Frodov
Bronze Member
Plunder in the Permafrost !
Old Man Winter still has us in a stranglehold I’m afraid, but this winter has GOT TO END SOMETIME! I know I’m not the only metal detectorist out there that ‘s going bonkers with cabin fever waiting for the ground to thaw out enough to resume our hobby. Boy, I’ll tell you I’m about ready to grab any opportunity I get to get out and get in some swing time. Like yesterday, I had a chance to check out a park in a nearby town that has NEVER been detected before. It’s not a huge park, but it has a very nice tot lot and picnic area. After a visit to my doctor’s office early in the morning, I found myself with a couple of hours to kill. For once it wasn’t snowing, or raining or below freezing temperature. Most of the snow has melted off and all the kiddies were still in school.... Tally HO!
When I got to the park, I found I had it all to myself. True, most of the snow had melted off, but there were still a few piles here and there and the melt off had soaked the woodchips as well as several days of rain might. Soggy knees to be sure, but Oh how nice! I found all kinds of things, identifiable and not. There were coins of course, not enough to get rich on, but more than enough to cover my gas to and from this hunt. Sadly, there was a lot of trash too. Not just the usual trash like pull tabs and bottle caps, but broken bottles both beer and liquor, soft drink bottles as well and cans and can slaw. *sigh* It’s sad that some people just have no respect, and even sadder that they’re passing that legacy along to their offspring as well. I made three trips to the nearby trash cans to dump the garbage I was picking up. I guess it was good karma though because the coin count and other goodies made up for the trouble I took to clean up after whoever made the mess. One coin in particular, found under a tree at the edge of the tot lot gave me a bit of a start when I first unearthed it. I thought I’d found a Presidential dollar at first, but it wasn’t heavy enough, and when it was brushed off a bit I could see that it was not even legal tender. But the face was pretty familiar..
After that find things took a dive.. deep enough to need a helmet. Like a deep sea diver helmet , a hard hat. I wasn’t sure what the heck it was when I dug it up. Some sort of sprinkler head maybe? I think I figured it out after I got it home though, and cleaned it up a bit more. It’s an aquarium accessory, an aerator. It probably sat atop a tiny little deep sea diver...guess he lost his head.
Somebody had to walk home from the park I suspect, because I found a car key amongst the woodchips. Not your ordinary car key either, some sort of “smart key” perhaps. It has a battery! I’m not sure what make of car or truck it’s for though.. anyone have any ideas?
Along with all the trash I picked up, I also picked up several coke product bottle caps. Brownie Points for me! My wife collects them and enters the codes for Coke Rewards Points and gets goodies for her trouble.
Before I knew it, the hunt was over. I enjoyed every moment of it to be sure, but alas, it had to end. When I got home and cleaned out my finds bag, and cleaned up my finds , it turned out to be quite a hodge-podge of “stuff”. The tip of a belt tongue, a cheap metal pendant, pull tabs, buttons, hardware , pieces of lighters, slag or melted blobs of metal from who knows what.
Oh yeah, there were the coins too. More loot for the vacation fund!
Ah, it feels so good to scratch that itch now and then. Now I’m just chomping at the bit till the next opportunity presents itself to get out and detect some more! COME ON SPRING!!!!!
I hope you all get to get out and play a little sometime soon. And.. as always..
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
Old Man Winter still has us in a stranglehold I’m afraid, but this winter has GOT TO END SOMETIME! I know I’m not the only metal detectorist out there that ‘s going bonkers with cabin fever waiting for the ground to thaw out enough to resume our hobby. Boy, I’ll tell you I’m about ready to grab any opportunity I get to get out and get in some swing time. Like yesterday, I had a chance to check out a park in a nearby town that has NEVER been detected before. It’s not a huge park, but it has a very nice tot lot and picnic area. After a visit to my doctor’s office early in the morning, I found myself with a couple of hours to kill. For once it wasn’t snowing, or raining or below freezing temperature. Most of the snow has melted off and all the kiddies were still in school.... Tally HO!
When I got to the park, I found I had it all to myself. True, most of the snow had melted off, but there were still a few piles here and there and the melt off had soaked the woodchips as well as several days of rain might. Soggy knees to be sure, but Oh how nice! I found all kinds of things, identifiable and not. There were coins of course, not enough to get rich on, but more than enough to cover my gas to and from this hunt. Sadly, there was a lot of trash too. Not just the usual trash like pull tabs and bottle caps, but broken bottles both beer and liquor, soft drink bottles as well and cans and can slaw. *sigh* It’s sad that some people just have no respect, and even sadder that they’re passing that legacy along to their offspring as well. I made three trips to the nearby trash cans to dump the garbage I was picking up. I guess it was good karma though because the coin count and other goodies made up for the trouble I took to clean up after whoever made the mess. One coin in particular, found under a tree at the edge of the tot lot gave me a bit of a start when I first unearthed it. I thought I’d found a Presidential dollar at first, but it wasn’t heavy enough, and when it was brushed off a bit I could see that it was not even legal tender. But the face was pretty familiar..
After that find things took a dive.. deep enough to need a helmet. Like a deep sea diver helmet , a hard hat. I wasn’t sure what the heck it was when I dug it up. Some sort of sprinkler head maybe? I think I figured it out after I got it home though, and cleaned it up a bit more. It’s an aquarium accessory, an aerator. It probably sat atop a tiny little deep sea diver...guess he lost his head.
Somebody had to walk home from the park I suspect, because I found a car key amongst the woodchips. Not your ordinary car key either, some sort of “smart key” perhaps. It has a battery! I’m not sure what make of car or truck it’s for though.. anyone have any ideas?
Along with all the trash I picked up, I also picked up several coke product bottle caps. Brownie Points for me! My wife collects them and enters the codes for Coke Rewards Points and gets goodies for her trouble.
Before I knew it, the hunt was over. I enjoyed every moment of it to be sure, but alas, it had to end. When I got home and cleaned out my finds bag, and cleaned up my finds , it turned out to be quite a hodge-podge of “stuff”. The tip of a belt tongue, a cheap metal pendant, pull tabs, buttons, hardware , pieces of lighters, slag or melted blobs of metal from who knows what.
Oh yeah, there were the coins too. More loot for the vacation fund!
Ah, it feels so good to scratch that itch now and then. Now I’m just chomping at the bit till the next opportunity presents itself to get out and detect some more! COME ON SPRING!!!!!
I hope you all get to get out and play a little sometime soon. And.. as always..
~HAPPY HUNTING~
Frodov
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that little dive helmet is super cool looking 
Keep on posting on TNet. 
