ALMOST GOT STABBED TODAY....Over 15 cent basically...

[DirtLover]

Went to metal detect a house that i had detected bout 4 or 5 times..yes i had gotten a permission form the guy who was cutting the grass....i just asked one day while passing...dude said shi go ahead i dont care..ok today this dude drives thru and approachs me with a knife....talking bout why you at my grandmother house detecting...i told him politely dude that cuts the grass told me it was cool...so this dude ask me who i am..i told him who i be...i tell him homie you aint gotta approach me like that....so he says get off the property....i do..while the whole time watching the knife in this dudes hand....one wrong move and i promise you he would have had sume trouble...with my shovel...so while im leaving...i tell this dude...i understand this your peeps house..but you aint gotta approach me like that...you should check your grass cutter..he was like what you mean...shi somebody been coming here stealing copper...then he calls sumeone and they like..you not suppose to be on the property...if you dont leave in 10 secs the police coming..so i was like yes ma'am...i asked the grass cutter and he said it was cool....i told him homie i metal detect...i dont do **** like that...so **** it i leave...this dude following me homie and e'thang..when im in front of my house he pass thru...im like this where i stay....sume people ignorant minded ass ****...same thing happen before ol' guy gave me permission...female rides thru this my house what you doing here....i say mr.XXX...said it was cool.....she calls her uncle...he says yes i told him it was okay...she apologizes and ask me to watch the house for her...which is 2 houses over...this **** getting to be dangerous.. people alway wanting to get brolic before they get understanding....thats how alotta **** happen...and i promise you it wasnt gon happen to me...over sume misunderstanding...

dude approached me the wrong way doe...its a right and a wrong way to handle a situation...it was manless of him to approach me with a knife....as soon as i saw it my prison mentallity kicked in..."focus...protect and destroy"....i dont try to injure i try to kill...when im threatin'....thats what i've always lived by thats what prison taught me....i didnt disrespect homie...not becuz i was afraid but becuz im a man...and i understood it was his family's property....but if he would have pointed that knife my way any type of way....hey i would've caught a murder charge today....not acting all bad or anythang...but what the ****....a knife...
im more interested with whats in the ground....he just didnt know doe...the whole time that shovel was cocked and loaded....with a target focused on his throat....then the dude said it was stolen awhile back...couple years i think thats what he said..**** i started detecting 6mons ago....before that i was a straight home body type dude....

 

[Xraywolf]

Great story once I was able to put all the pieces together. I used to live in Detroit - there was no way I was going into the hood hunting. The last year I worked in South Detroit, there were 6 killed within a block of where I worked - the last being a co-worker.

You may live there, but there's NO ONE safe there. Looks like you need to be a tad more careful as well.

Good luck, and keep posting! Though I do say "English please"

Real thugs outside of the eminem generation don't talk like that at all, circles I hang talking wannabe gangsta ebonics is pretty much the kiss of death.
But hey, may be different for the area, age group, race and type of thugs he hangs with.

I hunt around rough areas of Detroit all the time, never private property though.

 

[Honest Samuel]

You must be really upset, that a man came on to you with a knife to a location that you had search before. You Should had call the cops when you saw the knife. If the Nut Case attack you, you had the right to defend yourself and kill him. From now on, carry mace or pepper spray. Good hunting and good luck.

 

[Aureus]

Can't imagine anything similar happening in Canada. I wouldn't detect in that neighborhood that's for sure.

 

[DirtLover]

I know im gonna be called a phony again after this too i guess....Jeremy the guy who approached me.His father mr.bradley,had forgotten his name...just stopped by...good guy right there...apologized for his sons actions...i told him it was my bad..he says no you aint do nuthin cause i told you it was okay...told me he sees me on his property all the time......told me i didnt care all of those houses old...just as long as i didnt enter his houses...cause someone stole all the copper and plumbing out of them...he also said,Jeremy didnt tell me he pulled a knife on you...but he told everythang else but that...i told him yeah he put his hand in my face and everythang...guys own father says...if it was me i would have smacked him with the metal detector...after my wife talked with his sister...his sister told him about it...and whats strange mr.bradleys brother stopped me one day and ask how much would i charge to find the land seperators on his land...but he never got back in touch with me...so now we made a deal if i find the spikes for them....i could metal detect all his old property's....12 houses...him and his wife knows my wife...she works at golden coral....told me evertime i go there i leave her a 2$ bill...told him she gives them to me...told me he was gonna talk to his nephew about that....Now i got alotta more places to detect..God is Good...

 

[Aureus]

My last thoughts on this. 35 years ago I went to jail, not prison but jail. Was not a great experience and saw some things I wish I did not. I did a couple years altogether. It gave me ALOT of time to think and reflect on where I was going. My big vice was alcohol, never got arrested when I was sober EVER. I made a lot of decisions while I was in there, first was to quit drinking and to this day alcohol has never touched my lips since. I also did the GED and not only that but I taught myself through reading. You see it is nothing to be proud of when you say you are not educated, a real education cost NOTHING. You only need the will to learn and to better yourself. And one of the BIG things I learned was how important communication is. You cannot get forth your thoughts and ideas to others if you do not have a means to properly communicate. I know a lot of guys who came from the "hood" and some of those same people amaze me on not only how well spoken they are but their awareness that to get their point across they need to recognize how well their communication is being received. When you say "this is who I am" then that tells me that you have given up on yourself, you see no need to improve upon yourself and you are not open to learning new things. Yeah I make a lot of assumptions but in my 54+ years I have become pretty good at reading people.
You can laugh this off all you want but at the end of the day it only shows that you did nothing but waste your time making this post. First off you have spent more time AFTER the post trying to explain to everyone what you were trying to say. Next time you have a face to face conversation with someone try this, look them in the face while you are speaking, if they have a puzzled look on their face then there is a good chance that you are not coherently getting your point across.
Hey you might be a great guy and you might even be a pretty smart guy but you certainly did not show it anywhere in this post. And you have to be not all bad, you are a detectorist after all.
Learn the English language like you have learned that big list of detectors listed in your profile and you would be doing much better.

Believe me, I am not perfect, far from it BUT I do try to do something every day to improve myself. I went from a homeless drunk to a guy who has raised a family went to college, have a good paying job, compete in triathlons and a ton of other rewarding things but I had to go out there and get it and be willing to take chances and learn. I sincerely hope the same for you.

I take my hat off to you Sir. Great life story!

 

[choppadude]

I know im gonna be called a phony again after this too i guess....Jeremy the guy who approached me.His father mr.bradley,had forgotten his name...just stopped by...good guy right there...apologized for his sons actions...i told him it was my bad..he says no you aint do nuthin cause i told you it was okay...told me he sees me on his property all the time......told me i didnt care all of those houses old...just as long as i didnt enter his houses...cause someone stole all the copper and plumbing out of them...he also said,Jeremy didnt tell me he pulled a knife on you...but he told everythang else but that...i told him yeah he put his hand in my face and everythang...guys own father says...if it was me i would have smacked him with the metal detector...after my wife talked with his sister...his sister told him about it...and whats strange mr.bradleys brother stopped me one day and ask how much would i charge to find the land seperators on his land...but he never got back in touch with me...so now we made a deal if i find the spikes for them....i could metal detect all his old property's....12 houses...him and his wife knows my wife...she works at golden coral....told me evertime i go there i leave her a 2$ bill...told him she gives them to me...told me he was gonna talk to his nephew about that....Now i got alotta more places to detect..God is Good...

Looks like everything worked out good in the long run. Make sure you keep us up to date on your finds from these places, sound like some good pickings there.

And by the way, that Dots thing, now that's pretty darn funny...

 

[pepperj]

This thread is a complete waste of time though I just spent the last 15 minutes on it

Seriously I was waiting for somebody to include a link to a dictionary that would help me understand what was said by the OP in the first place. Having spent a good # of years on the streets I'm totally lost, my years are showing I guess.

 

[DirtLover]

Seriously I was waiting for somebody to include a link to a dictionary that would help me understand what was said by the OP in the first place. Having spent a good # of years on the streets I'm totally lost, my years are showing I guess.

its alright now....jokes are welcome...i got 12 houses to metal detect...

 

[pepperj]

Believe me, I am not perfect, far from it BUT I do try to do something every day to improve myself. I went from a homeless drunk to a guy who has raised a family went to college, have a good paying job, compete in triathlons and a ton of other rewarding things but I had to go out there and get it and be willing to take chances and learn. I sincerely hope the same for you.

You have an attitude that many thrive for, few will obtain, and something to be proud of. Until a person has walked the walk and talked the talk and crawled out from the gutter to be something to proud of when looking at the reflection in the mirror they just don't know how it really feels. To improve one's self everyday in some manner is pretty cool, as I say it's a good day to learn something.

I can speak of the crazy times, I'm not ashamed of it, nor do I ever try to hide it, as it reminds me how lucky I am to be enjoying digging on this side of the grass.

All the best in 2017

 

[pepperj]

its alright now....jokes are welcome...i got 12 houses to metal detect...

I wasn't joking DirtLover, I really don't understand the lingo, the ...., the references. I'm not knocking you, as it's probably just me and my lack of living in the new hoods. It been a mere 31 yrs off the streets so times have changed a lot I guess. Have a great 2017

 

[DirtLover]

Looks like everything worked out good in the long run. Make sure you keep us up to date on your finds from these places, sound like some good pickings there.

And by the way, that Dots thing, now that's pretty darn funny...

Choppadude...yes everything turned out good...everyone around here knows me...sees me...stops and ask question...Mr.Bradley made me feel at peace...told me i aint do nothing wrong...his exact words....i told that boy one day sumebody gonna knock him in the head if he keeps jumping in folks face...

 

[choppadude]

I take my hat off to you Sir. Great life story!

Thank you!

 

[miboje]

DirtLover - I am an educated, middle-aged, deplorable (Trump reference), middle class woman who had no problem reading what you wrote. Sorry some gave you slack. It wasn't hard to figure out you were worked up over the situation and venting. You're alright by me.

I'm glad to hear that the situation was all sorted out, and doubly glad to hear you ended up with more places to detect. Despite the scary start, it sounds like a happy ending...or should we say a happy beginning. Good luck, and post your finds!

 

[choppadude]

You have an attitude that many thrive for, few will obtain, and something to be proud of. Until a person has walked the walk and talked the talk and crawled out from the gutter to be something to proud of when looking at the reflection in the mirror they just don't know how it really feels. To improve one's self everyday in some manner is pretty cool, as I say it's a good day to learn something.

I can speak of the crazy times, I'm not ashamed of it, nor do I ever try to hide it, as it reminds me how lucky I am to be enjoying digging on this side of the grass.

All the best in 2017

Thank you. I am a firm believer in second chances because without one I would not be where I am today. I also never forget where it is I came from lest I return there.

 

[DeepseekerADS]

See, you're already teaching us things! Your style just now = more places to detect. Glad the day and experience has turned out better for you today. Always keep the faith, there's always something on the other side, and properly navigated it usually turns out well

 

[DirtLover]

I wasn't joking DirtLover, I really don't understand the lingo, the ...., the references. I'm not knocking you, as it's probably just me and my lack of living in the new hoods. It been a mere 31 yrs off the streets so times have changed a lot I guess. Have a great 2017

its good...imma be okay and thx...have a great year aswell..

 

[rastinirv]

There's a lot of offense here to go around. Stay safe

 

[G.I.B.]

Diggers Lives Matter

Stay safe.

 

[DirtLover]

You have an attitude that many thrive for, few will obtain, and something to be proud of. Until a person has walked the walk and talked the talk and crawled out from the gutter to be something to proud of when looking at the reflection in the mirror they just don't know how it really feels. To improve one's self everyday in some manner is pretty cool, as I say it's a good day to learn something.

I can speak of the crazy times, I'm not ashamed of it, nor do I ever try to hide it, as it reminds me how lucky I am to be enjoying digging on this side of the grass.

All the best in 2017

i feel you on that...im gonna just be real...every since i was 8 or 9 i've been in and out of foster homes,juvie,jail,prison....im not ashamed neither cause i cant change it...i grew up in the system...when i first got out,the only way i felt comfortable was in my room...4 corners...when i was released i trusted no one...i still dont have but one friend and thats my wife..met her after i got out...she understands me...sweetest lady in the world...everyone knows and love her...without her i would still be nothing.every year i was locked up...every year...2 bids in prison....i had to change or spend the rest of my life there...ive come along way...everyone is proud of me....cause they never saw me out this long...and see me doing something positive...sume people dont understand how hard life is....the life i was living consumed me...i became that life...some people will say they understand but really dont unless they've lived it...i hate to bore you on with my life...when the forum is about metal detecting...but thats why i joined to make new friends....not to be chastised cause my language is not adequate enough...

 

[villagenut]

............and dey awl libbed happy ever avter. De end homies and peeps