A blessing, a penny, scary day and a story

[dignhistory]

Long story....Today I went to a creek to look around and do some metal detecting but I did not leave home until noon so it was nice and hot. I had to cook lunch for my husband. I had been at the creek for a little over an hour when I seen a pick-up drive by and then about 10 minutes later it drove back by. I only saw one other vehicle because this place is not hardly traveled. I did not notice that the people had stopped until this man walked by me and went under the bridge. I had my headphones on and was digging away so I did not hear him. He went under one side of the bridge and I did not think much about it and went about my business, that was when I glanced up he had went to the other side of the bridge and was looking into a hole between two rocks so I put my head down and tried to ignore the guy. Then the man came by me, stopped and asked me what I was looking for and I told him I was just seeing what I could find today but all I have found was gun shells and rusty nails. He asked me if that is what I was looking for, I told him no just looking for whatever. He made some small talk about metal detectors and how some could probably find gold. Then he told me about a place about a mile or so up the road and that there was something in the ground that was made of rock and that he could show it to me. He said he thought it was haunted and I told him I did not want to see anything that was haunted. We talked of other things also but it would just drag the story out longer if I went into every thing. The man looked dirty and his teeth where rotting out. Up the hill by my pick-up was his friend in their pick-up. Then the man started talking about some small fish in the water and he was looking under the rock for a catfish. The water hole under the bridge was not very big at all and was not deep either. I thought he might be talking about noodling and told him I had seen a show on TV about noodling, we talked noodling for a little bit he asked if I had ever been. He said he was just curious about what I was doing. Needless to say I thought to myself that I may not be leaving there. I just talked to him like I would anyone else and stayed calm on the outside but on the inside I was getting scared. So you see I was blessed today, everything turned out okay except that I did not find any treasure but the penny. So the total today is nothing of any value except me...the rest is gun shells, rusty nails and some rocks I picked up just because I like rocks plus my lucky penny, all pictured below. By the way 3 hours in the sun and in this heat not a good idea. Sorry this is long but just wanted to say, let someone know where you are going and if you are female be careful of where you go. Hope you had a nice day and a great hunt if you went today. HH

 

[lookindown]

My 2 cents-I am a over 60 female who mainly hunts alone. Having other people around does not always make it safe either. There are enough daily stories of single females and even couples disappearing in the news not far from where I live for me to not think the worse until proven wrong and I don't care how old they are, how they dress, or how many teeth. I once rebuked a male teenager on the beach for scaring the crap out of me by coming up behind me and touching my shoulder. I cautioned him to not do that again to a detectorist. We carry heavy scoops and sharp diggers. Do not startle someone with a weapon. He wasn't real swift so I hope he heard me.

As for appearances, I look like a bum most days. This is a rural area and I fit right in. As a RN in the ER I see my share of rough looking characters who are the nicest folks and nice looking folks who are high or drug seeking and would not hesitate to level me if I was in the way. The word is Caution and Be Aware. I keep an eye on my car, exits, and the locations of others and my digger is in my hand. Better to be safe and laugh about it later than a statistic on the nightly news.

Maggie

How swift was he.....I guess not as swift as you.... I give up.

 

[thrillathahunt]

Yeah, please do.

 

[Troyounce]

Glad to hear you had a happy ending to your story! You were wise to play it calm...You never know what people are thinking. It may have just been curiosity but never take the chance!

Hope you find the "find" of a lifetime to make up for your scare of a lifetime!

 

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....always a good idea to hunt with a bud. Glad youz okay!

 

[Moneypenny]

Aw shucks... and this conversation was just getting good.

I apologize if I have offended anyone. I guess I am the only one out of the thousands of people on TNet that feels this way...

Perhaps I need to reevaluate the way I view society.

Kiros, you aren't. And I'm a woman. A druggie, a gangster, and a rapist are three completely different things. Haven't any of you had a friend in a bad situation?

I'm going to leave it at that, and apparently shouldn't be saying even this much.

 

[buzzgator]

3 Words Shoot, Shovel, Shutup! Ya already got the digger use it to bury the trash!

 

[allen]

I am so glad that things didnt turn bad for you.
This can happen to men and women, I was close
to been jumped by several black teens at one of
my spots in town and got lucky that a sheriff pulled
up into the park and asked what was going on.