Do you lock your car doors at night?

hairysasquatch · 07-23-2024, 06:40 AM

Rash of thefts from unlocked cars reported on my neighborhood listserv prompted this poll.

Boo · 07-23-2024, 06:41 AM

Slow NN

Boo · 07-23-2024, 06:42 AM

And no I don't. I don't live in Chicago.

jplarson · 07-23-2024, 07:01 AM

Nope, I'm fortunate to have a locked garage.

jplarson · 07-23-2024, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

Slow NN

Way to steal BOsoxfan's thunder.

Bosoxfan5990 · 07-23-2024, 07:26 AM

Yes, and I have to constantly remind my wife to lock hers.

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Originally Posted by jplarson

Way to steal BOsoxfan's thunder.

It's spreading!

Boo · 07-23-2024, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

Yes, and I have to constantly remind my wife to lock hers.

It's spreading!

I started the slow...NN.

Bosoxfan5990 · 07-23-2024, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

I started the slow...NN.

It’s tough when you start something, but it’s not memorable enough, so someone else more memorable gets credit for it

sethc1020 · 07-23-2024, 07:38 AM

I don't usually, mostly because I don't keep anything in there worth stealing in the first place. I have had someone go through my console before but like I said there was nothing for them which is probably the best deterrent.

JeremyNick · 07-23-2024, 07:38 AM

Probably 90% of the time, yes, but sometimes I forget.

Boo · 07-23-2024, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

It’s tough when you start something, but it’s not memorable enough, so someone else more memorable gets credit for it

You only get credit for being a PITA.

Bosoxfan5990 · 07-23-2024, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

You only get credit for being a PITA.

Pita bread is good.

oldgoldy97 · 07-23-2024, 08:05 AM

Only the cars outside. Those in the garage are left open.

bigdog2003 · 07-23-2024, 08:36 AM

I don't have a garage, so yes. Heck, I even lock the doors if I just run into the house for a second to grab something

jlzinck · 07-23-2024, 08:47 AM

Yes because I am not an idiot

Boo · 07-23-2024, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jlzinck

Yes because I am not an idiot

glen87 · 07-23-2024, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Boo

yes it is debatable

asujbl · 07-23-2024, 10:22 AM

Absolutely. Every single night even though it’s in the garage

And it drives my insane that my wife doesn’t

oldgoldy97 · 07-23-2024, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by asujbl

Absolutely. Every single night even though it’s in the garage

And it drives my insane that my wife doesn’t

Your poors MDX doesn’t have self lock?

I got the first $5 for your Go Fund Me.

Majestik has the next $20,000 cuz it’s FU money for him.

daxwills · 07-23-2024, 10:30 AM

Nah all I have are motorcycles which now have weird start up tricks making it hard to "guess" right and my other vehicles are standard transmissions and according to the dmv less than 5 percent of the population can drive those either.

asujbl · 07-23-2024, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Your poors MDX doesn’t have self lock?

I got the first $5 for your Go Fund Me.

Majestik has the next $20,000 cuz it’s FU money for him.

What is self lock? I don’t even know what that is

I just hit the button on the car door or do it from my phone

Appreciate the support though

oldgoldy97 · 07-23-2024, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by asujbl

What is self lock? I don’t even know what that is

I just hit the button on the car door or do it from my phone

Appreciate the support though

When I walk away from the CRV and one other car they both lock automatically.

majestik101 · 07-23-2024, 10:40 AM

Yes. California is crime country. You roll the dice if you don't lock it

asujbl · 07-23-2024, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

When I walk away from the CRV and one other car they both lock automatically.

Must be nice

My wife needs that feature badly

scotthenrichs · 07-23-2024, 12:23 PM

Nah, mine is in a garage and my keys are kept well inside the house, not just inside the door like some morons in our area do. Never leave any valuables in the car.

We had a rash of thieves hitting up open garage doors at night and would just go in and poke in the door into the entry way and grab keys sitting on the counter, we keep that door to the garage bolted at night as well as making sure the garage door is always closed.

View Poll Results: Do you lock your car doors overnight?
Yes even though it is garaged	7	22.58%
Yes too risky not to	12	38.71%
Inconsistly - I sometimes forget	4	12.90%
No and I have been robbed	0	0%
No need to I live in a secure place	7	22.58%
No, I rely on other devices to deter property crimes of this nature	1	3.23%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

07-23-2024, 06:40 AM	#1
hairysasquatch Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the Woods, Central NY Posts: 36,462	Do you lock your car doors at night? Rash of thefts from unlocked cars reported on my neighborhood listserv prompted this poll. __________________ I am going signature-free

07-23-2024, 06:41 AM	#2
Boo Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 57,636 klay22	Slow NN __________________ I have found that flicking through a few threads on my smartphone is a great way to pass some time while "stocking the pond."Hairy 6/7/12 “ I feel you, brother. Welcome to East Berlin, circa 1963.” Hairy 5/9/20 "No one said I was smart." BoSux 12/18/25

07-23-2024, 06:42 AM	#3
Boo Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: PA Posts: 57,636 klay22	And no I don't. I don't live in Chicago. __________________ I have found that flicking through a few threads on my smartphone is a great way to pass some time while "stocking the pond."Hairy 6/7/12 “ I feel you, brother. Welcome to East Berlin, circa 1963.” Hairy 5/9/20 "No one said I was smart." BoSux 12/18/25

07-23-2024, 07:38 AM	#9
sethc1020 Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,687 sethc_1020	I don't usually, mostly because I don't keep anything in there worth stealing in the first place. I have had someone go through my console before but like I said there was nothing for them which is probably the best deterrent. __________________ https://www.flickr.com/gp/151086784@N06/28H47r

07-23-2024, 07:01 AM	#4
jplarson Banned Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,578	Nope, I'm fortunate to have a locked garage.

07-23-2024, 07:38 AM	#10
JeremyNick Banned Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 22,801	Probably 90% of the time, yes, but sometimes I forget.

07-23-2024, 08:05 AM	#13
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 52,103	Only the cars outside. Those in the garage are left open. __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

07-23-2024, 08:36 AM	#14
bigdog2003 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Newberry, SC Posts: 9,585 jammons52 bigdog2003	I don't have a garage, so yes. Heck, I even lock the doors if I just run into the house for a second to grab something __________________ Looking for Football: All South Carolina Gamecocks. Baseball: Carl Edwards Jr, Nick Ciuffo, Jackie Bradley Jr, SEARCHING FOR BILLY O'DELL PSA/SGC GRADED CARDS FOR THE PC

07-23-2024, 08:47 AM	#15
jlzinck Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 36,126 jlzinck jl_zinck	Yes because I am not an idiot __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/jonzinck

07-23-2024, 10:22 AM	#18
asujbl Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 63,604 ohiosundevils	Absolutely. Every single night even though it’s in the garage And it drives my insane that my wife doesn’t __________________ https://ohiosundevils.smugmug.com/ Browns/Cavs/Tribe/Buckeyes/Jackets/Devils TheFrenzy - “Blowout ain't a place for normies”

07-23-2024, 10:30 AM	#20
daxwills Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 6,265	Nah all I have are motorcycles which now have weird start up tricks making it hard to "guess" right and my other vehicles are standard transmissions and according to the dmv less than 5 percent of the population can drive those either. __________________ I had a dream my life would be So different from this hell I'm living So different now from what it seemed Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed

07-23-2024, 10:40 AM	#23
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 45,393 majestik101	Yes. California is crime country. You roll the dice if you don't lock it __________________ "Watson alone sells for over $20" https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182760 If you reply with...."last one on eBay sold for this"...then you should have bought it on eBay.

07-23-2024, 12:23 PM	#25
scotthenrichs Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,613 henrichs_1 Sah0620	Nah, mine is in a garage and my keys are kept well inside the house, not just inside the door like some morons in our area do. Never leave any valuables in the car. We had a rash of thieves hitting up open garage doors at night and would just go in and poke in the door into the entry way and grab keys sitting on the counter, we keep that door to the garage bolted at night as well as making sure the garage door is always closed.