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Funny things that have happened to you while metal detecting

*bows* simple but effective....commonly seen on forums when your post gets down in the list too far and you want to get it back toward the top of the posted threads.
 
my embarrasing moment

Other than my spelling that is.. About ten years ago while I was working in Pheonix, I got the fever baddly, and went out and bought an absurdly expensive used MD and drove out to the famous Rich hill.. I had been beeping along a dry wash, and when I scanned the solid rock side of the wash I got a hit.. I was so excited..It had to be gold, in solid rock like that.. so I dug and pryed for about a half hour, until I found hard fought for my treasure... (Drum roll please)

A square nail.... I was glad no one saw me right then.. It had apprently fell into a deep crack from up above, and worked it's way clear down to where I found it.. I felt pretty stupid right about then..
 
Assaulted

Found this old thread and decided to add to it.
Recently I was hunting and old park near where I live. I have found a couple of wheaties and a couple of old Mexican coins. Nothing valuable, but promising.
Anyway, there I was swinging my Compadre under an old tree, when I felt something hit me from above. Thought, no big, stuff falls from trees all the time. Then something hits me again and I look on the ground and see a chunk of green seed pod from the tree. I'm thinking, green chunks of fruit don't just fall off trees, so maybe some kids are tossing the stuff at me. When I looked around, the nearest pack of kids was too far to be bothering me.

I looked up and there on a branch was a squirrell. She was the critter tossing chunks at me! I took a few steps away from the spot I was under, but she kept hitting me. I guess she though I maybe was looking for her cashe of nuts:D.
 
Out beach detecting one fine sunny day, I'm resting on this sand bar about 100mt off shore with my Excalibur in hand, and this young male wades up all serious looking and asks me "Are you looking for mines?:?:
Incredously, I didn't dare laugh out loud but I tell you, I've never been asked that one before!
Told him "No, just detecting for lost treasures". So then he sat down on the sand bar next to me and we chatted in general about metal detecting, him asking a heap of questions. I'm thinking, a future detectorist in the making.;)
Golden:spin:
 
Reading that story makes me feel like that guy who spent a half hour looking for coins with his metal detector off!A waste of time.
 
I can relate to the MD turned off story. I was swinging earlier this year without a sound for a half hour, at a tot lot. Keep in mind my noobiness. After no signals close to the the swing structures, I realized my coil wire had somehow become disconnected. Live and learn.
 
Stevo said:
I can relate to the MD turned off story. I was swinging earlier this year without a sound for a half hour, at a tot lot. Keep in mind my noobiness. After no signals close to the the swing structures, I realized my coil wire had somehow become disconnected. Live and learn.
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Been there - Done that!!:roll:
 
Was hunting between an old farmhouse and its barn....got a nice strong signal...proceded to dig down only to hit a live, unprotected 220 amp power line heading out to the barn for power.....quite a nice shock..... :-(
 
Hunted a farm field once with two buddies of mine...one is a bit "large".....he had a nice signal....was on one knee digging his loot, when along came one of the cattle in the field and horned him right in his arse as he was bent over....sent him flying....funniest thing me and my other friend ever saw....we were laughing for 15 minutes at the site..
 
I was hunting the side of a road where a few houses from the 1910's and 20's had been previously. I found a target, retreived it, and filled my hole to go on my merry way. About 10 minutes later I realized it was odd I hadn't heard any new blips... I had partially pulled out my headphones from the jack while I was digging. They were in just far enough for the external speaker to stay off, but not far enough in for the headphones to work. Needless to say I called it a day.
 
The other day hunting in the park just off the side of the sidewalk an older lady walked up to me. English wasn't her first language obviously and I didn't quite understand what she was saying. She started saying come, come this way with me. Didn't quite know what she was implying. I said no thanks and she went along her way. It finally hit me, she thought i was blind and trying to find my way along the path.
 
feeling the need for more stories to cheer me up....anyone have one to post here?
 
I was detecting one of the properties that my company owns a few years ago. There is a gravel parking lot on one side with several cars in it. I was kind of close and happened to look down and see a $10 bill on the ground. i bent over and acted like i dropped something and picked it up. After detecting i went to my car and there was a guy on the other side of the street smoking a cigarette on his porch. so he asked if i found anything. I show him the $10 and he asked if i found it with my detector. I almost laughed but managed to hold it together til i got in the car. duh
 
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