Leave something lying in the bed of a truck parked in many places in the US and it will be stolen. We may be a little over cautious but just returned from a bike trip where we would not even leave the bikes locked on the rack overnight parked at the hotel.
Theft test...
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gcarter
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So I'm just done packing to leave for Bonaire on Tuesday morning and came across an old 35mm underwater camera... One of those that are good to 30' and has a built in flash... I will be leaving this on the tailgate of the truck, Like I just forgot to take it... I really want to see if it goes missing, and at what site if it does... I'm thinking it will be sitting in the same spot or stuck up front by the tanks so it's not seen... This is just my feelings... I maybe wrong and it's stolen before I get in the water... I will keep you all posted...
Oh... If you are in bonaire over the next two weeks and see the camera, Don't do anything to screw with this test... If you would hide it from view, Do it... If you'd steal it, Please do... And if you'd do nothing, But say " What a A$$ " please do that...
Jim....
No idea what you are trying to prove. Or why. Seems like a pointless exercise at best, and at worst a way to justify your already determined opinion of the locals.
I find that kind of sad.
jbomb001
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If you read carefully he seems to believe that someone will likely move this item up further into the bed of the truck so that it is not out in the open, or leave it alone completely. Seems to me that he has a rather decent opinion of the locals.. I'd be interested to hear the results. I personally don't leave anything out in the open regardless of where I am as I know people take things all over the world "yes even in my small home town"
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oldschoolto
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I have a VERY POSITIVE view of the Island... Over the course of 2 trips ( 15 days & 17 days ) last year, We have fallen in love with Bonaire... Hell, We already have tickets for our Feb/Mar 2016 trip...
Jim....
And to add... When we first went to bonaire there was this picture painted of a Island run amuck with crime, Leaving anything, anywhere was impossible.... People were hiding in the bushes at every dive site to rob your stuff and steal the tires and battery from the rental truck... The cops would be looking the other way, Because they are fine with it..
The truth is ... It's a VERY SAFE island, Wonderful people that are hard working.... You do need to follow a few rules about leaving stuff at dive sites and don't lock the car... I go into the supermarkets and don't think twice about all my gear in the bed.. Small stuff locked inside...
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"Wonderful people that are hard working.... "
So... why do you want to tempt or test them them with a thoughtless and patronizing attitude about our own excessive material wealth? You are not projecting a very good image of our own culture, as a visitor welcomed in theirs.
Would you do something like this to your neighbors at home, or staying as a guest in someone's house?
I once accidentally left an envelope of travel-cash in a fisherman's 'guesthouse' on a small island. When I returned two weeks later they cheerfully handed it to me - but it was clear they thought I was a rich d*ckhead for being so careless, when they struggle so hard for so little.
Anyone who sees your camera should feel justified in relieving you of it, but if they don't take it you will have made them feel like fools for being honest. That's not very productive, or humane.
So... why do you want to tempt or test them them with a thoughtless and patronizing attitude about our own excessive material wealth? You are not projecting a very good image of our own culture, as a visitor welcomed in theirs.
Would you do something like this to your neighbors at home, or staying as a guest in someone's house?
I once accidentally left an envelope of travel-cash in a fisherman's 'guesthouse' on a small island. When I returned two weeks later they cheerfully handed it to me - but it was clear they thought I was a rich d*ckhead for being so careless, when they struggle so hard for so little.
Anyone who sees your camera should feel justified in relieving you of it, but if they don't take it you will have made them feel like fools for being honest. That's not very productive, or humane.
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DeputyDan
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Here is something that I have actually seen at a southern dive site.
A car driving very slowly (toward the north) - A kid that was only 4/5 years old jumping out - running down to the parked divers trucks - looking at everything they could, grabbing everything they could - running back to the car that had never stopped but was moving slowly and then the car driving off.
---------- Post added October 13th, 2015 at 08:30 AM ----------
Same here - only place I have ever had crime problems was Paris!
A car driving very slowly (toward the north) - A kid that was only 4/5 years old jumping out - running down to the parked divers trucks - looking at everything they could, grabbing everything they could - running back to the car that had never stopped but was moving slowly and then the car driving off.
---------- Post added October 13th, 2015 at 08:30 AM ----------
Same here - only place I have ever had crime problems was Paris!
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oldschoolto
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well, Six days and I still have my camera... And water bottles and snacks... Even left a pair of dive scissors on the tail gate at RED SLAVE by accident and they were there 75 minutes later when we came out.. Anyone know where to go to get robbed ??? We even dove the fish shack and no one touched anything.. There were kids fishing to...Maybe this crime thing is over blown... 
Jim....
Jim....
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My last dive trip in May was to Bonaire and I have just returned from Wakatobi, Indonesia. The resort employs quite a few natives of the local islands like Tomia as cleaners, gardeners, load carriers and such. There is very little infrastructure there other than the resort itself and the locals looked far poorer than those in Bonaire by comparison. And yet, all the Western staff at Wakatobi repeatedly assured us that 'nothing would get stolen' and nothing did, although there was plenty of opportunity.
Why I made this comparison is because some people often use the comparative poverty of local Bonairains as the reason (if not an excuse) for the high rate of petty crime there. To me, that kind of argument made no sense.
Why I made this comparison is because some people often use the comparative poverty of local Bonairains as the reason (if not an excuse) for the high rate of petty crime there. To me, that kind of argument made no sense.
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We were there in September. We left a dive watch in the truck bed (in a hurry to gear up). And the next day, left the GoPro in the back seat of the unlocked cab.
We came back and found both items completely untouched.
We were there two weeks and had absolutely no problems. In fact, we didn't meet anyone who'd had any problems with theft or crime.
We found Bonaire to be charming. The people are warm, friendly and genuinely kind. The diving was great. 9/10 meals out were good to excellent with wonderful service.
We used the same common sense there with regard to theft/crime we'd use in any other tourist area (or large city) with the exception of leaving car doors unlocked there (which took a bit of getting used to).
We are already making plans to return.
My vote on your post: "What an A$$" but I suppose each of us must find our entertainment where we can. I prefer to find mine scuba diving, enjoying good wine & food, and meeting new friends while traveling.
We came back and found both items completely untouched.
We were there two weeks and had absolutely no problems. In fact, we didn't meet anyone who'd had any problems with theft or crime.
We found Bonaire to be charming. The people are warm, friendly and genuinely kind. The diving was great. 9/10 meals out were good to excellent with wonderful service.
We used the same common sense there with regard to theft/crime we'd use in any other tourist area (or large city) with the exception of leaving car doors unlocked there (which took a bit of getting used to).
We are already making plans to return.
My vote on your post: "What an A$$" but I suppose each of us must find our entertainment where we can. I prefer to find mine scuba diving, enjoying good wine & food, and meeting new friends while traveling.
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