27-03-2019, 09:07 AM
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Re: Do you feel safe?
Yes, living alone has its downsides. I think I'm too old to meet someone new now, and my mental state is such that it would spook me out to constantly have someone else living with me. But I can understand those who have partners and are glad they are not alone.
27-03-2019, 09:18 AM
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Yes I feel perfectly safe in My Home and in the area I've lived in all My Life..I've lived alone since My Youngest Daughter left to get Married, 20 yrs ago,but both Her and My Son just live a 10 min' drive from Me..I visit the largest City in Scotland (Glasgow) regularly,and have never felt unsafe...as long as I'm vigilant and sensible about safety while out and about,locking doors & windows at night,front door during the day,etc',I just go about My Life as I've always done in spite of My great age
..there's nothing to fear but fear itself.
27-03-2019, 10:10 AM
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I'm safe enough inside my pad, notwithstanding an attempted burglary some years ago through an open window. What the 'thief' didn't know, was that I have one of these:https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/y...9&action=click
Had he got fully into my place I would have employed it either to prod him with the 2" steel spike on the bottom of it, or hit him with the solid brass handle. It would hurt !!! believe me.
27-03-2019, 10:17 AM
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Yes much safer since son of the nutter upstairs was imprisoned , he's got an asbo type thingy bans him from ever coming back to live here. His parents are still there but apart from noise late at night and anonymous letters they keep putting through our door they are easy to cope with.We are fairly lucky here we have a drive by police twice a day, they seem to use end of our car park to sit and read their papers in.
27-03-2019, 11:08 AM
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Yes, I feel safe in the area and in my home.We get to hear about awful things happening to people and I am quite genuinely affected by the news of them. However, I think this has to be held in balance with the many millions of people living in the country that nothing bad happens to. I hope everyone continues to be one of these millions.
I know it's always possible to be the wrong place at the wrong time but I think this is very much a comparative rarity and it doesn't affect how safe I feel.
27-03-2019, 12:09 PM
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Re: Do you feel safe?
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I was wondering how many members of the forum feel safe in their house, their neighbourhood and doing their day to day activities in the outside world. I have been feeling a growing sense of menace due to publicity of a lack of policing and an increase in those turning to crime as a lifestyle choice. But is this in proportion to reality?
As we get older do we simply become more aware of our own frailty or is society getting more dangerous?
Perhaps I am just blissfully unaware.
As a senior I feel even safer as part of the generation who, statistically, has the least likely chance of being attacked in the street.
27-03-2019, 02:54 PM
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I don't really think about it.If someone's going to bump me off then my time is up no matter where I am. I don't have anything worth stealing except my pets. I do keep an eye on Dolly if she's in the front garden in case someone snatches her.
I would walk along the road at night alone but not on top the Gorge
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