Jobra
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SO we are newbies...like so new we've never even held a MD before. It's what we got for Christmas!!! Excited as we are- everything is assembled and ready to go...except for ONE BIG PROBLEM- our ground has been frozen since October this year!! LOL .
Despite the frost, i took out the Bounty Hunter Legacy 1000. I found trillions of bits of stuff in my own yard- it''s dotted up with golfing tees - if you look at from the air it might look as tho I tried to create some fancy x-mas decorations to be seen from space!!
As I am out practicing my "swing" - the hubby walks out with a spoon! A SPOON! In the frozen tundra of Minnesota, he brings a spoon!! (to dig my finds!)
After I made some slight fun on him, he headed for the shovel on the side of the house (which was frozen into the ground) which again prompted some deep down belly chuckles from me!! Then it was off to the garage to get a gardening spade- that was more like it.
About 5 minutes in my arm is absolutely KILLING me- I'm thinking I've made a HUGE mistake in this hobby- i must be HORRIBLY out of shape! Then it dawned on me- its adjustable in length DAH! made it about 6 inches shorter and what a difference!! I know you're all chuckling now at the newbies aren't you??
After deciding frozen ground is really what it is---frozen. we ventured down to the lake where we have a stream entering the water and several springs on our property- hoping some of them might be soft enough to dig. We immediately found a spring and saw the water running and went to detect! AND whallah!! My first find ever...have no clue what it is- looks like fencing- but seems soooo thick. Help me with that- we have so much to learn!!! Next the detector went off at another spring that was a bit more frozen, but we unearthed a bottle cap in the mulchy leaves, and the next detection was in a pile of acorns- working through that is like a needle in a haystack- but found a nail!
The hubby kept putting the spade in my way, tossing rocks and stuff like a mad man...he's got alot to learn, i was chasing piles of rocks and debris like a mad woman to make sure he didn't toss my "hit" out of the area. Then he would hold handfulls of acorns for me to scan with his hand that had a metal bracelet on- i mean really? I have been doing all the 'research'- but have told him a few things....like not wearing rings or bracelets while detecting!! For the first day out, we're "working out the bugs"!!!
The frustration of not being able to dig is REAL!!! Decided to come back into the house and remove the batteries for the rest of the season...what a CRUEL gift we gave ourselves for Christmas. This will truly be the longest winter EVER!!! The Bounty Hunter was free with our purchase of the XP deus- but i'm half impressed with it, but why wouldn't i be- i've never done this before!
. Was truly "plug and play" - turn it on and go!!!
Anyway- thanks for reading and have a great christmas!! Going to work on my arm and shoulder muscles before May rolls around!!
Despite the frost, i took out the Bounty Hunter Legacy 1000. I found trillions of bits of stuff in my own yard- it''s dotted up with golfing tees - if you look at from the air it might look as tho I tried to create some fancy x-mas decorations to be seen from space!!
As I am out practicing my "swing" - the hubby walks out with a spoon! A SPOON! In the frozen tundra of Minnesota, he brings a spoon!! (to dig my finds!)
After I made some slight fun on him, he headed for the shovel on the side of the house (which was frozen into the ground) which again prompted some deep down belly chuckles from me!! Then it was off to the garage to get a gardening spade- that was more like it. About 5 minutes in my arm is absolutely KILLING me- I'm thinking I've made a HUGE mistake in this hobby- i must be HORRIBLY out of shape! Then it dawned on me- its adjustable in length DAH! made it about 6 inches shorter and what a difference!! I know you're all chuckling now at the newbies aren't you??
After deciding frozen ground is really what it is---frozen. we ventured down to the lake where we have a stream entering the water and several springs on our property- hoping some of them might be soft enough to dig. We immediately found a spring and saw the water running and went to detect! AND whallah!! My first find ever...have no clue what it is- looks like fencing- but seems soooo thick. Help me with that- we have so much to learn!!! Next the detector went off at another spring that was a bit more frozen, but we unearthed a bottle cap in the mulchy leaves, and the next detection was in a pile of acorns- working through that is like a needle in a haystack- but found a nail!
The hubby kept putting the spade in my way, tossing rocks and stuff like a mad man...he's got alot to learn, i was chasing piles of rocks and debris like a mad woman to make sure he didn't toss my "hit" out of the area.
Then he would hold handfulls of acorns for me to scan with his hand that had a metal bracelet on- i mean really? I have been doing all the 'research'- but have told him a few things....like not wearing rings or bracelets while detecting!! For the first day out, we're "working out the bugs"!!!The frustration of not being able to dig is REAL!!! Decided to come back into the house and remove the batteries for the rest of the season...what a CRUEL gift we gave ourselves for Christmas. This will truly be the longest winter EVER!!! The Bounty Hunter was free with our purchase of the XP deus- but i'm half impressed with it, but why wouldn't i be- i've never done this before!
. Was truly "plug and play" - turn it on and go!!! Anyway- thanks for reading and have a great christmas!! Going to work on my arm and shoulder muscles before May rolls around!!
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