kcm
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- Joined
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- Location
- NW Minnesota
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- Tesoro Silver uMax
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Duh!! I retired in 2011 but had to go back to work in 2015 to make up Civilian Social Security credits and payments that I did not make working for the Federal Government as well as make some extra income to make ends meet. My' oldest daughter and my' five grandchildren had to move in with me and my' middle daughter who still lives at home and since I pay all of the bills (mortgage, a truck payment, car payment for my' youngest daughter, Insurance on everything, fuel for two trucks, electric...water...sewage...trash pick up & natural gas bills, three Credit Cards and for WIFI Internet Service) but only what food I eat, it is hard to make it and especially so when the three grandkids in High School have extra activities.
Gold Prospecting is hard, often back breaking work but find a few Gold Flakes or a small Nugget, then you can see the Finder catch another gear! I have at times dug all day in streams and creeks only taking breaks and meals as needed and when I hit a good streak, I could keep going well into the night if not all not while my friends want to quit well before dark.
Frank
Dang dude, maybe we need to set up a donations box for ya'.

I had high hopes of heading to the Black Hills and doing some prospecting with a friend there. Before that I wanted to head out to Montana and try my hand at hard rock mining, but life keeps throwing curve balls. So now my plans are to stay put, as we've been "out of circulation" for so long that we don't seem to mix well with others. So gonna be investing in a new shop this Spring, providing all goes well. Gonna try something new to me - straw bale building!

