Seems odd to me?

[Mike Chgo area]

David drove down from up north Saturday for a day of detecting. It was a little cool but we had a good time. My take was 3 Wheaties 1920-P and 2 in the fifties plus a Lincoln spring type hood ornement.
We spotted a vacant lot which had been bull dozed and it was not fenced or posted so we thought we would give it a shot. Across the alley was a church. After detecting a while a minister came out and asked if we were doing any good. I said no, not finding anything. He said "This is private property you know". I asked if he minded if we detected the place. He asked if we were members of the church and I said no. He said we would have to get permission from the rectory of leave. Since he would be the rectory we just left the area.
What I think is odd about this is the following. I have been metal detecting for over 35 years and have only been asked to leave 2 places when detecting. The one I mentioned above and the other a woodchip playground behind a church.

 

[Pete in MI]

odd is the norm not the exception.

Good is called evil, evil is called good, right is wrong and wrong is rewarded. Signs of the times.

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

both of you digging there sure couldn't have made it worse...but what I think is that he felt responsible in case either one got injured and would sue the church, for he has to answer to the church members! Too many are sue happy today and will sue anyone for anything!

Please pray for him and make a difference in his life and God will work in his heart and then you'll feel the blessing coming back to you and will even get better territory to detect in! Cast your bread upon the water and it will return many times over! And remember we are tested, even when denied the opportuniy to metal-detect in certain places, so give God praise and pass the test!

God Bless!
Sister Betty

 

[MI$$OURI BETTY]

n/t

 

[Mike from MI "Iron Brigade"]

it is odd. Probably just people concerned because they don't really understand what we are doing????