Fuckin Room mates

[Icey Dominus]

SO just seeing what you guys think, if you live a first floor apartment and he leaves the blinds open and door unlocked does that make him a fuckin idiot! Even AFTER I asked him to close them, but he still left them open with lights on!

[zenia]

Mine leave for work and/or go out partying and leave the doors unlocked all the time. The one with the room at the front of the house even leaves his bedroom window open a bit so he can climb in if I've locked the house up. ... As they have both lost their house keys. >___> How hard is it to keep them in your purse/wallet/pocket?

Definitely makes a person an idiot. Heck, when I am at home I still keep the doors locked.

[Drake Wingfire]

I use to live in very VERY sparse "bush country" where neighbors are at the closest 300m away and I always locked doors and windows, hell even always locked my cars.

Living in an Apartment first floor I may add, down in Drunken Duncan I keep everything locked at all hours and our windows got jams in them so they cant be forced open. As for my main car its always locked and is has a club and pretty much all valuable are never kept in it. Me and Morrogh are both very keen on doing this.

[Slyther]

There was a time while I still lived with my dad that we locked the door while not home but otherwise had it unlocked while home, until a certain incident at least.

At the time we happened to have a foam mattress thingy in our living room, my dad woke up one morning to some snoring and thought it was me (Which is odd because I don't snore to my knowledge), so he was a bit surprised when he left his room to find some random drunk guy sleeping on the earlier mentioned mattress. Apparently he got pretty mad and was yelling and threatening the guy and forced him out of the house, I guess I slept through the whole thing (I use to be such a heavy sleeper that it was joked a trainwreck or jet engine wouldn't wake me up).

Nothing was taken that I know of, guess he decided to pass out at our place after a wild night or something, but since then we've kept our door locked 24/7.

[Maoi Neko]

Leaving ones door unlocked is something that Canadians used to do all the time, because crime rates were so low. It was just one of those things that people didn't worry about. It doesn't mean that they are an idiot it means they either grew up in that time and still have vestiges from it or grew up with people that thought like that and picked it up from them.

[zenia]

Pff. I lived in Surrey until I was 9. Even when I moved to Qualicum (like... no crime) I always locked everything. I especially lock things now that I am in Nanaimo, which is bigger than Qualicum. I can't imagine leaving doors unlocked. Even when I am in the car, I lock all the doors.

Though, I guess it depends on where you grew up. My roommates grew up on Gabriola and no one locks doors there. Same with my friend that lives in French Creek.

[Tef]

I guess it really depends on your personal values of what you grew up with in terms of locking and unlocking doors. Even if my dorm is void of room mates except for myself, I always lock myself in whenever I leave my room.

[Icey Dominus]

Well I happen to know he grew up in Van so he didnt grow up in a place where you dont lock your doors. Really even if he did grow up in a town like the one I grew up in, he still should pick up on the fact that you ARENT in a small town anymore!! YOU ARE on the first floor in downtown! Your tire has been slashed and other friends in the same building have had windows broken! SO mayyybe you should lock the fuckin door! and close the blinds when you leave!

[kohl]

I always figured that a fire or smoke hazard would be more prominent then someone sneaking into your house at night. I don't live down town though. Most places I've lived have usually been right on the outskirts of dangerous areas. I don't even lock the door to bathroom because I figure a little bit of embarrassment is worth the risk of having a door kicked on my head wether I have a seizure or panic attack in the bathroom. Are you locking yourself from the world or are you locking the world out from you.

[EmoFox]

I live on the ground floor of an apartment in North surrey of all places. I rarely lock my doors. And when i do, it's usually to keep my 2 year old inside. It's just not that huge a deal to me. I dont have anything worth stealing anyway. Even the computer I'm typing this on is 10 or so years old. My toaster is worth more than it is.

[Temrin]

It all seems like personal preference. I myself, no matter where i live. I lock the door. Some of the people i live with have had strangers just walk on in to their parents place before and that's creepy as shit. I always lock my doors. Its a safety precaution for not only your property, but your lives as well. You never know what fucked up person will walk through your door. Its also common courtesy to do it upon request from your roommates. you are there to help create a healthy living space and harmony (as much as you can) between the people living there. If you can't follow a simple request like locking the door, theres gunna be trouble i can assure you. its happened in previous places i've lived in. and even in my parents place. If someone asks you nicely, it really doesn't interrupt your day to just lock the door XD

With the lights on, normally is a deterrent to outsiders if it looks like people might be home. But its also an energy cost to the house hold. So, pick and choose. Leaving the blinds open is nice during the day, but leaving the door unlocked at the same time, is kind of like "hey look at all my stuff. come in and take it" XD

-shrugs- I'm with you on this at least, i hate when people don't lock the door. specially at night when people could be asleep and unaware of intruders. If all people in a house agree they dont care, cool. but if one person does care, just be kind and considerate to the person so they dont worry themselves to death or pull their hair out in frustration. Living with other people is about give and take. Compromise :3

[Icey Dominus]

Thanks Termin.
I pay for they hydro so maybe thats my problem with the lights and stuff, like I already pay enough lol.

[Temrin]

Thanks Termin.
I pay for they hydro so maybe thats my problem with the lights and stuff, like I already pay enough lol.

I definitely know how that is. Though, When i was living with roommates, we were all splitting the expenses, so if they aren't paying you for their share, thats probably where a lot of the axiety would come from. If they are supposed to pay you but are flakey, thats also it there too. >.< Of course, conserving energy is a good thing :3 You might try energy saving bulbs perhaps?

[Icey Dominus]

I just have ocd when it comes to the lights are hyro shouldnt be to much, to be honest I still cant figure out how to pay it so I am just going to walk down to the BC hydro building and pay it there if I can or at least work it out properly so I can do a instant transfer from my bank.I tried called but I spent a hour on the phone listening to automated voice then it sent me back to the start menu rather than sending me to a rep that I could actually talk to!! Then i tryed online but my roommate fucked that up so ya lol

[Ember]

How hard is it to keep them in your purse/wallet/pocket?

Keeping your keys in a place that also has your home address in it isn't particularly smart.