We never locked the door to our house until about 1970. Then we started locking it most of the time, but still not all of the time. Never had anything stolen either. My husband would go up town and even leave the keys in his pickup. It was so old no one would want it. lol One time, a friend pulled a joke on him. They knew he left his keys in there, so while he was in the store, they moved the PU around the corner of the block. When he came out of the store, no PU. Either he finally found it, or they told him where it was. That didn't break him of leaving the keys in the ignition though. Emma > Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 08:41:45 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Good old days.. > > Belle, it was great not to worry about all the security issues. Just think we used to go to the store, leave items in an unlocked car with the windows down and it was all there when you returned. Now, I lock my car even if I'm only going to be inside for a few minutes before going somewhere else. Kay > > > > In a message dated 02/04/10 22:06:16 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hello all, > Yes, I think we really did have 'good old days.'ot so many fancy things to help do the daily chores but an atmosphere of accomplishment when we had completed a task. We had trust in our neighbors, our merchants, our doctors, our teachers and others. Security Systems wired into our homes was unheard of. No need. No loudmouth female newscasters with BREAKING NEWS! The weekly news paper and the ;Rocking Chair Brigade kept us informed of anything of importance, births, deaths, marriages and new shipments of merchandise to the General store. > > Most of the homes had large front porchs, room for a swing and several chairs, many of them rockers. The occupants kept a watch on the town and kept all informed. Who had a tea party, who attended and what did they wear. Who drove to Atlanta on a shopping trip and who did they visit. Important stuff like that. > > No one was concerned about 'home invasions', over priced gas and food. No wireless phones to lose behind the sofa cushions, no cell phones possibly giving our kids brain tumors, no cash advances on our Wal-mart receipts and best of all "NO WAL -MART'. > > Belle > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469230/direct/01/