Postalrevnant said:
loads of stealin here. I cannot just stop at a spot for fear of getting a police ride and with my luck I will have stopped at some spot that someone robbed and was unnoticed until I stopped there.
But I sure love the thrill of the hunt, so I am beginning to look further away. And talking to the older folks to find out where the hang outs used to be. I sometimes partyed in the woods so that no one would catch us. That's the places I am trying to find, only from peps in their 60's -80's. Some of the tips were good ones but they have been stip mined and covered now. Perhaps I will get lucky and find one untouched.
It's kinda too bad you don't really want to talk to someone. Old Folks homes seem to be a good wealth of information. So far most has been changed, but I am sure I will come upon something soon.
Good Luck,
Rev
I hope you understood I meant this in context of city owned lands such as store lots with grassy area's.
I fully agree that you should always ask permission period. I am still asking away and my permission rate atm is 3 yes to 16 no. LoL 2 of the 3 yes I already knew them. BUT I think this place and the current theft rate is a reason for the no's.
I do possibly have 4 "yes's" coming on some great spots. The only thing is there is a catch. All are in a same older area, and I think (or atleast I heard) that they are gonna say yes, but they want me to help them load up a bunch of trash in my truck and haul it off. (They will pay the gas, trash fee). I don't mind this deal at all. They are all aging errr full of wisdom peps so I would help them without the MDing really.
I was led to these peps at this place by a elderly fellow I met at our retirement home here. He made a call to one of them and it looks like I might get 4 great sites now.
As a bonus spending about 1 hour to 2 hours 2 to 3 times a weeks at the nursing home is pretty cool. Lots of peps have been happy to see me and I enjoy seeing them. Kinda feel bad that I am there asking for MDing information, but it all works out in the end. We have some great conversations and I learn a great deal more than just MDing sites.
So please if you all get a chance and you run out of spots...hey... go to the local nursing home and just tell them the truth. Tell they you are a metal detector and you want to know how it used to be around your area, where did they used to hang out with all their ladies when they were teenagers..etc. You will make them very happy by giving them company. Now it only works if you are the kind of person who can genuinly enjoy having a good talk with people. If you are impatient etc..please don't do it. IT will be a disaster. But if you enjoy a good conversation with peps with years of wisdom then you might just find yourself having a great time. I know I do.
And yes most rest homes I have visited through the years had many many peps whose minds worked great and being physically challenged plus lack of funds have put them there. OF course I was not a MDer back when I used to visit. I just enjoyed listening and talking.
Remember though no one should really detect without permission. And even with permission doing so with a flashlight at night (Unless you really really know them) I am sure will cast suspicion on what you are doing. And if a wrong word is said, we all know how fast things get out.
Either way, I saw a great lot of ideas in addition to what I do. Google Earth, Historic Society , Library. Or just plain a walk in the woods and looking for the odd and unusual. Trees not native, Lillies in the middle of the woods, sink holes that look like places that might have been made to desposit trash, flat areas that look man made.
I hope you and all of us can continue to find places that give us opportunity. I have not found that spot that really struck the silver like some of the great spots I have seen here. But we all know private yards and other spots long forgotten are out there. ANd they cannot have all be found or detected yet. Perhaps our "Big Score" is waiting. If not I just plain enjoy detecting.
I know if I try to detect for profit I will most certainly lose LoL. But I do so out of enjoyment, so if I happen to profit someday (my daughter rather all goes to her future) the awesome.
Good luck once again.
Postalrevnant
