Caius Gauge
Full Member
Hello everyone.
I decided to go out this weekend, fueled by my recent bracelet find, and the ever-cooling temperatures here in Wisconsin. I know it is just a matter of time until the ground just becomes a huge icecube
I went to a beach I had not been to before, and was instantly shocked at the ice forming on the end of the lake. First red flag. I hit a quarter signal about 3 in deep, and my digging tool didnt even dent the ground. 2nd 3rd and 4th red flag. I was soooooo disappointed. Frozen ground = no digging.
I would like to note that it was 13 degrees when I got to the park. By the time I left, It had hit a whopping 20 degrees. AAAARGGGH!!!!!
Unless we have an unnaturally warm winter, or I go south for the winter, I am offically done for the year. I didnt have a bad run, and have only been detecting now since the very end of July this year. Less than 5 mos of detecting and I am hooked!
I wanted to mention one event that happened while I was detecting today. Whenever someone looks over as they pass by, or someone makes eye contact, I like to say "Hi" or at least give a wave and a friendly smile. It really makes people feel comfortable when the "unknown" person detecting in their park makes a friendly gesture.
A woman and her son, and their dog, were walking by, and I gave my wave and said Hello. The dog ran up and checked my sorry excuse for a hole in the frozen soil. The woman came up, with her son who was checking out the freezing lake. I had a GREAT conversation with her, and her son was literally GLUED to my humble ACE 250. After a few MD discussions, I explained how I went about my searches, and how I dug, etc. The boy was so enthralled, he asked if he could dig for me, and immediately went at it. The mother was so friendly and the boy was so helpful, I could not help smiling from ear to ear. The young man kept saying that metal detecting was "discovering history" and I was like an archeologist. The mother agreed, and was just blown away at how friendly the dog was to me, and how nice I was in return to her pooch (I LOVE, repeat LOVE animals.) We as a group all kind of clicked.
I only got 10 pennies that morning, from about 9am to 11am, and one wheatie, with the usual bottlecaps, and can slaw. I could only dig about 2in deep (with GREAT effort) before I literally hurt myself, unless I had a hammer and chisel
All in all, the meeting with the lovely woman and her great son and their awesome dog made the whole lousy morning worthwhile. I hope I see them again in the spring. Maybe they will be out their with their OWN detectors
My only regret is that I didnt remember their names, and they remembered mine as they were leaving. It made me feel kinda crummy that I didnt remember. Oh well.
Sorry it wasnt a big banner day, everyone. Thanks for looking. I hope to have some great new posts if we head down to FL this winter !!!!!!
I decided to go out this weekend, fueled by my recent bracelet find, and the ever-cooling temperatures here in Wisconsin. I know it is just a matter of time until the ground just becomes a huge icecube
I went to a beach I had not been to before, and was instantly shocked at the ice forming on the end of the lake. First red flag. I hit a quarter signal about 3 in deep, and my digging tool didnt even dent the ground. 2nd 3rd and 4th red flag. I was soooooo disappointed. Frozen ground = no digging.
I would like to note that it was 13 degrees when I got to the park. By the time I left, It had hit a whopping 20 degrees. AAAARGGGH!!!!!
Unless we have an unnaturally warm winter, or I go south for the winter, I am offically done for the year. I didnt have a bad run, and have only been detecting now since the very end of July this year. Less than 5 mos of detecting and I am hooked!
I wanted to mention one event that happened while I was detecting today. Whenever someone looks over as they pass by, or someone makes eye contact, I like to say "Hi" or at least give a wave and a friendly smile. It really makes people feel comfortable when the "unknown" person detecting in their park makes a friendly gesture.
A woman and her son, and their dog, were walking by, and I gave my wave and said Hello. The dog ran up and checked my sorry excuse for a hole in the frozen soil. The woman came up, with her son who was checking out the freezing lake. I had a GREAT conversation with her, and her son was literally GLUED to my humble ACE 250. After a few MD discussions, I explained how I went about my searches, and how I dug, etc. The boy was so enthralled, he asked if he could dig for me, and immediately went at it. The mother was so friendly and the boy was so helpful, I could not help smiling from ear to ear. The young man kept saying that metal detecting was "discovering history" and I was like an archeologist. The mother agreed, and was just blown away at how friendly the dog was to me, and how nice I was in return to her pooch (I LOVE, repeat LOVE animals.) We as a group all kind of clicked.
I only got 10 pennies that morning, from about 9am to 11am, and one wheatie, with the usual bottlecaps, and can slaw. I could only dig about 2in deep (with GREAT effort) before I literally hurt myself, unless I had a hammer and chisel
All in all, the meeting with the lovely woman and her great son and their awesome dog made the whole lousy morning worthwhile. I hope I see them again in the spring. Maybe they will be out their with their OWN detectors
My only regret is that I didnt remember their names, and they remembered mine as they were leaving. It made me feel kinda crummy that I didnt remember. Oh well.
Sorry it wasnt a big banner day, everyone. Thanks for looking. I hope to have some great new posts if we head down to FL this winter !!!!!!