Snow

pistol-pete · Dec 9, 2012

Well, 4" snow this AM and 7 degrees, so I guess detecting is over for the winter, Nuts. Unless someone has a good idea how to dig frozen ground, will have to quit for a while!!!!!!!!!!!!

fmrUSMC_0844 · Dec 9, 2012

Got the same problem here. Only difference is our ground isnt frozen. yet. Got 2 inches last night and its snowing right now. Looks like its over for the year for me too.

Beans · Dec 9, 2012

Expecting some "maybe" snow on Monday, but the news stations are going crazy showing old video of 10 inches of snow and saying is this what we will see on Monday. Tell ya news stations only make them selves look dumb.

spartacus53 · Dec 9, 2012

Only 4"

consider that a dusting :tongue3:

GaRebel1861 · Dec 9, 2012

A/C is still on here in the deep south! :tongue3:

kookoox10 · Dec 10, 2012

Here in Northern California the ground is nice and soft from all the rain we have had. Should make for some easy digging for the next week or so.

capt-zero · Dec 10, 2012

In the middle of a cold front here, the temps down to 62 and falling to below 50 tonight. Guess I'll get my long johns out.

khpony · Dec 10, 2012

Well here in Pagosa Springs we just got a skiff of snow. It got down to -4 this morning. I think winter is finally here. The wood stove is going strong and we have plenty of wood. Now to just set back, relax and beging research for spring. WOW, that's a long way off!

SusanMN · Dec 10, 2012

1O inches here in Minnesota yesterday, so time to take the batteries out of the detector. If its an early spring, ground will start thawing in April. Just have to read TNet and dream til then.

Gunrunner61 · Dec 10, 2012

Sorry for winter hitting er'body so soon, We get a few weeks of really cool weather here in N.Georgia (teens or twenties). But most times we just dig right through it.....I realize that doesn't help ya'll............Happy researching.

maxpower · Dec 12, 2012

snow insulates the ground

spartacus53 · Dec 13, 2012

maxpower said:
snow insulates the ground

That's only if the grounds not frozen to begin with :tongue3:

You see snow works somewhat like a thermos, it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold :thumbsup:

I just want to know, how does it know :icon_scratch:

fella · Dec 13, 2012

14+ inches the other day. Got family a few hundred mile south of here. Thats how I'm gettin my fix!

Viminacium · Dec 13, 2012

How to dig frozen ground? With this of course... pickaxe - Wiktionary

rginn · Dec 13, 2012

We only got about 6 to 12 inches here in Summit County, CO. It was down to 13 below the other night. More snow in the forecast, but we're way behind normal. I went out on the lake bed last week and could only dig about 2 inches, so that's over for awhile. Hope every body gets up here for Christmas vacation and hope we get more snow before that. The ski resorts won't tell you this, but limited terrain open = more accidents and injuries. But it's your money, and they'll take it!

Clay Slayer · Dec 20, 2012

60° here in Louisiana this morning. Supposed to have the first real cold front coming through the area today, tonight will get down to 33° or so...bbrrrrr. :laughing7:

Gold Maven · Dec 20, 2012

time to hit the local history section in your library, get some new spots lined up for spring.

School lists, fair grounds, tent revivals, old parks.....old county atlases etc.

mark v · Dec 21, 2012

It's supposed to be snowing here soon in Pennsylvania. The ground isn't frozen yet but it's very soggy and muddy.
I just found out a week ago from a landowner who lets me detect 2 cellar holes on his property that the whole area will be leveled for a business' huge parking lot! :censored:

!! I was hoping to soon detect the heck out of the place but the weather is not cooperating.

Seener53 · Dec 21, 2012

Ha, the white stuff can't stop me.

Broke 2 mini shovels but I got a few silvers, that's from Jan 2012.

seekandfind · Dec 21, 2012

Looks like its time to head south (Georgia) or west(California) for the winter, will they welcome the "detectorbirds" ? Kinda like snowbirds but we bring our shovels to dig. Wishful thinkin, I am here in Indiana, might get a few more digs in yet if I can brave the cold. Happy holidays to all and for the ones in the warmer climates please keep posting so we can get our fix of mding going on even if we cant join you again till spring. Thanks and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!