Here in Canton, Ohio we have several people scouring the ponds for lost discs. One time I didn't have any of my discs with me but I was in the park just checking on the Jesse Buryj Memory Garden, when I noticed someone fishing out a couple discs out of the pond. After some small chit chat I asked the guy if he contacts the names on the back of the disc. He said he doesn't as he said... I go to the trouble to dig em out, they're mine. I clean them up and re sell em. I wanted to push the guy into the toxic water right there and then, but knew that wouldn't be good. So I explained to him that wasn't to cool and that you reap what you sow. He told me to blankty blank and I was out of there before any trouble could occur. Another time during one of our weekly scrambles I was sitting down on the ground chit chatting with the group I was playing with as we we're waiting for the hole to clear ahead of us and I noticed an old 86 softie in one of the players bag. I asked him if I could see it. and he handed it to me. I said, dude that's my name on the back and the disc is mine. He said that he found it in the water and it was his. So I purposed this question to him... If I found your car unlocked is everything in your car free game or if I found your home unlocked is everything in your home free game for anyone to take. Well of course not he said. Then why do you think that disc is yours when it's clearly marked with my name, I said. He said you could have it as he was pretty embarressed with the whole situation amongst our group and I gave him a couple bucks for his efforts as the disc meant something to me and explained to him the 'right thing' to do when finding a lost disc. I also find a lot of the newer players don't mark their new discs so when they lose them there's no way to contact them. I've found a few unmarked discs during my travels and usually find a good home for it elsewhere. We even had a very kind neighbor of the park donate a extended pole with a fishing net for the unfortunate DGers locate their discs. What happened... the idots threw the pole out in to the water for it to sink as that would put some people out of buisness (like they're actually making a living on it).
At another course in Wooster, Ohio. I once had a professional diver go into the pond to scour the bottom with hopes of finding some plastic. He found 4 discs. And he said the bottom of the pond was perfectly clean to see any discs. Shoot, I know personally I lost at least 10 discs on this one picticular hole. But the hustlers had already beatn' me to the scene and my discs found their way into someone elses bag.
Be aware if you play DG in this area. you might not have even a couple of holes time away from losing a prized disc because of the hustlers. I was wondering has any one ever called the law on these people. As they are stealing?? Aren't they??
