With all repect to Miller and Chuck both on this one, I think the members of this forum are old enough and gentlemen enough to distinguish for themselves truly abandoned property from anything that the "picking" of which might come even close to constituting "STEALING". I can assure you that my carpenter bee badminton rackett was clearly within the abandoned category and I have no doubt that whatever canvasback was referring to would be the same.

Jumping to conclusions with respect to the judging of others actions usually leads to problems. For the record, I also pick up life preservers, cooler tops, and bungee cords I see on the side of the road; judge accordingly...Geo