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  1. GeorgeinSC

    Bonehead mistakes...........

    I live 32 miles from the beach. Arrived one morning before daylight. Got my gear READY to hit the beach. My Xcal would not turn on. It took me a few minutes to realize that there was no batter on the machine. No battery in the car. So 32 miles back to the house to get my batteries and...
  2. GeorgeinSC

    Platinum ring find

    I wish that the price of platinum was not down a few hundred dollars an ounce. I found a beautiful hand carved platinum 9.9 gram ring that had a msrp of 4500. It is worth less than 300 in scrap. Platinum is still a nice find. Congrats.
  3. GeorgeinSC

    Gaining permission

    Cards might be okay but a written agreement will turn off even more people. They will envision you needing legal protection due to tall the damage you will be doing to their property. A friendly greeting, an explanation that you detect as a hobby and are just interested in seeing what might...
  4. GeorgeinSC

    Digging Tool

    HOW did you get it so cheap? Its advertised at $24.99 on the Lowes web site. And that is close to the price of lesche digging tool that we know WORKS.
  5. GeorgeinSC

    SOCIALIST PUSHING HARD

    We are in for a rough time. Biden has already said that if he is not elected his supporters will destroy this nation. But if Biden is elected we can be certain that He, Harris, Pelosi, Schiff, Schumer, Waters, Warren, Feinstein, Sanders and the rest of the AmeriCan communist party will destroy...
  6. GeorgeinSC

    Its sucks getting old....................................................

    I have had shingles. Some where out under the ocean on one of Uncle Sam Missile Submarines. Thankfully the Corpsman knew what to do for me. I would not wish them on my enemy let alone a Friend. You better believe that i have gotten the shots. they are nothing compared to the shingles.
  7. GeorgeinSC

    From Beauts to Butt Ugly in 30 seconds

    He murdered his wife. Lost his business. Unfortunately he skated scott free. I trust the lady who owns the seconds store that said it is moissanite. She has done a couple appraisals for me and has done some other work for me and my wife.
  8. GeorgeinSC

    Its sucks getting old....................................................

    I am 79 and getting real close to 80. I had rheumatic fever as a teenager two summers in a row. Md looked at me and my Mom and proclaimed that in his professional opinion i would not live to be more than 35. He expected that i would have severe damage to my heart valves. Apparently he failed...
  9. GeorgeinSC

    From Beauts to Butt Ugly in 30 seconds

    Found a heart breaker one morning before it was light enough to see if it had a hallmark. When it got light i could read 14k. The stone glistened in the morning sun. My cheap diamond tester said its a diamond. Local jewelry store checked it and said its a diamond. Man that think sparkled...
  10. GeorgeinSC

    Not todays but.....

    In Wv and of course other states the miners could buy their groceries at the company store and then when pay day rolled around you got paid in tokens "Script" to pay what you owed at the store. Your rent came out of your pay check up front. Some Mine Script is highly collectible. I saw a...
  11. GeorgeinSC

    PRAISE THE LORD I HAVE BEEN HEALED

    Keep a real close eye on your weight. I dropped over a hundred pounds and then slipped up and let it go up, Now i am really struggling trying to keep my numbers even close to where they should be. Md does not want to increase meds.
  12. GeorgeinSC

    EXCALIBUR II & PINPOINT

    In all metal (Pin Point) you can run sensitivity higher giving you a little more depth. You really have to listen closely to those little blips that indicate a target. I then shift to disc to see if i can hear the target. I will then take a couple scoops of sand so i can get the coil closer...
  13. GeorgeinSC

    What happened to Tesoro?

    I received an email from Whites stating that they had officially closed and had been sold to Garrett.
  14. GeorgeinSC

    Kids and metal detecting

    I am well past that age where my sons thought that dad was cool. Then there was that period of time that they thought that the old man was way behind the times. Now that they have matured they both enjoy spending time with their old man. One loves for me to deer hunt with him and the other...
  15. GeorgeinSC

    Its sucks getting old....................................................

    When i was 13 or 14 i had rheumatic fever two summers in a row. Rheumatic Fever is a Strep infection that can cause severe damage to the heart valves. Second episode the Family MD told me and my mother that in his professional opinion i would have severely damaged heart valves and would not...
  16. GeorgeinSC

    Its sucks getting old....................................................

    I ruptured tendons in my left foot last fall and had to have surgery. On crutches for two weeks and six weeks in a walking boot and then a few weeks of therapy But that down time did not do me any good at all. I have struggled this year to do much detecting. Talked with my Md and he...
  17. GeorgeinSC

    So while beach hunting, always getting stopped for questions about machines and detecting.

    I will answer a few questions. Then put my headphones back on and tell them to have a nice day as i have "Work" to do.
  18. GeorgeinSC

    Rich People Don't Use Bic Pens..!

    I found a similar pen in a Goodwill store. Still in the box with all paperwork.. Paid less than two dollars for it and sold it on craigslist for a nice crisp 100 dollar bill. I did not ask enough for the pen.
  19. GeorgeinSC

    Another strange ring from the Beach.

    Is it magnetic?? I have one that is marked 18k Mine is Obviously not gold on the outside. Mine is magnetic. I suspect that mine is a lightly magnetic stainless steel with a layer of 18k where the finger would rub.
  20. GeorgeinSC

    It depends on ones perspective

    The army of Israel looked at Goliath through the eyes of man and said he's too big to beat. David looked at him through the eyes of God and said he's too big to miss. .... Wally Carter
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