...when you keep a bucket by the washer to empty out the dirt in your pockets.
...your co-workers don't understand why you are so excited that you found nickels and pull tabs in an old ball field.
...you always keep a metal detector in your vehicle, and often two of them.
. . . when your beach vacation reseach is primarily based on shipwrecks in the area.
. . . when you don't realize 'Wheaties' is also a cereal.
. . . when your 2 sons names are Fisher and Garrett.
. . . when you figure in your sandscoop's weight with your weight on the doctor's office scale.
. . . when you start to believe you actually ARE King Arthur because you own an Excaliber.
. . . when you pass up a pro athlete's autograph for Andy Sabich's autograph.
. . . when you see what your fiance's engagement ring comes up as on TDI before getting an insurance policy on it.
. . . when your garden does not include tomatoes, corn, and cukes, but wheaties, rosies, and barbers.
. . . when your doctor tells you that 'you need more iron' and you confuse him by telling him 'you'll run in all metal mode' then.
. . . when you can draw your pinpointer faster than any cowboy can draw his pistol.
. . . if you've done any of the 3 I've listed here so far.
...you dream about new places to detect and the great things you hope to find there.
...you drive by vacant houses (even those for sale) and wonder if you can hunt there.
...you hate rainy days because your knees get wet while digging.
...you want to move south so you can hunt the beaches year round.
...you think about how you can bring your machine on your snowmobile.
When you still wear your pro pointer holster even though you can't go metal detecting.
When your detectors costs more than your T.V.
When you power up your detector and scan the floor of your house for fun, because you don't have the time to go out.
It's not the first time that, you have scanned the floor!
When your wife knows, you'd rather be out detecting than seeing a mistress.