<< This is why that when I don't have a crew all my stuff goes out in a large
 plastic box that is taped shut. I put hay in a garbage bag inside the box
 to keep the box clean.  If I set out water at a check, I put it in buckets
 with tops and put the tops on or I put garbage bags in the buckets and tie
 the bags closed.  People are less likely to open a closed box than pick up
 a blanket laying around. Since I started doing this I have had no trouble
 with people helping themselves.  It is not fun to spend time the night
 before getting everything ready only to have it missing at the check.
  >>
I have to say that I am in shock. I haven't yet met with this thievery and I
am SHOCKED. My mother raised me differently I guess, but I was taught to
respect other people's property and privacy. I am really shocked by this.
san