C@ptainHook

No.

I'll concede that it might be possible to convince some judges that taking the cache container is theft. The contents, however (trackable items included), fat chance. Gitchee-Gummee pretty much covered that perfectly. You can't steal something that was intended to be taken.

That's the crux of the argument... it's not your property anymore. Even a ten year old can understand that. Though I completely disagree with you, I can step aside from this pointless argument long enough to sincerely thank you for serving our great state for so long. I firmly believe that a 27-year veteran of the force commands a level of respect second to few. Stay safe, and thanks for devoting your life to a largely thankless job that many of us could not do.

That's your unqualified opinion. It isn't based on case law, or any decision ever made by a judge qualified to interpret law. You are awesome.

North Florida pretty much rains every day of the week from May - October, so if you don't like caching in the rain, there's 5-6 months where you won't be doing a whole lot... and the other 6 months are cold.

Not trolling, not trying to get people upset, not looking for attention. I'm just being realistic about TB/GC "requirements". I have some bugs now, and nobody owns them but me. I am definitely moving them on, I just don't want to drop my bugs in mediocre caches. I've emailed several of the people that started the bugs.

The key difference here is that your "work associate's" restaurant pal left his food alone for a couple of minutes tops, and went probably less than 20 yards to the restroom. If he sent his meal to Alaska via proxy of hundreds of people and expected it back 4 years later, THEN it would be relevant to Geocaching.

No, and no. I've only been into this since June. Sorry, but I've never heard of you before.

Yes, I know, I've read the endless threads on here where hoards of sofa-jockey lawyers twist and rationalize statues until they can make it sound vaguely like theft. I understand the feeling - it makes those who care about geocaching upset, but just because someone WANTS something to be illegal doesn't mean that it IS. I'll gladly admit that I'm wrong when someone can *finally* provide ANY court case from ANY state where someone was convicted of theft for taking too many items out of a geocache. I'll even accept a warrant, signed by a judge, for the search/detainment of someone suspected of cache pirating/muggling/maggoting/whatever.

Serious suggestion: Buy a bottle of rum, share a drink with him, and get over it. Fact 1: What he's doing is not illegal. Fact 2: Anything you do in retaliation, or enable/encourage others to do is illegal. A box of McDonalds toys abandoned in the woods is not worth going to jail over. If you really feel like you have to "take action," you can try contacting one of the local Groundspeak reviewers. However, don't expect them to do anything if he's not: - Completely removing/destroying the cache - Removing/destroying the log

As long as you want. People like to pretend there is a two-week maximum rule. Those people are mistaken.

End-all answer to every travel bug question: Do whatever you want. There are no rules with travel bugs. There are plenty of suggestions, plenty of etiquette, and plenty of opinions. Feel free to ignore them all - just as long as you enjoy the game.