I have been reading all of your posts for a couple years now, but I have never posted one myself. I felt I needed to post this. I received a call from a couple I know Friday evening telling me their daughter-in-law lost her wedding ring. They knew I detected and asked for my help.
Here in central Nebraska we received about 7 inches of snow Friday. When she left classes at college Friday, she went out to brush the snow off her vehicle. In the process of doing so, her ring fell off. Now she's only been married for 2 months. She was heart broken. I agreed to help, not knowing much of the details. I hoped they hadn't bladed the snow yet where she was parked. When they arrived to pick me up Saturday for the 40 minute drive, I grabbed my Whites XLT for this outing, giving the Minelab a break. I was thinking of the XLT's coin/jewelry preset program.
We get there and I am introduced to her and her dad. While she is explaining it to her in-laws, I find some open ground to do a ground balance with the XLT. Oh, I should also say they have not bladed the parking lot yet, which gives me a better chance. As I'm walking back to the area she was parked I'm thinking this is not going to be successful. Was I wrong. I take one swing of the coil and to my surprise it gives me a signal. I look at the screen and it says foil or ring. I'm thinking no way. I swing a few more times and then pinpoint. Her dad bends over with his gardening tool and chips at the ice. Would you believe out pops her ring. After I collect myself I look at my friends daughter-in-law and see tears running down her face.
Now don't get me wrong. There's nothing better then seeing silver in my plug or hole that I have dug, but I know it doesn't get any better than seeing her reaction when she sees her ring come out of the ice. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the ring, but this is a find not soon to be forgotten. Thanks for reading.
Big E
Here in central Nebraska we received about 7 inches of snow Friday. When she left classes at college Friday, she went out to brush the snow off her vehicle. In the process of doing so, her ring fell off. Now she's only been married for 2 months. She was heart broken. I agreed to help, not knowing much of the details. I hoped they hadn't bladed the snow yet where she was parked. When they arrived to pick me up Saturday for the 40 minute drive, I grabbed my Whites XLT for this outing, giving the Minelab a break. I was thinking of the XLT's coin/jewelry preset program.
We get there and I am introduced to her and her dad. While she is explaining it to her in-laws, I find some open ground to do a ground balance with the XLT. Oh, I should also say they have not bladed the parking lot yet, which gives me a better chance. As I'm walking back to the area she was parked I'm thinking this is not going to be successful. Was I wrong. I take one swing of the coil and to my surprise it gives me a signal. I look at the screen and it says foil or ring. I'm thinking no way. I swing a few more times and then pinpoint. Her dad bends over with his gardening tool and chips at the ice. Would you believe out pops her ring. After I collect myself I look at my friends daughter-in-law and see tears running down her face.
Now don't get me wrong. There's nothing better then seeing silver in my plug or hole that I have dug, but I know it doesn't get any better than seeing her reaction when she sees her ring come out of the ice. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the ring, but this is a find not soon to be forgotten. Thanks for reading.
Big E
