Diga
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In my city, there is a city park right in the core of downtown. It's exactly 2 blocks x 2 blocks, and has been the home of concerts, fairs, games, sports, etc, etc, for the last 120 years.
I've been reluctant to hunt it, mainly because of the amount of addicts in the park. The police are often there, or driving around the perimeter, and the park has 2 security guards from 9AM to 9PM daily.
I definitely wouldn't go there at night, but I desperately wanted to hunt in there during the day. So, last Sunday, I put on my yellow and red safety vest, and dived in. The first thing I noticed was that the addicts ignored me. Numerous of them walked right by me. I said, "Hi", and they said "Hi" back, or said nothing and kept walking. Plenty of non-addicts walked by me, but just asked if I found anything, or had some questions about detecting that I happily answered. Ditto for the two security guards. The security guards thought the vest was a great idea, and the only reason why I wasn't being bothered by the addicts, was because they're thinking I'm a city worker.
In only the 1.5 hours I was able to hunt there on that first try (with a 6" coil), I bagged the usual clad and junk, but also 6 pieces of bling. 1 of which is a 14 kt ring with stones. 1 is a gold colored "leaf" pendant that is heavy and defintely looks like gold, but has no markings. One of the other pendants is silver and heavy, but has no markings. Anyway, the potential of this site is incredible, and I can't wait to get back there.
What would have happened if I asked someone at city hall to detect there? Guaranteed they would have said no, which would mean I created a damn good reason not to hunt there.
I've been reluctant to hunt it, mainly because of the amount of addicts in the park. The police are often there, or driving around the perimeter, and the park has 2 security guards from 9AM to 9PM daily.
I definitely wouldn't go there at night, but I desperately wanted to hunt in there during the day. So, last Sunday, I put on my yellow and red safety vest, and dived in. The first thing I noticed was that the addicts ignored me. Numerous of them walked right by me. I said, "Hi", and they said "Hi" back, or said nothing and kept walking. Plenty of non-addicts walked by me, but just asked if I found anything, or had some questions about detecting that I happily answered. Ditto for the two security guards. The security guards thought the vest was a great idea, and the only reason why I wasn't being bothered by the addicts, was because they're thinking I'm a city worker.
In only the 1.5 hours I was able to hunt there on that first try (with a 6" coil), I bagged the usual clad and junk, but also 6 pieces of bling. 1 of which is a 14 kt ring with stones. 1 is a gold colored "leaf" pendant that is heavy and defintely looks like gold, but has no markings. One of the other pendants is silver and heavy, but has no markings. Anyway, the potential of this site is incredible, and I can't wait to get back there.
What would have happened if I asked someone at city hall to detect there? Guaranteed they would have said no, which would mean I created a damn good reason not to hunt there.
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