A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on reality TV

Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by tpoacher on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @05:31PM (#31103290)

When I was a kid, people would leave the engine running on the car with the keys on, while they popped in the convenience store to buy a quick item.

We used to leave the doors and windows wide open at home while taking a nap, to "air the house".

Different times.

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by dgfitz on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @07:30PM (#31104416)

We do this now, about 20 miles outside one of the highest per capita shooting/murder cities in the US. When I lived in said city I was jumped and beat up, and my car broken into 3 times… in a year.

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by grecy on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:00PM (#31103613)

I live in Canada, both of those examples are extremely common today

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by Macha on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:42PM (#31104018)

Ireland:

The first certainly happens rurally, but would be extremely ill advised in the cities

The second is totally normal here too. Even in Dublin. Even in the not particularly great neighbourhood I live in.

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by throwaway-blaze on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:51PM (#31104077)

Guessing you don't live in a major city. These things would be fine in rural places all over the world.

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Re:A 4-year-old can run errands alone and not just on realit... by wolverine876 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @08:23PM (#31104739)

I see that in major cities. One person I know lives in a major US city and always leaves their keys on the floor of their car.

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