CanadianTrout
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The "heat" is called on Trout
Evening all. First let me say I have no pics yet as the wife and kids are away for the weekend and she took the camera! doh! Didn't see that coming lol. I scored $0.75 in clad, a Hot Wheels car, a heavy fake gold coloured crown (startled me when it first came out of the dirt!) that looks like a chess piece or something, and a ka-zillion pulltabs and beer caps. We Canadians love our beer, even in a public park
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The interesting part is when the heat arrived. I was taking a break under a little maple, drinking water and havin a smoke when I notice a lady staring at me from her 2nd floor window. She was directly across from the soccer field I was working and watched me the whole time. Break done I got up and resumed my search along the edge of the field all the while casually glancing up. There she was for a good 1/2 hour staring at me. I just knew something was up.
Just then I heard a dirt bike coming through the trees along the path and knowing motorized vehicles are not allowed in City parks I groaned inwardly. I knew the only people with that prerogative also come with badges and guns. Sure enough out from the trees comes this dirt-bike ridin', aviator sun-glass wearin', gun totin', badge wieldin' big mean SOB. Well at this point that's how he looked to me.....
Turns out to be a real gent tho in the end. We spot each other and he turns towards me and I thought "ohoh, here we go...." Riding up to me he coasts to a stop, shuts his bike off and says " Morning son, whatchya up to?" I thought this was funny as I'm 38 and looked to be about the same age as him. Don't matter though I guess. I told him what I "was up to" and he replies with "we got a report that some guy was digging up the park with a shovel and some strange contraption."
Showing him my Leche and my MD I tell him this must be the shovel and this here is the strange contraption. He tells me he's not sure if I should be digging up the park (not sure
you're the cop!) and I point behind me and say "I've dug at least a dozen holes along the side of the field here, let's take a walk and you tell me if I'm destroying the park." I also show him the little pile of trash I always collect during my hunts that I will in turn find a park garbage can when I leave. Pretty hard to argue with that eh?
SO we do, and within 20 sec's he's happy with my handi-work wishes me well, politely says a firm "NO" when I ask if I can hold his gun, and rides off down the path. Damn I wished I had the camera, I would've asked him for a pic together LOL !
I waited till he was well out of site, waved to the woman in the window, and went on with my business. First time that's ever happened to me, was a strange day indeed!
Happy hunting!
Trout.
Evening all. First let me say I have no pics yet as the wife and kids are away for the weekend and she took the camera! doh! Didn't see that coming lol. I scored $0.75 in clad, a Hot Wheels car, a heavy fake gold coloured crown (startled me when it first came out of the dirt!) that looks like a chess piece or something, and a ka-zillion pulltabs and beer caps. We Canadians love our beer, even in a public park
! The interesting part is when the heat arrived. I was taking a break under a little maple, drinking water and havin a smoke when I notice a lady staring at me from her 2nd floor window. She was directly across from the soccer field I was working and watched me the whole time. Break done I got up and resumed my search along the edge of the field all the while casually glancing up. There she was for a good 1/2 hour staring at me. I just knew something was up.
Just then I heard a dirt bike coming through the trees along the path and knowing motorized vehicles are not allowed in City parks I groaned inwardly. I knew the only people with that prerogative also come with badges and guns. Sure enough out from the trees comes this dirt-bike ridin', aviator sun-glass wearin', gun totin', badge wieldin' big mean SOB. Well at this point that's how he looked to me.....
Turns out to be a real gent tho in the end. We spot each other and he turns towards me and I thought "ohoh, here we go...." Riding up to me he coasts to a stop, shuts his bike off and says " Morning son, whatchya up to?" I thought this was funny as I'm 38 and looked to be about the same age as him. Don't matter though I guess. I told him what I "was up to" and he replies with "we got a report that some guy was digging up the park with a shovel and some strange contraption."
Showing him my Leche and my MD I tell him this must be the shovel and this here is the strange contraption. He tells me he's not sure if I should be digging up the park (not sure
you're the cop!) and I point behind me and say "I've dug at least a dozen holes along the side of the field here, let's take a walk and you tell me if I'm destroying the park." I also show him the little pile of trash I always collect during my hunts that I will in turn find a park garbage can when I leave. Pretty hard to argue with that eh?SO we do, and within 20 sec's he's happy with my handi-work wishes me well, politely says a firm "NO" when I ask if I can hold his gun, and rides off down the path. Damn I wished I had the camera, I would've asked him for a pic together LOL !
I waited till he was well out of site, waved to the woman in the window, and went on with my business. First time that's ever happened to me, was a strange day indeed!
Happy hunting!
Trout.
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"You're digging up "my" park!" ---"Your park?" I probably shouldn't have replied in question. I finally stood up and walked over to her, introducing myself. I explained I lived locally and was just trying to enjoy my hobby. The old lady suddenly turned really sweet. Or, I thought. We talked for a few minutes and parted ways. I noticed she immediately turned; going into her house. It wasn't 5 minutes and the police showed up telling me they had received a report of a strange man digging up the park! Lol! I've never seen that lady again although there's hardly a week goes by that I don't go to that same park MD'ing.
