McKinney_5900
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Ok, you just found this hobby, bought gear, read about how to use it, found a mentor, and then when you hit the parks and tot lots, and you keep sucking hind t!t, EVEN after being directly tutored about common sense concerning the public's logical paths during public property detecting. Why? You were just given good advice, but again and again, you drift to "dead zones" and end the day with scraps while the other detector finds treasure(only clad maybe) at 5 minute intervals. Again, why? You should be twice as successful by the second or third hunt, yet the common sense just don't seem to register.
Kids in playgrounds play on the equipment, not around the perimeter. People using a city park cruise paths to utilities and pavilions, and all around sports venues. Those fringe areas can certainly have dropped treasure, not contesting that fact, yet, why in the world drift to slow, uneventful areas away, while learning this hobby, and leave those common high traffic for your competition? It just doesn't make common sense, after a vet from this hobby, gives advice.
Why not listen to advice about common sense, given by seasoned detectorists and hit those hot spots first? Instead, new people many times seem to gravitate away to lesser basically, dead zones, while the veteran detector gathers in the fun and treasure after just "using their common sense" about how the public uses these parks, schools, etc.
Listen. Follow advice. Watch the public and imagine where humans play. It is your fault if and when you donate your gear to the closet, after getting dejected, and quit.
It is simple. Plain common sense. Yes, it took me a while at first, but I didn't have a friend giving pointers. Once I did find a friend generous enough to give advice, common sense kicked in.
Just use your head. Don't avoid good common sense. You're the one to lose if you don't listen. Oh BTW, don't wait on me to NOT go directly, straight to the logical hotter spots. I will cut you off, as a cheap lesson about listening. You should know by "Park #2" that it's somewhat dog eat dog. Don't be a chump.
Kids in playgrounds play on the equipment, not around the perimeter. People using a city park cruise paths to utilities and pavilions, and all around sports venues. Those fringe areas can certainly have dropped treasure, not contesting that fact, yet, why in the world drift to slow, uneventful areas away, while learning this hobby, and leave those common high traffic for your competition? It just doesn't make common sense, after a vet from this hobby, gives advice.
Why not listen to advice about common sense, given by seasoned detectorists and hit those hot spots first? Instead, new people many times seem to gravitate away to lesser basically, dead zones, while the veteran detector gathers in the fun and treasure after just "using their common sense" about how the public uses these parks, schools, etc.
Listen. Follow advice. Watch the public and imagine where humans play. It is your fault if and when you donate your gear to the closet, after getting dejected, and quit.
It is simple. Plain common sense. Yes, it took me a while at first, but I didn't have a friend giving pointers. Once I did find a friend generous enough to give advice, common sense kicked in.
Just use your head. Don't avoid good common sense. You're the one to lose if you don't listen. Oh BTW, don't wait on me to NOT go directly, straight to the logical hotter spots. I will cut you off, as a cheap lesson about listening. You should know by "Park #2" that it's somewhat dog eat dog. Don't be a chump.
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