On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:14:08 +0100, Ed wrote:

Got my new shed now on the allotment and am well pleased with it and use
it to store my tools (spade, fork, hoe, rake, etc.) and all the other
small bits and pieces that are essential for gardening work.

But should I lock the shed door with the key when I leave? Or just
leave it unlocked with the wheelbarrow upturned against it?

What do people here usually do?

Ed

That depends on where you live. I live in a small town in Massachusetts,
I leave my barn door unlocked and I've never had a problem. On the other
hand I grew up on the South side of Chicago (two blocks from Obama's
house), anything that wasn't nailed down got stolen in seconds there. In
fact things that were nailed down were stolen.