The area where I live has a bad reputation.
For the sake of context, my house is in Gorton, in East Manchester. For those who aren't familiar with the area, I live about a mile away from where they filmed Shameless.

Stupid things I have done since moving there in July include forgetting to lock my car overnight, leaving my wallet on the dashboard of the car overnight, and - only this Monday - going out for the evening and forgetting to shut the front door behind me.

On a related note, I went away for a few days last autumn and left my phone on the passenger seat of my car - which was on a public car-park near Manchester city centre.

Nothing has been stolen. The locals must have realised that theft is no fun when there's no challenge.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 14:47, 5 replies)

So do I!
I live in Northenden Village, just south of Moss Side and about a mile away from Wythenshawe... I moved here from Guildford (Surrey) and I still reckon it's better here than there ... at least you northern lads don't walk around looking like you have a stick shoved up your arse!

I'm not Guildfordian by the way, I'm from Essex...

Del.
(hangableautobulb is an anagram of the best album ever, on, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 15:05, closed)

Moss Side is too posh for me.
Fact.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 15:08, closed)

8 miles
..further east.. and it gets even kinder/easier - left my car keys hanging in the front door all night..:)
(Countryslicker, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 15:54, closed)

My brain go bye-bye
I do this all the time. My crowning glory was coming back to my car in a supermarket car park to find . . . the door was unlocked . . . the door was wide open . . . and . . . the keys were in the ignition. And it was still there! And nothing was taken! It's truly bizarre. Maybe when thieves see a car unlocked they think "no, it's too easy. It's a trap!" Or something.

I have also gone to work and left the front door of my house wide open. Several times. Again, nothing taken.
(MrC. Having the most boring username on b3ta since 2004, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 16:32, closed)

It's a trap!
They must have thought it was a trap. Makes you wonder, then, if that's the best security of all!
(Musuko, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 2:07, closed)