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Good morning everyone.
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releventchair said:
Well crap.
Megacrap.
Dog to vet and I drove due to road conditions.
Went in because it's cold.
Ladyfriend ended up having her good boy/(our baby boy dog years ago); put down.
We were not quite ready for that. Been a struggle of late ; but we all tried.

Then on the way home and where the wrecks were the other day I went broadside at 30 m.p.h. on the crap ice about two inches or more thick in places when the ruts threw me around.
After sliding a ways I swapped ends. but still going sideways. At which point being the crap systems had failed, the engine should have stalled. At least it's supposed to on this system.(?) I got back on the throttle and got it to turn.
Damned 4wd and all the features of a new(er) vehicle and it all went to crap.
Lucky for us no traffic was coming the other direction.
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Sorry to here that RC....stay strong for your lady friend, and glad you guys didn't get hurt in the ice conditions. My condolences 🙏
 

Good morning everyone, woke up to a cool -3⁰c

Hopefully you lot can warm up with some of that murky water called coffee.

Not sure if I'll get anything detecting done tonight in this cold as I'm running out of space to detect. No news on my permissions request yet.

Do have a thought, do advert boards work?

I'm thinking of registering with the NCMD and printing some mini leaflets with my details and a link to a website I'm working on (utility nothing fancy) where I can share details with the landlords of places I have permission for as well as publicly show off my collection so that people get interested in the possibilities.

Has anyone tried to get permissions this way? I've not had any luck running into the local farmers to ask permission directly and also kinda too shy for it.
 

releventchair said:
Well crap.
Megacrap.
Dog to vet and I drove due to road conditions.
Went in because it's cold.
Ladyfriend ended up having her good boy/(our baby boy dog years ago); put down.
We were not quite ready for that. Been a struggle of late ; but we all tried.

Then on the way home and where the wrecks were the other day I went broadside at 30 m.p.h. on the crap ice about two inches or more thick in places when the ruts threw me around.
After sliding a ways I swapped ends. but still going sideways. At which point being the crap systems had failed, the engine should have stalled. At least it's supposed to on this system.(?) I got back on the throttle and got it to turn.
Damned 4wd and all the features of a new(er) vehicle and it all went to crap.
Lucky for us no traffic was coming the other direction.
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My sincere condolences to you both. Such a hard decision for anyone to make.
Glad you're alright and didn't get in an accident.
 

Good morning everyone.

I rearranged the kitchen a bit so my old jars now full of coffee are visible.

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Just to the left of that shelf is a window. Here are the twins right in front of the window yesterday.

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robertk said:
Good morning everyone.

I rearranged the kitchen a bit so my old jars now full of coffee are visible.

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Just to the left of that shelf is a window. Here are the twins right in front of the window yesterday.

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Shelf display looks great, and very useful.
The twins are cute, that's for sure.

Query: What's up with the device on the right that the peppers are growing in/on/under?
Please do tell.
 

releventchair said:
Well crap.
Megacrap.
Dog to vet and I drove due to road conditions.
Went in because it's cold.
Ladyfriend ended up having her good boy/(our baby boy dog years ago); put down.
We were not quite ready for that. Been a struggle of late ; but we all tried.

Then on the way home and where the wrecks were the other day I went broadside at 30 m.p.h. on the crap ice about two inches or more thick in places when the ruts threw me around.
After sliding a ways I swapped ends. but still going sideways. At which point being the crap systems had failed, the engine should have stalled. At least it's supposed to on this system.(?) I got back on the throttle and got it to turn.
Damned 4wd and all the features of a new(er) vehicle and it all went to crap.
Lucky for us no traffic was coming the other direction.
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Ahhh RC sorry to hear about the pup 😔 xx 🤗 glad u are both ok, please be careful out there 😬 xx 🤗
 

releventchair said:
Well crap.
Megacrap.
Dog to vet and I drove due to road conditions.
Went in because it's cold.
Ladyfriend ended up having her good boy/(our baby boy dog years ago); put down.
We were not quite ready for that. Been a struggle of late ; but we all tried.

Then on the way home and where the wrecks were the other day I went broadside at 30 m.p.h. on the crap ice about two inches or more thick in places when the ruts threw me around.
After sliding a ways I swapped ends. but still going sideways. At which point being the crap systems had failed, the engine should have stalled. At least it's supposed to on this system.(?) I got back on the throttle and got it to turn.
Damned 4wd and all the features of a new(er) vehicle and it all went to crap.
Lucky for us no traffic was coming the other direction.
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sorry about the loss my friend. Glad you are back home safe. My condolences
 

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Possible 2nd wreck just offshore of my first !! The satellite 🛰 has an eagle eye 👁 view !! Im foaming at the mouth for long, warm, sunny, crystal clear water days !! I missed almost the whole last summer, playing with fuel systems on the boat....really only got a few trips in at the end. So much to see and film underwater!! Want to hunt the big imperial helmet shells as much as wreck hunt, and dig gold jewelry !!
 

aShardOfHistory said:
Good morning everyone, woke up to a cool -3⁰c

Hopefully you lot can warm up with some of that murky water called coffee.

Not sure if I'll get anything detecting done tonight in this cold as I'm running out of space to detect. No news on my permissions request yet.

Do have a thought, do advert boards work?

I'm thinking of registering with the NCMD and printing some mini leaflets with my details and a link to a website I'm working on (utility nothing fancy) where I can share details with the landlords of places I have permission for as well as publicly show off my collection so that people get interested in the possibilities.

Has anyone tried to get permissions this way? I've not had any luck running into the local farmers to ask permission directly and also kinda too shy for it.
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You detect in another world than mine.
You write of multiple facets of people , and places sort of.

I don't so well with permissions from my approaching folks. And part of that I tell myself is if someone knocked on my door or caught me in my yard and asked to dig holes in it.
Firstly , get out of my yard! L.o.l..
Secondly , my dogs are not going to like it.
Thirdly , I won't like it.
I don't want to mark where you can't dig , or keep track of what you're up to.

But farming , I've some experience with.
And similar to hunting permission on my property reserved for hunting (amongst other things) there are folks allowed. Most of whom have worked the site or what is on it.
Helping farmer isn't as simple as rolling up your sleeves and setting to it with a will.
But a pair of hands at the right time when needed is something else.
It's getting involved in a network of a culture . And farming is only one culture.
Maintenance can be a luxury in a struggling operation. A farm needing help with such I might fit in a bit at times. I'm not the worst grease monkey. And grease (and it's type) can save a farmer downtime and part replacement costs.
What you do might relate somehow. Farms can be a major enterprise with lots of moving parts from office to barn to fields.
That old place wanting paint wants paint sometimes because paint costs too much again this year. And who would prep and paint anyways?
You see a mailbox in want of a new post there's a reason. Can you replace it Beware , sometimes there's multiple reasons ! Like refusal of ground to yield to a post. You could still offer to look it over.

You're in a culture that at least used to applaud eccentrics at times.
A mysterious mystical detector and finder of lost things approach "here's my number".
Run your fliers if you like.
Get some cards printed up too.
Here's something with a card.
Hold a slick one. A cheap one.
Hold a good linen stock card . Compare.
Compare with your eyes closed.
IF you hand some one Look at them. Not the card.
Tell thyem (not ask them) to save the card.
They or someone they know lose a metal object you can give it a whirl for thier sake.
Someone curious about an old area or remains of a structure or debris in a field ect. they can now contact you to ferret out an answer perhaps.

IF someone dares )(and some times what they say isn't all that's going on but it's thier right to refuse in about any manner) explain they wouldn't be having heavy equipment digging holes in thier yard or you peeping in thier windows and cellar , that's on you to remove the excuses. Meaning you are selling yourself.

"You can feel free to join me if you like" is an offer. But look out as some folks by having there fear put asunder can suddenly get inspired. And next thing you know you are a pig finding them truffles. Not a bad thing. But etiquette can go out the window. Try not to impale a grabby hand with your trowel...

Any time digging is a concern or recovery methods are ...Be prepared and willing to give a demonstration.
And advise that off limit areas are only part of detecting.
Old farms (The best sometimes!) had strange things go on for the sake of lack of time or experience or who knows what.
Our codes here today put wires and pipes and such below the frost line.
Oh the fun I've had instead!
One abandoned (but a former resident and now part owner stopped to visit my detecting after her property caretaker had given me permission she didn't know about...) place I cut a wire that was buried about six inches!
Felt bad regardless.( That entire site is an open field today.)
A copper pipe in a park I found ...Repeatedly. l.o.l..
A stainless sink surround in another park about a foot deep. Where it remains quietly. Except when swung above.

Relax though. It is a hobby.
You are a fruitcake almost about it but it is a hobby.
It's bits of history. Some before they crumble or corrode so bad they lose context. But glimpses of the past.
Part of my detecting is explaining without it being complicated (as if I could complicate it anyways) what I do. But it's far more than "I".

My standard line might not suit you or your sites or the same people.
But I can say without seeming phony or insincere that history is under our feet and I'm just looking for anything older than I am.

"If you'd like a demonstration that's alright. And it won't obligate you granting permission after you see a recovery. I understand as I have a property too. (Slightly well detected so that expanding beyond is desired ; )but it is understood you wouldn't have a stranger running about roughshod on yours without concern."

Hear that? Yes. And again. That is leaning towards iron. with time ur guesses get more educated by signal. We're bouncing one from coil to object and back with machine making a best guess.
This one has numbers for a range. Which without sound would still give us a hint.
Ready? Here's how we hinge a plug. We're going to lift a sample of soil after we pinpoint as near as possible our target spot. Cut cut cut and...It looks like dirt then?
Here's a manual pinpointer and,, ,Hear it?
Louder as we get closer and... Nail. It's so old it's gotten blobby..
There's a family with a long history!
And styles vary over time.
But what would a farm be without them?
Well? We quit or keep going?

Any no. Or refusal. Or reason you won't be detecting. Always say, thanks for your time. You are representing the hobby.
Like others , once you start detecting permissions , word gets around. That word can quickly either open , or close doors.
You want to be more a harmless eccentric calculatedly poking about for foil tabs , than a maniac treasure hunter throwing flying elbows and throwing dirt..
A geek might be second best.
But again , relax. Share a tiny bit of your why. Be honest about it. And see the landowner or managers perspective. Far less trouble comes from telling people to move on!
Be a polite guest right out of the gate.
when you get a permission you want to ask where to park. It can really matter on a farm when you are on the opposite side where you're allowed and you are blocking a barn door or tractor turning radius.
A farmer wants a key left in the ignition , isn't that a fair trust? l.o.l.. It would be to me. Though I might take my other keys off the ring if there were any.

But if nothing else, relax.
Detectorist. Available by appointment.
who hasn't ever lost or looked for something a mystical machine that beeps when metal is in range couldn't help?

"Here. My card. Save it or pass it along to someone wanting help with a lost item or introduction to detecting on thier site."
 

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