RobW
05-02-2013, 08:08 AM
A buddy of mine called me. he had lost his wedding ring somewhere in the back yard and asked if I could come over and FIND it for him. As we all know...there's no guarantees of finding...what seems to be a needle in a haystack.
I went over after work last night. I asked him what area of the yard he thought it might be in, so he 'kinda showed me. He went in to eat dinner, and I went to it. Al and I had detected his yard a bit before...it is TRASHY. But I knew what I would be looking for would be surface level. But the yard is full of pulltabs and bottle tops...and we all know gold likes to ring in at that level. >{
I mostly watched my depth guage, working the yard, then I ventured into the chicken coop area. signals EVERYWHERE. >:#
I actually went into the coop. There are nails all in the boards. Watching the meter, looking for dicrepencies in readings. Finally BAM! I brush back the hay and there it was.
He was still in eating dinner, so I helped myself to a beer in his fridge in his garage and sat outside waiting for him. He came out and I held up my finger with the ring. He was happy, but his wife was even happier.
I went over after work last night. I asked him what area of the yard he thought it might be in, so he 'kinda showed me. He went in to eat dinner, and I went to it. Al and I had detected his yard a bit before...it is TRASHY. But I knew what I would be looking for would be surface level. But the yard is full of pulltabs and bottle tops...and we all know gold likes to ring in at that level. >{
I mostly watched my depth guage, working the yard, then I ventured into the chicken coop area. signals EVERYWHERE. >:#
I actually went into the coop. There are nails all in the boards. Watching the meter, looking for dicrepencies in readings. Finally BAM! I brush back the hay and there it was.
He was still in eating dinner, so I helped myself to a beer in his fridge in his garage and sat outside waiting for him. He came out and I held up my finger with the ring. He was happy, but his wife was even happier.