Easy come, Easy Go....good funny story!

[lennon631]

I haven't been out in over a week, and my son brought it to my attention that we haven't. Just got him a used machine, via Tnet, and when we want to do a quick hunt we hit the school yard around the corner. Only having about an hour of daylight to work with we hit the tot lot first. After finding about a buck in clad, we went out to the baseball field. A young kid of about 10 years old came over and asked if we found anything and very politely asked if he could watch. I said sure and proceeded to explain how we do it, the basics and blah blah blah. Mind you, we have POUNDED this field many many times. The boy was very interested and amazed to watch my son pull up two pennies and said; "I would love to be able to dig up treasure like that"! He was a very polite and respectful kid, unlike some of the nags that we are all familiar with. I said to him; "would you like to dig something"? His eyes LIT up! I got a 25c reading at 5" deep and called him over. LOL, He couldn't push the shovel into the hard ground, so I gave him a head start by starting the plug. Up pops the quarter, and this kid was ecstatic! He politely hands me the quarter, I cleaned it up with my rag and handed it back to him. "You found it, you keep it" I said. He was so excited (I must say, his appearance indicated to me that he wasn't of the wealthiest family). ANYway, it was getting dark, so I told him I'll look for one more for him to dig but then we had to call it a night. I got a penny/dime read at one inch, and thought "perfect, nice and shallow so he can dig it himself. I gave him my propointer and he zeroed in. He pushed really really hard to break the surface and searched the hole with the pointer. No signal so he says, "that means its in the pile, right"? I assure him he's right and he pokes through the plug. Well, he reaches in with his little fingers and says; "it's a ring"! I was like "WHAT"! LOL, The kid handed it to me, and I cleaned it off. It was a sterling silver ring of a teddy bear with a moonstone in it. A deal is a deal, I told the kid I would find HIM a treasure to dig, so I handed it to him and said "kid, this is your lucky day, it takes months usually before you find a ring". You couldn't put a more excited Christmas type look on his face and he said "thank you mister, I'm going to give this to my sister, she's going to love it"! So, I made a new friend, and probably a future metal detectorest. It made my day, and I am sure his...

 

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[Chug And Red]

I know what going to be on his wish list for christmas, only one Item Metal detector!!! Great story!!!!

HH Chug and Red

 

[GopherDaGold]

Hands down one of the best stories I've read all year!

 

[birdman]

Awesome story and I know you made a friend for life!!

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

What you did for the kid is one of the greatest acts of kindness .Now hopefully , he will grow up to be just like the man who made the memory ! dawg

 

[BobinSouthVA]

Great story, thanks for the smile

 

[treasurehound]

Great story. I would have done the same thing. I love to see peoples faces when they find a really good find or you find a lost ring someone lost and return it to them. Their expression is the only reward I need. Again thank you for submitting a good story about our hobby.

 

[Rogerm069]

Awesome guy! WTG! It's a better thing you did then have a small sterling ring, my hats off to you!

 

[richm]

Awesome story y! I bet you would have had a heart attack if a gold with diamond ring popped out

 

[EagleDown]

Beautiful story, and with a moral. You gotta love it. Thanks!!!

I had a similar incident several years ago. I must admit that I had a twing of regret when the youngster dug up a seated liberty half dime.

But, he went home happy, (with the HD.)

Spread the JOY!!

Eagle

 

[mnixon]

hats off to ya !! I'm sure his parents would want to thank you in person .... ha ha .. good story

 

[lennon631]

Thank you all for all the wonderful replies. It was a great experience and am hoping to bump into my newfound friend again...Thank you

 

[Hardrock]

Nice story and great PR for our hobby,plus you made a life long memory and friend,congrats because that is really what it is all about too. Hardrock

 

[RGINN]

You're alright, lennon631. Always set an example for the kids; they do pay attention.

 

[Plug popper]

That's a great story. What you did was was one of the best lessons in life that can be learned." YOUR WORD." You kept yours and he learned what it was. Hats off to you

 

[lidigger]

That's a great story! Thank you for sharing.

 

[ivan salis]

funny how fate will pitch you a curve ball "test" like that --- (with your kid watching you and thus seeing what kind of man dad is and how much dads word is really worth* and what behavoir to copy in the future) do keep your word to a "stranger kid" or be a "greedy jerk" in front of your kid and a scrooge to the other kid as well?

you scored a "hero" A + by your actions

 

[DigginThePast]

Kudos to you lennon. Great story!

 

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[GeorgiaSwinger]

And the boy was being raised RIGHT with the politeness most young kids today lack.
OH! ..and as proud as he was to dig that ring did you catch his statement?

"thank you mister, I'm going to give this to my sister, she's going to love it"!
he'll grow up to be a mans man !!!

thanks for the story

HH
Howard