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love lock spot #297058
03/07/2023 08:32 AM
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psod Offline OP
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Just curious if there are any designated "love Lock" places as there are in many destinations now?


Last edited by psod; 03/07/2023 08:33 AM.
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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297083
03/07/2023 02:32 PM
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No not currently which honestly I think is a good thing. There are already too many things being thrown in those beautiful waters.

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Re: love lock spot [Re: MIDiver] #297087
03/07/2023 04:05 PM
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This was my exact thought too.

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297108
03/07/2023 09:19 PM
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Take only pictures and leave only footprints.


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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297122
03/08/2023 06:11 AM
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I must be getting old..I had to Google this to find out what the he## "Love Lock" means!. Agree with others though the old Bomba Shack ( Pre Irma ) might have been appropriate..

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297130
03/08/2023 09:22 AM
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Don't feel bad Mal. I had to Google it as well.


Go Irish!!

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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297137
03/08/2023 11:52 AM
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I only knew the term because I read about the removal of tons and tons of locks on that bridge in Paris.

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297138
03/08/2023 11:55 AM
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Bomba's Shack would have collapsed with a lock or two thus putting love in question
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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297177
03/09/2023 01:20 AM
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I’ve seen plentry of them in Europe, especially the rail bridge across the Rhein in Cologne, I sure hope we don’t start seeing them in the islands.

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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297273
03/10/2023 07:45 AM
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Now that I've googled it... Use a sharpie to accomplish the same thing. I recommend Foxies. Or perhaps the bar at big bamboo.

Re: love lock spot [Re: Midsouth] #297281
03/10/2023 10:11 AM
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I recommend nowhere in BVI. Leave it as you found it. No junk that someone is going to have to remove.

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297295
03/10/2023 01:29 PM
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wow I can't believe all the negativity,,,,, crazy,,
St.Maarten has a really nice set up on the bridge over the lagoon,, has no environmental impact,,,
as do most of the places I've visited
but I guess it's lesson learned on this forum,,,,I'll just move along,

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297301
03/10/2023 03:31 PM
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What was it that you could leave at Bombas? Wasn’t there a bar where women left their panties? I’ve not been to either, but perhaps that would suffice in lieu of a love lock?


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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297302
03/10/2023 03:33 PM
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Several bridges in Europe (Paris, Koeln, Dubrovnik) have had safety issues due to these love locks - the sheer added weight of the locks exceeds the design specifications for the side barriers and they have sunk/buckled. So although the idea is nice, it isn't quite as innocuous as one would think.


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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297303
03/10/2023 03:55 PM
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The BVI does not have metal recycling on island. So when all those locks are removed, they either would go in landfill or the government would have to pay to ship them off island. B-Line used to let people write their names on the ceiling.

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297304
03/10/2023 04:09 PM
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And when Irma came along they would have all ended up in the reefs.

OP thinks we are being negative-I just see it as advocating for the health of a place we all hold so dear.

Re: love lock spot [Re: ohstate] #297305
03/10/2023 04:09 PM
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That was Bomba's.

Re: love lock spot [Re: skipdastraw] #297310
03/10/2023 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by skipdastraw
And when Irma came along they would have all ended up in the reefs.

OP thinks we are being negative-I just see it as advocating for the health of a place we all hold so dear.


Agree skip.

Re: love lock spot [Re: ohstate] #297335
03/11/2023 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ohstate
What was it that you could leave at Bombas? Wasn’t there a bar where women left their panties? I’ve not been to either, but perhaps that would suffice in lieu of a love lock?


That was Bomba's on Apple Bay. Long since gone thanks to Irma.

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297367
03/12/2023 05:59 AM
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We could discuss the reasons for all the fee increases for cruisers and charterers in the BVI. New cruisers have no memory of the previous decades. Too many people wonder " why is it so expensive" and " why is there a separate environmental fee" ?? Why is there a new arrival fee, and why did the departure tax go up like a rocket???

People who understand will nod. People who won't understand will succeed in not learning.how and why to nod. When people leave, NOT to come back, many people will be sad.

Just seeing the boatloads of trash the Reef Keepers and their volunteer help bring in should be a huge wake-up call. We do try to be better and AT LEAST do something good for a BVI .

Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297414
03/12/2023 02:47 PM
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i'm glad i'm hearing that this is not a good idea, they are very unsightly, lots of other things you can do for love


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Re: love lock spot [Re: psod] #297415
03/12/2023 02:49 PM
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Indeed..may I suggest a lovely romantic dinner at The Sugar MIll in Apple Bay..more memorable than a rusty padlock

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