Behind a car wash

[LMC 620]

There is a closed up car wash near my shop that I pass every day. Today I thought I'd kill a half hour during lunch and try out my new ACE 250. I skirted the perimeter under some leaves and and runoff dirt.
In a short period of time I came away with 45 pennies, 4 dimes, a nickel and a Chuckie Cheese token. I won't count the key. Everything was concentrated within a ten square foot area.
Nothing of value, but I may be going back when time permits.

 

[tymcmurray]

That is a great way to learn a new machine.
You have good and bad targets and can learn the difference.
Way to go!!!

 

[jb7487]

So did you get permission to hunt this site? If so, how?

Why do I get the feeling that a bunch of these latest "Today's finds!" posts are from people walking onto abandoned private property without permission and digging stuff up? If you got permission then I truly apologize for insinuating otherwise. But I have a whole host of sites that I've researched and would love to hunt and I'm having trouble getting permission. For example, this one site used to be an old general store in a ghost town near me. The current owner is a coporation that does land development and refuses me outright because they simply don't want to mess with me. That's the way it seems to go with land that is owned by companies. I would have to imagine that an old car wash would be the same way. But maybe I'm wrong.

I'm just wondering how many MD'ers are saying one thing but doing another out here. Because otherwise I just don't see how some of these people are able to find these types of places and hunt them "on their lunch hour" while still being sure to get permission.

 

[LMC 620]

The car wash is literally 500' from my shop. The property owner has a business next door. I asked and his response was "knock your socks off".

 

[kenley]

Mr. jb7487
These places are obviousley abandon,vandelized and littered with trash. I caught a whole slew of people in my yard picking up pecans. I called the police and they told me that unless there were "posted or no trespassing " signs up, they could do nothing. If there is no signs up....I go in. I don't leave holes and carry out the trash.

 

[bigrig40]

great job! a friend of mine ran a car wash and let me empty out the vacuum bag containers and i took them home and wearing a dust mask and gloves came away with 202 coins and 2 rings(silver) 1 earring and a couple of plastic worms from a fishin trip. bigrig

 

[diggin jimmy hoffa]

So did you get permission to hunt this site? If so, how?

I'm just wondering how many MD'ers are saying one thing but doing another out here. Because otherwise I just don't see how some of these people are able to find these types of places and hunt them "on their lunch hour" while still being sure to get permission.

So, if I said in my post that I hunted a private yard you would assume that I was trespassing as well?

Sounds like you have a case of the bitters about not being able to hunt the property that you have had your eyes on.

Hopefully things will work for you in the future.

HH

DJH

 

[jb7487]

I asked and his response was "knock your socks off".

Thanks for clarifying the details for me. Sounds like you've found a good place to hunt.

I called the police and they told me that unless there were "posted or no trespassing " signs up, they could do nothing.

That is contrary to what is consistently said out here about getting permission. My understanding from others out here is that even without "no trespassing" signs you can still be arested for trespassing. I don't have any "no trespassing" signs on my yard but if someone came in and started digging without my permission they'd be sitting in jail in a heartbeat. I don't know the legalities of it but I'd wonder if the police were telling you the truth or if they just didn't want to bother with coming out.

So, if I said in my post that I hunted a private yard you would assume that I was trespassing as well?

No, because that would be silly. Don't get your panties up in a bunch. It's simple logic really. The OP posted that he found a place on his 30 minute lunch hour and hunted it. It seemed very unrealistic to me that he could have gotten permission in those 30 minutes and proceeded to find as much as he did. I don't see why it is unreasonable to assume that he just walked onto a private site and started searching without permission given what is posted here. The OP clarified the situation (he didn't find the site on his lunch, it was always there and he got permission beforehand). You may want to note that I don't go around questioning everyone who posts here about searching private land. So it is illogical to assume that I would question you based on what you've said in your small, derogatory post. But nice try.

I just want to understand how many people are speaking out of both sides of their mouths when they talk about getting permission. I tend to believe that it is like most things in the world. There are a lot of people who try to do good most of the time. But sometimes they can't help themselves.

My apologies to the OP for sidetracking the thread. Please be sure to post your future finds. I'm always happy to hear about new potential spots and there are abandoned car washes around me as well so I may start investigating those as options.

 

[jb7487]

Wow bigrig! That is quite a haul! I can certainly see why going through those bags would be pretty lucrative. Nice idea!

 

[Goes4ever]

nice finds and welcome to the site! you were hauling butt to get that many coins in 30 minutes

 

[LMC 620]

nice finds and welcome to the site! you were hauling butt to get that many coins in 30 minutes

Yeah it was a small car wash, the spot I picked must have been where they did some detailing or vacuuming. Like i said though, nothing of value, but it sure was a blast gettin all those hits.

jb7487 no offense taken.

If I have the time I may go back one more time. By the time I finished, the dings were getting fewer and fewer. I'll post back if I have any more sucess worth mentioning.

 

[LMC 620]

Oh, I forgot to mention, after work I decided to try a local park beach. The tot lot was full of kids so I headed to the beach area. An hour and a half and a whopping one dime a a quarter. I need to find more car washes.

 

[jb7487]

An hour and a half and a whopping one dime a a quarter. I need to find more car washes.

Yeah, that's what I'm battling right now. That's why the car wash idea sounds so good to me. What I really find interesting is that this one 10x10 area had so many coins. It really does make you wonder what happened there. Was it a coin spill? Did they do detailing there like you suggested? The answer may be the key to finding other locations at other car washes that would yield similar results. To me, that is the interesting part of treasure hunting. Figuring out where the treasure came from and why it is there. Then trying to use that information to find similar sites.

Oh well, thanks for sharing and let us know if you find out any more about the place.

 

[allen]

that clad adds up...
and you get some practice
time with the ace 250...

 

[vwayne1]

Geez you guys! They emptied the vacuum bags there. wow.

 

[STH69]

Nice hit it hard

 

[Mike Moutray]

Years ago I used to sift through the vacuums at a couple places I worked for- ton of change and an occasional piece of jewelry, but that dirt was bad on my allergies, and half the coins had to be tumbled to get the dried goop off them. It was almost worth the effort. You've got a better plan of digging them from the ground after they've been dumped. Keep an eye out for small gold jewelry! Take care and HH, Mike.