king-ghidorah
New member
This may seem like a simple question but with everyone of us here being unique and having different circumstances in life the answers will be varied but at some point will mesh into a common denominator.
My wife left me 2.5 years ago and she took my 5 year old son who I dearly loved. When I was married I was continually looking at/fantasizing about getting a White's MD but near the end I caught a glimpse of ML's ad with 28 frequencies approach and it made more sense to me so I bought the SE around 11/06. I fiddled with it some but I didn't really apply myself until July of this year. I had initially let frustration/life's problems obstruct the real beauty of MD in trying to learn the SE.
MD appeals to me for several reasons.
1) I am a loner by nature. The song, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake fits me perfectly. So in my pursuit of swinging I go alone. It's all me. So it's my own world.
2) I like the thought of finding something that is hidden and nurturing the skills to find those hidden objects. The nuances of running the plug over the coil and whee, hearing the sound we all love knowing that there is something in that plug, what could it be?
We all here can share the same experience when people look at us like,"What in the hey is this person doing"
We hear the same questions, "Find any treasure" "Find any gold?" "What are you doing"
a couple days ago I got a signal and I was recovering a wheatie and a woman walks by and says with an inquisitive look,'What are you doing?" I said,"I am metal detecting" I said .
I got a wheatie" I could tell by her face that she didn't know what I meant so I showed her. I put the reverse side to her face and I said,"See the wheat on the sides" That's why it's called a wheatie.
I asked her if she could see the date. She said no, laughing as it was in pretty rough shape. She wore glasses so I hoped she could help me. I have to buy a loupe sometime soon.
I talked to a couple child and I had one swing the SE and she was fascinated. I showed how it sounded when it hit a coin.
I petted a few dogs. I love animals,especially dogs. One women who came out with sticks in her knapsack out of the woods trail around the park had a dog and it started coming toward me and she started calling her dog as it got near me and it wouldn't listen to her as I was calling the dog too so in resignation she laughed. I had to put my dog down 6 years ago and it was horrible and I miss that dog every day so animals can sense my love for them and they can pick up on me better than a human can.
That's actually probably another reason I like to MD is promoting the sport and telling people info on MD and what it entails. I already made out some business cards. I should print them out because many people have questions and they have no direction as to what to get or what to expect when entering into this unique hobby. They drive away or leave and then I say to myself, I should given them a card so they could email me if they had any further questions.
Believe it or not I have had many women approach me while MD. It is a conversation stimulant and it is non threatening. You're not in a bar and you do not have to deal with the screwed up pressurized dynamics of the pickup or one night stand shields they put up and so everyone is relaxed.
Have also ever noticed that if you've been MD all day or days of MD that you could swear you hear a probe going off or a coin signal? I noticed this same type of immersion for me when I used to hunt a lot. I would hear bird sounds, bluejays,etc.
Well, I have rambled on enough. I would appreciate your confessions on why you like MD so feel free to post because I am going to read every one and probably comment on it.
My wife left me 2.5 years ago and she took my 5 year old son who I dearly loved. When I was married I was continually looking at/fantasizing about getting a White's MD but near the end I caught a glimpse of ML's ad with 28 frequencies approach and it made more sense to me so I bought the SE around 11/06. I fiddled with it some but I didn't really apply myself until July of this year. I had initially let frustration/life's problems obstruct the real beauty of MD in trying to learn the SE.
MD appeals to me for several reasons.
1) I am a loner by nature. The song, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake fits me perfectly. So in my pursuit of swinging I go alone. It's all me. So it's my own world.
2) I like the thought of finding something that is hidden and nurturing the skills to find those hidden objects. The nuances of running the plug over the coil and whee, hearing the sound we all love knowing that there is something in that plug, what could it be?
We all here can share the same experience when people look at us like,"What in the hey is this person doing"
We hear the same questions, "Find any treasure" "Find any gold?" "What are you doing"
a couple days ago I got a signal and I was recovering a wheatie and a woman walks by and says with an inquisitive look,'What are you doing?" I said,"I am metal detecting" I said .
I got a wheatie" I could tell by her face that she didn't know what I meant so I showed her. I put the reverse side to her face and I said,"See the wheat on the sides" That's why it's called a wheatie.
I asked her if she could see the date. She said no, laughing as it was in pretty rough shape. She wore glasses so I hoped she could help me. I have to buy a loupe sometime soon.
I talked to a couple child and I had one swing the SE and she was fascinated. I showed how it sounded when it hit a coin.
I petted a few dogs. I love animals,especially dogs. One women who came out with sticks in her knapsack out of the woods trail around the park had a dog and it started coming toward me and she started calling her dog as it got near me and it wouldn't listen to her as I was calling the dog too so in resignation she laughed. I had to put my dog down 6 years ago and it was horrible and I miss that dog every day so animals can sense my love for them and they can pick up on me better than a human can.
That's actually probably another reason I like to MD is promoting the sport and telling people info on MD and what it entails. I already made out some business cards. I should print them out because many people have questions and they have no direction as to what to get or what to expect when entering into this unique hobby. They drive away or leave and then I say to myself, I should given them a card so they could email me if they had any further questions.
Believe it or not I have had many women approach me while MD. It is a conversation stimulant and it is non threatening. You're not in a bar and you do not have to deal with the screwed up pressurized dynamics of the pickup or one night stand shields they put up and so everyone is relaxed.
Have also ever noticed that if you've been MD all day or days of MD that you could swear you hear a probe going off or a coin signal? I noticed this same type of immersion for me when I used to hunt a lot. I would hear bird sounds, bluejays,etc.
Well, I have rambled on enough. I would appreciate your confessions on why you like MD so feel free to post because I am going to read every one and probably comment on it.
