My working assumption: Locks keep honest people honest. The only things that I've lost in my life are civilian clothes in a locker off base and my first pair of prescription sunglasses in Negril. The locker was probably broken into by another sailor and I had too many rum punches when I set down my glasses.
The only attempted armed robbery was by a jeepney driver taking me and my shipmates for some Cinderella R&R outside of Subic Bay in the Philippines. He wanted the agreed fare from each of us. We got out of the jeepney and started arguing with him. He reached under his seat and pulled out a .45 cal semi-automatic pistol. You'd be amazed how fast 6 sailors can disappear into the bush. Fortunately, nobody stepped on a cobra. All in all, I guess I'm Lucky. There are plenty of smart recommendations here. --Marblehead
