BAD Things that Happen While Detecting

[Onaug]

There was a trip where I came back with an entire nail pouch full of junk and 1 crusty zinc. I was a little too out of the box that time.

And I found a really cool old glass button. When I went to clean it with just a gentle rinse in the sink, it practically disentigrated. The dirt was the only thing holding it together.

 

[napp]

forgot ta have toilet paper in the truck and had ta come home wearing one sock

Gotta show this one to my sons. They laugh at me for being old school enough to still carry a pocket handkerchief every where I go.

 

[Perquimans]

I was hunting a park one time and some kids were kind of following me around asking questions --which was cool cause they thought what I was doing was neat. I was showing them how to get a coin out of the ground and cut my freaking finger on a piece of glass and started bleeding like a stuck pig...They haul tailed it out of there --what a role model..

Hunting one other day--an old girlfriend of mine saw me in the park so we sat down and started talking. wouldn’t you know it--the wifee drives up --go figure NOT

 

[jmorton04]

Your old girlfriends still speak to you?

I was hunting a park one time and some kids were kind of following me around asking questions --which was cool cause they thought what I was doing was neat. I was showing them how to get a coin out of the ground and cut my freaking finger on a piece of glass and started bleeding like a stuck pig...They haul tailed it out of there --what a role model..

Hunting one other day--an old girlfriend of mine saw me in the park so we sat down and started talking. wouldn’t you know it--the wifee drives up --go figure NOT

One of us must be doing something very wrong!
HH,
John Morton

 

[Perquimans]

One of us must be doing something very wrong!
HH,
John Morton

LOL

 

[sllingshot47]

Well, sometimes after drinking too many Dr Peppers, I...oh, wait a minute-l had that post closed.

 

[CTCurt]

Well, sometimes after drinking too many Dr Peppers, I...oh, wait a minute-l had that post closed.

 

[amxfred]

forgot ta have toilet paper in the truck and had ta come home wearing one sock

You got to be kidding!

 

[amxfred]

I was out detecting and having a great day and then my wife called me on my cell phone. I leave my phone in the truck now.

 

[Trickworm]

I've lost my propointer on the beach in the dark.

Stepped in a hornets nest and got stung in the feet at least 7 times (last time I ever wore Crocs while detecting).

 

[Onaug]

I've lost my propointer on the beach in the dark.

Stepped in a hornets nest and got stung in the feet at least 7 times (last time I ever wore Crocs while detecting).

I would freak out.

 

[FAL guy]

forgot ta have toilet paper in the truck and had ta come home wearing one sock

That's funny right there! You do know it is possible to cut four good squares of cloth from a pair of briefs right?

 

[Syrex5]

Walking into spider webs. One time I walked into one and the sucker bit me on the neck. I only managed a quick glance before it got away. I went straight home and started googling spiders in my area trying to find out what it was and if I needed a hospital visit. Turned out to be an orb weaver

Still freaked me out on the whole bright colors thing

 

[daveeroo]

This isn't too exciting I guess, but the only standout event I ever had while detecting was when I was working a schoolyard (where I went to elementary school, actually). Well, I'm sweeping along, la, la, la, and out of nowhere, it feels like somebody is driving a 10-penny nail through my left arm. I look down, and there's the biggest, nastiest looking hornet/wasp guy I think I've ever seen. I gave him a quick crunching slap, he dropped the ground, and I ground him up like pepper, hoping like crazy he didn't have any friends nearby.

No idea where he came from. I figured he must have been a ground hornet and I got too close, but I never did see a nest around there.

 

[joee5]

Ending a hunt with nothing to show in my pockets but canslaw prob the worst so far.

 

[sweendog]

Ending a hunt with nothing to show in my pockets but canslaw prob the worst so far.

That happened to me yesterday...

I was showing my father how good the Lesche was at cutting plugs, did a little demonstration and I went to shove it into the ground and for some reason had my finger on the serrated edge and when I pushed it down got my finger in-between the ground and the blade. ripped a nice little chunk into my pointer finger. Blood everywhere and had to quit for the day and clean it out.

Pretty funny thread...keep em' coming

 

[PKD]

When I had my Ace 250 I had a sniper coil and the standard coil. I was so eager to try my smaller coil in the park that I decided to change coils 5 minutes into the hunt. I had electrical taped the coil wire to prevent falsing. So I had some scissors with me to cut through the stupid tape. Tried to get a good cut, but the scissors didn't got through and weren't buying it. I got under the tape and pushes a bit and the scissors went right through the tape in an instant and kept going. Into my hand. The bottom of my thumb to be exact. I was so startled that I pulled them out and gaped at the huge drop of blood that came out and then stared when I could see deep down inside. Needless to say, that ended my detecting for about a week.

 

[DigginTexas]

was hunting an old homesite,paying too much attention to my machine and not enough to watching where i was going. next thing I know my right leg is on fire from ankle to knee....bull nettle

 

[zeemang]

Stingray nailed me on the left foot while water hunting last year, pretty darn painful... Still have a scar actually...

 

[Hotrod Tom]

forgot ta have toilet paper in the truck and had ta come home wearing one sock

This one is my favorite but the visual is even funnier. Now every time I can't find the match for one of my black socks I will be thinking of you. Thanks?