"....some broke metal detector dude"????

[comisoas]

Just read this ring return in the news. That lady sure has a sad view of detectorists...broke.... perhaps the honesty and kindheartedness of the finder will change her view......http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/30/lost-13g-wedding-ring-found-on-ny-beach-returned/?intcmp=latestnews

 

[GeorgeinSC]

I wonder if that "Rich Broad" has any idea how much money us "Broke Metal Detecting Dudes" spend in the pursuit of our hobby. I am frequently asked "How much does a machine like that cost". As if it were any of their business. When told the shocked expression on their face is priceless.

 

[JimmyCT]

It is sad to know someone would place that much happiness into a ring as her "pride and joy went missing". She needs to re-focus in what she values in this life. What is the difference if this detectorist did pocket the ring? She had already lost it and needs to chalk-it-up for experience. Although a very expensive one, she can't saw sawdust. No need for her to put others down because of the hobby we pursue. I nearly choke knowing someone would invest that much money into a ring Maybe this is the very lesson she needed to learn in this life and I feel it is meant to be.

 

[Elton]

[size=x-large][/size]It's obvious from her statement Some "Broke" metal detector dude. That she thinks she is better than most people. She only values material things.. My take she is Some "Pathetic" woman who is phony..

Her narrow minded assumption that we must be broke is why we detect. " Pretty much shows her mentality"..

Had I found her ring..and read her statement first.. She would still not have it back...

 

[yowow#1]

[size=x-large][/size]It's obvious from her statement Some "Broke" metal detector dude. That she thinks she is better than most people. She only values material things.. My take she is Some "Pathetic" woman who is phony..

Her narrow minded assumption that we must be broke is why we detect. " Pretty much shows her mentality"..

Had I found her ring..and read her statement first.. She would still not have it back...

Amen that Elton...... Amen....

I might not have a lot,,,, but by golly i would help anyone......except her...

 

[scoopjohnb]

Funny how her aknowledgement of the skilset of us metal detectorists was condensed into those 5 words.

She wouldn't probably know how to operate one if it only had an ON button and said DIG HERE!

 

[mudpuppy]

We learned a lot from this article! Thanks for posting it, comisoas! Sunscreen, dry sand, probably covered in her finger marks raking through it frantically...things to look for and sharpen up on when a guy finds such a visual clue...Anyway..she definitely lives a charmed life to have a ring that high buck to begin with, vacations at the beach, and to have it returned to her...being a womans ring, I bet the melt value on that thing was less than 200 bucks, I dont know what a guy could get for a diamond of that size on the open market, but I bet she would be surprised if she ever got 'poor' herself and tried to sell it or pawn it...she'd be lucky to get a little over melt, or maybe 800 bucks on CL...

What a strange perception she had of us? OK, that may be the average persons idea of who and what we are..a bunch of old broke crooks, pirates, grave robbers and thieves? Oh well, we sure do our part to not give anyone that idea, but still, for some, its there none the less....She might have called down the Powers of the Universe on herself and have to spend a little time being really 'poor' to see who her real friends are and the true value of things...all it takes is one little thing to go from riches to rags in a darn hurry..hopefully she has changed her thoughts about us....

I guess this can be considered a complement...'old broke dude' returns high buck ring...we are the seekers, finders, and returners of the lost, and she got dang lucky that Firefighter came along when he did! Now excuse me, I have some graves to rob as soon as I get done knocking over a gas station.. (mentally of course, I'm too lazy to dig, and too chicken to steal...so I detect!)
Mud

 

[JimmyCT]

I am totally with you Elton. I would then sell it, take myself out for a nice steak dinner and Invest into some additional detecting equipment

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Had I found her ring..and read her statement first.. She would still not have it back...

 

[kingingkunsan]

truly clueless. I would have returned the ring, but reminded her that in her words "this poor metal detector dude" sure could use a reward. LOL

 

[Nauti]

What Elton said rings true........she thinks she is better than most and that detectorists are scroungers and dishonest.
She is probably the kind of woman who will spend thousands on plastic surgery and ends up looking like a goat.I don't begrudge anyone spending their money on whatever they like,but when they start thinking money makes them better than everybody else thats a different matter.
I've yet to meet a detectorist who was'nt more than enthusiastic to help somebody find a lost posession that was dear to them.......it is a real thrill to see the look on a persons face when you return something that they thought was lost forever.People like the woman in question will make a detectorist think twice about helping with a sorry attitude like hers.I hope she loses it again........and somebody genuinely needy finds it.........and does'nt hand it back.

 

[JimmyCT]

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She is probably the kind of woman who will spend thousands on plastic surgery and ends up looking like a goat..

 

[Digginghound]

The miserable b*** should be happy I didn't find it because I would have cashed it right in ! Cha Ching $$$$