Big Boys Hobbies

I am a fair weather digger...

bmattioli said:
I'm a "fair weather" hunter and damn proud to be one..
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+ 1 , let's stand proud !!! ( or sit in front of the tv )
Last Saturday it was 45 degrees , We went to the home show !
Today Was 30 degrees , we went to the sportsmans show
Sundayis going to be 35 degrees were going to Falls View Casino Canada
:grin:
 
If it's high 30's and sunny I'll hunt, and enjoy every minute even if I'm finding just clad. If it's muddy and sloppy that takes away some of the fun... unless there's silver or :excited: or gold!
 
Hey, here's an idea for those cool damp days ! :laughing::laughing::laughing:
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JTW said:
::::hangs head in shame:::::
Don't think I'm able to associate with most here anymore.
My new threshold is 50* and no precipitation.
I've turned into mush as I've aged I suppose.
But if I'm not having fun with it, I ain't doing it :(
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None of us like the cold but for a beach hunter its the best time of the year to hunt so we dress for it... I have hunted in temps as low as 14 with strong winds. did I enjoy it? No.. but I enjoyed the gold I was finding so it made the burning fingers tolerable.. I will say I will not hunt in those extreme conditions anymore after coming close to getting frostbite in my hands...

My limit now is about 20 degree's.. with insulated gauntlet gloves that go up to my shoulders with hot hands inside them and neoprene waders I am comfortable... I work outside so playing outside isn't so bad :)
 
As I get older I have noticed not getting out in the adverse weather conditions that once upon a time wouldn't stop me. About the craziest hunt I ever did was driving thru a tropical depression as it was hitting the Texas coast...luckily we didn't drive into a tornado or two :shock:
 
I love to get out when it's in the upper 30s or the 40s. Especially if there's a good wind blowing. You just have to dress for it. For some reason I have my best hunts in that kind of weather. The cold also keeps most people away from the parks. My time limit is about 3 hours, though.
 
LOL MUD! YOU CRACK ME UP SOMETIMES!
Ok,so with your words of encouragement I go to sleep determined to get up early.
Gonna pack up ,see the sunrise and get out!
Sooooooo what happens?
I get up
Grab a cup of joe
Look out the window.
2-3 inches of new snow!
Screw this,I'm going back to bed!
;)
 
Mud-puppy said:
Like most of you other poor btards, ..I have an assistant arrange all of my hunts..She reserves the entire park for a "Private Party".. A rental company comes in ahead of time and sets up a big tent over the entire place...its all climate controlled of course.

Theres an open bar set up, a violin group of fiddlers from the Symphony playing softly in the background...a nice comfy "Nap area" with Sealy Posturepedics even....some real high end portacrappers downwind, the big ones! Not the little County Fair cheapos! Theres a catered buffet table, with fine cuts of cheeses, fruits, shrimp, etc...sometimes I have it stocked with KFC, or BuffaloWildWings...depending on my mood...pretty much standard for the average detectorist..

Then, I simply hunt the place! Under the tent! I dress in a tuxedo!...I hit a target, and one of my nubile female attendants, dressed as a French maid does the digging! "OhhLaLa Mr MudPuppy! Its anozer penny!" "Well Blankety friggin Blank!" I holler, and we all laugh!!

I have a butler to light my smokes, and I give him all sorts of hell just for giggles...for instance, I balance a can of beer on top of his head when I'm pinpointing! Hilarious! I'm always bussing his balz about something or another! He is supposed to be wiping off my coil with a wet wipe after every few swings for instance...Or, I send him out to chase away any flies that might be hovering around the crapper...

The rest of the time, he follows along meekly behind, shaking a plastic coffee can full of dirty clad and gravel like its a martini! ....All the digging girls think I'm a riot! Its hard to tell what he thinks...just a deadpan glare like normal...Especially when I say, "I dont hear that damned clad shaker running? WTH are you even here for?" Every weekend, same deal! Different park, different food, but over and over, I force myself to get out and hunt in these deplorable conditions!

Then, back at the mansion, another assistant writes my posts for me even...So I hear you about NO Fun....Some Forum Members here are rich enough to travel with the seasons and not have to put up with these kinds of problems like the rest of us...Damn butlers nowadays! Cant hardly balance a can of beer on their head, shake load of clad or chase off flies even! I dont know what I'm paying this guy for! He cant wipe dog poop off a coil without rolling his eyes and making a big production out of it either! I'm like Hell, go have some shrimp and get yourself a drink...run that clad load over to the Coinstar or something? Take the Bentley! Bring me and the digging maids back a pitchure of margaritas balanced on top of your head, and some BK broilers, Then you can take a nap!!
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If this is sarcasm IT STINKS!!! I don't think anyone is looking for this but for some, the COLD WEATHER bothers them. :mad:
 
JTW said:
LOL MUD! YOU CRACK ME UP SOMETIMES!
Ok,so with your words of encouragement I go to sleep determined to get up early.
Gonna pack up ,see the sunrise and get out!
Sooooooo what happens?
I get up
Grab a cup of joe
Look out the window.
2-3 inches of new snow!
Screw this,I'm going back to bed!
;)
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:laughing::laughing: I did the same here Man! The roads are just too slick to take a chance for a few pennies! Smart move there JTW...inspiration is one thing, peer group pressure is another! :laughing:
 
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I will say I will not hunt in those extreme conditions anymore after coming close to getting frostbite in my hands...
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And therein defines why I no longer have the "I am Mr. Invincible" syndrome any longer. For many years I hunted despite any weather condition and now I am paying the price for my stubbornness/stupidity? All it takes is to be told by your doctor you either change your lifestyle or make plans to quit your hobby altogether soon.
 
I just try to get out when work and family life allows. Cold/rain is not a big conern for me as long as I don't need a hammer and chisel to open a plug. On the flip side I don't like the heat (Yooper native) Once the temp starts creeping into the mid 80's or higher I'm running for the AC where ever I can find it. Summer months my hunting is done during the dark hours.
 
Mr. Bill T said:
If this is sarcasm IT STINKS!!! I don't think anyone is looking for this but for some, the COLD WEATHER bothers them. :mad:
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I am intrigued by your hearty feedback Mr Bill!...Imbued with the 'red pist off frowny' icon.......May I inquire as to what inspired you to provide this negative critique of my literary aplomb? What set you off? Was it the ill treatment of my Butler? Perhaps you simply dont like Bentleys? The Shrimp buffet? You didnt seem to have any trouble gobbling them up like starving Humpback at my last festive park hunt I invited you too? Remember that? You could have left a few strawberry aperatifs for the Fiddlers...but did I say anything? No!

You refused to wear a bib and asked for a funnel? That was sort of weird...I remember glancing up from the hunt to see my yard boy shoveling them into your open maw with a grainscoop! I thought about Seaworld...Or maybe you just dont like rich people like me? Or French maids doing all my target digging is offensive??

Are you suggesting I quit this site and go on over to the Findmall Forum where my hunting style and wordsmithing might be better appreciated? :laughing: Is that where the rich people hang out? Help a brother here! I certainly do not wish to offend anyone here on Friendly, although I certainly have the skills and time to do it! :laughing:
 
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Mud-puppy said:
I am intrigued by your hearty feedback Mr Bill!...Imbued with the 'red pist off frowny' icon.......May I inquire as to what inspired you to provide this negative critique of my literary aplomb? What set you off? Was it the ill treatment of my Butler? Perhaps you simply dont like Bentleys? The Shrimp buffet? You didnt seem to have any trouble gobbling them up like starving Humpback at my last festive park hunt I invited you too? Remember that? You could have left a few strawberry aperatifs for the Fiddlers...but did I say anything? No!

You refused to wear a bib and asked for a funnel? That was sort of weird...I remember glancing up from the hunt to see my yard boy shoveling them into your open maw with a grainscoop! I thought about Seaworld...Or maybe you just dont like rich people like me? Or French maids doing all my target digging is offensive??

Are you suggesting I quit this site and go on over to the Findmall Forum where my hunting style and wordsmithing might be better appreciated? :laughing: Is that where the rich people hang out? Help a brother here! I certainly do not wish to offend anyone here on Friendly, although I certainly have the skills and time to do it! :laughing:
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Friendly response. I think not. Not suggesting you go to another site at all,
but as a fairly newbie to this forum, this will certainly have me looking at others. That's unfortunately my lost ,there does seem to be truly a fun bunch here that are helpful and informative.
 
That's right no shame in hunting in the conditions that you prefer, wish I had the choice :laughing: it's becoming a problem more than a hobby :lol:
 
Mr. Bill T said:
I don't know enough about you to say I'm amused by your wit.
Maybe in due time.
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Me neither! Thats a fair analysis! Long ago, I decided, I dont let what other people think of me affect the way I think about myself....It just makes things easy! I enjoy my company, such as it is...Always seems to be an interested audience and intelligent speaker...like at a TED talk I imagine?.....I wouldnt think too hard about this if I was you...
 
Mr. Bill T said:
Friendly response. I think not. Not suggesting you go to another site at all,
but as a fairly newbie to this forum, this will certainly have me looking at others. That's unfortunately my lost ,there does seem to be truly a fun bunch here that are helpful and informative.
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Well Hey...You started it! Go ahead and find yerself another Forum! Like maybe the 'Cobra Beach Magnet Masters?? Or even the 'Beantown Beanie Baby Ballers??' Try the "Tupperware Tumblers", or the "Amway Grand Pianists"...Or go full on into the LARPing community...

Like most self inflicted wounds, You did this all to yourself....Dont you dare 'frowny icon' me here Missy! I'm a gosh darn 'Supporter' here! See that? And, I actually get out once in a while and find things! :laughing::laughing: Weather dependant of course..I dont like weather at all! Nobody does! Which brings us back to full circle...FWIW, my secretary typed this...Its my nap time, so if it offends you, just know...I didnt have nothing to do with it...Hard to find good help now a days...
 
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