Five Little Walks........

[Chizzy]

My work van (and mding van) had been in the shop for repairs for 3 days and my wife had me right where she wanted me to work on the substantial "honey-do" list that comes with her whirlwind room make-overs. This time it was the Master BR. But, I plowed through the work with the zeal of a prisoner who is close to being paroled........oh, how I looked out those windows and the beautiful days that were being used up..........sigh...........
My release came on Thursday and I wasted no time getting to a 42 acre park in East End. The community pool there had been closed, filled in and the fence removed a couple of weeks ago. A park employee had assured me that no one had been mding there and it would be a great spot to search...........ummm, not so much. I pulled one nickle and one Zincoln in an hours search of the north end. Plenty of pull tabs and pieces of aluminum from the chain link fence, but no coins. Had it not been for the nearby 10 minute tot lot search, I would have been



No pieces of eight.........but, I did find a piece of Abe!!



Next, I tried a curb strip along the west end of a nearby college sports complex.......right outside one of the gates........skunked!!!!
Then, I went to the city permission I've been working on........it was 2 blocks away. I re-swept my last path with no discrimination to get some additional depth and was rewarded with a couple of deep wheats and 50's nickles...........and a couple of relics............



It was then time for me go to the other end of town to visit a couple of my favorite ladies........I tend to my son's 2 Rottweilers during the week. An hour of frolicking later put me a couple of blocks from there at a favorite elementary school to finish one of the long curb strips on the east side of the school................



And then, home for supper.........only to find my wife not home........what's an mder to do?
Of course........go to my home park (a block away) and continue hunting!! It turned into a nickle fest...........



All in all, a good day of walkin' and diggin'!
Sorry for the length of the post.........it may have something to do with my "parole"...........
Thanks for lookin' in and good luck on all your hunting adventures...............

 

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[kcm]

Loved the post - very entertaining. Know where you're coming from about the whirlwind makeovers!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the multiple hunts and very good success!

To "beat" the honey-do list, get up and start hunting at 5:30 am. I usually end about 10 am then the work begins.

 

[texjim]

Great finds

 

[scruggs]

It's looking good!

 

[ScubaDetector]

All that clad adds up. Nice

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on your finds and an entertaining post

 

[against the wind]

Nice assortment of finds.
I bet you're glad to have your van back.

 

[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on hunting multiple sites Chizzy. Cool post, I felt like I was running from site to site along with ya.

 

[McCDig]

Hope you hold on to that "get out of jail" card for awhile now! Congrats.

 

[Trezurehunter]

I like that marble, and your story. I have a front door and the 2 side panels to paint today. Just enough to keep the Mrs. happy. That gives me all day tomorrow to treasure hunt ! Thats how we work it. For every 3 hr. project she wants done, I get 15 hrs. of metal detecting in. I like the odds.

 

[Chizzy]

Apologies about the late responses, but another room make-over (my office ) had me and my 'puter out of commission..........

Loved the post - very entertaining. Know where you're coming from about the whirlwind makeovers!

Thanks, kcm........just another day in the life of..........

Congratulations on the multiple hunts and very good success!

To "beat" the honey-do list, get up and start hunting at 5:30 am. I usually end about 10 am then the work begins.

I'd try that Doc, but I don't have that kind of stamina..............

Great finds

It's looking good!

Thank you both.........

All that clad adds up. Nice

Yep, as long as I'm finding coins, all is well............

Congrats on your finds and an entertaining post

Thanks, art..............wanted to give a little more than " I found this"...........

 

[Chizzy]

Nice assortment of finds.
I bet you're glad to have your van back.

Thanks, atw..........you have no idea how glad I am!!

 

[Chizzy]

Congrats on hunting multiple sites Chizzy. Cool post, I felt like I was running from site to site along with ya.

Thanks, Loco-Digger........I'll let you in on a little secret........I was actually chasing all the shade trees I could find around town!!

 

[Chizzy]

Hope you hold on to that "get out of jail" card for awhile now! Congrats.

I was "officially" released an hour ago....... But, I think she has her eye on a couple other projects for me.........
Thanks for lookin' in..............

 

[Chizzy]

I like that marble, and your story. I have a front door and the 2 side panels to paint today. Just enough to keep the Mrs. happy. That gives me all day tomorrow to treasure hunt ! Thats how we work it. For every 3 hr. project she wants done, I get 15 hrs. of metal detecting in. I like the odds.

Hmmmm.......I like the trade off........Now if I can just work that compromise in to a conversation.........
Glad you enjoyed the little narrative........since I'm not finding the good stuff, it's all I got goin' for me..........
Posters on the marble forum had some good info about the marble.............