I've noticed a few posts from the past couple of days from people new to MD (like myself). Have you all had the following experience lately?
So, I'm really excited about my MD purchase and have told my family and friends about it. The wife allowed me to get one but I did have to do something nice for her (and boy did I! A great seat for Les Mis). Anyway, with the recent find of the 100g gold nugget being sold for $400,000 and a few (inter)national stories about other large finds, I've been getting bugged about "Have you found a gold nugget yet?" "When are you going to find that old stash?" "Has that thing paid for itself, yet?"
I don't know about you, I put on a smiley face and jest along with them. But I do find it mildly annoying. I mean, I just got the thing. It's a new hobby. I don't expect to find anything but clad and trash (and more trash than clad) until I get more familiar with my tool (the MD) and experience knowing how and where to look.
By the way, what got you new guys into MDing? For me, I've always been mildly interested (I even got a Radio Shack model when I was a teen). But recently, I had the cash, some time, and wanted a new hobby.
So, I'm really excited about my MD purchase and have told my family and friends about it. The wife allowed me to get one but I did have to do something nice for her (and boy did I! A great seat for Les Mis). Anyway, with the recent find of the 100g gold nugget being sold for $400,000 and a few (inter)national stories about other large finds, I've been getting bugged about "Have you found a gold nugget yet?" "When are you going to find that old stash?" "Has that thing paid for itself, yet?"
I don't know about you, I put on a smiley face and jest along with them. But I do find it mildly annoying. I mean, I just got the thing. It's a new hobby. I don't expect to find anything but clad and trash (and more trash than clad) until I get more familiar with my tool (the MD) and experience knowing how and where to look.
By the way, what got you new guys into MDing? For me, I've always been mildly interested (I even got a Radio Shack model when I was a teen). But recently, I had the cash, some time, and wanted a new hobby.