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On the Beach-- Guy comes up and states

I tell the kids I am looking for Pirates Treasure
If I dont want to talk I point to my headphones and say I cannot hear you and ignore them
 
Champ Ferguson said:
Trailer trash kids are the worst. Drunken parents aren't watching and their spawn are basically a step away from being feral.
My method of ditching them is to fake a signal in the swash zone, scoop some sand, then state, "well theres a gold ring or pulltab down there but its too deep for me to get it with my scoop". Never had one follow me down the beach yet after that ploy.

That is a good one. LOL.

Hate the kids that will get right in your path and even when you change directions that move back into it.
Or how about the ones that will actually reach into your scoop to grab a recovered coin.
Yep ... feral trailer trash kids is a good description of them.
 
It is super annoying but I am polite...

To the what do you find, what did you just get, or what is your best find? I always respond 'rolex' or '17th century gold coin'.

Why do you metal detect? 'I was hired by the city to clean the beach'

To the annoying kid? I am just nice. I have kids. I get it. If they follow me more than a minute, I just keep walking until eventually their parents find them or I need to call the police because they are lost and their parents just really aren't watching them.
 
Try sticking you digging tool in his front spokes, works for me.
 
are out on someone else's property or public property, it would go a lot further to promote this hobby in a good light. Sugar won't melt in my mouth when I'm out metal detecting and I make it a point to stop and talk to anyone who shows an interest. I make every attempt to return any item that I find if there is a possibility of doing so. Just because you find an item that has been lost doesn't make it yours, someone still owns that item, even though they lost it and this is what I explain to people when they ask me what I do with the finds that I find.


Now, anyone who knows me knows this is a stark contrast to how I am. There are times that I would rather walk across the street rather than say how do to someone I know. But I realize that this hobby breeds curiosity and contempt at the same time, which has caused a lot of areas that used to be open to metal detecting mow being closed off. So remember this the next time your out metal detecting and some kid comes over to you with interest. I have had more than a few wise cuys who come over and tell me as I'm unloading my machine out of my vehicle that "YOU CAN'T DO THAT HERE", which I know is a blatant lie because I have hunted that area for years.



mike
 
Whilst detecting on the beach a Chinese woman approached me.
She said "got any" .. I immediately sensed I could have some fun here.
I replied any what? Crabs! she said! .. me : no not yet,it's a bit quite today for them!

I also had another woman go out of her way to hand me an empty Coke can .. she thought I was just out collecting the rubbish!
 
I had similar experience. Two kids following me and watching. Finally asked what I was doing. So with headphones on I explained, "looking for coins and other metal objects". I lock on a signal and out comes a penny. They were very excited. So i gave it to them. Of course i had to give both of them one. Next target had better be a penny. It was (on purpose). I tried wandering further away, they just kept following. Where are the parents. What happened to not talking to strangers? To make matters worse they recruited a few more friends. Now I had 5 of them wanting my finds. So I started digging only trash signals and said "well that is how this hobby works, sometimes you get coins and sometimes you get junk". After about 20 junk items they started losing interest and I could tell I was losing them. I could have pretended my batteries died and left. But I was in a great location. It took about 30 minutes but they finally gave up and went away. I learned to be cautious of what i reveal and to whom while detecting. I do not mind talking about the hobby and educating a child or adult is sometimes rewarding. On the other hand it can be time consuming and annoying. So if you find yourself in a situation where someone shows interest in the hobby and truly wants more information. Maybe exchange information and see if they will let you detect their property and you can show them the ins and outs of the hobby and you would be happy to answer all their questions. Obviously if a child is the topic get the parent(s) involved.
 
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