:usaflag: I Don't Think I'll Hunt Today!! :detecting:

[Cupajo]

A short walk on my favorite Connecticut beach this AM was a challenge of human determination.

The tail end of this most recent winter storm has the CT. shore dealing with 21F temperatures and 30+ knot winds and over 40 knot gusts.

The current wind chill is 3F and when I removed my gloves to take these few quick photos I felt the cold instantly.

Parts of the sand were hard as a concrete side-walk and the rest was soft from lack of moisture.

The water and sky were a brutally dark, almost gun-metal grey colored, scene reflecting the equally brutal temperatures.

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Im convinced that only a damned fool or a really, really dedicated metal detector hobbyist would venture out for long in this weather and I decided that home and hearth were for me.

It was a relief to return to the warmth of my old Chevy van which was rocking in the high winds.

After finishing my coffee and cinnamon roll I returned home to clear the walkway and steps.

At the end of our street I noticed that one of the power poles was tipped over apparently broken at its base.

It is being held up by the wires and the poles on either side.

I hope it holds as this set of wires must provide our power and telecommunications.

I also hope this note finds all you hunters safe and warm,

CJ

 

[goodmore]

My buddy and I made plans to hunt in New Jersey between the holidays. Last time I saw they had 18" inches of snow and steady 30 mph winds. So I sit her with my dog and dream of warmer weather. But the dog is a collie and she loves this stuff.

 

[Magyar]

Did manage a couple of silvers the other day ...the afternoon before the storm.

Here's pics from this morning , and also the two coins recently found

thanks for looking

magz ( Lorraine)

 

[Furious T]

Hope everything is safe where you are CJ, and that broken pole does not cause too much havoc. I think the decision not to detect was a wise one.

 

[Bobbie]

everything will be burried deep for sure now.

 

[Sand Scoop]

put on and then sally forth for the treasure..

 

[Anonymous]

Dont let a little bit of snow discourage you.....wheres the spirit (a little brandy and off you go)

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

You guys need to stay home with the hot cocoa and read the fourm..... BBBBRRRRRRRR!

Florida was 34 this morining and will be in low 30's tomorrow too. ( No snow.)

No I did not MD this morining. It did get up into the 60's this afternoon but I had other obligations.

Stay warm.

Ray S ECenFL

 

[Cupajo]

Thanks for all your replies Friends!

We are expecting drier weather for a while now, but the cold will linger on.

Maybe it'll be warm enough to hunt by 4 July,

CJ

 

[Willee - Texas]

John-Edmonton up in Canada dont let the cold or the snow slow him down much.

However, I am also a fair weather hunter ... I do like being comfortable.
Chest deep in 75 - 80 deg water on a sunny day with lots of beach bunnies around is my idea of good weather.

We had a really great day here last week then it turned cold ... got down in the low 50's.
But sunshine is on the way back.

Hang in there Cupajo ... the good days will return and that find of a lifetime is somewhere waiting for you to come dig it up.

Willee

 

[Cupajo]

Willee after following John's posts for a while I have concluded that he is a special breed of hunter.

He must be genetically adapted to cold weather hunting and living in the "North Country" has conditioned him somewhat too I'm sure.

I think he is a bit younger than I as well.

Add this all up and it seems unfair to compare the two of us, especially since I am a transplanted Texan who has been doing my best to adapt to these cold winters for 40 years!

When all is said and done I would prefer to hunt where you hunt with beach bunnies romping in the background, but as that is not in my forseeable future I'll continue to dream until I can hunt again (hopefully before 4 July!!)

CJ

PS Sometime yestereday the power company set a new utility pole next to the broken one down the street from my house.

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Thank you CL&P (Connecticut Light & Power) for braving those horrific temperatures and winds to enable us to keep our power during the storm,

CJ

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

good luck to you all on the east coast..we got saved by the storm missing us over here in ohio..lets hope for warner days to come..
hh
john