I keep the door locked at all times. It is an automatic habit now.
I've locked my wife out of the house so many times she now carries a key!
I've even locked myself out of the house! Nowdays, it's gun in one pocket and keys in the other and I don't go outside without my pants.
So far it's working. I keep the garage locked also, so I need my keys anyway when I'm working outside.
When I was growing up we never locked the doors, except if we were going out of town for a few days. But the family and the neighbors all knew the key was in the flower bed on the left side of the door. Heck sombody might have needed to borrow somethig while we were gone!
"Lassie", Timmy, The McCoys, Andy, Opie, Barny and The Beaver are all dead and gone.
You would be wise to call before you come knock on my door today!
It's sad and it makes me mad that I have had to change the way I live and look at the world. But to quote Joel Osteen, "I'm not gonna be a victim, I'm gonna be a VICTOR"
Lock your doors, especially your car doors!
OE