What Everybody Wants To Know

[DaugBiscuit]

This has probably been a topic for several threads before but I especially notice it a lot here at Myrtle Beach every time we go on vacation. It happens something like this; out of the corner of my eye I see a person coming toward me like a hunting dog on a mission. I keep working my machine but my peripheral vision is locked in on this person as he gets closer and closer. Finally he's standing beside me while I trykng to pinpoint a targe. Finally, I stop what I'm doing, as he begins to speak. Before he does however I'm wondering which question this one will ask - I'm thinking it has to be one of two, "What is the best thing you've ever found?" or "Do you ever find anything?" I always stop and answer his question as politely as I can and after a couple minutes I'm able to go back to what I was doing.

Ninety-nine percent of the time it is one of those two questions for me, what about you, what question do you get most of the time?

HH,
Daug

 

[nick hunter]

Hi,

Well here, in Europe, I get the same questions.

Or What are you looking for? -Well, coins and jewelry - No, seriously, what are you looking for?

I prefer children : once in a sunny summer evening, I was detecting and had sunglasses on me nose, when a little girl shouted at her mum : look, mum, a blind man !

Or a boy to his father : Dad, Why is this mister mowing the sand?

Tons of fun through the routine-sometimes annoying questions.

HH

 

[john4840]

Hi,

Well here, in Europe, I get the same questions.

Or What are you looking for? -Well, coins and jewelry - No, seriously, what are you looking for?

HH

Ditto same here in Western Pennsylvania. After 25 years of metal detecting I have gotten use to it. Most people think your crazy, I know this because I can see the look their faces, but there are times when some are very interested in metal detecting especially when tell them what has been found in ground. Most do not know how to to respond to that there is more money lost in the ground then in circulation. I figure the more people in the hobby the better off we are. My neighbors still even poke fun at me. Heck I even had one lady tell me that she had a metal detector, but she didn't have time to use it.

John

 

[leslie]

1 How deep will it go.

2 Found anything

3 Hope you are not searching for IED,s

Got to know most of the folks ( Dog Walkers Mostly ) down in my neck of the woods

and always make time to answer any questious about this great hobby

H H

Les

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Usually when I am on a beach detecting the questions I get are..... You single? Wanna go do something fun tonight with me???






Then I wake and realize we don't have beaches in Oklahoma and the best thing that has ever happened to me is laying beside me already. lol

 

[jsblake]

I TELL THEM IM LOOKING FOR THIER MOTHERS WEDDING RING!

 

[kschae4]

Jeeze, you trying to end your hunt on a low note ? Sounds kind of confrontational to me. IMO.

 

[Roy F.]

I've only been at it for a little over a year and the one that really took me back was:

Does that thing really work?

LOL!

 

[edjcox]

Did you find my sisters diamond ring?

Of course I did and I was hoping someone would come along and releve me of it......


Actually I carry a pocket full of botle caps and pulltabs, foil and junk and after they see my wrthless haul they usually skeddadle on down the beach...

Never show your high value finds...

If they have a loss to tell you about hear it out... Otherwise, show the junk and get back to ground fishing....

 

[jsblake]

Jeeze, you trying to end your hunt on a low note ? Sounds kind of confrontational to me. IMO.


JUST REMEMBER: "ONIONS CAN MAKE YOU CRY,BUT NOONE CAN MAKE YOU MAD!!" ITS OUR CHOICE TO GET MAD.

 

[pullringking]

One answer for all....Land mines.

 

[crazyjoe999]

I'm looking for worms. I only show them my junkie worms...never my winners. "What's the best thing you ever found?" Is the most common for me. I tell 'em "her name was Juanita" !!!!!!

 

[Prep1957]

When they ask have I ever found anything trying to be funny or cute. I reply,Why yes a six figure job with full benefits with major energy company locating underground facilities then I hand them my card to prove it,When there face changes I tell them when not at work I love my job so much I locate coins in my free time. It is not as fun as digging up high pressure pipe,high voltage utilities but it will have to do until I go to work in the morning.Most people seem to leave quite quick and stare and not turn there backs on me with exception of people with lots of body piercing and tattoos they think it is cool, go figure.

 

[Delaware Bill]

Usually tell them that "I'm looking for a little peace of mind".

 

[Birdseed]

The typical Aussie comment: on beaches, fields, city lots and anywhere else

"Gday mate, found any gold"


Also get " There's nothing here mate, its been done over before"




Pete downunder

 

[john4840]

The typical Aussie comment: on beaches, fields, city lots and anywhere else

"Gday mate, found any gold"


Also get " There's nothing here mate, its been done over before"




Pete downunder

LOL

 

[fpgrind]

Haha that's why I rarely hunt in public area's. It's lonely mountain sides and abandoned houses for me. No people!