My metal detector just paid for itself...

[thebirdflu]

By finding my phone! Long story short - I went to my friends farm yesterday to enjoy a beautiful February day in the country. When it got dark us guys decided to hit a nearby mud hole with the ATVs and UTVs. The one I was riding in got stuck in the mud. After a few minutes we got it out and that's when I noticed my phone was gone. There was no way we were going to find it at night with only the headlights to see. I know it was somewhere in this foot deep slurry of mud that had been run through a bunch of times with the vehicles. So we went back to the house and I picked up my metal detector, you know, because I always have it with me lol. It only took a few minutes to find it wrist deep in the mud. It was a mess but the screen was still lit! After about 30 minutes of cleaning and putting it in a bag of rice overnight everything works great.

Sadly I don't have pictures before cleaning, well because I would have to use the phone to do that. I had faith my metal detector would find it and I might have made a believer out of the other guys there that metal detectors aren't just for finding jewelry and coins. Happy hunting everyone!

 

[thrifty76now]

All is well that ends well.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

Glad you found your phone and got your metal detector paid for.
When I find cell phones at the beach (good new ones)....... I wait for them to ring.
I tell the person on the other end (usually a man/guy)...... "I figured you'd be calling".

I tell 'em, "I metal detect and yeah I found your phone. BUT,
I'm holding it for a millio.......no no......... a billion......no, a GAZILLION dollars ranson!
You better set up a meeting location, before the battery dies!"

We laugh, and I do remind them, yeah I would appreciate some lunch and gas money.
I've had to find the Mr's cell phone, from night before, in the neighbors bushes.........
yeah, don't ask......

 

[can]

good deal

 

[trapperart]

Good job

 

[ivan salis]

another glad I metal detect story...

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I hear Ya on that one, we had to find our truck license plate in a snow bank last year...using my detector!

Detectors are just an extension of our arms anyway.

 

[A2coins]

These days phones are as much or more than some detetors

 

[against the wind]

I remember a time when there was no such thing as a
Cell Phone. When I'm metal detecting on land and the phone rings,
I usually won't answer it. I metal detect in the water at some of the local beaches. I level my phone home when I go to the beach.
Over the past 3 seasons, I have recovered five phones from 3 to 4 feet of water. What is so important that you have to take your phone with you into the water??
I'm glad you found your phone. Mine has a $600. price tag.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

I have mine on me for safety reasons, it's a cheap phone anyway.

 

[thebirdflu]

My phone was also north of $600 so it's around the same price as the AT Pro that found it. I carry it with me anytime I'm out but I don't take calls. Too busy listening to tones in my headphones [emoji3]. It is nice to have on hand to take pics of finds fresh out of the ground.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Glad you found your phone in usable condition!