Slytlytilted
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Hi I'm slytlytilted, A few years ago about 1999 when i was tired of being couped up all winter. I broke out my Classic SL an went a couple of blocks away from my house to do some coin shooting. As I was out an about, I always try to keep my eyes open for prospective metal detecting sites. I noticed that the Old Park Home In Williamsport was up for sale. Well i copied down the realtors name an when i got home looked up the address,an the next day i paid the person a visit. I took along some coins an rings from a few other digs i'd been on,an explained what i wanted to do an that i would treat the property as if it were my own an even offered to split 50/50 anything i found.
So I got permission,an it is so much more fun when you have permission! I took my time knowing that the Park Home had been around since at least 1874 if not earlier.Yup i was gonna reap in all those coins from over a hundred years,i could hardly contain myself. Anyways,i'd been at it for about 3 hours with nothing to show 'cept for a few recent pennies an lots of pull tabs.Then all of sudden I hear through my head phones a siren so loud an close that i almost jumped out of my shoes!! I looked up an there were 2 policemen on bicycles heading in my direction with a cruiser not to far away coming also.Well i knew i had permission an had'nt done anything wrong,but my mouth went dry an I started shaking(police have that effect on me) as i waited for them to approach. They asked for I.D which i gave an told them that i had permission to hunt there an who to talk to when i gave them the number. I then asked them why they had stopped me an they told me that someone had seen a suspicious looking character prowling around the Old Park Home! I gave a nervous kinda laugh an waited ,they soon got the story from the realtor an started to leave.When one of the cops said," so, have you found anything yet?" An I said "only a couple of policemen on bicycles and a cruiser!" An that was about all i found there that day!!
So I got permission,an it is so much more fun when you have permission! I took my time knowing that the Park Home had been around since at least 1874 if not earlier.Yup i was gonna reap in all those coins from over a hundred years,i could hardly contain myself. Anyways,i'd been at it for about 3 hours with nothing to show 'cept for a few recent pennies an lots of pull tabs.Then all of sudden I hear through my head phones a siren so loud an close that i almost jumped out of my shoes!! I looked up an there were 2 policemen on bicycles heading in my direction with a cruiser not to far away coming also.Well i knew i had permission an had'nt done anything wrong,but my mouth went dry an I started shaking(police have that effect on me) as i waited for them to approach. They asked for I.D which i gave an told them that i had permission to hunt there an who to talk to when i gave them the number. I then asked them why they had stopped me an they told me that someone had seen a suspicious looking character prowling around the Old Park Home! I gave a nervous kinda laugh an waited ,they soon got the story from the realtor an started to leave.When one of the cops said," so, have you found anything yet?" An I said "only a couple of policemen on bicycles and a cruiser!" An that was about all i found there that day!!
