I've been very much out of detecting, as of late, mostly due to work. So, with a nice fat Thanksgiving holiday coming, I was planning several dawn to dusk detecting sessions to "get back in to the swing" of things. Never mind that pesky flu Ive been nursing - no siree, we's is goin' detectin'! 
Well, as Robert Burns would say, "the best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry".
It turns out the flu I had is actually bronchial pneumonia and I spent all of Turkey Day wrapped around a pillow. I am one sick little puppy, it seems. Go figgure.
But, I am not so easily deterred.
During my visit today to my local dispensary for diagnosis and treatment, I asked the sawbones if I could get out for a little exercise and fresh air.
"Well, as long as your up to it. Nothing strenuous, of course, but some fresh air and a little activity would do you some good." Ah sweet prescription! That's sounds like metal detecting to me.
So I popped on over to the local sandlot, aka kiddie playground, for a few of the now famous "Edmonton Knee Bends" and "One Cent Stretch and Grabs". While I'd like to report several key date silver coins and some gold jewelry, alas all I got was what you see in the pic.
What did I learn from all this?
1. Any time spent detecting is better than being sick (or working, for that matter).
2. If I had come across any good targets, the 1350 would've sniffed em out. Note the small foil bits, the rivet and so on.
3. I will be thinking of more detecting as I convalesce and will be taking my air with a Garrett in hand.
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of you,
David,
Aiken, SC
Well, as Robert Burns would say, "the best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry".
It turns out the flu I had is actually bronchial pneumonia and I spent all of Turkey Day wrapped around a pillow. I am one sick little puppy, it seems. Go figgure.
But, I am not so easily deterred.
During my visit today to my local dispensary for diagnosis and treatment, I asked the sawbones if I could get out for a little exercise and fresh air.
"Well, as long as your up to it. Nothing strenuous, of course, but some fresh air and a little activity would do you some good." Ah sweet prescription! That's sounds like metal detecting to me.
So I popped on over to the local sandlot, aka kiddie playground, for a few of the now famous "Edmonton Knee Bends" and "One Cent Stretch and Grabs". While I'd like to report several key date silver coins and some gold jewelry, alas all I got was what you see in the pic.
What did I learn from all this?
1. Any time spent detecting is better than being sick (or working, for that matter).
2. If I had come across any good targets, the 1350 would've sniffed em out. Note the small foil bits, the rivet and so on.
3. I will be thinking of more detecting as I convalesce and will be taking my air with a Garrett in hand.
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of you,
David,
Aiken, SC
