.... The Park host even came by and said, find anything? and Good luck boys ....
And I'll bet you that if you had gone
before-hand, and ASKED that same exact park host "Can I metal detect ?", that he'd have had to call hither and yonder superiors, or dug deep into his rule books (and find something about disturbing earthworms or cultural heritage) and would have told you "no".
Because think of it : The MERE FACT that anyone thinks they have to ask an authority if they can do something or not, merely presupposes that something in amiss, or wrong, or harmful, etc.... Ie.: Otherwise you would not have ASKED in the first place, if it were benign and innocuous. So the mere fact that you're asking, simply presupposes that something must be wrong with the activity. Which is subconsciously not lost on the person you are asking. And thus the wheels of his brain churn to find out how it might not be allowed.
Contrast to if you just simply GO, then that puts out the vibes that it's harmless and innocuous . Lest why else would anyone be doing an activity in broad daylight like that ? Ie.: "Act like you own the place", and you're ignored type-of-thing.
...... what the heck better to ask forgiveness in "some" instances I guess..
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. Because that implies that something is in "need of forgiveness" in the first place.
Does that mean every last person on earth will love and adore me ? Of course not. They're welcome to say "scram", and I'll give lip service . ( And then promptly come back later when said-singular-nosy-parker isn't around
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