<STRONG>A</STRONG>.. You hook up with a particualr model (of detector that is) and everything seems sort of "comfortable" and you have a long lasting relationship, sort of marrying the detector (or so your spouse might claim).
<STRONG>B</STRONG>.. Sometimes you do everything you can to maintain good feelings and try to get along and like it, but no matter how much effort you put out, the frustrations are just to great so you part company.
<STRONG>C</STRONG>.. Others might seem to get along just fine but their detector is sort of like a pretty little blonde who's fun to be with and date, but just doesn't offer the sophistication you were looking for (or thought you were looking for). So, in search of the dazzling brunette sort of sassy and smart upper-end model they part company with the one they have been spending time with.
In the end, we are all hoping to find the right one to hook up with. Our goal is to try and find an "A" grade detector for our needs.
We all seem to spend a little time with a "B" grade model and those are the ones we break up with and then warn others of why we don't like them.
Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of "C" models out there. The one that we enjoy and have some fun with, and part company without any real hard feeleings, just thinking that <EM>maybe</EM> there is something with a little more to it out there.
An example is the MXT, perhaps. Fun to be with and it can really put out, but since it lacks a backlight or Tone ID or an 8" coil option or some other feature, folks part with them and latch onto something else.
Those "B" grade models are sort of the wallflowers at the dance. The homely gals or guys with pencil-filled pocket protectors that are often shunned.
The "C" grade models are the ones we remember. When some people part with the MXT and try another detector in a favorite site and become frustrated it's like taking the gal to a dance who outwardly appears to be just the ticket to make you happy, but her brain might hear a waltz and her feet are doing the Texas Two Step, and even then not in time with the beat!
While lugging this more expensive baggage around the field or meadow or desert floor (floor) you might know how smart she appears to be, but you close your eyes and enjoy the memories of that pretty little blonde-like model that was simple, easy going and you enjoyed having 'fun' with!
The Classifieds are filled with these models. Some like to date the models that sort of challenge them, at least for a while. There are the "B" grade FS/FT models that no one says anything good about unless they are trying to dump them!
Then there are the "C" models we see FS/FT, and often you will find that these cuties are "picked up" by an old friend who parted company, but on good terms. They are the ones who also have posted the WTB posts because they have dated a few and want to get their hands on the one they had fun with and let go, and want to now make their "A" model and settle down. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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Some only want a mate to cook or to clean or to have kids or to work and support them. I am adding an MXT back into my arsenal this week because I know it has the versatility to accompany me most anywhere I want to go and share in the enjoyment of detecting in a variety of applications.
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</STRONG>Of course, some of us still think there's some merit in polygomy, so we try to have 2 or 3 wives, I mean detectors, realizing that some handle certain tasks better than others. <img src="/metal/html/biggrin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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