GRAY GHOST
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hello all. it's a good topic, prohoofcare, but i just had to go a little further with it... thankyou, sir. oh man, the dumb things i've done... i bought an older whites, guess i was about 16, for the then princely sum of 5 bucks, sight unseen. everything was great about it... until i tried to turn it on. nothing. it had been gutted! no electronics whatsoever! that was not good. just try digging holes all day with a borrowed butterknife! ouch!!! and no headphones on near a busy highway!!! duh. no wonder i didn't find anything. i had heard about an old house foundation and went looking for it. took all day. finally i just sat down, tired, trying to remember what i'd been told. it was sooo hot, it was all a big jumble now, and i was mad at myself for forgetting the directions. then, dejected, i hung my head down, wait... there's a piece of old glass...a kid's ring...i jumped up, looked around me, and there was the foundation! i was sitting right on top of it. duh. or the time i happened up on this huge black snake who wouldn't stop following me - i guess i invaded his turf - so i started talking, then making motions toward him to make it go away. well, it only excited the snake more, so i kicked the ground, but struck a rock with my heel. ouch!!! sprained ankle...not worth it! another hot day, we were in the middle of a drought, and i just wasn't getting any beeps at all. i shouldn't of gone detecting that day; i wasn't in a good mood. the mayflies started dive bombing me, and the mosquitoes launched their separate attacks. i was miserable, but too hard headed to give up! cursing the weather and my stupid, non - working machine, i got a faint, deep signal. hmmmphhh, i thought, another darn tab. i reluctantly dug the hard ground, and out pops a 1773 spanish 2 reale! couldn't believe it. all i could do was stay on my knees, feelin' foolish, looking at it, and promised myself then and there to never act like that again. and i haven't. ...or the time i was in a huge hurry to get out, drove 2 miles to the site...no shovel. drove back and got it. drove back to site... no earphones...ummm, this is not your day, ghost...drove back and got 'em... drove back to site...and had a great day! i found out a long time ago to be ready and prepared for your hunt, and to have an open mind and a good attitude when you go. it really helps the hunt in general and increases your finds. iv'e forgotten my batteries too. and i've forgotten to turn my machine back on too. i'm just glad that nobody witnessed most of these. 'cause i sure enough would have looked like an idiot, and felt like one too. thanks for reading, hope to hear from you, and hh,
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