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Post by Jeff Kinzli on Feb 8, 2003 22:28:37 GMT -5
OT, that's too easy, it's our beloved Bucketweet! ;D
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Post by OT on Feb 8, 2003 22:35:37 GMT -5
Yes bucketweet is loved but he's not the answer to the question. Another hint, this detectorist is known to bring out with him a 5 gallon bucket for all of his junk metal.
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Post by RALPH on Feb 8, 2003 22:45:08 GMT -5
I've heard mention of the 5 gallon bucket, and of the back-up detector misshape, but I'll be darned if I can put a name with either.
I'll be watching for the answer.
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Post by Ron (CA) on Feb 9, 2003 3:58:20 GMT -5
I remeber the post about Salmon Falls and the 5-gallon bucket but was unsure if it was Brain or Dan. Your hints helped me out!!
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Post by OT on Feb 9, 2003 11:00:08 GMT -5
Well Ron you did have him within the two names and then you picked the wrong one. I'm pretty sure it was Dan-Centr-Ca that told us the story about the time when he placed his detector down behind his truck and got busy doing other things and got into his truck and backed right over his detector-hence the backup detector. The part about the 5 gallon bucket was also Dan at Salmon Falls. He would carry along with him this bucket and all the metallic junk he would put into it. I think that I commented on the forum how nice it was to see someone keep the area so clean.
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Post by OT on Feb 9, 2003 11:10:53 GMT -5
Ok one more and then someone else can take over; This Treasure Hunter was attacked by very large rainbird sprinkler head and was knocked down and bloodied by the incident, but he survived and was able to tell his tale. OT
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Post by RALPH on Feb 9, 2003 13:51:32 GMT -5
OT........
I have no firsthand knowledge of anyone being mugged by a sprinkler head. However, if you will allow me the proverbial, "shot in the dark" I'm going to guess "YOU, OT" If for no other reason than, its hard for me to imagine anyone else owning up to such an goofy incident.
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Post by OT on Feb 9, 2003 16:53:20 GMT -5
Ralph, I can not tell a lie, it was me. OT
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Post by RALPH on Feb 9, 2003 22:11:44 GMT -5
OT.........
I referred to your encounter with the Rainbird, as "goofy"
I had several other more colorful adjectives in mind, but not knowing for sure it wa you we were talking about, I had to watch what I said.
I'm sure there's a story behind your bloody encounter, and i for one would love to hear it........
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Post by OT on Feb 10, 2003 1:39:55 GMT -5
Hello Ralphie, It's a true story that I posted on the old Kinzli forum about two years ago and I found it and copied it and will paste it here; When I first started in the hobby of Treasure Hunting it was in 1985. My detector at the time was an older Whites 6000 series 2 with hip mount. I would spend 2 or more hours after work hunting and 4 to 5 hours on Sat. & Sun. I've been going to a school in the town of Santa Clara and was finding a lot of Merc's, Silver Roos, numerous wheats, and lots of clad coins. Now to the story; I arrived at the above school and started to hunt, there was only a few children on the playground at that time. After about an hours time I had found 2 merc dimes, 1 silver rosie and about $5.00 in change. When a soccer team showed up to practice I moved to the west of them and resumed my search. I found another merc dime and several wheat pennies when a group of young baseball players showed up. Now I moved my operation over to an older large baseball field and away from all the ball players. I started to find other silver coins, and then I had a real deep sounding coin and I bent down to make a real nice clean plug to pull out this, I was sure to be a silver, coin. When all of a sudden the largest Rainbird Sprinkler Head not more than 2 feet away popped up directly in front of me, and facing directly at me, hit me in the chest. I tried to jump up and get out of the way, however, the direct stream of water knocked me off of my feet. I came down right onto the detector box breaking the glass off the meter and my head hit hard on the hard packed gravel.I got up right away and ran to the rear of the backstop. I looked over to the ball players to see if they saw what happen to me. I was in luck they didn't see anything. I then checked out my equipment and saw that my detector glass meter cover was broken and then saw blood dripping down onto the detector. With my dirty wet muddy hand I felt my forehead and discovered that I had a pretty nasty abrasion. I didn't want to walk by all those ball players to get to my car so I just waited it out until most of them left before leaving. When I got home my wife thought someone tried to rob me and beat me up because of all of the dirt and blood on my face. My wife, being a good wife, cleaned up my wounds and listened to my story about the attack. She just shook her head and laughed. Now to the good part; The next morning I got up to go to work and saw that my abrasion to the forehead has dried and started to scab up. When I got to work all my co-workers wanted to know what happen to me. I had to tell them the complete story. They all got a big laugh out of it. About 2 PM prior to the swing watch briefing the Sgt. (acting watch commander) Jerry Williams came into the communication and saw me and wanted to know about my wound. I went through the entire story with him laughing all the way. Now, it was my turn in dispatch to go to the swing watch briefing. I walked into the briefing room and sat down. They had an extra squad on duty that afternoon so there was 2 Sgts, 10 patrolman, 2 police agents and myself. For those who don't know about police briefings, it's when the watch commander reads all the APB's and the Be on the Lookouts that came from the other shifts and cities. After the reading of those items the watch commander goes around the briefing table to each officer to see if they had any information to pass on to the others. Sgt. Willaims ask me if I had anything from communications, and advised him and others that it was a slow day in dispatch. Then Sgt. Williams asked me if I was going to tell the others how I obtain the abrasion on my head or he was going to. I stood up in this very small room that was very hot and getting hotter and with all of these very larged armed police officer had to tell them how a "RAINBIRD SPRINKLER HEAD," got the best of me. A very loud roar came out of that briefing room and was heard by all in the Dispatch Center. OT
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Post by Dan-Centr-Cal on Feb 10, 2003 6:49:01 GMT -5
that give a new meaning to a back up detector. I was able to get it fixed, cost me around 50 bucks, and that was for rebuilding the coil. OK My Turn WE have someone here that likes to get his picture taken with NLF Cheerleaders, now who can that be.
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Post by OT on Feb 10, 2003 12:19:25 GMT -5
I know, I know,
The fiddle around man, no that's not it, Mr. Gadgetman, also known as the "G" man.
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Post by Ron (CA) on Feb 10, 2003 16:54:00 GMT -5
I know, I know, The fiddle around man, no that's not it, Mr. Gadgetman, also known as the "G" man. OT I think he called it his 49'er Cache!! I remember posting some smart a$$ remark about a bribe or something!! ;D OT--U R Quick! HH Ron (CA)
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Post by RALPH on Feb 10, 2003 19:29:28 GMT -5
OT...........
Thanks ever so much for the funny story.
I think I would have immediately walked out of there, bloody and muddy, and when the wife questioned me, I'd have said "Rugby 3 to 2, we won."
Thanks again for the funny story OT, your too much!
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Post by jim on Feb 11, 2003 23:51:33 GMT -5
That explains the nessisity for the probing you received today, brain dammage. ;D
When they removed those two thing's today, I hope they got the right two......jim
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