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Posted by The Silver Eagle on April 27, 2007, 6:31 pm, in reply to "Long absence forn the hobby"
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Hey Greg!
You're right. Life has a tendency to get in the way of things sometimes, eh! I haven't been out much myself in the last few years. However, when I did swing the coil it was usually on an errand of mercy in an attempt to find a lost item. THAT is rewarding in a non-financial way and I take great pleasure in helping to put the lost with the losee. I've honed my investigation skills and at present know of several rings and a pocket watch that are waiting to be found when I find the time (Life getting in the way again).
Just last week I had the most unusual request of my MDing life. In casual conversation with the spouse of one of my clients, she asked if there was a metal detector that would find aluminum. I told her that there were such machines and naturally, I asked 'why'. What follows is the Cole's Notes version. I discovered that her husband had spent most of the week with a shovel and a 4-foot rod trying to locate the place where he buried his favourite dog...20 years ago. It was in an aluminum box about 8"x10", she said. She thought it was buried about 18" down. I told her that I would give it a go, so arrangements were made for him to pick me up on Saturday. (He had permission to dig) We drove to the backyard of the place where it was buried and he showed me the area where he had been trying to find the box. There were circles in the sod where he had vainly tried to locate Fluffy. In addition, there were many holes where the rod had probed in an effort to pinpoint the elusive box. The area where he thought it was located was about 8'x12' square. He realized that he had left his probing rod in the truck in the driveway and left to retrieve it. I turned on my machine and about 30 seconds later had pinpointed where I thought the box would be. By the time he got back with the rod and shovel, it was time for the heavy work. It took no time at all to confirm with the rod that the box had been located. However,it was two hours later before Fluffy's box was out of the hole. The box turned out to be 15"x 24" x12"high and the top of the box was about 22" down. We had to dig to the bottom of the box in order to lever it out of the hole. My client was very pleased to have retrieved his favourite pet and will re-inter Fluffy at his daughter's property. As long as SHE doesn't move and cause another reason to move Fluffy, everyone should be happy.
He was as pleased about finding Fluffy as some people were when I've found their lost rings. I've got a good story (with lots of pictures) and the next-door neighbour who came to watch the proceedings invited me back to look for a lost wedding ring on THEIR property.
So, Greg, before you decide to pack it in completely, think of all the lost and misplaced items that are waiting for you to bring joy in someone's life.
Good Hunting!
Mel
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