[ReignOfError]

These days, Americans have to plan on, and make accommodations for, thieves.

These days? Americans?

The earliest lock was found in the ruins of Nineveh and is estimated to be 4,000 years old.

[Ditter]

Yes I think these days are worst than the old days. When I was growing up in Houston in the 40’s we never locked our house or cars. I remember when we were going on a 2 week vacation, my mother and dad searching the house looking for the front door key so they could lock it. My father was a welder and had a shop full of tools that were never locked up and nothing was ever stolen.