live, that just makes sense.

I don't see the down side.

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM »

Gooch left the garage door open last night.

HELLHAMMER · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:08:29 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM

Gooch left the garage door open last night.

Hope no one jacked the IROC.

hatingfrancisco · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:10:55 AM »

My wife ripped my ass because I left the front door unlocked two nights ago when we went to bed. My two year old daughter likes to check the doors to see if they are open and if so will go ahead and decide to go outside to play.

Luckily that didn't happen but man oh man was I in trouble.

Dugout DickStone · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:16:40 AM »

of course

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:17:10 AM »

Quote from: HELLHAMMER on July 17, 2014, 08:08:29 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Gooch left the garage door open last night.

Hope no one jacked the IROC.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:23:46 AM »

yes. although bear left my door wide open all night* last weekend.

*from about 5 am when he went to bed till 7:30 am when i woke up.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:25:49 AM »

Quote from: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 17, 2014, 08:23:46 AM

yes. although bear left my door wide open all night* last weekend.

*from about 5 am when he went to bed till 7:30 am when i woke up.

does that surprise you?

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:27:05 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM

Gooch left the garage door open last night.

I always thought an alarm that would trigger at a user-specified time to alert you that your garage door was open would be a good idea

Mrs. Gooch · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:30:51 AM »

Quote from: Metalhead on July 17, 2014, 08:17:10 AM

Quote from: HELLHAMMER on July 17, 2014, 08:08:29 AM
Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Gooch left the garage door open last night.

Hope no one jacked the IROC.

But seriously, our garage is full of remodel stuff including our new kitchen cabinets.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:56:15 AM »

Quote from: Mikeyis4dcats on July 17, 2014, 08:27:05 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Gooch left the garage door open last night.

I always thought an alarm that would trigger at a user-specified time to alert you that your garage door was open would be a good idea

Growing up, my parents were always close enough with the neighbors that they would let us know.

Asteriskhead · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2014, 08:57:14 AM »

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:30:51 AM

Quote from: Metalhead on July 17, 2014, 08:17:10 AM
Quote from: HELLHAMMER on July 17, 2014, 08:08:29 AM
Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Gooch left the garage door open last night.

Hope no one jacked the IROC.

But seriously, our garage is full of remodel stuff including our new kitchen cabinets.

I thought the joke was funny. Leaving your garage door open, not so much.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2014, 09:00:56 AM »

Unlocked doors and a loaded burglar alarm.

Tobias · « **Reply #19 on:** July 17, 2014, 09:05:05 AM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on July 17, 2014, 09:00:56 AM

Unlocked doors and a loaded burglar alarm.

that's so emo

Skipper44 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 17, 2014, 09:14:07 AM »

Quote from: HELLHAMMER on July 17, 2014, 08:08:29 AM

Quote from: Mrs. Gooch on July 17, 2014, 08:00:07 AM
Gooch left the garage door open last night.

Hope no one jacked the IROC.

my next door neighbor left his garage open Sunday night and some one stole his Tahoe and his table saw

KCFDcat · « **Reply #21 on:** July 17, 2014, 09:18:54 AM »

When we went on vacation as a kid it was always my job to lock the front door. I forgot once when we went to Florida. Came home with the front door wide open for the whole week.

Nothing was taken though.

KCFDcat · « **Reply #22 on:** July 17, 2014, 09:21:57 AM »

But to answer the original question, yes always lock our doors if we're asleep or gone. And always set the alarm system anytime we're gone. Mrs kcfd is way more anal about this than I am. (sometimes I forget to set the alarm when I leave)

slucat · « **Reply #23 on:** July 17, 2014, 10:37:11 AM »

we live in Topeka and always lock our doors. we did forget and left the garage door open tuesday night, it was all good though.

as a kid in NNY, we never locked the doors and my dad (who i didn't live) never locks his to this day; and he should, he's got lots of guns and illegal crap in there, but that part of NY is as podunk as leoti, KS.

sys · « **Reply #24 on:** July 17, 2014, 10:49:40 AM »

i usually don't if there's someone home or if we're just running out for an hour or two, but my wife is all paranoid about being raped and killed, so she does and then yells at me about it.