maxxkatt
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I don't look at the Stories and Picture Finds sub-forum much. Actually hardly ever because I quite jealous of all the goodies that everyone else but me seem to find. Yes I am happy for you guys, but it is a constant reminder of my lack of finds.
Finally I have something to post. In between days of rain, I finally went hunting in an area close to home. Not much there but a couple of old home sites and two bottle dumps hunted several times with my AT Pro. But what the heck I had not been out hunting in about two weeks due to rain and my wife being home on the holidays with her every present honey do list. And I wanted to see what the nox could do.
So being on familiar territory, I was walking to the home sites about 250 yards from the road into the woods. Going down the hill towards the creek I spot what I think is a back pack. A muddy back pack at that. Well, well, well I thought this could be interesting. Keep in mind that this was 7:00 am in the morning.
Without even thinking about a terrorists bomb, I picked up the back pack. well I am still here typing with both hands and it was not a bomb. But shucks, it was solid and heavy probably about 30 lbs. Unzipping it revealed either the worlds biggest coins or a set of drummer's cymbals. My usual luck, no coins.
What in the heck is a backpack full of cymbals doing out in a section of the woods that nobody but a bored but ever hopeful metal detectorist would go?
Then it hit me that darn, these things might be worth some money on eBay. Rather than lug the back pack with me while detecting, I went back home to figure out what I had found.
My wife greeted me as usual with her stock half hearted question, did you find anything? Just few big coins and invited her out to the garage work bench to see the 9 big brass cymbals laid out.
I told her about the find and she said you need to call the police and see if anyone has reported those stolen. Right I answered with what I thought was just the right amount of sarcasm. Well you should at least post photos on craigs list and nextdoor to find the poor owner. sure honey, I replied as I was thinking about the 15" coil I could buy for my Nox 800 if I sold these suckers on eBay. But then I frowned at the thought of the Ditch Witch mini back hoe I would have to rent to dig my finds with that monster coil.
So do I call the police or post on craigs list or sell on eBay and buy the 15 inch coil?
Finally I have something to post. In between days of rain, I finally went hunting in an area close to home. Not much there but a couple of old home sites and two bottle dumps hunted several times with my AT Pro. But what the heck I had not been out hunting in about two weeks due to rain and my wife being home on the holidays with her every present honey do list. And I wanted to see what the nox could do.
So being on familiar territory, I was walking to the home sites about 250 yards from the road into the woods. Going down the hill towards the creek I spot what I think is a back pack. A muddy back pack at that. Well, well, well I thought this could be interesting. Keep in mind that this was 7:00 am in the morning.
Without even thinking about a terrorists bomb, I picked up the back pack. well I am still here typing with both hands and it was not a bomb. But shucks, it was solid and heavy probably about 30 lbs. Unzipping it revealed either the worlds biggest coins or a set of drummer's cymbals. My usual luck, no coins.
What in the heck is a backpack full of cymbals doing out in a section of the woods that nobody but a bored but ever hopeful metal detectorist would go?
Then it hit me that darn, these things might be worth some money on eBay. Rather than lug the back pack with me while detecting, I went back home to figure out what I had found.
My wife greeted me as usual with her stock half hearted question, did you find anything? Just few big coins and invited her out to the garage work bench to see the 9 big brass cymbals laid out.
I told her about the find and she said you need to call the police and see if anyone has reported those stolen. Right I answered with what I thought was just the right amount of sarcasm. Well you should at least post photos on craigs list and nextdoor to find the poor owner. sure honey, I replied as I was thinking about the 15" coil I could buy for my Nox 800 if I sold these suckers on eBay. But then I frowned at the thought of the Ditch Witch mini back hoe I would have to rent to dig my finds with that monster coil.
So do I call the police or post on craigs list or sell on eBay and buy the 15 inch coil?
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