<p>We rarely are all locked up. We have always lived in low crime areas and most folks around us don’t lock up anything. We can leave UPS pkgs on our porches for a week…no problem. Altho sometimes a neighbor will set them inside their home if the weather gets yucky.</p>
<p>I have vacation rentals and people are aways asking, “is the area safe”? Uh yes. I have left my cell phone, my purse, and all sorts of valuable in plain view outside the door…and have returned to find everything ok. </p>
<p>we once thought one of our cars was stolen from a parking lot. when we called the police, they didn’t believe our car was stolen since that sort of thing rarely happens here. Sure enough, the car had not been stolen. Son had parked it in the wrong place and the business had had it towed (note to son: read signs)</p>