MNCoinhunter
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When did metal detecting stop being a working man's hobby, and become a pastime for people driving around in $40,000 SUV's and sipping lattes ? Did I miss something ?
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A question . .
- Thread starter MNCoinhunter
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MNCoinhunter
Active member
Elton ... It was YOU wasn't it ? I knew it !! haha !!!
MarkCZ
Well-known member
roadapple said:
All of the wealthy people I ever ran into turned the noses up at a guy with mud on his knees, goodwill shoes, hand-me-down jeans, digging it the dirt for lose change! I mean nobody driving a $80k car is going around looking for $1.40 in clad, or a 1951 silver dime!
I mean they wear $300.00 shoes,
eat $130.00 meals,
Fly anywhere they travel that's more than 100 miles,
the stay in $250.00 a night hotels.
They used to think of us as nothing more than bums!
Now all of a sudden metal detecting is a rich man's past time??
I can see the shift, now is it good or bad?? probably bad. Us guys with the dirty knees can fix the rich folks fine automobiles, fix their plumbing, put a roof on their $500.00 home, but we shouldn't be allowed to own a metal detector, or dine in their country clubs.
Mark
MNCoinhunter
Active member
roadapple .. I never mentioned being jealous did I ? I drive a Chevy minivan that I paid $900 for .. You make hefty Escalade payments so you can brag to everyone about it, like your post above. I have a wonderful family and a happy existence without being materialistic. Carry on ..
And MarkCZ nailed it .. Anyone with money spilling out of their a$$es used to laugh at us. Different ballgame today ..
And MarkCZ nailed it .. Anyone with money spilling out of their a$$es used to laugh at us. Different ballgame today ..
mrwilburino
Member
Just because I have my butler swing the detector for me while I follow along in a golf cart sipping margaritas, that DOESN'T mean that I don't have JUST as much passion for the hobby as anyone else!
Statistically speaking, all of us on this Forum are by Far some of the most wealthiest men our age on the Planet..indeed throughout all recorded time.
If you are over 50yrs old and have ZERO debt and at least $20 in your pocket, and have the time and gear to read this post, you are in the top .001% of the wealthiest Men on this Planet...if you have a few gold items in your possession and some silver coins, a dog and a gun, average health, you are truly King Midas!
I like the butler/golfcart thing MrWilburino brought up! Along with a few hot girls dressed in french maid costumes along to do the digging of course..
Attempting to acquire wealth is often a temporary and unprofitable exersize , we have all given it a shot through traditional channels of employment, businesses, investments, etc...for some it worked, for some it didnt, just blind luck..TIME and GOLD wait for nobody...we detectorists have more time and gold than most, in that regard, we are a brotherhood of subsistance hunters...
Mud
If you are over 50yrs old and have ZERO debt and at least $20 in your pocket, and have the time and gear to read this post, you are in the top .001% of the wealthiest Men on this Planet...if you have a few gold items in your possession and some silver coins, a dog and a gun, average health, you are truly King Midas!
I like the butler/golfcart thing MrWilburino brought up! Along with a few hot girls dressed in french maid costumes along to do the digging of course..
Attempting to acquire wealth is often a temporary and unprofitable exersize , we have all given it a shot through traditional channels of employment, businesses, investments, etc...for some it worked, for some it didnt, just blind luck..TIME and GOLD wait for nobody...we detectorists have more time and gold than most, in that regard, we are a brotherhood of subsistance hunters...
Mud
oldknifemaker
Member
Anyone ever ask Charles Garrett why he was such an avid treasure hunter? It's not so much what you find, it's the excitement of finding treasure no matter how large or small. Admittedly large is more fun. You never know what's coming out of the next scoop in the sand or the next hole you dig. I love it!!!! HH
GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
If one only measures Wealth by counting Money then they will never be Wealthy. I do not have a lot of money but I am Wealthy beyond measure. I am 74 Years old. Still physically able to get out and do things that excite me and keep me happy. I have been married to the Same Lady for nearly 51 years. She still thinks that I am the catch of her life. I have a home that is paid for and does not leak when it rains. I have two sons and five grandchildren that mean the world to me.
I even have a few friends.
Yes I may not be what some would call wealthy but it is my opinion that I am far wealthier than most Multimillionaires. They are all worried about making more millions while I am enjoying the short period of time that I will be here on this earth. Yes I am VERY WEALTHY. Please dont begrudge us Wealthy Folks our time out detecting.
I even have a few friends.
Yes I may not be what some would call wealthy but it is my opinion that I am far wealthier than most Multimillionaires. They are all worried about making more millions while I am enjoying the short period of time that I will be here on this earth. Yes I am VERY WEALTHY. Please dont begrudge us Wealthy Folks our time out detecting.
Mud------Whar in tha worl did you git all those fancy words??? Sure sounded Purdy!! You mush be one of those Jones fellars!~------Whoops, scuse me---I gotta grab mah shovel & run---I hear mah boss ah hollerin from his golf cart! 
mudpuppy said:Statistically speaking, all of us on this Forum are by Far some of the most wealthiest men our age on the Planet..indeed throughout all recorded time.
If you are over 50yrs old and have ZERO debt and at least $20 in your pocket, and have the time and gear to read this post, you are in the top .001% of the wealthiest Men on this Planet...if you have a few gold items in your possession and some silver coins, a dog and a gun, average health, you are truly King Midas!
I like the butler/golfcart thing MrWilburino brought up! Along with a few hot girls dressed in french maid costumes along to do the digging of course..
Attempting to acquire wealth is often a temporary and unprofitable exersize , we have all given it a shot through traditional channels of employment, businesses, investments, etc...for some it worked, for some it didnt, just blind luck..TIME and GOLD wait for nobody...we detectorists have more time and gold than most, in that regard, we are a brotherhood of subsistance hunters...
Mud
All i want to do in life is enjoy my detecting and as soon as those headphones go on and the detector is switched on it gets me away from politics,religion and everything in general,what other people's status in life is none of my business and of course i keep my status private as well.
Have been lucky to be able to retire at 50,i have good health and enjoy my detecting to the full,it dont get much better than that.
Have been lucky to be able to retire at 50,i have good health and enjoy my detecting to the full,it dont get much better than that.
