Comments on: Why Finland is Fantastic - Reason #7,774: Leaving my car doors unlocked

By: Beaver

Beaver — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:43:40 +0000

Easy for you to say “I don’t lock my doors” if they’re frozen shut all the time! So you’d better make that heading ….in summer

By: Toveri

Toveri — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:50:42 +0000

But on the other hand, couple of weeks ago somebody stole a tractor from my parentss neighbor. This being very deep in the countryside, it was totally unexpected. It’s a 20km drive to the nearest city and everybody knows everyone around there.

But I do feel safe in Finland. I like walking at night and for the last 6 months that I’ve walked around Tampere at night I haven’t seen anything that would worry me much. Exept the guy with a gun. But I still don’t believe it was real.

By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:40:46 +0000

My friend lived in the old side of K?Â¤pyl?Â¤. He had a Toyota Corolla and the locks on its doors were broken, so he kept it unlocked for 6 months. Not once did anyone steal anything!

By: Hank W

Hank W — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:48:26 +0000

It depends on the area. I’ve forgotten my car doors open in Pajam?Â¤ki, but if I left my car downtown I’d be a bit apprehensive.

Then again I used to have a car that had two cardboards - one was in the window saying “don’t break the window the door is open” and the second one was taped to the steering wheel saying “don’t cut the wires, come get the battery first from A 12″

By: becca

becca — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:08:39 +0000

You don’t seem to be doing these reasons in a particularly logical order, Phil old chap.

Many times did I cycle home through Oulu at 2/3/4 in the morning, somnething I wouldn’t dream of doing in a UK city. Probably not in winter either, but for a different reason

By: mk

mk — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:12:37 +0000

Of course, with a post like this, the 0.1% who would steal your car will all swarm to it next time you leave the doors unlocked..