TWO DETECTORISTS ALMOST KILLED ON TUESDAY!!!

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,

I strongly dislike telling bad news, but since it happened on a metal detecting trip, here goes...

My friend and I were detecting this GREAT old house on Tuesday. We'd heard that there was a strong storm rolling in that late evening, so we figured that when we saw the first signs of the storm we'd hit the road. No problem, right? WRONG! I'd just finished recovering several 1930's and 1940's coins from a pocket spill, and we felt a drop or two of rain. No lightning or anything. Just a few drops. I looked at my buddy and said "Well, lets call it a day." We went up to talk to the property owner and noticed that the sky was quickly darkening overhead. After talking to him for literally a sixty seconds, we told him that we'd better get home before the storm hit. As we were walking to the car, the rain started to pour down. We ran to the car and threw the detectors in the trunk and jumped inside. The sky looked like tornado sky--eerie color and the winds picking up. As we were driving away, I heard my buddy say "Dude, GO!" I put the gas pedal to the floor as I saw two or three large trees start to fall in one of the yards beside the road. Then yet another huge tree fell and the whole car rocked as the windows imploded inward and the sunroof was pulverized by a large limb coming straight down through it and in between us. Power lines were down everywhere, and branches were blowing through the air. I looked over to my left and saw another monster tree still standing right beside the car. I wasn't about to get trapped by that one! I yelled "Get out of here and watch out for the power lines!!" We sprinted to a nearby house. We both ended up o.k., and I find that pretty amazing considering where those limbs entered the car!! We were both covered in tiny shards of glass from the windows--our hair/ears/clothes full of it. But other than a few little cuts we made it through just fine. The verdict on the car: totaled. Below are the photos from that evening. The storm ended as quickly as it began, and we snapped the shots of the car. Now don't get me wrong, I like exciting metal detecting adventures, but I certainly wouldn't recommend anything as terrifying as this.


One LUCKY S.O.B. who was almost a shish kabob,


Buckleboy




Here's the Camry on a nice sunny detectin' adventure a few weeks ago:

And the carnage of Tuesday night:








This was inches from my head:

[deedeelou]

OMG!!!

Somewhere along the way, you must have done something right. You had some amazing karma bouncing back at you!

So glad to hear that it was only the car. Could have been a lot more sad.

[txkickergirl]

HOLY HOLY COW!! Welcome back from OZ, and glad that ya'll are ok that could of been much much worse! I would still be shaking.

Someone needs to classify Metal Detecting as an Extreme Sport!
Take care

[fossis]

WOW!!!, Glad everyone is okay,

Fossis......................

[SC_hunter]

I have seen a lot less damage and a lot more carnage......Glad yall came out OK...The car can be replaced but you and your friend couldn't...Hope your next outting will be a lot better.

[hollowpointred]

i guess it wasnt your time. glad to hear you guys are ok.

[River Rat]

OMG! You guys are both very lucky.

RR

[TreasureTales]

OUCH! Glad you guys are OK. Sorry about your car, but I'm more concerned about your METAL DETECTORS in the trunk. Are they OK, too? Priorities!

[BuckleBoy]

Funny that you mention the detectors...that was the first thing I thought about after I made sure I wasn't injured. I was standing on a stranger's porch watching the car get pummeled with debris thinking "As long as my machine is o.k..."

[Gypsy Heart]

Really glad to hear you guys are ok. I truly believe if its not your time to go...you wont.
......its all in His Hands. So you definitely had your guardian angels watching over you that day! Glad your machines are ok too!

[Kentucky Kache]

Whoa. That was a close one. Glad you guys are okay.

[wildrider]

Hope you ain't cursed or nothing. Cuz I do want to hunt with you someday.
I better take my kevlar along in my alice pack just in case.

Dude, I'm glad your ok.

Burt

[Nick in NEPA]

Glad you're okay...it's times like that that make you know there is a God.

[wildrider]

I forgot to say:

There ain't nothin' wrong with that car that a little cardboard and duct tape can't take care of.

Burt

[BuckleBoy]

Hope you ain't cursed or nothing. Cuz I do want to hunt with you someday.
I better take my kevlar along in my alice pack just in case.

Dude, I'm glad your ok.

Burt

Way I figure it, there are two ways of lookin at it. I would prefer to think I was "lucky" rather than "cursed." My finds haven't been cursed lately, so bring on the kevlar and a helmet and lets get huntin'. The next treasuremobile WILL NOT have a sunroof!

-Buckleboy

[roswellborn]

OMG. So glad you two are ok. Somebody was definitely watchin' out for you.

At least you found some stuff before the weather and the trees hit...


Nan

[Montana Jim]

Wow BB...

[Jeffro]

Oy!

Two words- Roll Bars.

Can I show you something in a Jeep, sir? Or possibly a small armored vehicle?

[MEinWV]

Holy crapoli, you are a couple of lucky dogs!

Heres to turning that luck into some great future finds!

I'm just glad you both are OK! Makes us all stop and think how fragile we all are. I mean, we are talking inches here.

Take care!

[stoney56]

All I can say is "Damm!!" and "glad to hear you two are OK!"