Great Morning !!!! Watch what you say to the owner ! Update DISPLAY MADE!!!!!!

DPBOB · Oct 30, 2008

Me and my big mouth got me the permission to hunt the house and me and my big mouth is causing me to loose some good finds.

Recon at it's best.....

Saw this beauty and went up and rang the bell.

Women answers the door. Introduced myself and explained what I wanted to do.

Reluctant at first but I said she can see all the finds and pick some and I will put them in a small display for her.

She said ok..

She sure did pick the good finds.

Losing half the good finds. ( Told her I'm keeping the 1892-O since it is now my oldest dime. She agreed on that.

OH WELL !!!!

Got a bunch of Wheat's (10 ) other junk too..

Thought I'd show the best stuff.

No time like the present time to ask permission.

What can one say....NO or YES In this case... YES but I messed up!!!!!

Lost a silver rosie but I know where I dropped it so I have to head back to get it soon.

I also want to get some other " relic's " or " junk " for the display....

Thanks for looking.. Bob

************* 11-02-08 UPDATE ***********

Made the display today for the owner below. I think she will like it.. It took a little time but I gotter done.

Damon64 · Nov 3, 2008

I don't see it as the same as going through your attic. The stuff buried in the yard isn't going to be worth much at all...If someone I let dig in my yard and they found some old coins I'd let them keep everything. The coins aren't worth all that much anyways and I did give them permission in the first place.

It seems like someone asking permission to deer hunt your land, then asking the guy for the antlers. If you don't want someone going through your stuff and claiming anything, don't allow the permission. I understand the good will of the hunters, but it's the owners that want stuff that isn't valuable that gets me. It's value is to the person finding the stuff, not someone claiming it.

Just my opinion.

Prime · Nov 3, 2008

It seems like someone asking permission to deer hunt your land, then asking the guy for the antlers.

I really like that analogy and do agree with it.

diggemall · Nov 3, 2008

I must be "old school". Back when I hunted rabbit and pheasant in Iowa, we always offered the farmer a dressed bird or rabbit as a "thank you" for letting us hunt his land.

Oh well, times change.

Diggem'

DPBOB · Nov 3, 2008

DesPlaines_IL_SilverBob said:
Me and my big mouth got me the permission to hunt the house and me and my big mouth is causing me to loose some good finds.

Reluctant at first but I said she can see all the finds and pick some and I will put them in a small display for her.

Read the post

I'm happy to do what I did.

Damon64 said:
I still don't understand why owners would want to take your finds. I know it's their property, but you found the stuff. It just strikes me as greedy and petty. It's not like it was worth a fortune...I don't get why some people are like that.

Try doing some time ,you might not come off as being that greedy

DPBOB · Nov 3, 2008

kimsdad said:
Hey Bob, VERY nice job on the display!!!

Almost makes me want you to hunt my yard!

Neil

Knowing you

I'll just find CHUCKY CHEESE tokens for your display...

Damon · Nov 4, 2008

I'm not saying you were greedy if that's the way you took it...On the contrary, I admire what you did and can tell that you have some talent in making that display. I don't feel that I'm greedy myself as I have assisted in chores and clean-up of land that I have been granted permission to hunt on.
I just think that it's strange to me that land owners want to take something from you when they granted the permission in the first place. That's just how I feel about it, we all have different views.