I just had to share this experience with you............
I was checking out a New Detector in a local park ..........I have hunted this park for at least 25 years........ and let me say.. It doesn't give up much Silver if any now.
Myself and 50 other people have pretty much cleaned it out........
My Story............ I was detecting along the road parking lot just in front of where you nose in and park when I noticed a guy pull in in a pickup truck..He got out and walked toward me........ as he approached me he said " Hey you all, how's it going" really loudly to me.
I said fine, just checking out this detector to see how it works... He said I got one too. I find Silver every time I come down here to the park.. WOW !! That surly got my attention..I haven't found any Silver in about 6 years in the area I was messing around in.. Not even much clad LOL......... I thought I wonder if he has a CTX3030 and they really do find stuff I have missed with ETrac ,and Se Pro and many other model detectors. He kept talking and some of the things he was saying made me think he might be a little short of a Full Happy Meal...maybe some fries missing..if you know what I mean....He said he had his detector in the back of the truck, and wanted to know if I wanted to see it... I said sure,turned mine off, and went with him to his truck.............This is the good part..
( NOT Making Fun here) .... Just explaining how it happened.............. He reached under a tarp..and pulled out a very Old Radio Shack detector..Gray and square shaped with a handle on top of the box........ I thought Oh my.... No way was he finding Silver with that detector..It was a Kids toy model..with a 4" maybe 5" black hard wired coil........ Remember, I did mention earlier about the "Happy Meal" shortage..and this kinda confirmed to me I was on the right thought process with this guy..
He then asked if I wanted to see his "SILVER" ..Huh ????......... did he find Silver with the Shack detector ????????????? He pulled the tarp back and there it was "HIS SILVER" Clad dimes, Silver colored Screw caps, and every other thing that shined like Silver........... He was so proud of his "SILVER"..He said it's a lot isn't it ??..and trust me, it was a lot. Hundreds of pieces of Screw caps that shined , some new dropped clad dimes, and quarters, along with other shiny things I had no idea what they were...........Well now I realized he was a nice guy who thought he found Silver treasure in the park............... who really had a different perception of what Silver was....... I said ..Hey you hit the jackpot there.............. That is a lot of Silver!.... I left soon after thinking how different he was.. I also thought later on..Sure wish I had that much fun in finding my "SILVER" too.. Point to story..He had a detector...found his treasures, and was a happy man....
Who's to say right or wrong .......... In a way it was a nice experience, but a funny one too for me..... I called Jim TN and was laughing about the guy..but later felt ashamed of myself for doing that. That is when I realized he was different, but sure did enjoy the Hobby... Good For Him........... I was the jerk for my initial thoughts...
I was checking out a New Detector in a local park ..........I have hunted this park for at least 25 years........ and let me say.. It doesn't give up much Silver if any now.
Myself and 50 other people have pretty much cleaned it out........
My Story............ I was detecting along the road parking lot just in front of where you nose in and park when I noticed a guy pull in in a pickup truck..He got out and walked toward me........ as he approached me he said " Hey you all, how's it going" really loudly to me.
I said fine, just checking out this detector to see how it works... He said I got one too. I find Silver every time I come down here to the park.. WOW !! That surly got my attention..I haven't found any Silver in about 6 years in the area I was messing around in.. Not even much clad LOL......... I thought I wonder if he has a CTX3030 and they really do find stuff I have missed with ETrac ,and Se Pro and many other model detectors. He kept talking and some of the things he was saying made me think he might be a little short of a Full Happy Meal...maybe some fries missing..if you know what I mean....He said he had his detector in the back of the truck, and wanted to know if I wanted to see it... I said sure,turned mine off, and went with him to his truck.............This is the good part..
( NOT Making Fun here) .... Just explaining how it happened.............. He reached under a tarp..and pulled out a very Old Radio Shack detector..Gray and square shaped with a handle on top of the box........ I thought Oh my.... No way was he finding Silver with that detector..It was a Kids toy model..with a 4" maybe 5" black hard wired coil........ Remember, I did mention earlier about the "Happy Meal" shortage..and this kinda confirmed to me I was on the right thought process with this guy..
He then asked if I wanted to see his "SILVER" ..Huh ????......... did he find Silver with the Shack detector ????????????? He pulled the tarp back and there it was "HIS SILVER" Clad dimes, Silver colored Screw caps, and every other thing that shined like Silver........... He was so proud of his "SILVER"..He said it's a lot isn't it ??..and trust me, it was a lot. Hundreds of pieces of Screw caps that shined , some new dropped clad dimes, and quarters, along with other shiny things I had no idea what they were...........Well now I realized he was a nice guy who thought he found Silver treasure in the park............... who really had a different perception of what Silver was....... I said ..Hey you hit the jackpot there.............. That is a lot of Silver!.... I left soon after thinking how different he was.. I also thought later on..Sure wish I had that much fun in finding my "SILVER" too.. Point to story..He had a detector...found his treasures, and was a happy man....
Who's to say right or wrong .......... In a way it was a nice experience, but a funny one too for me..... I called Jim TN and was laughing about the guy..but later felt ashamed of myself for doing that. That is when I realized he was different, but sure did enjoy the Hobby... Good For Him........... I was the jerk for my initial thoughts...