How worried should we be?
First I don't want this to get into a political issue!! We don't camp south of the border. The last time we considered it was quite a few years ago. We were lost and got into an area in Syracuse ...
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loulou57 wrote:Loulou - I'm originally British, lived in Canada (Oshawa) for 16 years before moving to Michigan. I live almost 30 miles North of Detroit and have no safety concerns whatsoever.
I hope you don't feel I think all Canadians have my insecurities. It is obvious by the people that cross the border that they don't. I am sorry if I left that impression.
Yes, there are areas of the city I avoid, but then again MOST big cities have such areas.
My only involvement with the bad guys was when I was visiting friends in Toronto several years ago - my car was broken into at 3am.
I visit the UK a couple of times a year. My home town (Luton) is a war zone and I will not go there after 6pm.
I got a warning from the car rental company last time I visited...
"Do you have a sat-nav?"
"Yes"
"Do you use a suction cup to hold it on the windscreen?"
"Yes"
"Do not leave even the circular mark on the glass or your car will be broken into. Leave NOTHING visible inside the vehicle!"
Err, my sat-nav is in my car permanently here, the car is often in my drive-way unlocked. My garage door is left open for hours at a time. If the car is in the garage, the keys are probably in the ignition.
In 22 years since I moved to Michigan I have never had a problem.
The UK scares me more!
Relax a little, I really do think you are being too serious, even to the point of being paranoid.
