By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #387) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:14 pm: |
I was thinking that in light of all the talk of crime on Bonaire, it might be useful to give people some idea of just how prevalent it is. Since the Bonaire Talk community contains many who have travelled to Bonaire, I thought that a thread consisting only of people's personal experiences with theft while on vacation in Bonaire might provide some moderately accurate picture of the situation.
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By Professor Tribs (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2279) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:29 pm: |
Yes...good idea.
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By bob (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1426) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:36 pm: |
13 trips i guess...TSA has a lot of my stuff ...birds have ate the fruit i had lying on the truck seat...otherwise, pretty lucky i guess;)
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By Marcus L. Barnes (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #551) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 7:46 pm: |
6 Trips of 8 days each with no thefts. 7th Trip scheduled for June 2006. Good idea Scott! Hopefully, this will give newbies some good info.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5820) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:20 pm: |
Lived here on Bonaire nearly 9 years and 3 incidents:
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By Cynde (Moderator) (Moderator - Post #160) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:28 pm: |
Scott, I know what you are trying to accomplish, and appreciate it. While I don't mind this idea, we must remind folks of part of the Bonaire Talk Policy, which is this: -Special Note In Regard to Posts on Crime Issues: Postings in regard to crime on Bonaire are taken seriously by the Moderators of Bonaire Talk. If you post about crime on Bonaire, be prepared to back up your information with a police report. The moderators will remove posts that are vague, involving 'hearsay', and that cannot be backed up with facts in regard to the crime.
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By Professor Tribs (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2281) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:31 pm: |
I have no police report. Did not feel it needed to be reported. Sorry to have posted.
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By Carole B. (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5498) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:34 pm: |
Annual two week trips since 2000 without incident whatsoever. Carole
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By karen gaffner (BonaireTalker - Post #85) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 8:49 pm: |
since 1999 6 trips a week each time and no incidents
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By Cynde (Moderator) (Moderator - Post #161) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:05 pm: |
Tribs, my post was not directed at you. It was a "pre-attempt" to keep the posts credible and informational, so that hearsay and other such posts could be "nipped in the bud" so to speak.
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By Cheryl Ferguson (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #293) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:08 pm: |
3 trips since 2001 (total of 5 weeks and a day) .... no problems whatsoever. Thanks to BT'ers for invaluable suggestions.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #388) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:40 pm: |
Interesting thus far: 43 vacation trips (sorry Jake, I'm keeping the tallies for residents separate), one missing bottle of sunscreen.
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7202) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:47 pm: |
4 trips since 2001 -Zero Problems
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By herman mowery (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #566) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 9:49 pm: |
9 trips since 99 with groups ranging from 2 to 24 people and so far no problems at all.
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By Michael Stanfield (BonaireTalker - Post #51) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:05 pm: |
29 trips since 1998. Only two minor problems. One broken car window at Andrea 1. Tee shirt and hat taken. All other doors were unlocked in truck at time except the one they broke the window on. Dumb thieves.
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By Raymond Sauve (BonaireTalker - Post #20) on Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 10:55 pm: |
Family has been going to Bonaire since 1991. 25-30 trips. No problems of any kind. Someone did leave a pair of sun glasses on hood of my car at Ol Blue two years ago. Stay at same place each year.
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2728) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 12:00 am: |
12 or 13 trips since 94, hundreds of days on the island, stayed at Divi, Carib Inn, Don's, Buddys, HHH, Sunset Homes, Dive Paradise, 3 different private rental houses, and 3 private homes, with and without dear friends.
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By Brian (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1486) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 3:18 am: |
11 trips and around 160 nights on bonaire. On our very first trip I left a camera unattended and it walked; no problems after that.
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By Linda Suter-Gibson (BonaireTalker - Post #66) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:03 am: |
Four trips since 1997. We always stay at the Divi and have never had a problem. The first year my husband left his new camera in the dunk tank "unattended" after a night dive. When he realized it and returned, the camera was gone. However, this story has a happy ending! The next day we discovered the camera under the lounge chair on our porch with a towel carefully draped over it. One of the other guests had found it in the tank, remembered seeing Michael with it and kindly returned it to our porch.
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By Jon (BonaireTalker - Post #56) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:10 am: |
48 trips (give or take) since 1985. Between '89 and '94 I herded large groups to Bonaire (30+). Of the hundreds whom traveled with me, only one regulator; two cameras; about ten pairs of booties (why do these idiots always steal booties? Haven’t they ever heard of cooties?); t-shirts, towels, and water bottles galore; and the item that really ticked me off--two Sun Showers (both at Red Slave).
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By Andy & Dave Bartlett (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #441) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:05 am: |
3 trips, 32 days, no problems. Will make #4 this fall if nothing goes wrong. Have a good day
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By Vince DePietro (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #262) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:49 am: |
Over the past 20 years have at least made 15 trips from 1 to 2 weeks. Have stayed at many resorts on the island. Have never had any problems whatsoever. But I practice all the usual precautions which have been mentioned ad infinitum on this board.
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By Lorraine Meadows (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #981) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:46 am: |
Only had one bad incident in 20yrs.
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By John"Smack"Anderson (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1171) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 8:12 am: |
Two tanks stolen at 1000 Steps while diving. Our fault for taking extra tanks and leaving them unattended. Police report filed. Dive op notified us a month later Police had made an arrest and recovered 6 of their tanks. 5 trips, so far.
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By Debbie Babcock (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3123) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 10:53 am: |
Over 12 trips to Bonaire and all for either one week, two weeks or three weeks at a time and no incidents.
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By john merriner (BonaireTalker - Post #49) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:34 am: |
4 trips since 2001 - no problems
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By Ron Myers (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #256) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 11:40 am: |
On our second trip to Bonaire our villa was burglarized to the tune of about $3000 worth of stuff-cameras, CDs, all easily portable items. A police report was filed and our homeowners insurance cover almost all of it. Entry was made through an unlocked kitchen window. Lesson learned and never a problem since. Our trip last year was for four weeks and was flawless.
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By Bill and Donna Goodwin (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #157) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 12:05 pm: |
6 trips since 2004, total of 11 weeks, usually stay at SunOceanfront Apts in town - only thefts were from unlocked truck at night when parked on street during Regatta Week when downtown was full of drunks - a cap and a pair of sunglasses. The car alarm went off and someone reached in, opened the hood and disconnnected the positive to the battery to turn off the alarm - wrecking the cable connector in the process - next morning two locals helped us find a replacement. Another time there was a report of someone seeing a presumed thief trying to climb up onto our balcony but nothing was missing. Use the usual precautions when at dive sites - nothing missing so far.
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By Barry Gassert (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #414) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:00 pm: |
1 Trip in 1993 - lasted until 2000. 1 theft at the house in the 3rd year; many many many many shore dives - no thefts. Had open jeep, never locked. Left sunglasses, clothes and extra gear. Lucky or stupid I guess.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2146) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:03 pm: |
No problems as a tourist (used safe and did't bring valuables in cars), living in Playa Pabou no problems and in Belnem nada..thank God..I have two dogs and a cactus fence plus when I go off island find windsurfers or divers to pet sit...I have nothing of value so to speak..use my bank safety deposit box and use my ATM card or check book so never carry cash...simple easy peasy...out of all my tourist clients, two have been broken into and each time the windows were unlocked and all belongings out in the open...
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #391) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:30 pm: |
Keep 'em coming, please. My rough tally thus far shows 243 trips reported, 6 thefts (plus Jon's report of several thefts out of hundreds of vacationers he's taken there -- hard to tally that). I hope that people will continue to post; my intent here is solely to give people looking at Bonaire as a vacation spot some kind of rough idea of the reality (good and bad) of the oft-discussed issue of crime against tourists.
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By DARLENE ELLIS (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1989) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 1:30 pm: |
Just had my 12th trip to Bonaire since 2000 and five of them were without my husband and felt totally safe. Had one shortie that was either taken my another tourist or stolen. Not sure which because there was another just like it in a bigger size. That was in the Divi's Dive shed before the new lockers were put in.
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By DIANE AND BEA (BonaireTalker - Post #66) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 2:21 pm: |
This is our 5th trip since 1998 and we have not had anything missing, stolen, misplaced, trashed, broken into. Count us in for nothing missing . Thanks !
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By Jerry Gauron (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #468) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:03 pm: |
Stayed many years at the old Bonaire Beach bungalows. No locks on doors. Never a problem. Just here-say. But going to Bonaire for years, one heres a lot of BS as well.
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By James Thomas (BonaireTalker - Post #59) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:20 pm: |
Fourteen trips to Bonaire for a total of about 38 weeks with hardly any problem. We stayed at Sand Dollar the first two years, Carlos's one year, Logeon Hills two years and HHH nine years. Just returned from a three and a half week stay, great as usual.
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By Carl Pflanzer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #274) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:32 pm: |
9 trips over 5 years, $20 left on front seat of unlocked rental car which was gone when I returned from snorkeling 1000 Steps. That was due to stupidity though. Other than that, no other problems. This past trip, not realizing my room would be cleaned daily by a maid, I left cash, passport, documents on a table, not locked in a safe, and nothing missing. Use common sense and you'll have no problems.
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By Gordon Lauderback (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:39 pm: |
Scott, Thanks for starting this thread. I have been lurking for some time to get as much info as I could before my 1st trip which is at the end of April. I admit that some of the crime treads have made me a bit nervous. I feel that this really helped put it into perspective for me. Thanks to all who contributed.
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By Rosanne (BonaireTalker - Post #67) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:06 pm: |
22 trips tp Bonaire and the only thing that ever went missing was a beach towel. The next day at the Divi I saw a guest using it. I think it was a case of mistaken towel identity ; > )! Going back in 2 weeks and really looking forward to it!
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #307) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:46 pm: |
My 10cents.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #308) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 5:49 pm: |
I deleted the text of this post because it was double posted. Sorry
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By David Frank (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #412) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 6:13 pm: |
10 trips since 1999, stayed at Sand Dollar and Belmar, total 100+ days, no problems.
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By Brian J. Walsh (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #134) on Friday, March 24, 2006 - 9:19 pm: |
Seven trips since 2000 with no problems.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2148) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 10:17 am: |
Oh I have to add an alarm system is essential here..for residents..
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By Toby and Sandy (BonaireTalker - Post #44) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 11:06 am: |
Seven trips since '98, 60 or so nights. Nothing missing, despite Sandy leaving her bag with a bunch of valubles on the counter of AB on our first trip. An hour later, when we realized it was not with us, we went back and the ladies had rescued it. I wear the same T-shirt to every dive. No one in their right mind would go near that after about the second day. I've never come up with a good solution for my gear bag however, so it always lives in the back of the truck. I guess there's not a great resale market for rust stained, tattered mesh bags cus its always been left alone.
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By Antony Bond (BonaireTalker - Post #49) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 12:21 pm: |
My Wife & I stayed here at Lagoen Hill for 2 weeks in June 2004, no problems.
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By Kent Gerber (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #139) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 4:54 pm: |
We spent our first trip in Feb 2006. No problem. I got ripped off at Aruba last year so we just don't let things lay around. Sometimes you get in this comfort zone and you just have to keep things locked in the safe and don't let anything lay out that you don't care if you see it again.
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By juni (BonaireTalker - Post #18) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 5:04 pm: |
We have been here since 2002, as visitors and then as residents. We have had no problem but heard about quite a few crimes: robberies, thieves, directly from the people that suffered.
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By Kevin Wayne Williams (The Great Escape) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #110) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 5:05 pm: |
In the 15 months of owning the hotel, we have had no reports of thefts from guests. We have had two incidents of thefts by guests.
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By Fiona Rattray (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #367) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:07 pm: |
Four visits, no problems, just enjoyment.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #309) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:22 pm: |
The story of Frank Bohm is again pointing at the main problem.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #310) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 8:34 pm: |
Just an addition:
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By Antony Bond (BonaireTalker - Post #52) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 9:19 pm: |
Even though stealing scooters/bikes etc is not life threatening, I still wouldn't say that it isn't so bad.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #393) on Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 9:48 pm: |
Okay, we've had a few diversions here, but I'd like to again encourage people to briefly post their personal experiences --good, bad, or ugly -- so that those that come here to BT can get a decent grasp on what the situation really is on Bonaire. Thanks to all who've contributed so far.
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By jim pommerening (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 12:14 pm: |
I've been lurking here for a year .Finally decided to post.Have been to Bonaire 5 times for 2 weeks or more each visit. Had some flip flops take from an open jeep at one of the northern dive sites,lesson learned ,don't leave thing in the car.I stay at a home in the Tera Cora neighborhood ,no problems ,don,t leave anything out and lock up when out of the house.My friend who owns it says only 2 problems in 25 years there.Both times valuable stuff left out so someone could see it.
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By Jim Peters (BonaireTalker - Post #45) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
There's only one problem, this poll will prove absolutely nothing.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #395) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 1:30 pm: |
Jim, thanks for your input. I respect your opinions, but wish to offer mine also.
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By BonaireTalk Moderator (Moderator - Post #63) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 1:31 pm: |
OK, I am posting Scott's original thought for this thread. Here's what I propose: in this thread, list how many times you've visited the island, how many times, if any, you've been robbed, and what was stolen. I'd suggest that this is basically all you would list, and that we avoid any long stories, opinions, theories, critiques, etc. in the name of keeping this simple and staightforward.
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By Jim Peters (BonaireTalker - Post #46) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 2:30 pm: |
And as I said previously, the data being collected for this poll has absolutely no scientific control to it what so ever and is primarily being responded to by people that so far have a vested interest in the outcome. That is going to hopelessly skew the data beyond the point of ever being able to draw any realistic conclusions from it. At least have the honesty to admit that this poll has no other value other than that of entertainment.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #396) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 2:52 pm: |
Jim, no claim to "scientific control" is being made. Your statement that the responses are from "people that so far have a vested interest in the outcome" is baseless. Please do not make statements like this without facts to back them up. If you have any luck obtaining the police logs that you mention, I'd appreciate your posting them here on BT. Have a nice day.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #312) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 3:10 pm: |
Scott & Moderators:
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #397) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 3:18 pm: |
Hi Harrie,
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By Beverly Fillio (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #188) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 4:44 pm: |
20 years going to Bonaire. We have always been there 2 to 4 weeks and to date we have not had any problems. The island has always given me a feeling of security. I have gone there some times without my husband and was not afraid. Can we all say that about our hometown or place we are living now.
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #275) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 5:30 pm: |
Well
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #314) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 7:11 pm: |
Scott,
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By David F Pascoe (BonaireTalker - Post #40) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 10:30 pm: |
Congratulations I think the point has been made.... there obviously is an insignificant crime problem on Bonaire so the Police are doing just a bang up job and there really is no point in all this letter writing and we are all just making a total fuss about nothing. This is truly a fabulous way of enhancing the security at remote sites because it is just fine the way it is. You do not have a valid sampling here and the ones that do just throw the stuff away until it fits their perspective and use your numbers to justify their position. One needs to be very careful about the potential implications of postings such as these.
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #398) on Sunday, March 26, 2006 - 11:52 pm: |
David, I see nobody making any statements here about "an insignificant crime problem on Bonaire so the Police are just doing a bang up job." None whatsovever. There are statements here from people who have been robbed and from people who haven't. I see no one using any numbers to justify any positions. I see lots of people sharing their experiences and anybody having the right to draw their own conclusions. I also see this attempt at getting some straight info out to people heading down the same path it always does......There should not be sides drawn, here, people; there is definitely merit to trying to get the powers that be on Bonaire to address their problems; there is absolutely merit to people telling about their unfortunate incidents; it's vital to share advice on how to keep yourself safe --- but what's wrong with an attempt at trying to get a handle on the how often this stuff happens to people? And anyone who thinks that this is just some scam being perpetuated by those with ulterior motives are just plain wrong.....
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By BonaireTalk Moderator (Moderator - Post #64) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 12:51 am: |
Juni, Jim Peters, David Pascoe, You are all off topic, and obnoxiously so. If you are not posting the information Scott asked for, don't post on this thread, or you will be suspended.
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By juni (BonaireTalker - Post #19) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 8:45 am: |
Excuse me, off topic? did I not post that we have had no problem since we've been here in 2002. I did not see any bad language or nasty remark in my post to be called obnoxious.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5821) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 8:58 am: |
Moderators,
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By Freddie {Moderator} (Moderator - Post #147) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:06 am: |
Thank you Jake and others for posting on this topic and to Scott for really trying very hard to keep everyone on Topic..
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By Dean Botsford (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #378) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:06 am: |
Eight visits since 1998. The only incident was having my appendix taken at knife point. We hope to return once again this June to search for it.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5823) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 9:43 am: |
Per Freddie's suggestion, see:
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By Cynde (Moderator) (Moderator - Post #166) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 10:56 am: |
Thanks Jake. I think I will get better sleep tonight. Yes, mods do lose sleep over threads like this, and how to handle them. So, back to Scott's original question and brief answers on: list how many times you've visited the island, how many times, if any, you've been robbed, and what was stolen. I'd suggest that this is basically all you would list, and that we avoid any long stories, opinions, theories, critiques, etc. in the name of keeping this simple and staightforward.
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By David F Pascoe (BonaireTalker - Post #41) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 11:59 am: |
It was certainly not my intention to imply that there were "unconstructive" posts in this thread nor in fact that there were in other threads but only that others had interpreted them that way.
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By anne hainsworth (BonaireTalker - Post #50) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 3:27 pm: |
My 2 cents: http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/cgi-local/bbs/show.cgi?tpc=1022&post=315346#POST315346
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By Daniel L Crawford (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Monday, March 27, 2006 - 3:59 pm: |
Five visits since 1995 and never a problem at all.
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By Sue Goodman (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #307) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 9:51 am: |
4 visits in past 4 Februarys - no problems.
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By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #3893) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 1:26 pm: |
"Poll".... "survey"... good lord people listen to yourselves getting all worked up... this is not a scientific NASA survey for god's sake... it's nothing to argue about... it's a CHAT thread, nothing more. Add your stats if you want, if not, just skip it.
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By Ginny Stokes (BonaireTalker - Post #47) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 3:50 pm: |
Five vacation trips, total of 9 weeks, since 1995. We always stay in a private home, somewhere along the water. No thefts experienced.
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By Bob Smits (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #306) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 5:32 pm: |
from 1977-1980 6 times to Bonaire
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #874) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:16 pm: |
Here we go again....for me and family 12 weeks on island in 5 years.....had a beer swiped in year one...
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By Mare (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1354) on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 11:59 pm: |
Wally, I drank it. It was cold, it was delicious, it was gone.
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By Doug Fowler (BonaireTalker - Post #12) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:07 am: |
3 visits in past 4 years, next one this summer. Stayed at Buddy's each time. Only loss has been my sanity upon returning home.
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By Doug Fowler (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 12:10 am: |
Forgot to add, my biggest concern has been loss of items in my luggage at the San Juan Airport (behind the protective TSA security area.)
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #17644) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:22 am: |
Doug, Put these on top of your clothes and "if" someone in SJ decides to open your bag, I doubt they would touch anything! heh heh...
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By jenny (BonaireTalker - Post #23) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 2:35 pm: |
3 trips (2 weeks each) since 2003 and nothing stolen. we left the windows of the truck down & the worst that happened was bird poop on the passenger seat.
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By Ginny Stokes (BonaireTalker - Post #48) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 3:18 pm: |
Grasshopper...ROFLMAO!!!
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #17648) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 3:22 pm: |
Ginny, I thought about buying some, but they seem expensive. So, I'm just going to go down to wallmart and buy a package along with a brown felt marker and make my own to "line" my luggage next trip ;-) heh heh...wouldn't they baggage folks have a "nice surprise"...
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By Jack H. King Jr. (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 3:58 pm: |
Short and sweet: 5 trips since 1997, 14 weeks total island time, no crime, no theft, always felt comfortable. Best regards, Jack.
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By T-Shirt Divers John and Sue (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #362) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 4:29 pm: |
9 times - Divi ocean front rooms, time share - 0
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By John W. Haim (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 5:46 pm: |
Three one-week trips since 2004. No problems. Parked all over the place, window open. Used to leave Rx glasses in truck. After reading BT, on last trip carried them in an Otterbox while in the water. Sandals, tee shirts, shorts, cooler w/water in truck never disturbed.
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By Jon (BonaireTalker - Post #60) on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 7:52 am: |
Oh gosh, y'all are talking about gas being stolen.
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By Susan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1484) on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 1:23 pm: |
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #878) on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 12:37 am: |
OOooohhh Mare..........well Ok I'm happy now
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By Grasshopper (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #17666) on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
Whew, I'm glad we finally have the case of "Wally's missing beer" solved after all these years. Mare, we give you clemensy, you're off the hook for admitting to the "c" lol (don't even want to type that word!)
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By David F Pascoe (BonaireTalker - Post #51) on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
"Juni, Jim Peters, David Pascoe, You are all off topic, and obnoxiously so. If you are not posting the information Scott asked for, don't post on this thread, or you will be suspended."
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By Scott Phillips (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #399) on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 11:11 pm: |
Dude, you are taking this WAY too seriously; political realities and implications, indeed. And the only nom de plume I see on this thread is for someone who is well known by their real name on BT (it's there, if ya look) and whose work has been instrumental in keeping BT alive.
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By Tom & Betsy Dane (BonaireTalker - Post #39) on Sunday, April 2, 2006 - 4:41 pm: |
17 trips since 1986, two to three weeks each trip. In all that time, we have always felt safe - had my wetsuit taken from the wall outside our room - my fault for leaving it there...temptation, you know.
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By H. Huntzinger (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #15) on Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - 2:27 pm: |
2 trips.
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By Robert Larson (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - 1:15 am: |
Five trips so far. Our first trip in 1994 our condo at LH was broken in to on our second night. The sliding door was locked but was lifted out of its track. Our two friends and us lost 1 very nice EOS Canon with all attachments, and carrying case, 1 passport, about $200 us dollars, and 1 truck rental key which cost us $200. A police report was filed. About three weeks after we arrived home the Bonaire Police Department notified us that our camera was found and pretty badly damaged from lying on the beach and would send it to us if we so choose. We never let this incident spoil our first trip to Bonaire, and haven't had an incident since then. Bonaire is a great island with great people and diving. We'll be back!
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By mtnest (BonaireTalker - Post #80) on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 12:07 am: |
Really have to say that the "obnoxious" statement was uncalled for, in my opinion and to threaten to suspend was unnecessary and perhaps self serving. Sorry to say that I feel that such thin-skinned comments by a moderator validate concerns that a bias exists when it comes to the crime topic. Just my thoughts.
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By Wally and Eva (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #885) on Wednesday, June 7, 2006 - 11:13 pm: |
Now I can close this crime threads with a new howl...
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