This forum is for folks with the common interest of metal detecting to discuss the hobby and anything else that would be discussed around a family dinner table. http://www.findmall.com/list.php?52Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:13 -0600 Phorum 5.2-dev http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094549,1094549#msg-1094549 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094549,1094549#msg-1094549
]]> Jim C (Mich) The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:41 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094414,1094414#msg-1094414 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094414,1094414#msg-1094414
]]> mike(swWash) The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:34 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094185,1094185#msg-1094185 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1094185,1094185#msg-1094185YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU
GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER
ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY
YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE CANADIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU
GET A JOB, A DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE, FOOD STAMPS, CREDIT CARDS, SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE, FREE EDUCATION, FREE HEALTH CARE, A LOBBYIST IN OTTAWA AND IN MANY INSTANCES YOU CAN VOTE]]> Tom in Victoria The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 12:56:40 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093986,1093986#msg-1093986 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093986,1093986#msg-1093986
]]> Jim C (Mich) The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 06:22:09 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093793,1093793#msg-1093793 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093793,1093793#msg-1093793
]]> Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:23 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093779,1093779#msg-1093779 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093779,1093779#msg-1093779[attachment 145464 pecantartedit.jpg]]]> Ed SW Fla The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:38:46 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093757,1093757#msg-1093757 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093757,1093757#msg-1093757The original windows were getting in bad shape and the winter cold came through like there was no tomorrow. Heating bills were off the charts :blink:; So we decided to take the plunge and take out a loan for the new windows :surrender:

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We tried to match the new vinyl windows as close the the originals as possible. All-and-all they actually looked better than we thought as we got to get rid of the unsightly storm windows on the out-side that were rusted and ugly.
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The house was torn apart as the windows were replaced. I helped the guy to repair some of the sills that needed replaced before they were wrapped in metal and the vinyl trim on the outside was applied, covering up 200 years of unsightly, built-up paint. I took the opportunity to re-paint much of the house and trim in the inside before putting the house back together again.

Everything you see in these photos was bought on sale, on Ebay or bought and repaired by me from a second hand store. The glass ship case was built by my friend for a trade out. Click on pictures to enlarge.

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All new windows ~ Looks like the porch needs some TLC care too.]]> Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska The Friends & Finds ForumFri, 20 Nov 2009 11:09:40 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093699,1093699#msg-1093699 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093699,1093699#msg-1093699
[attachment 145450 dudedon.jpg]]]> Craig in Alabama The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:20 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093656,1093656#msg-1093656 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093656,1093656#msg-1093656

]]> deathwind1 The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:23 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093641,1093641#msg-1093641 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093641,1093641#msg-1093641

]]> deathwind1 The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:12 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093633,1093633#msg-1093633 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093633,1093633#msg-1093633

]]> deathwind1 The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:32:19 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093628,1093628#msg-1093628 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093628,1093628#msg-1093628

]]> deathwind1 The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:27:36 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093335,1093335#msg-1093335 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093335,1093335#msg-1093335 Randy (KY) The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:25 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093136,1093136#msg-1093136 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1093136,1093136#msg-1093136
Stamped "750"

Thanks for looking

Magz]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:52 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092688,1092688#msg-1092688 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092688,1092688#msg-1092688

They were colonial relic hunting in the area , and stopped by our humble home for dinner and conversation...a wonderful afternoon /evening was enjoyed by all.

Magz]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:54 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092481,1092481#msg-1092481 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092481,1092481#msg-1092481 Randy (KY) The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 07:11:11 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092449,1092449#msg-1092449 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092449,1092449#msg-1092449 Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:01:25 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092403,1092403#msg-1092403 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092403,1092403#msg-1092403
This is a genuine home-made Slovak Nut Roll; I only make this at Christmas time.

Magz]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumWed, 18 Nov 2009 05:12:27 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092398,1092398#msg-1092398 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092398,1092398#msg-1092398
UGH!!!

Thank goodness it was a dead one...lying on its back, so I turned it over for a second pic

I think this is just the 3rd or 4th snake I have seen in my lifetime..don't need to see anymore, thank you!

Magz]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 18:26:26 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092330,1092330#msg-1092330 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092330,1092330#msg-1092330http://www.malhanga.com/videosflash/]]> Craig in Alabama The Friends & Finds ForumWed, 18 Nov 2009 02:21:05 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092129,1092129#msg-1092129 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092129,1092129#msg-1092129Only thing is, it's probably under 2'+ of water and really nasty mud.....but I do have hip boots and can make a bigger better power sifter......with my luck and timing, I'd bust my shovel while putting the sharp end in my eye, clog the sifter to meltdown(china syndrome) , blow up the engine in my truck while causing a large nearby structural fire and contract some sort of incurable venerial desease just because I was there :jump: ..... maybe I better wait for a dry weather stretch or purchase a latex full body glove and a scuba tank :lmfao: either that or soak in a tub full of brandy after the hunt then..... :drinking: till I don't need a towel :goodnight:]]> mike(swWash) The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:12:44 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092086,1092086#msg-1092086 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092086,1092086#msg-1092086http://www.reviewdetector.ru/review/deus-eng.html]]> Brandy[Ma.] The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:15:10 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092050,1092050#msg-1092050 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092050,1092050#msg-1092050The shelves have been filling back up so now I'm starting to pick up a box now and then. Mine are mostly obscure calibers but they flew off the shelves fast as it came in for a long while. I went to Cabelas this weekend and there were only a few barespots on the shelves however, it seemed all the popular calibers were in abundance again.......except for plain old .22 shells. I couldn't find a brick of 500 anywhere and at $3-10 a box for 50, I don't think I want to :surprised:]]> mike(swWash) The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 07:22:37 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092019,1092019#msg-1092019 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1092019,1092019#msg-1092019





]]> therick The Friends & Finds ForumMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:04 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091955,1091955#msg-1091955 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091955,1091955#msg-1091955(This message does not contain any text.)
]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:10 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091913,1091913#msg-1091913 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091913,1091913#msg-1091913 David in Al. The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:31 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091816,1091816#msg-1091816 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091816,1091816#msg-1091816Arrest at Walmart Leads to Charges of Racism
Monday, November 16, 2009


ST. LOUIS Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store and touched off what she calls a racially charged dispute with white customers and authorities, the young black schoolteacher faces a trial that could send her to prison for 15 years.

Witnesses have told authorities that Ellis cut in front of waiting customers at the Walmart in Kennett on Jan. 6, 2007, shoved merchandise already placed on a conveyor belt out of the way, and became belligerent when confronted, according to court filings.

Ellis maintains she was merely joining her cousin, whose checkout line was moving more quickly. She claimed in a written complaint to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People that she was then pushed by a white customer, hassled by store employees, called racial slurs and physically mistreated by Kennett police officers.

Police say in court documents that Ellis refused requests to calm down and leave the property, allegedly kicking one's shin and splitting another's lip while resisting arrest. Her trial on charges of assaulting police officers, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace begins Wednesday in Dunklin County Circuit Court. Syracuse, N.Y.-based Your Black World Coalition is organizing a Monday rally in Kennett.

A college student in New Orleans at the time of her arrest, the 24-year-old Ellis now teaches in Louisiana, where she is engaged to a state trooper. She has said she feels trapped by "small-town politics" in Kennett, where her family lives.

"What a shame the system can destroy a young person's future like this because of bad cops," Ellis wrote to the NAACP in April.

The group subsequently held a rally in Kennett. Before the June 13 event began, police officers found threatening letters the size of business cards scattered along the route that said the Ku Klux Klan had paid a visit and "the next visit will not be social."

Dunklin County Prosecutor Stephen Sokoloff said the cards were removed and the source investigated but never discovered. He said he doubts the cards actually were from the KKK; he knows of no KKK presence in the area. A call to the KKK headquarters was not answered.

As for Ellis' allegations of mistreatment by law enforcement, Sokoloff said he's "seen absolutely no evidence of any kind, apart from her statements, that those things occurred." Kennett Police Chief Barry Tate did not return phone calls seeking comment.

Kennett is a town of roughly 11,000 residents, about 1,500 of them black. The police department also is predominantly white, but has actively worked to recruit more women and minorities, said longtime resident Charles B. Brown, who served as mayor from 1991 to 2003.

"We're a small country town with greater problems than racism. Our problems are economic," he said, explaining that Kennett needs more jobs.

Some community leaders fear the "big paint roller" being used by observers of Ellis' case has resulted in unfair portrayals of the town as prejudiced.

"They're searching their hearts and minds, and that's just not us," he said.

Sokoloff said he would have filed the same charges regardless of the races of those involved. Last week, he took himself off the case, telling the Southeast Missourian newspaper he hoped it would refocus attention on the facts. A special prosecutor from Cape Girardeau County was appointed.

Ellis and her lawyers, Scott Rosenblum and T.J. Hunsaker in St. Louis, declined to comment on the specifics of the case. She has previously rejected plea deals.

"Why would you plea bargain if you're innocent?" said Ellis' father, the Rev. Nathaniel Ellis of Kennett.

"This is not a matter of justice," he said. "It's a vendetta."

Ellis' written account to the NAACP describes she and her cousin getting into separate checkout lanes before Ellis switched into the faster-moving line. The woman behind them had placed items on the conveyor belt, and Ellis alleged the woman pushed her when she tried to put her own items down.

Witnesses instead told police that Ellis shoved the woman's merchandise back, according to court filings.

Ellis wrote that a security officer and manager were called over and that although Ellis said she wanted to pay, the manager yelled at her to leave the store. Police were called and arrived.

Officers eventually followed her to the parking lot, she said, using racial slurs and telling her to go back to the ghetto. As her aunt and uncle drove into the parking lot, Ellis said, the officers "jumped" on her even though she said she was not resisting.

Officer A.W. Fisher wrote in a probable cause statement that Ellis was given "every opportunity" to comply with officers and leave the property. He said she used an expletive in telling him she would beat him if he put his hands on her.

Fisher said he then told Ellis she was under arrest, but she would not stop fighting while being handcuffed.

Following her arrest, Ellis alleged, she was thrown against doors on the way into jail and an officer later twisted her shirt with his knuckle to choke her while she was in custody.

"Incidents involving our customers are unfortunate and we take them seriously," Walmart spokesman Lorenzo Lopez said in a statement earlier this month. "In this matter, there was a disturbance and law enforcement was contacted, in accordance with our normal procedures. The police then determined how to proceed."


]]> Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska The Friends & Finds ForumTue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:42 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091302,1091302#msg-1091302 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091302,1091302#msg-1091302
Chased the tide out....found all items on wet slope

Most were quite deep ...12"- 20"..kept sensitivity at 1 o'clock

14 K was a medium, "garbled" sound...initially thought it might be another nickel.

thanks for looking

Magz]]> Magyar The Friends & Finds ForumMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:51:53 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091286,1091286#msg-1091286 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091286,1091286#msg-1091286 Brandy[Ma.] The Friends & Finds ForumMon, 16 Nov 2009 06:00:27 -0600 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091233,1091233#msg-1091233 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?52,1091233,1091233#msg-1091233
Here I is hitting the front yard between the street and sidewalk..dug a Merc and a few wheaties :D
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Bean got a few wheaties and we both dug a bunch of clad :smoke:

Here's my take for the day

Here's a close up of the Filipina coin :thumbup: Never seen one before.

:wave: :wave: :wave: Thanks for lookin' Ya'll :wave: :wave: :wave:
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