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A different kind of depth question

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Some of you on this forum are already familliar with my on-going saga of "I cant find any coin deeper than 7 inches". Not that anyone would necissairly care, but all those posts are a clue to a bigger delema within myself and probably many of you as well.
When I find somthing that interests or challenges me, I usualy go into an all-consuming attack mode and everything else in my life gets neglected. Metal detecting is that way for me. Recently my detectors have been receiving annonamous death threats presumably from some of the neglected people in my life. Im also hearing distant voioces saying things like "Honey I need to go down to the courthouse and get them to correct a typo on our mariage certificate. Seems they wrote my name where it should say metal detecting." and "Daddy, you said tomorow yesterday. And the day before that you said tomorow, and the day before that you said tomorow, and ..."
In otherwords, I'm getting in too deep. So far, my solutions are:
-quit (gulp!!! <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry"> )
-therapy (which doesnt actualy exhist)
-become a hermit/loaner
-drugs (due to financial, moral, and other various restraints this will not improve the situation)
-replacements (Obviously acomplishes nothing. Same problem, different vehicle)
-full frontal labotomy (good one, but I haven't quite finished all my mental torture in life yet. But boy when I do Ill be at that admitting desk faster than you can say "drool"),
and so on and so fourth.
So, If anyone can relate, and has found a way to achieve balance in their life, Do Tell!
 
Grandpa Jones said it best 'Boys stay away from the girs i said and give them lots of room, cause when you wed youll wish you were dead' 'with 17 half starved kids ill tell you its no fun when the butcher comes around with a bill to collect with a dog and a double barrell gun. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
You sound as crazy as I do (for treasure hunting)
it is a strong calling to say the least. the more you do the more you want to do. even after a day with no oldies. and that dose happen.
If you are not finding deep coins they probably not there. if so there might be to much trash. just lower your sens( I have hunted in trash with my sens at 8-10
and still got 6-9" on coins. but if you run to high in trash its harder to hear the deep ones. to much falsing.
even in trash I hunt with very little disc iron mask -10 but with low sen I dont get any problems with the trash
I just work thru it. but go slow and you can cherry pick. if I get a alum can signal I will dig it out.
I have gotten a few oldies that way, the oldies were deeper that the can and some were a little of side and deeper, but the can masked them big time.
you will find the more junk tou dig the more deeper coins will appear.
Try the beach for depth the coins get very deep 10" + sometimes. you will know there is something wrong if you don't get any deep objects there.
Hope this helps.
 
First of all, realize that due to topography, coil characteristics, rain fall, native grass species and history of land usage, coin depth will vary from place to place. I have seen indian heads and barbers retrieve within 1 to 2 inches and zinc pennies at 12 inches.
Second, to satisfy your all consuming obsession on finding stuff at extreme depth, I suggest that you plant a coin garden composed of dimes at 7, 8, 9 , 10, 12, 14 and 16 inches. Let them age and water them properly <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> . Then detect to your hearts content and confirm for yourself, albeit roughly, what sort of depth you are getting with your machine. And if you dont find stuff in your sites at these sort of depths, then they may not be there at all.
HH,
bing
 
Just buy a detector for everyone in your family make it a group hobby!! <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
 
Theres a pretty good idea. I was working that angle a couple of years ago, but it didnt fly. Maby I can come up with a different spin. Its worth considering as a partial solution.
The real problem I'm dealing with is how do I get me less crazy, not how to get them more like me.
 
Thanks Don,
Sounds like good advice for when the ground thaws in 2 or 3 months. Since I cant do anything about the ground right now, I'm trying to address the crazy part. How do you do it? How do you achieve balance in your life so you can enjoy this hobby without p!$$ing off everyone else?
 
MD'ing is a life long disease....I got bit almost 30 yrs ago and guess what?? its worse now then it ever was.....once it gets ya ..There is NO CURE!!! <img src="/metal/html/shocked.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":shock"> <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
 
<img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
ONLY KIDDIN.....
Try lookin up some info on the areas you wanna hunt.....Do some research on surrounding areas that you would like ta hunt.
Do you like to relic hunt or coin hunt ???
Try different air test on different types of metals to see where they fall on the crosshairs(I still need ta find a platinum ring to test as they are makin'em now)
Take up sewin <img src="/metal/html/cry.gif" border=0 width=40 height=15 alt=":cry">
Good luck
HH
 
I am amazed at the e-mails that I get asking how many detectors do I have and have used. It appears that we are all looking for the one detector that will find treasure in hunted out areas, deeper, better target seperation, and will bring balance to our never ending search.
My wife of 28 years has accepted the fact that I am an oversized dreram catcher with to many holes in the net, but I chase them at full throttle. I spend every other weekend looking for vast treasure and every other weekend doing what ever makes my wife happy, I just suck it up and give her my undivided attention, for she is the best treasure that I have found so far.
One day I visited one of the largest open mining operation on the planet, standing at the lowest point of the mine, I over heard a group of engineers talking about how there has to be a better way to move more earth in order to find more target material. I honestly believe that if any of us found a treasure chest at 3' deep, we would dig another 6' wondering what if. Happy Hunting. TB
 
My wife is definately one of my greatest treasures, but presents some realy unfair challenges. I dont know if you beleive in psychics, but when we started dating, she told me she had some psychic abilitys and could pick up most of if not all of my thoughts. After several years of me exclaiming "I was just about to say that" I guess I pretty much beleive her. It works out great for me at x-mass time, but its double trouble with metal detecting. I may be physically gone only twice a week for a total of 8-12 hours, but she knows how much time I spend mentaly gone in addition to that. Some day Ill get my labotomy and everything will be peacefull and beautifull, but for now... <img src="/metal/html/indifferent.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":|">
 
there is nothing that deep in your area - it just doesn't have that kind of history.
Split weekend - one day MD'ing and one day with the wife. If you can get her interested - it may become two days on the W/E MD'ing. You set priorities in your life and you stick to them. We'd all love to detect all the time but that is not reality based unless retired, unemployed, or independently wealthy.
You can't get past this obsession - Paxil or Zoloft.
Good luck!
 
Hey ocean 7, If you are going to suggest paxil and zoloft, you better not forget the viagra! your gona need it!! <img src="/metal/html/tongue.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":b">
 
those side effects. Perhaps it's Paxil - I can't remember. But once again, it's all in your priorities. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":D">
there's a guy from TX on another site that has a post signature that says something like this...
"My wife says if I go MD'ing one more time - she's leaving! Heck I'm sure gonna miss 'er!"
<img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
 
Here is what I do... Sundays are mine for detecting unless there is something really important that comes up. My wife and her daughter usually get together and shop or something. Monday nights my wife's side of the family gathers together for supper at Grandmas; so I get that night usually too. Then if I have kept up on my honey-do list I will sometimes sneak out on a thursday evening. Works for me and the family knows in advance when I will be out detecting.
HH - Robin
 
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