Frodov
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Crap, crap, crap, coin, crap, crap, coin, crap, crap, crap.... that's how my morning went today. I got up and drove to a neighboring county's fair grounds this morning to beat the heat of the day. It's the same fair (grounds) that my wife and I TRIED to attend last week, but SOMEONE misstepped off the curb and sprained her ankle... before we even made it IN the fair. <grin> <shrug> Oh well, Today the fair was long over and gone. I thought that I would "clean up " a bit if you know what I mean. Surely people would be losing change and spilling coins at the fair! Even if the rides were rinky dink and apparently not very well maintained. <shuddering at the thought>
Well.. I was WRONG! I mean about cleaning up. Figuratively speaking. I *did* clean up.. trash.. but didn't really make out very well on collecting coins. Sure, I found a "fair" amount of pennies, most of them as well as most of the other clad I found was under the grass though, in the dirt. Proving once again that old addage is true, "You can never really find everything." I've been over the same ground many times in the past year or so, and I'm still finding buried coins. <shrug>
A few coins, and a lot of garbage. Pieces of hardware from the rides and concessions..
There were lots of light bulbs.. some broken, some burned out, some still brand new and ready to "light the way".
I also found lots of broken, and in some cases whole, plastic fixtures and lenses for the lightbulbs I found..
I kept finding these little metal hooks, I call them curtain hooks because that's what I remember my mother using to hang curtains with.. I don't think they were being used for curtains at the fair though, whatever they were using them for, they were EVERY-FREAKIN-WHERE! I don't think they are worth a damn, but I couldn't leave them there in the grass with those sharp points just waiting for some kid to stroll through the park's grass and find one with their foot. Know what I mean?
Of course there were the usual suspects to be found as well.. just about can't go anywhere without finding the omnipresent pull tabs and can slaw..
I did find another vehicle to add to "Frodov's Used Cars" car lot.. <grin> Of course I think this one will have to go on the "bargain lot" as it's a little worse for the wear and needs some work..
I found a lot of other nonmetallic stuff laying around too, bottle caps, makeup, sunglasses, a "gibbet" for someones Crocs (it's Pooh, and my wife's already claimed that one) and even plastic beads. Most of the stuff went right into the nearest garbage can of course, these examples were still in my finds bag when I got home..
I found one lone "visitor" or foreign coin.. a lone Canadian penny.. Hail Elizabeth.. long live the queen!
Did I mention that I found a ten-spot? <grin> I WISH! I did find this one little corner of one though *sigh*
Finding the rest of that ten dollar bill would have made my trip to the fairgrounds profitable, but it was not to be. I got just a little change, a LOT of trash, maybe too much sun (arms and back of neck are all prickly now). I simply ran out of time and all the glory faded.. faded glory.. <grin> I found a "Faded Glory" wrist watch buried a couple of inches in the dirt.. no, it was not still ticking, it's NOT a timex! <grin> It's junk! But it was still fun to find it.
Well here's my massive haul of clad for the day, all $3.12 of it (not counting the Canadian) not even enough for a gallon of gasoline..
*sigh* .. Still though, as with fishing it's not called "catching" it's called "fishing". It's not that you catch anything but that you are in the act of fishing!.. sometimes it's not what you find but rather that you are finding anything. Yada yada yada.. <smirk> It's true, but I still like finding at least enough to cover my gas. <laughing> One thing that is true, though, is that metal detecting is like fishing in that "Even a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!" VERY VERY TRUE!
Happy Fourth of July Everyone!.. and as always.. HAPPY HUNTING!
Frodov
Well.. I was WRONG! I mean about cleaning up. Figuratively speaking. I *did* clean up.. trash.. but didn't really make out very well on collecting coins. Sure, I found a "fair" amount of pennies, most of them as well as most of the other clad I found was under the grass though, in the dirt. Proving once again that old addage is true, "You can never really find everything." I've been over the same ground many times in the past year or so, and I'm still finding buried coins. <shrug>
A few coins, and a lot of garbage. Pieces of hardware from the rides and concessions..
There were lots of light bulbs.. some broken, some burned out, some still brand new and ready to "light the way".
I also found lots of broken, and in some cases whole, plastic fixtures and lenses for the lightbulbs I found..
I kept finding these little metal hooks, I call them curtain hooks because that's what I remember my mother using to hang curtains with.. I don't think they were being used for curtains at the fair though, whatever they were using them for, they were EVERY-FREAKIN-WHERE! I don't think they are worth a damn, but I couldn't leave them there in the grass with those sharp points just waiting for some kid to stroll through the park's grass and find one with their foot. Know what I mean?
Of course there were the usual suspects to be found as well.. just about can't go anywhere without finding the omnipresent pull tabs and can slaw..
I did find another vehicle to add to "Frodov's Used Cars" car lot.. <grin> Of course I think this one will have to go on the "bargain lot" as it's a little worse for the wear and needs some work..
I found a lot of other nonmetallic stuff laying around too, bottle caps, makeup, sunglasses, a "gibbet" for someones Crocs (it's Pooh, and my wife's already claimed that one) and even plastic beads. Most of the stuff went right into the nearest garbage can of course, these examples were still in my finds bag when I got home..
I found one lone "visitor" or foreign coin.. a lone Canadian penny.. Hail Elizabeth.. long live the queen!
Did I mention that I found a ten-spot? <grin> I WISH! I did find this one little corner of one though *sigh*
Finding the rest of that ten dollar bill would have made my trip to the fairgrounds profitable, but it was not to be. I got just a little change, a LOT of trash, maybe too much sun (arms and back of neck are all prickly now). I simply ran out of time and all the glory faded.. faded glory.. <grin> I found a "Faded Glory" wrist watch buried a couple of inches in the dirt.. no, it was not still ticking, it's NOT a timex! <grin> It's junk! But it was still fun to find it.
Well here's my massive haul of clad for the day, all $3.12 of it (not counting the Canadian) not even enough for a gallon of gasoline..
*sigh* .. Still though, as with fishing it's not called "catching" it's called "fishing". It's not that you catch anything but that you are in the act of fishing!.. sometimes it's not what you find but rather that you are finding anything. Yada yada yada.. <smirk> It's true, but I still like finding at least enough to cover my gas. <laughing> One thing that is true, though, is that metal detecting is like fishing in that "Even a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!" VERY VERY TRUE!
Happy Fourth of July Everyone!.. and as always.. HAPPY HUNTING!
Frodov
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. I have waited for carnivals in my area to get over with and upon arriving very early the next morning, I see 3 people hunting already, and I go over to see if they are someone I know, But I don't know them, they inform me that they operate the rides 
