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[pepperj]

Good morning everyone.

I did a bit more hunting in the yard Sunday. Got a nice hit near the driveway on the way out, and dug up a modern penny. Then walking across the yard I got a lovely signal -- a solid 82 in both directions on my Dues II, nice crisp, short signal very similar to the penny I had just dug. I thought maybe another penny or a dime or something, so I stuck the shovel in the ground and immediately hit a rock. I tried moving around it -- nope. Big rock. Waved the detector over it again to make sure I was in the right spot. Yep. It must be under the rock. So I tried flipping the rock out. Umm... no. So I dug some more, and some more, and quite a bit more. Finally I went and got a prybar to flip that rock out of the ground. It was a lot bigger than I thought. Here it is next to my size 12 foot for reference. The photo doesn't do it justice -- that single rock pretty much filled our wheelbarrow (I wasn't about to re-bury it after the work I went to getting it out).

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It's bit oblong, and it was standing vertically in the ground, with that point near my foot at the bottom. And it was in muddy soft ground, so it was quite a bit of work to get it out of there. So finally after getting it out, I wave the detector over the rock in case there's a coin stuck to it. Nope. Wave it over the hole -- yep, same lovely solid 82 signal is still down there. I didn't measure but it was well over a foot to the bottom of that hole, maybe close to 18". Given that, I was pretty sure it was not going to be a coin, but I had to know what it was, so I dug a little deeper. Finally, there was a glint of metal, and I retrieved the reward for all that effort... a crushed aluminum Mountain Dew can!

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Now how in the world did that modern can get buried a foot and a half down under a boulder out in the middle of the yard?

(I did find a few other bits, too, over in the "mystery house" part of the yard.)

My reply would be "Well that sucked"
Especially after moving that rock.

Excavator of sorts doing landscaping.
Then it could be like every good construction crew.
Bury it.

 

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[robertk]

My reply would be "Well that sucked"
Especially after moving that rock.

Honestly my first reaction was to laugh. I always say I hope to find something that isn't iron. Well, there ya go -- it isn't iron. God has a funny sense of humor.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Good morning.☕️

 

[newnan man]

Good morning. Old house, old house problems. I've got the master bath wall opened up to replace the old bronze sink drain line. It corroded and was leaking behind the drywall. Fun! New pvc line is in, now rockboard, tile, & replacing the toilet with a new one since I had to take the old one out to get to everything. Retirement is a blast!

 

[pepperj]

Good morning. Old house, old house problems. I've got the master bath wall opened up to replace the old bronze sink drain line. It corroded and was leaking behind the drywall. Fun! New pvc line is in, now rockboard, tile, & replacing the toilet with a new one since I had to take the old one out to get to everything. Retirement is a blast!

I've said this many times:
"Welcome to retirement. You get to do everything you never had time to do when you were working"

 

[robertk]

"Welcome to retirement. You get to do everything you never had time to do when you were working"

I’m looking forward to that! (Though I don’t really think it’ll ever happen.)

 

[blossom]

Afternoon pirates xx hope ur all well xx all under control this end, im busy working Mr Woo is lounging around in his day bed.. 😃 xx

 

[pepperj]

Afternoon pirates xx hope ur all well xx all under control this end, im busy working Mr Woo is lounging around in his day bed.. 😃 xx

Now this a cool looking Mr Woo.

 

[pepperj]

I’m looking forward to that! (Though I don’t really think it’ll ever happen.)

Next month it will be 18 yrs since I fired myself.

Wow! Where did the time fly...

 

[pepperj]

How foods have changed-not for the better either.

 

[ARC]

Next month it will be 18 yrs since I fired myself.

Wow! Where did the time fly...

Funny you say that...
Rum seems to make one fire yourself that evening...
Which sorta sucks...
Because then you have to go through that whole re-hiring yourself process in the morning.

 

[pepperj]

Funny you say that...
Rum seems to make one fire yourself that evening...
Which sorta sucks...
Because then you have to go through that whole re-hiring yourself process in the morning.

I'm a light switch.

There's no other option.
It's either OFF or ON.

If you try to put a switch in the middle you will hear a sizzling/shorting sound.
The outcome...

 

[GirlWithWolf]

How foods have changed-not for the better either.

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My brother looked at the chip and candy isle at Walmart one day and said he's never seen so many things designed to kill us in one place. That's why I'm ready to lead a life that if I don't kill it or plant it then I'm not going to eat it.

 

[blossom]

Now this a cool looking Mr Woo.

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Ahh thats beautiful 😍 wish i was arty.. id spend all day painting his portrait 😃 xx he is so handsome!!! 😍

I got a cool badge for rememberence day .. They also served xx

 

[releventchair]

How foods have changed-not for the better either.

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Wonder bread was our first choice to make doughballs for carp fishing.
That meant we somehow had to pay for a loaf!

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning

 

[oldmxrat]

Good morning everyone.

I did a bit more hunting in the yard Sunday. Got a nice hit near the driveway on the way out, and dug up a modern penny. Then walking across the yard I got a lovely signal -- a solid 82 in both directions on my Dues II, nice crisp, short signal very similar to the penny I had just dug. I thought maybe another penny or a dime or something, so I stuck the shovel in the ground and immediately hit a rock. I tried moving around it -- nope. Big rock. Waved the detector over it again to make sure I was in the right spot. Yep. It must be under the rock. So I tried flipping the rock out. Umm... no. So I dug some more, and some more, and quite a bit more. Finally I went and got a prybar to flip that rock out of the ground. It was a lot bigger than I thought. Here it is next to my size 12 foot for reference. The photo doesn't do it justice -- that single rock pretty much filled our wheelbarrow (I wasn't about to re-bury it after the work I went to getting it out).

View attachment 2178735

It's bit oblong, and it was standing vertically in the ground, with that point near my foot at the bottom. And it was in muddy soft ground, so it was quite a bit of work to get it out of there. So finally after getting it out, I wave the detector over the rock in case there's a coin stuck to it. Nope. Wave it over the hole -- yep, same lovely solid 82 signal is still down there. I didn't measure but it was well over a foot to the bottom of that hole, maybe close to 18". Given that, I was pretty sure it was not going to be a coin, but I had to know what it was, so I dug a little deeper. Finally, there was a glint of metal, and I retrieved the reward for all that effort... a crushed aluminum Mountain Dew can!

View attachment 2178736

Now how in the world did that modern can get buried a foot and a half down under a boulder out in the middle of the yard?

(I did find a few other bits, too, over in the "mystery house" part of the yard.)

Been there, done that!

 

[releventchair]

My brother looked at the chip and candy isle at Walmart one day and said he's never seen so many things designed to kill us in one place. That's why I'm ready to lead a life that if I don't kill it or plant it then I'm not going to eat it.

Ease into it.
Being interdependent with others who grow what you don't , and you can co-op or barter with can reduce store bought stuff.

Young friends raise some meat and veggies and hunt and fish.
Meat they pretty well cover year round.
With the kids involved I'm not sure how far into winter they make it on veggies.
Starch or flour , I don't inquire about. Not that I inquire of the other , but they were Dads neighbors and close to him.. We visited often when I was there. Dad used to hobby farm and built his place over time on the cheap. Wood heat , eggs ,rabbits ,goat milk .Steers one time and hogs another. Neighbors doing/ did the same thing , sort off.


They had a few rows of potato last visit.
Rye for deer one year.

 

[newnan man]

Ease into it.
Being interdependent with others who grow what you don't , and you can co-op or barter with can reduce store bought stuff.

Young friends raise some meat and veggies and hunt and fish.
Meat they pretty well cover year round.
With the kids involved I'm not sure how far into winter they make it on veggies.
Starch or flour , I don't inquire about. Not that I inquire of the other , but they were Dads neighbors and close to him.. We visited often when I was there. Dad used to hobby farm and built his place over time on the cheap. Wood heat , eggs ,rabbits ,goat milk .Steers one time and hogs another. Neighbors doing/ did the same thing , sort off.


They had a few rows of potato last visit.
Rye for deer one year.

You can also buy beef & chicken from organic farms that do not add anything or shoot them up with hormones & antibiotics. Expensive I'm sure but worth it. Same with eggs & veggies. If you're around any Amish they sell natural foods too.

 

[Evan in CA]

Good morning all