Harry_Morant
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Back to the park I've been hunting today and when I pulled up I noticed a couple of the town council people at work in the park. I considered coming back later just in case the guys maintaining the park had a problem with me digging plugs. Nah, I figured that I'd rather be up front rather than skulking in the shadows.
Anyway after about ten minutes detecting, there I was innocently minding my own beeswax having just filled in my third hole (rather expertly if I don't say so myself) when I saw this old lady trying to catch my eye. Naturally I gave her my most cheery 'good morning' (and what morning isn't when you're out detecting). She just gave me a stern look and retorted "are you responsible for all these holes?" Her husband was standing a few paces off with that not interested look on his face like most of us get when you go shopping for clothes with the wife. Then it dawned on me what she was on about so I said "No ma'am, all these holes are from that aerator being towed behind that tractor over there".
She was referring to the thousands of pen sized holes and little bits of dirt which the aerator the council workers were operating had kicked up. I can get most coins out of the dirt pretty quick but but not even the Flash could dig that many targets in one morning.
The council guys came over to me shortly thereafter and asked what I was doing and I thought here we go. But they were friendly and even suggested an area of the park I could go looking for wedding rings and jewellery. Ironically this was an area which I has already decided was off limits for me as it was one of the best segments of park in town where couples go to have their wedding photos taken and I didn't want to draw the crabs. Might have to reconsider this now that I've got tacit approval.
Wasn't a huge haul today but aside from the 5 x halfpennies I also ended up with $4.39 in modern coins it more than paid for the petrol.
Heading back tomorrow.
Anyway after about ten minutes detecting, there I was innocently minding my own beeswax having just filled in my third hole (rather expertly if I don't say so myself) when I saw this old lady trying to catch my eye. Naturally I gave her my most cheery 'good morning' (and what morning isn't when you're out detecting). She just gave me a stern look and retorted "are you responsible for all these holes?" Her husband was standing a few paces off with that not interested look on his face like most of us get when you go shopping for clothes with the wife. Then it dawned on me what she was on about so I said "No ma'am, all these holes are from that aerator being towed behind that tractor over there".
She was referring to the thousands of pen sized holes and little bits of dirt which the aerator the council workers were operating had kicked up. I can get most coins out of the dirt pretty quick but but not even the Flash could dig that many targets in one morning.
The council guys came over to me shortly thereafter and asked what I was doing and I thought here we go. But they were friendly and even suggested an area of the park I could go looking for wedding rings and jewellery. Ironically this was an area which I has already decided was off limits for me as it was one of the best segments of park in town where couples go to have their wedding photos taken and I didn't want to draw the crabs. Might have to reconsider this now that I've got tacit approval.
Wasn't a huge haul today but aside from the 5 x halfpennies I also ended up with $4.39 in modern coins it more than paid for the petrol.
Heading back tomorrow.
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