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Canadians in Churchill, Manitoba (Hudson Bay) leave their vehicle doors unlocked for safety
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My brother got his first job as an engineer in Churchill. His wife-to-be was a Canadian Army nurse stationed there.
I guess you go where there's work, or where you're ordered.
For someone looking for a different adventure you can ride a train from Winnipeg to Churchill. It’s on Via Rail, costs the equivalent of about $175 USD and takes 45 hours. I would hate to think of what the inside of the train would look like at the end, but hey, it’s an adventure! 
I guess if I lived in an area with polar bears, I'd have to leave the car unlocked... Better not to live in an area with Polar Bears.
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One probably doesn't want to travel in groups of more than 3 in case you all have to cram into a pickup truck.
And if something is stolen you just walk over to that guy's house to get it back. In a small community, if there is someone who steals things, everyone knows who it is.
I normally leave the keys in everything.
When I sold my old house I had to change the locks as I couldn't find the keys. Hadn't locked the doors in at least a decade.
At work we don't lock anything. Very common that trucks stay running all day in winter. Plenty of Grizzlies, polar bears, fox, caribou, muskox.
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From work...
Meanwhile in my state it’s an offence to leave your windows down or your car unlocked if more than 3m from the car
Probably no polar bears around though.
No, we do have drop bears though.
The keys remain in the ignition of the semi trucks, and the company pickup here, so they don't go missing. Pocket the keys, and I get really angry, they stay in the ignition, if parked in my yard. When I bought this company 8 months ago, there was 1 driver who thought he owned the trucks, and would pocket the key at days end. I warned him twice, third time fired him.
My most beloved childhood dog was a Samoyed. We got him from my aunt who lived in town and couldn't contain his wandering ways. Loved that dog! He thought he could talk and he would ball us out when we would come home for leaving him alone.
Good thing Mom had a giant Kirby vacuum cleaner.
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I’ve always wanted to do that!!For someone looking for a different adventure you can ride a train from Winnipeg to Churchill. It’s on Via Rail, costs the equivalent of about $175 USD and takes 45 hours. I would hate to think of what the inside of the train would look like at the end, but hey, it’s an adventure!
I forgot dump truck keys in my bag and didn't notice till prepping for that coming night after I got home.
Normally went into the shop after fueling yard to drop off DVIR, load sheets and hang the keys. Somehow forgot the last part.
Day shift was working only 0800-1600 while nights was 1800-0600
12hr shift plus 2hr commute.... I added another 2 hours going back to work to bring them before day shift got in.
Running the keys back 'trains' you not to forget again AND keeps you from being a dufuss.
WIN-WIN
Accidentally doing it is not a big deal, this guy was doing it on purpose. He was old, set in his stone aged ways, hated everyone and everything, really hated me for being his boss and less than half his age, he hated his coworkers, the customers, never followed the rules, was also unsafe. He was the only driver I had to fire, but did have to also let the office guy go, and the mechanic.
Of the original 19 employees when I bought it 8 months ago, 16 of them are still here, and doing great work.