“We never locked our doors, never locked our cars. We left our keys in them.” Jimmy Hooks said.
Thats real smart....
Thats real smart....
If you've never lived in a community like this, you have been deprived. In some small communities in Texas, it would not be uncommon for the house to be unlocked and your keys in your car. Why, your neighbor might need to come in to borrow some flour, or might need to borrow your car to run into town for groceries! Of course, that is far less common now, but it used to be pretty normal.
And neighbors watched out for each other, so if your neighbor saw someone he didn't recognize going into your house while you weren't home, that person would be greeted by a loaded shotgun when they came out.
You’ve apparently never lived in a small community. I grew up on a farm, we had a lock built into the front door, but no lock on the back door, and not even a place to install a lock on the cellar/basement. Never felt the need to lock the house.
We kept the keys in the cars/trucks/tractors; because if the key was in the ignition, we couldn’t lose them. As kids, we always felt odd using the car locks when we went to the “big city”, as opposed to our little town with a population of 126 souls.
It’s a very calm, safe feeling - knowing that everyone around you is watching out for you, and expecting you to do the same for them.