THE Random Chat Thread - AKA "The RCT" - No shirt or shoes required - Open 24 / 7

[WannaDig3687]

Good, late evening, everyone. I just got back from a night hunt, 9 to 10 pm. The beach was incredibly beautiful and empty as a ghost town.
I grabbed the Deus and was surprised the backlight was on but found 3 quarters, 2 penny’s and 1 dime and 1 California State flower, a pulltab!
Had a blast! It was the first time I’ve done a night hunt but will be doing it again soon.
Have a great night’s sleep all!

Bill told me, "If you don't have pics, it didn't happen."

I believe ya. 'Bout the pull tab anyways.

Glad you had fun, Rusty G and glad ye joined the crew!

 

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[Rookster]

WD ! wb.

Hmmm.... WD... WB..

I am a poet now

But he hasn't quit his day job. Master of Rums.

 

[WannaDig3687]

WD ! wb.

Hmmm.... WD... WB..

I am a poet now

Aye, Cap'n. Got real thirsty. Need Rum. Now where did Beeps hide it?

 

[RustyRelics]

Good morning everyone.

 

[WannaDig3687]

And lastly, I had to out run the Sisters

And apparently, Simon drank the rum!

 

[RustyRelics]

RR,

Tell him you've given up on slavery 'cause it's against the law but you have a hankering to give liberals a good flogging if you get the chance.....that should get his attention....

I'm a more honorable man than that.

Pistols at dawn? Swords at dusk? Spears at noon? To honorable?

 

[WannaDig3687]

Should you toss her in the brig ?

UH NO!!

Into the galley!

 

[Blak bart]

Good morning peeps....good to here from our lost crewmate WD !! I got me an oldie Goldie too. Captain off another boat brought it to me....said it was his dads. Lots of knobs and switches !!

 

[releventchair]

Neither. OCD mom who hates snakes, so we basically go around and clean up the forest. I love keeping the fires hot, so I'll shove sticks into any crevices or holes where flames come out. I stuck a stick in a hole, and burned my index finger on a glowing piece of wood. It was cold, and I didn't notice it right away.

That's gonna look great on your resume!

RE. Liberal jerk on other forum.
Ignore or engage. Guess what is desired by the lib?

I'd state my case once , then ignore.

The human history in my area can be traced back thousands of years. That interests me.
And part of that history exists in relics (things folks left /made/handled) that can confirm history.
Charcoal in a previous fire hearth three feet deep tells us what?
A lithic piece from many miles away from the more common source here means what?

And on through time.
Slavery has been long resolved. The witches burned , (no offence witches) and electric lights rule the night.
Relics of the Civil War (A history we must not deny or forget as it is history that tells us what internal conflict can do to a country)
are not improving in condition below ground.
And while many grounds are hallowed and off limits to recovering relics....Many are not.
Till you have held a button that has a fragile condition from dissolution and study how to preserve it you won't understand what detecting interests are.
But if you ask , who wore this button , where was it made , how did it come to be where it was recovered,what military and if possible what branch or regiment and what years....It's just a button in rough condition to you.

Those former civilians that fought in the civil war can't be polished and presented to you. Many of their relics can not be either. But some can.
That's recent history. Compared to the archaic period...It was yesterday. But it is fading. The old moth and rust doth corrupt route.
I'll note my locales folks. And kin's participation. It makes relics and research literally relate-able. And I research.
Yes 650,000 folks deserve notice. As do their kin affected by the war.
You want to erase history , try.
I'm interested in the memory and preservation of it.

Men left families that would rather have had them home.
Many did not return , others returned dead , and many returned maimed.
Why? Slavery? No.
Feel free to explain slavery as the cause of the Civil War. I've done my research. Thoroughly and un-biased by current political whim. (And what time period is current?)

Men are still leaving home to war.
You may care the politics that launch them , but their mute relics tell more about war and those in it than any politics ever will.
The who why how when and where of a soldiers lost button means little in the future of the world. Or does it?
Should many hundreds of thousands die over political contention?

The button mattered to the soldier , if he lived to note it's loss. It 's a button away from home where buttons don't grow...Ya know? See where it relates? How far from home? Where was home? Who waited there ,and who covered a mans work and defense of home while away serving?

Hold the button. Research it. What can it tell you?
Or is your own "modern" button more important?
Or is tomorrows new button more important?
Any buttons go to war this week? Why?


(That's the kind of stuff (different topics) I drop on posters that get too annoying on another forum...)

 

[Rookster]

Bart
Nice looking detector. Is that the model that takes about 8 D cell batteries? It looks to be in great shape. Congratulations

 

[bill from lachine]

Bart,

That's a golden oldie for sure. Does it have the manual with it or are you just going to wing it?

There was a young guy on a Canadian forum that had a similar one called the Groundhog I believe. He bought it at a garage sale for peanuts and just used it with zero discrimination and posted his 3 month haul.

He had old coins, silver and gold jewelry, relics, buttons, etc....it's amazing what you can find with a beep and dig unit if you don't mind digging all the junk.

 

[bill from lachine]

Here's a video of detecting finds to tease you. Martin used to be the president of a club I belonged to many years ago.

 

[GB1]

good morning

 

[Rookster]

Morning GB

 

[WannaDig3687]

Okay I mentioned something about posting old pics. I’m posting from phone, so, if they are big, I will have to fix them later with my laptop. First some baby pics of me with my brother who was 9years older than I.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Our mom put us both in dance classes. Here’s one of many goofy pics.

 

[WannaDig3687]

Before the mullet was the shag hair cut. I had a short shag. I have always hated this pic but it was one of mom’s favorites. I think I looked like a boy. Lol

 

[WannaDig3687]

Bart,
cool ole detector.

 

[RustyGold]

B

Bill told me, "If you don't have pics, it didn't happen."

I believe ya. 'Bout the pull tab anyways.

Glad you had fun, Rusty G and glad ye joined the crew!

Thank you WD and very glad to be on the crew!

 

[RustyGold]

Well it’s late morning and I just wanted to say good morning to all.
Great early photos from all that posted.