mike and Judy wrote:

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The previous post came from a conversation with my recent G/N visitor, Who comes from Sth Afica, ----------------- A big thanks for the help and company from David and Jenny, ------------and his stories he was telling me of how tight you have to lock it all up over there or you lose it,
Makes you really apprecatiet this country and the ease we have in travvelling from place to place,
Even here I have frequently gone to bed leaving the everything open and unlocked, even including the car with the keys in it
Again thanks to Palebushman




Socialising again !!!!!!!

how the hell do I work on the bus you ask??

 

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In the 1950's I lived in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, now of course Zimbabwe, we never locked anything up, not even the car out the front of the house, never lost a thing.  Used to leave my push bike leaning against the fence, was always there in the morning. Wouldn't even consider it today, there or here in OZ.

The world has changed and definitely not for the better.
John

 

I'ts a fact of life these days. Mates daughter had her seatbelt slashed, dragged out of her Beamer thrown on the road at a set of lights the lowlifes just jumped in and drove off. Dosen't happen often and there is no real way of preventing this sort of thing unless you lock the doors once you get in.

Lack of respect for the property of others is endemic in society today. And when they get caught if ever they always get off becuase they had a tough time as a child and it's apparenty quiter justifiable to screw someone elses life if you have been screwd with.

hell sorry John didnt mean to shoot so close to home, I've just been watching a bit on the news, absolutely terrible

you're right Basil, they just take what they want and there is no consequences even when they are caught

There's a roundabout on the southern end of Taree in NSW where the local lowlifes wait and when a car comes along (normally pick ones with women driving or in the passengers seat) one will walk off the curb to make the vehicle slow as you are half way around another will rip open the passenger door and grab your purse or anything on the seat . Mate lost his laptop via this method. By the time you pull up it's all over red rover and into the weeds they have gone. If you gave chase, when you return the vehicle is ransacked or gone completely. It's a lock and load situation