The postman just opened the door..

[DesperatelySeekingPomBears]

Er, is this normal practice?!

I was laid on the living room floor with DS, the TV was on and my car on the drive, all visible to anyone coming up the path. I heard the door go, assumed it was mam and called out a greeting, only to be met with silence and the door closing again and the postman's back retreating down the path.

Now I appreciate it's raining but isn't it normal practice to KNOCK with anything that won't fit through the letterbox, not let yourself into someone's house?!

I agree though that a lock is only as good as the rest of the hardware on the door because many doors will give at the hinge side, not the lock side if attacked with brute force.

nymeria when I checked on police website I found out that in the last 5 years, zero crime, cautions or reported incidents have taken place in a five mile radius of our house. Knowing how boring it is here, I'd wager the same goes for at least the past ten years, if not more.