tnt-k9
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Yesterday's 2 fer return
This past week there has been an unusually huge amount of sand, hiding almost everything in the water. Even pulltabs and bottle caps are scarce. Yesterday morning I was out and as I approached the water's edge and was looking at my control box debating whether I should adjust my settings I catch an arm waving in my peripheral.
A young man asked if I was looking for "lost stuff" and I nod. He says his wife lost her wedding ring 2 days ago. He says it's a yellow gold band and provides the inscription and general area where she lost it. I searched the area with no luck and as I exited the water to go ask more specifics I get a nice little signal in the wet sand. Up comes the scoop and with the incoming waves I sluice out the sand. In the bottom of the scoop I see the small yellow circle. As I pull it from the scoop I see the inscription and also that it is a Cartier (750) with 3 diamonds. I hold the ring up and they are in shock not moving from the chairs they were sitting in. I yelled. Is it a Cartier? And they came running. She was so excited she was doing the happy dance and he was grateful saying oh let me buy you a drink, let me buy you a drink.
Like an after thought she asked me where I found it. I pointed to the area and she says "I lost another one too". I'm like what? She says well that one is not important this ones my wedding ring. I go back to the hole and swing the coil and about 12 inches to the left I get a whisper of a signal. 2 scoops and I see the second ring in the scoop. A sliver of 14K with very small diamond chips.
I hand it over to them and they were pretty tickled. He kept saying let me buy you a drink. I asked what do you mean buy me a drink? She says we'll buy you liquor, we'll buy you liquor! I said it's 7:30 in the morning and I have to go to work. I jumped back in the water to finish up my morning hunt and a few minutes later they came back to the waters edge to hand me a $50.00. I thank them and they thank me again.
Sorry for the ramble. Thanks for looking and good luck out there!
This past week there has been an unusually huge amount of sand, hiding almost everything in the water. Even pulltabs and bottle caps are scarce. Yesterday morning I was out and as I approached the water's edge and was looking at my control box debating whether I should adjust my settings I catch an arm waving in my peripheral.
A young man asked if I was looking for "lost stuff" and I nod. He says his wife lost her wedding ring 2 days ago. He says it's a yellow gold band and provides the inscription and general area where she lost it. I searched the area with no luck and as I exited the water to go ask more specifics I get a nice little signal in the wet sand. Up comes the scoop and with the incoming waves I sluice out the sand. In the bottom of the scoop I see the small yellow circle. As I pull it from the scoop I see the inscription and also that it is a Cartier (750) with 3 diamonds. I hold the ring up and they are in shock not moving from the chairs they were sitting in. I yelled. Is it a Cartier? And they came running. She was so excited she was doing the happy dance and he was grateful saying oh let me buy you a drink, let me buy you a drink.
Like an after thought she asked me where I found it. I pointed to the area and she says "I lost another one too". I'm like what? She says well that one is not important this ones my wedding ring. I go back to the hole and swing the coil and about 12 inches to the left I get a whisper of a signal. 2 scoops and I see the second ring in the scoop. A sliver of 14K with very small diamond chips.
I hand it over to them and they were pretty tickled. He kept saying let me buy you a drink. I asked what do you mean buy me a drink? She says we'll buy you liquor, we'll buy you liquor! I said it's 7:30 in the morning and I have to go to work. I jumped back in the water to finish up my morning hunt and a few minutes later they came back to the waters edge to hand me a $50.00. I thank them and they thank me again.
Sorry for the ramble. Thanks for looking and good luck out there!
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