I did that too.
Here in WNC, we don't lock our homes or our cars. We can leave $700 in cash, a digital camera, and a handgun on the front seat while we go in to the post office and nobody will take it (I have really done that).
When somebody dies, 1000 people turn out for the funeral - in a small town. When a funeral procession goes by, the cars on the opposite side of the road pull over and stop out of respect.
If your car breaks down or you have a flat, you won't have to wait more than five minutes before somebody will stop and help you.
And best of all, we can shoot game and pee off our back decks (not simultaneously, usually).