DanFL1962
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There was an ad on Florida Space Coast Craigslist yesterday from a gal desperate to find her diamond ring she lost in her front yard in Merritt Island. Before posting the ad on CL, she spent most of the weekend searching the area where she thought it would be. She got a tip from someone who read the ad and rented a metal detector for four hours from a local tool rental store this morning. This only brought her greater stress and frustation as it had no instructions and she didn't have the patience to figure it out.
When I responded I told her I had some free time this afternoon so she gladly accepted my offer to help. Fortunately her front yard wasn't that big. A small landscaped area of bark mulch with a few shrubs, and a lawn area of only about 400 sq ft.
I started in the middle of the area where she felt it would be and worked my way outwards. After about 10 minutes of searching I had covered that area and then moved to a 3 foot wide strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. Found it within a few seconds of searching that area.
I typically hunt the beaches and was surprised how well this was hidden in the Florida crab grass. After I pinpointed the target, I bent down and pushed my hand into the grass, saw the diamond, but lost it before I could grab it. Took me a minute of feeling through the grass to find it again.
She insisted on giving me some form of compensation but I flat out refused. Explained to her that on more that one occassion I have been stranded on the side of the road with a disabled Harley. A passing motorist went out of his way once to go to his farm and get a trailer and return to tow my bike more than 40 miles to Daytona HD.
So today it was my turn to "Pay it Forward".
Footnote: She was pleasantly overwhemled with the number of responses from local MD'ers who read the ad and offered their assistance for free, or just for the price of their gas. I am sure that some of the responses were from those of you here on TNet. Its great to know the MD'er community is comprised of so many people willing to help!
Dan
(Below is the ad and some pics)
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When I responded I told her I had some free time this afternoon so she gladly accepted my offer to help. Fortunately her front yard wasn't that big. A small landscaped area of bark mulch with a few shrubs, and a lawn area of only about 400 sq ft.
I started in the middle of the area where she felt it would be and worked my way outwards. After about 10 minutes of searching I had covered that area and then moved to a 3 foot wide strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. Found it within a few seconds of searching that area.
I typically hunt the beaches and was surprised how well this was hidden in the Florida crab grass. After I pinpointed the target, I bent down and pushed my hand into the grass, saw the diamond, but lost it before I could grab it. Took me a minute of feeling through the grass to find it again.
She insisted on giving me some form of compensation but I flat out refused. Explained to her that on more that one occassion I have been stranded on the side of the road with a disabled Harley. A passing motorist went out of his way once to go to his farm and get a trailer and return to tow my bike more than 40 miles to Daytona HD.
So today it was my turn to "Pay it Forward".
Footnote: She was pleasantly overwhemled with the number of responses from local MD'ers who read the ad and offered their assistance for free, or just for the price of their gas. I am sure that some of the responses were from those of you here on TNet. Its great to know the MD'er community is comprised of so many people willing to help!
Dan
(Below is the ad and some pics)
