Outdone By a Seven Year Old

carolinachief

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Oct 31, 2006
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My daughter asked if we could go out just me and her so she could have some "Daddy Time." She wanted to go metal detect and we went to her elementary school. We skipped the playground area and headed for the woods. I wanted to work a path that leads from the school into a large open grass area. This spot isn't used much anymore but was used all the time when I went to school there in the late 70's. I have searched it a couple of times before and come up with clad but no silver. On our way up the path to the open area my little girl was lagging behind and swinging her detector. She called to me and said "check this out." I walked back to her and she was standing there with a silver chain. Checked it out and it reads .925 and Italy. She found the real deal and talked smack to me the rest of the day. She kept telling me, "It Pays To Look Down." I ended up with a couple of quarters(1965 was the oldest) and a couple of pennies. We only hunted 30-45 minutes but were both happy.
 

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bomber

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Jan 6, 2006
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maybe if your realy nice she'll share some more of her hunting tips with ya :D
 

EDDE

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Troy X5
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she took you to school ::)
 

Gypsy Heart

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Nov 29, 2005
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Ozarks
LOL....They are short....thats why they find stuff quicker ::) at least thats what I tell my daughters! Try to keep up will ya Dad :D
 

julesjunk

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Nov 13, 2006
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I think your best find was before the hunt, when your daughter asked for "daddy time". That reads like gold to me.......
 

paul1410

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Feb 6, 2007
643
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Land of the Cheese Steak
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Tesoro Eldorado, White's Spectrum XLT
Super story, chief!

Your daughter did great, she now has a wonderful memory and a neat memento to remember it by.

Savor these times, they will fly by before you know it.

Thanks for sharing.
 

ScrewcapRoy

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Jun 14, 2007
369
1
Weymouth Mass
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Quality time with your daughter is priceless. She made a great find and earned her bragging rights. Just suck it up and show her who's the boss next time unless she does it to you again. Either way a successful hunt.
HH Roy
 

Ed-NH

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Feb 4, 2006
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Minelab Explorer ll
Cool, that's one hunt you two will always remember.
 

nebstater

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Jul 24, 2007
912
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Star City
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White's - DFX,Prizm V, Spectra V3
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Metal Detecting
carolinachief said:
My daughter asked if we could go out just me and her so she could have some "Daddy Time." She wanted to go metal detect and we went to her elementary school. We skipped the playground area and headed for the woods. I wanted to work a path that leads from the school into a large open grass area. This spot isn't used much anymore but was used all the time when I went to school there in the late 70's. I have searched it a couple of times before and come up with clad but no silver. On our way up the path to the open area my little girl was lagging behind and swinging her detector. She called to me and said "check this out." I walked back to her and she was standing there with a silver chain. Checked it out and it reads .925 and Italy. She found the real deal and talked smack to me the rest of the day. She kept telling me, "It Pays To Look Down." I ended up with a couple of quarters(1965 was the oldest) and a couple of pennies. We only hunted 30-45 minutes but were both happy.
Great things come in small packages.... In more ways than one. Great find. HH
 

SC_hunter

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Jan 16, 2007
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South Carolina
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I think Jules said it best.....YOU were the big winner...That time with your daughter can never be stolen or lost...WTG
 

Evolution

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Aug 2, 2007
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Upstate NY
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Thats great. I'm glad you were able to spend some quality time with your daughter. Pass on my congratulations on her great find. Your finds were good too Dad ;)
 

ivan salis

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Feb 5, 2007
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callahan,fl
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hehe hehe youngins ;D well it does pay to look down
 

Mercury dude

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Mar 8, 2007
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Ceres
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Stold by my x bounty hunter IV & Fast tracker
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All Treasure Hunting
Very nice and now If I can get mine to go, hahaha

jc
 

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