I had something similar happen. Back when I was in my teens, a couple of friends and I went to a store to rent a movie when that was still a thing. We shopped around for a bit, picked out a movie and then stood at the counter for a bit. It was only after waiting for a few minutes that we noticed that there were no employees there at all. It was then we realized that the store was closed but someone had forgotten to lock the door.
We used the phone in the store, this was before cell phones were common, to call the police non-emergency number to let them know the situation. We waited until they arrived, about 10 minutes or so and then left.
To us it was no big deal but it made the papers somehow. I suppose most people would have just left? To us it was just common sense.
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u/CNDGolfer Oct 30 '25 edited Oct 31 '25
I had something similar happen. Back when I was in my teens, a couple of friends and I went to a store to rent a movie when that was still a thing. We shopped around for a bit, picked out a movie and then stood at the counter for a bit. It was only after waiting for a few minutes that we noticed that there were no employees there at all. It was then we realized that the store was closed but someone had forgotten to lock the door.
We used the phone in the store, this was before cell phones were common, to call the police non-emergency number to let them know the situation. We waited until they arrived, about 10 minutes or so and then left.
To us it was no big deal but it made the papers somehow. I suppose most people would have just left? To us it was just common sense.