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    My 1280X may end up held hostage........:confused:.....

    My Fisher 1280 X detector is (WAS??) on its' way back to me from El Paso, Texas, after undergoing major re-building, under lifetime warranty, it was scheduled to be at my door, today, or Monday....Not here yet, and I read a while ago there's a NATIONWIDE truck driver's strike being organized...
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    I played at an extended care facility, today......

    ...with my regular Friday morning jam group. We get together and play Praise and Worship/Gospel/ country music on Friday mornings, ,each one of us gets a turn, everybody else plays along: guitars, banjo, mandolin....these folks at the facility were SOOO gracious, we got many compliments..One of...
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    My 1280X: shipping back to me tomorrow!!!:detecting::thumbup:.....

    They called me today: They replaced everything, but the headphones, but they upgraded them......Controls, housing, ALL the internals and the outer housing, the coil and cable and padded armrest. Here's to another 15 years detecting with my 1280X, I recommend Fisher...
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    Update on the beach detecting near me:"NO, SORRY".......OK, Lake Michigan is right across the street.Has to warm up: Still only 39 degrees:shocked:

    n/t
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    A lead on a possible popular water/beach site:detecting::crazy:

    ....I've got an E-mail, into a campground/ swimming beach site about 10 miles from my house, that's VERY popular with the summer crowds, and one of the hosts to a series of concert events to THOUSANDS, of concert attendees, over a span of 2 weeks, mid June, to July 3rd, they are CLOSED, to...
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    A new 'mile'stone for me!!!:clapping:.....

    Yesterday, was the 7 week anniversary of my left hip replacement.....My 'mile'stone, was the fact I went out yesterday and WALKED A SOLID MILE, FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 10 YEARS!!!....it's been a long hard road for me, since 2011:A nasty divorce, and being told at the same time if I did not have...
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    Getting my Fisher 1280X ready for summer swinging!!!!

    I got the replacement armrest yesterday, NOW: I'm waiting for her to be returned from El Paso, Texas, after getting some much needed upgrades: Electrical internals, controls and switches, new hardwired headphones and searchcoil.....I wanted the 10-1/2" searchcoil instead of the 8" one, but they...
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    Brothers and sisters, GET A LOAD OF THIS!!!!....

    MARCIA and I was going thru some stuff today,and she found an old lead lined fire box, she had....Inside, was some AMAZING THINGS:She had a Christmas card from her grandparents,postmarked 1952.....The card had slots, on the outside,to put coins in:The coins were MWECURY AND EARLY ISSUE ROOSEVELT...
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    About that "confederate Gold'' show on the History Channel.....

    It's interesting, especially since it takes place, right in my 'neck of the woods'!....I know a guy, that knows some of these folks in Muskegon, that are in on this..........I hope they find what they're looking for but, I'm NOT holding my breath..........:confused::shrug::unsure:..........
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    My 1280X out for overhaul today!!!.....

    Cost me $60- some bucks, shipping, insurance and labor, but: Try to buy a BRAND NEW DETECTOR, for $60 bucks.......It will get there Tuesday, hopefully back by two weeks from Friday!!...If something happens to it going there or back to me, the insurance I bought will buy me a BRAND NEW...
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    Next Wednesday, my 1280X is out for Rehab!!!.....

    ...She will get new: Coil and cable, hard mounted headphones, new control knobs and faceplate decal, housing mount and armrest, all for $25.00 labor fee, plus shipping there......Sounds like a great deal, to me. They also said they have a "one week turnaround", and the lifetime warranty will...
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    i'm gettin' ready to send her back for some R and R.......

    My Fisher 1280X water detector, that is........I bought it waayy back when they had the 'lifetime guarantee', I called Fisher with the serial#, they assured me it's 'lifetime warranty' is still in force...She still works great, but needs a new coil, the cable is wearing through,new knobs on the...
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    WELL, whom ordered this snow???:shrug:.......

    ...It looks more like Thanksgiving outside, than April......And, we may get more snow through the weekend???....BUT: they're saying up in the 50's, by a week from Thursday......:cool:....
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    In to see my hip surgeon today.....:thumbup:....

    ...He cancelled all my remaining physical therapy, saying "you are doing OK, on your own", and wants me back in 8 weeks..........13 DAYS, AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY!!!!!!.....THANK YOU, LORD, AMEN!!!:crazy:
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    Update:12 days since hip replacement......:thumbup:.....

    Physical therapist was just out, I'm doing purty good, exercising and walking, and up/down stairs.......I told her I just want to get out and walk.....She said "first things first, got to heal and keep doing these exercises, and not overdo it.......We have to do this right, doing too much too...
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    Warthog update:so/so..........

    I'm a week out of surgery, hurting all the time, can't go outside, cold and snowing.........Feeling just "BLAH", :confused: right now, many weeks until warm weather, and me getting back to anything resembling walking......I haven't even got my guitar out lately, any extra movement just hurts too...
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    I have an emotional story to share with you all :sad:......

    ...A good many years ago, I was detecting in a Michigan lake, and I dug up an old Sterling Silver ID bracelet about 8-10 inches deep in the bottom sand, it had darkened, but the engraved old style script "Mary Ellen" on the top was easy to read.......At my old Church in Brown City here in...
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    I have an emotional story to share with you all :sad:......

    ...A good many years ago, I was detecting in a Michigan lake, and I dug up an old Sterling Silver ID bracelet about 8-10 inches deep in the bottom sand, it had darkened, but the engraved old style script "Mary Ellen" on the top was easy to read.......At my old Church in Brown City here in...
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    Prayers for the Warthog, pleeeze:sadwalk:

    All of you know, I had left hip replacement done on 2-28, I came home the day after, 3/1......I knew it would happen, and it's here:Lots of pain, extreme fatigue......:thumbdown:....I'm not making it to Church and other Church functions tomorrow night, I'm really not in any condition to even get...
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    WARTHOG STEVE IS HOME, DAY AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT!!!!:thumbup:

    WELL, THEY HAD ME in surgery yesterday (Wednesday), and had me up walking abound 3:00PM-ish, surgery went picture perfect....TODAY, I started pestering my physical therapist to go home today....she said "This is highly unusual, going home the day after this type off surgery; but: Your surgery...
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