• Do you lock your front door when you go out?
  • Do you keep your back door locked?

Country people often do neither. But town dwellers are careful to do both. Zealously – if you know someone who’s been the victim of a sneak-thief.

You’d think it silly to be casual about locking your door. Especially in Whitby, where day-trippers breeze past your door all the time. Particularly when festivals are on, and people have left their brains at home. But you could be just as silly about using your mobile phone in public at any time.

Do you think of it as a bubble of privacy in the midst of a crowd?

It isn’t.

It’s like you’re walking around with nothing on. Read this article from The Conversation to be alerted to the main risks.