Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 10/24/07, grduprey@mchsi.com <grduprey@mchsi.com> wrote: > In 2004 we went to Germany and Poland. I was warned about the bad theft > problem in Poland, however, I never had any problems at all. I felt just > as safe with my gear as if I was here in Iowa. I think it boils down to > being aware of what is going on around you, and using common sense. I'm not so sure about that Gene. As a young journalist student in the 70'ies I walked around East St. Louis with bags of Leicas and Nikons. I had not idea of what was going on around me and it certainly wasn't a display of common sense ... Never had a problem though. East St. Louis is bad today, but it hasn't gotten worse. I look back ... scary. Daniel