After reading all the posts of about 10 subjects here, I am starting to change my mind about getting a detector. I'm now 63 and retired with time and luckily the money to spend on one. But darned if it ain't the same ole bit**hing and moaning, I used to hear at work. Could be I should just attempt to find another site...but alas..you know what I would find. It is just a shame....wish I could just skip the ones that erk me. But there is a wealth of info here good solid stuff that I am sure would help me, and other novices. So I am gonna just grin and bare for a while and see what happens....Less you kick me off.