Hi Joe and Bill,
I too am from the Cincinnati area. Like you Bill, I am from Lebanon. Red Lion to be exact. I have just gotten the MD bug. My sister and I are hoping to buy our first ones this weekend, we have only played with other peoples up until now. We were wondering if it would do any good to even think about buying the ones from WalMart, Bounty Hunter brand. We also looked at some at the flea market last weekend for a little over $200. We both live in houses over 100 years old, that were in the same families for over 50 years. I talked to my neighbor who's family owned mine since 1955 and he says it has never been detected that he knows.
We have the dream of checking out the sand at the Beach Waterpark. Some of the employees say they have never seen anyone there. We may or may not get permission, but figure it can't hurt to ask. And we probably won't find anything old, but we should be able to find some coins and jewelry.
Maybe we can meet up sometime,
Tammy and Mary Ann