Stranded in Purgatory!

[bigscoop]

So here is the situation, because of family health issues I'm stranded in Indiana, in this tiny spit of a town called, Somerset. Been stuck here since 2007 and it's driving me insane. As most of you know Indiana is the lost treasure capital of the world, there's probably been more people who have lost their enthusiasm for treasure hunting in this state then any other place on earth. While other state schools have cool mascot names like, Indians, Bears, Gators, Blue Devils, Wildcats, etc., the best indiana could come up with was, Hoosiers. "What the H**L is a Hoosier?" I was born and raised here, still don't know what a hoosier is but I'm certain the name Hoosier is going to scare the sh*t out of a Bear, a Gator, a Blue Devil, and a Wildcat. In Indiana if your uncle Ted lost a quarter while planting corn in the back forty it instantly becomes a huge lost treasure legend. They call this state the crossroads of America, and they're not kidding, but it's because everyone crosses through quickly and nobody wants to stay. No kidding, if I don't get an escape from here soon I'm going to start roughing up stuffed animals! OK, now I'm going to go check the progress of my garden..."My Garden".....Oh my God,......from treasure hunter to gardner in just a couple of short years! Vegetables, the only that comes out of the ground here that's worth having. This is purgatory, plain and simple. "Hurry'n Hoosier"..............I've sat in the woods for hours on end I still ain't never spotted one!

 

[keverett]

Michigan isn't much better man I know!!

 

[packerbacker]

I got tickets for both of you to come out to Lodi, CA! You'll love it there.
They say "Hoosier" out here a lot too but it preceeds "Daddy" as in "Hoosier Daddy?"

 

[keverett]

I got tickets for both of you to come out to Lodi, CA! You'll love it there.
They say "Hoosier" out here a lot to but it preceeds "Daddy" as in "Hoosier Daddy?"

I'm back in California now....and couldn't be happier....that is until it hits 110 down here in the Valley!!! Lodi is nice though!!

 

[bigscoop]

Michigan isn't much better man I know!!

Heck, it's so bad here I could do entire Safaries in Michigan! Sad, very, very sad.

 

[bigscoop]

In Indiana they like'n the Wabash River to the Amazon, Brown County is equivalent to the Rockies. My thinking is they should fill whole state with water and call it another Great Lake. Then they might have something. Call it "Lake Hoosier."

 

[GopherDaGold]

You'll always have the Indy 500

 

[bigscoop]

You'll always have the Indy 500

I don't know. Few folks around here pay much attention to it anymore. Use to be a big event with folks, tick boards, pools, everyone listening to it on the radio. Now, you just see that too much anymore.

 

[bigscoop]

I had lived in CA my whole life...I now live in a Mayberry town...at 8 at night not a soul to be seen outside...the streets rolled up...From Close to San Jose, Ca to Heaven!!! I would not trade it for anything. Good luck to you and think real hard about what the OTHER POSSIBILITIES COULD BE.
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I like the quiet. I like the small town country life. But it's Indiana! I want to smell the ocean. I want to see snow covered peaks. A man with an adventuresome spirit can only take so much of, "Oh, look how tall that corn field is!"

 

[wayne_sa]

Gary,Indiana Gary,Indiana Gary, Indeeaannnaa.

Part of the prob is that you all name your towns after somebodie's uncles and stuff. My aunt lived in Valpo years ago, and caused quite a stir with her chow chow recipe, garnering a degree of fame. Certain powerbrokers wanted to name a town after her and for a while we were all stoked about the possibilty of living in Betty, Indiana. In the end, though, the owner of the trash collection contract in Gary got naming rights. He named the town after his uncle. Now you can fire up the Harley and tool through the town of Gilbert on hiway 62.

I feel your pain, Bro. If it gets too bad, you can do what I used to do. Go down near the town of Earl where they filmed "Children of the Corn" and swing your detector. When they replaced the bridge over the Wabash, the workers just tossed the old rivets on the river bank. I didnt get them all. You're welcome.

 

[bigscoop]

LOL...here it is What town just blew by us?...we don't have any smog of any kind but when the wind blows the sky turns red...we count our hens...the occasional horned toad....whatever else wildlife wonders in...adventures are what you make them....have your wife blindfold you and drop you off in the middle of one of the cornfields...count to 100 and find your way out...that should keep you busy for a day or two..LOL
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Wife? No got one of those. And if I did, I sure as heck wouldn't let her blindfold me and lead me into the middle of a cornfield! What? Are you kidding! I can just hear that frying pan striking me in the head.

 

[bigscoop]

Gary,Indiana Gary,Indiana Gary, Indeeaannnaa.

Part of the prob is that you all name your towns after somebodie's uncles and stuff. My aunt lived in Valpo years ago, and caused quite a stir with her chow chow recipe, garnering a degree of fame. Certain powerbrokers wanted to name a town after her and for a while we were all stoked about the possibilty of living in Betty, Indiana. In the end, though, the owner of the trash collection contract in Gary got naming rights. He named the town after his uncle. Now you can fire up the Harley and tool through the town of Gilbert on hiway 62.

I feel your pain, Bro. If it gets too bad, you can do what I used to do. Go down near the town of Earl where they filmed "Children of the Corn" and swing your detector. When they replaced the bridge over the Wabash, the workers just tossed the old rivets on the river bank. I didnt get them all. You're welcome.

Yep. I can tell you've been here. I live in "Somerset"........what's that name mean? "Some-are-set"...."Somer-set"...."So-me-are-set"...? As for the Wabash River, it's classified as a "Navigable Waterway"...as if everyone would suddenly start getting lost if it wasn't there to guide their way.
"How do we get from Peru to Hunington? I'd better look at a road map."
"No. No. We'll just jump in our birchbark canoe and follow the Wabash River. Otherwise we could get lost."

 

[Tnmountains]

I worked on the railroad and we traveled thru Indiana. Nice people. You might try ancient artifacts. They have lots of really fine examples found in that state. Older than anything you will ever get metal detecting and good exercise. Check out your new garden
Here is a link about the first hoosiers.10,400 bp
Good luck !!!!


http://archaeologynewsreport.blogspot.com/2008/10/indiana-oldest-such-artifact-ever.html

 

[bigscoop]

I worked on the railroad and we traveled thru Indiana. Nice people. You might try ancient artifacts. They have lots of really fine examples found in that state. Older than anything you will ever get metal detecting and good exercise. Check out your new garden
Here is a link about the first hoosiers.10,400 bp
Good luck !!!!


Don't get me wrong, this state is full of nice people, that much is very true. But I'm so use to getting out and hitting the trails in and it just isn't here. Lot's of artifacts here, that much is also true. Actually did quite a bit of that here over the years. In fact I did a little of it this spring. Found a few good pieces here and there.

 

[Dano Sverige]

" Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Neolithic times, and subsequent settlement in the Roman and Saxon periods. Later, the county played a significant part in the consolidation of power and rise of King Alfred the Great, the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion."

There ya go.Lots of nice ancient things for you to dig up mate,HURRAH!

" The name derives from Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn".[2] The first known use of the name Somersæte was in 845, after the region fell to the Saxons.[3] Sumortūn is modern Somerton and may mean "summer settlement", a farmstead occupied during the summer but abandoned in the winter "


Ahh wait...Indiana,that's America right?....Naw,nothing interesting to dig up there.I'd leave if i were you!

 

[Marc]

I had lived in CA my whole life...I now live in a Mayberry town...at 8 at night not a soul to be seen outside...the streets rolled up...From Close to San Jose, Ca to Heaven!!! I would not trade it for anything. Good luck to you and think real hard about what the OTHER POSSIBILITIES COULD BE.

I like the quiet. I like the small town country life. But it's Indiana! I want to smell the ocean. I want to see snow covered peaks. A man with an adventuresome spirit can only take so much of, "Oh, look how tall that corn field is!"

I suggest Whidbey Island Washington - a tad expensive - but you get what you pay for! I would LOVE to go back someday.

 

[bigscoop]

I suggest Whidbey Island Washington - a tad expensive - but you get what you pay for! I would LOVE to go back someday.
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There'a an island in the dirty lake behind me, and if I drink enough beer I can start seeing white sandy beaches, palm trees, island mountains covered in jungles, and lost ancient temples. One good thing about living in Indiana is that it certainly fuels the imagination.

 

[Marc]

Life is SHORT - GO!

 

[bigscoop]

" Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Neolithic times, and subsequent settlement in the Roman and Saxon periods. Later, the county played a significant part in the consolidation of power and rise of King Alfred the Great, the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion."

There ya go.Lots of nice ancient things for you to dig up mate,HURRAH!

" The name derives from Old English Sumorsǣte, which is short for Sumortūnsǣte, meaning "the people living at or dependent upon Sumortūn".[2] The first known use of the name Somersæte was in 845, after the region fell to the Saxons.[3] Sumortūn is modern Somerton and may mean "summer settlement", a farmstead occupied during the summer but abandoned in the winter "


Ahh wait...Indiana,that's America right?....Naw,nothing interesting to dig up there.I'd leave if i were you!

"abandoned in the winter".......I hate the winters here! Jan & Feb are the worst. Absolutely nothing to do. Cabin fever is at its max come March. "Leave"..........I wish I could!

 

[Marc]

OMG - I just posted that video at random.... this image.... is from my old back yard!

Yep, that driftwood, which I always thought looked like a dragon was on MY beach!

MAYBE >I< need to go back. I LOVE that place.