[pct-l] "FLOTSAM" Money lost on the trail

[Reinhold Metzger]

I  FORGOT  ALL  ABOUT  THE  GOLD  COINS !!!
YES,....THEY  ARE  MINE.......I always carry a sack of  gold coins with 
me on the trail.
Please return them to me as soon as possible.
I will pay an extra generous reward for the return of my precious 
"FLOTSAM" gold coins.

JMT Reinhold
Anxiously awaiting the return of my long lost gold coins
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Jaevans wrote:
You've got me doubloon over with laughter.
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Ron Dye wrote:
> So the $20 dollar gold pieces I found aren't yours?
>
> Reinhold wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I lost a lot of money on the trail some time ago.
> A tear in my pack caused a lot of money to be scattered all over the trail.
> I consider it to be  "FLOTSAM"  not  "JETSAM",  since I lost it and did 
> not throw it away deliberately.
> Therefore I am the rightful owner of all the money found on the trail 
> and would greatly appreciate if it is returned to me.
> I will pay a reward for any money returned to me.
> You can tell if it's my money by the pictures on its face.
> I only carry money with the following pictures on it:
>
> $1     Washington
> $5     Lincoln
> $10   Hamilton
> $20   Jackson
> $50   Grant
> $100 Franklin
>
> So, if you find any money with the above pictures on it, it belongs to 
> me and should be returned to it's rightful owner.
> Like I said, I will pay a reward for any money found on the trail and 
> returned to me.
> BTW....you can keep the $1 bills as an advance on your reward.
>
> Thank you for your cooperation and honesty.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> Anxiously awaiting the return of my  "FLOTSAM"  money
> ------------------------------------------------------------    
> TrailHacker wrote:
> Marine law has a number of ways of helping people deal with wrecks, 
> flotsam, jetsam, etc. that can be found in the sea. Jetsam refers to 
> materials that are purposefully thrown over board (jettisoned) . Flotsam 
> refers to materials that float off a ship without having been thrown in 
> deliberately. A shipwreck usually results in Flotsam and not jetsam. 
> Generally speaking, jetsam is the property of the finder, while flotsam 
> remains the property of its original owner. I can only assume that these 
> laws arose after centuries or millennium of the principals of "finder's 
> keeps" failing to reduce the chaos in society. I would think that it 
> would be fairly easy to discern those items found on the trail that are 
> flotsam (packs, poles, cameras, etc.) and those that are jetsam (corn 
> spaghetti, clif bars, giardia encrusted undergarments, etc.). Can we all 
> agree that the trail flotsam still belongs to the original owner until 
> proven otherwise? It would lift the trail community at least up to the 
> level of the first maritime laws of the 1400's. TrailHacker
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