Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska
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[size=large]It was hot and sticky in the city by the bay. But Sunday morning it was drizzling. It hadn't rained to speak of in months. It was so dry that the last hinged plug I cut a month ago actually squeaked when I laid it back. So Sunday afternoon when the drizzle stopped, there was still a good cloud cover and the temperatures weren't too bad... maybe 79*. I decided to go detecting at a place about a 20 minute drive from my house. When I got there, I dug a Civil War era harmonica reed right off the bat. I could see as I dug it that the ground was only wet about a half inch down, after that it was bone dry and belching dust. Detected for about another half hour without a signal, then worked my way to the top of a small knoll where I got five bullets within eight feet of each other. As you can see in the photograph, I gouged one pretty bad as I hacked my way down through the cement-like dirt. Cutting a plug was impossible, it was just a matter of chipping and gouging away to get to the target. I do believe this is the first bullet I've ever ruined in the hundreds I've dug. I swear I don't know how Jim Campbell lives with himself. 
Just before I came upon the bullets, the clouds cleared away and the sun came out. Seemed like the temperature rose 30*, and the humidity rose to 100%. Sweat started dripping off my nose, my hair, and it got hot fast. I decided that these bullets aren't going anywhere, and I will come back after a good rain and cooler temperatures. But still not bad for 45 minutes.
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Just before I came upon the bullets, the clouds cleared away and the sun came out. Seemed like the temperature rose 30*, and the humidity rose to 100%. Sweat started dripping off my nose, my hair, and it got hot fast. I decided that these bullets aren't going anywhere, and I will come back after a good rain and cooler temperatures. But still not bad for 45 minutes.
Vernon [/size]
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