Nothing spoils a day faster than angry citizens or the police.
Agreed there! In our Sport, it seems the curbstrippers receive the most attention from both of your nuisance mentions...
Some folks seem to go out looking for angry crazy people to interface with, and also enjoy confrontations with the Man, some like asking park permission from pencil necks for a good solid NO and enjoy wallowing in the misery of finds unfound...Hey, everybody needs a hobby, and the posts about the LEO tossoffs, Crazies, and Big solid No's are sure entertaining at least!
And then theres guys like Tom..who have mastered the art of navigating Life free and unchained, invisible...They hunt at will, go where they please, finding gold coins out the wazoo! ...."So peaceful So serene" should be your focus, finding metallic objects in 'unhuntable' areas is your recompense and tangible measure of skill...thats the trophy..getting that skill developed....
Success in Life is all about Timing and avoidance of trouble, being unnoticed, appearing entirely harmless or extremely harmful, whatever the specific situation dictates....Not everybody is able to do this, but it sure opens up a lot of World to those that are!!...
Urban Metal Detecting is the Perfect sport to develop and hone these valuable skills that translate over into other important Daily actions to experience a troublefree Life Well Lived....Therein lies the real treasure! You gonna talk or you gonna fish?