After reading many articles on here and trying to prepare myself for this great adventure they call metal detecting, we finally got our first metal detector (a Tesoro Cibola). We've only had it a day now and I have discovered that there are a few things that they didn't tell me about. First off, I have sore hands from all of the digging I am doing (My wife owns the metal detector and I am her personal digger). 
Even though I have knee pads, my knees are feeling a little sore. They also didn't tell me that the top of my head would burn and to wear a hat, although I should have already known that. 
They didn't tell me that I could easily spend an entire day looking for just a few cents in change or a few metal items on an old farm. They didn't tell me that my youngest kids would love it and would want to dig every hole (but not properly). They didn't tell me that I would want my own detector within a day! They didn't tell me that this would lead me to begin to research the history of my city and our state (I'm learning a lot). They didn't tell me that I would be so tired at the end of the day.
Well, I am sure that they didn't tell me many other things, but I am too tired to think of it, or is it the pain I feel from my sunburned head?!
Either way, I am really enjoying myself. Thanks! Maybe you can think of some other things that "they didn't tell you about" also. If so, put them down.
Daddy-O
Even though I have knee pads, my knees are feeling a little sore. They also didn't tell me that the top of my head would burn and to wear a hat, although I should have already known that. They didn't tell me that I could easily spend an entire day looking for just a few cents in change or a few metal items on an old farm. They didn't tell me that my youngest kids would love it and would want to dig every hole (but not properly). They didn't tell me that I would want my own detector within a day! They didn't tell me that this would lead me to begin to research the history of my city and our state (I'm learning a lot). They didn't tell me that I would be so tired at the end of the day.
Well, I am sure that they didn't tell me many other things, but I am too tired to think of it, or is it the pain I feel from my sunburned head?!
Either way, I am really enjoying myself. Thanks! Maybe you can think of some other things that "they didn't tell you about" also. If so, put them down.Daddy-O
Like you I read these fourms from top to bottom while waiting on my MD to arrive and all you read is all the glamerous stuff and non of the bad...well unless you've read about my hunts. 
I saw it in time to warn my daughter, but not before I had been rubbing up against it. I woke up this morning with my right arm infected by the stuff. I sure do want to scratch the skin off of my arn right about now! 
