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There is no other hobby that one can get so caught up in, that the entire world, and any worries fade away, and one thinks of nothing other than what they’re doing at that moment, every moment that machine is in their hand. It frees the mind, and it’s a high like no other, which calms you to your soul.

I’ve always been a free, independent spirit, with a love of the outdoors and nature. Growing up I preferred to be out wandering in the woods all day, exploring and building forts.  I had a great imagination, and in my mind actually lived in these forts and off the land, that is, until I heard the bell ringing in the distance indicating it was time to come home for dinner.

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I was reviewing my blog stats, and they showed that my posts which are most popular are the super sarcastic or humorous ones where I talk about the types of detectorists or nuances in the hobby.  It makes sense, humor is fun, people can be funny, and sarcasm just pulls it all together.

So I’m thinking, Geez, what can I write about now?  I’ve already covered the aging, the lazy, the awesome, and the dishonest detectorist—what could be next?  I feel like I’m running out of categories here, and wracking my brain to come up with some good content. I’ve got some thoughts, and they might offend the self absorbed who think I’m specifically writing about them.  But writers block is real, so I’m going to go for it while my mind is on a roll. 

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I’ve been having problems with my website, and my posts are not being sent out automatically to my subscribers.  The folks at GoDaddy asked me to do a test post. I don’t have the time to write, so I’m re-posting an old article about one of the weirdest things that has happened to me in the field.  As of this day, it’s still one of my strangest experiences.

If you get a notification of this post in your email, please be kind enough to leave a comment letting me know, so I can tell if everything is working properly.  Thank you, and enjoy

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If I had a gold coin for every time I was out detecting and someone asked me “Do those things really work”?  I’d have retired long ago. 

I’m always polite and enthusiastic with my responses to questions or comments, after all, it is Metal Detecting. What detectorist doesn’t like to talk about that?  But, after years of being asked the same question over and over again, forgive my imperfection, but just once, I wish I had the nerve to respond with “No, they don’t work at all. I just love scanning the ground all day in my silly little world of metal detecting make believe”.

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Since I posted about The Aging Detectorist, and The Dishonest Detectorist, I thought why not follow it up with The Lazy Detectorist?  

“The Lazy Detectorist” is the one we all love. Why?  Because they do most of the work for us. Who hasn’t been on a hunt, or out hunting with friends, and come upon someone else’s freshly dug hole?  Just for kicks, you swing your coil over it (‘cause you never know), and you get a nice repeatable tone you just can’t ignore. 

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It seems those long winters where I’ve hibernated on the couch with my best friend “Blanket”, have really taken a toll on me both mentally and physically.  Last year, I again succumbed to the seasonal funk, making zero effort to get off the couch from Thanksgiving until February.  When I finally got some enthusiasm and made a showing at the Penguin Dig, I was barely recognizable, to myself, in my own photos, having literally taken on the appearance of a large “couch potato”.  

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Recently I’d been hearing a lot of hype over the new Nokta Simplex.  I was intrigued, but still not sold on it.  Experience has taught me to view new technology or products with an optimistic, but cautious attitude.  When the XPDeus was introduced, I pined for it for what seemed like an eternity.  I finally broke down and purchased one, and I used it for a while, but honestly, it’s now just a back up machine in case my E-Trac breaks.  I find the tones and chatter it produces to be über annoying and difficult for my ears to tolerate. The menu is also confusing, and it’s a learning curve I lost interest in pursuing. Sad, I know.  I gave it a good shot, it’s a great machine, and I found some great stuff with it, but it’s just not a great machine for me.

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Here’s another detecting tip from from the mouth and mind of a five year old, my granddaughter Jordan, a.k.a. “Marshmello-J”.

Her detector (a Minelab, of course), is still a bit big for her to handle—she’s tiny for her age, but her personality is big. When she gets put on the spot she often says “I don’t remember”, but a slight coaxing by Oma (me), and she’ll usually come right out with it.

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Blackthorne Resorts Lost Treasure Weekend 2019

Once again, Blackthorne Resort in the Catskills hosted its annual Lost Treasure Weekend June 15th-17th, 2019, and once again, it was a great time.

And… there are only so many articles that I can write about the same hunt year after year. After a while, its just redundant, but I will give it a short recap, because there are a lot of people who will read this when deciding if they’re going to attend or not.

So if you’re debating whether or not to go, just go. Whether you know people or not, its a lot of fun, and if you don’t know anyone, you will by the time you leave. Folks are happy and friendly there—even the staff.

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I was going to post a product review, but then I changed my mind and decided to post a video of my granddaughter Jordan, a.k.a. “Marshmallow-J” (the detecting name she picked for herself), because she likes Marshmallow’s and a song by someone named Marshmello.

Anyway, Jordan, sorry, Marshmello-J, likes to talk about metal detecting, and for a newbie and a five year old, she’s pretty darn smart.  She’s done a series of metal detecting videos dispensing her 5 year old wisdom to the metal detecting community.  They are short and sweet, and to the point—and if her cuteness doesn’t get to you, maybe her wisdom will.  Enjoy!

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So the mystery of the creepy thing in the woods has been solved—well, maybe not solved, but investigated at least.

I went to the police department yesterday, and told them what I saw. Thankfully there were two women officers at the front desk, so I didn’t feel awkward. Sometimes men have a way of making light of things women fear. I think its because in some chivalrous way they don’t want us to be scared, but it usually makes us feel silly for having the fear in the first place.

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To all of you who have been kind enough to to inquire as to my whereabouts, and general well being in the past few months, Thank you. I’m okay. I did not retire from detecting. I’ve been having issues with my website that I did not have the time or expertise to address. Everything seems to be in order now though, so hopefully I can continue to entertain you with tales of the hunt, and/or anything else metal detecting related that I can think to write about.

I do have a story, and it is kind of a creepy story, and I’m sure many of you will have an opinion of what I should have done in the situation, what I should do now, or what you would have done—so please feel free to share your thoughts.

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All I can say about the Silver City Treasure Seekers NEW ENGLAND TREASURE SHOW this past Saturday, is that it was fantastic! And  I’m not going to write an article about it because I think these pics tell all…

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This years 24th Annual Best of the Northeast (BONE) Hunt, held the last week of April in New Hampshire reminded me of one of those TV reality shows where they throw a bunch of strangers in a house together, start filming, and see what happens…

Ah, well, there was no drama, sorry to disappoint you, and we didn’t get any of it on video, but you’ll just have to take my word on it that throwing 4 women who love metal detecting in a house together for 5 days only adds up to fun, fun, fun!

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Detecting Diary–Weekend 2, April 2017:

I started preparing the night before for our clubs “Fun Hunt” which was secured by one of our club members.

One of the club’s goals this year is to have at least 5 fun hunts.  After forming a hunt committee, there are already a few hunts scheduled, and we are only a few weeks into the detecting season.  So I’d like to say a big thank you to the hunt committee, your efforts are appreciated–Thank you!

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Detecting Diary–Weekend 1, April 2017:

After being cooped up all winter, in a miserable state of lackofdetectinitis, I woke up one morning about a month ago and something seemed odd. I looked out the window and thought–there is definitely something different about today. My Mini Schnauzer “Abby” noticed it too. Instead of her normal stance of staring hard at the door, waiting for it to magically open for her, she was pacing in front of it. I quickly threw on a jacket and performed my task as the magic door opener, and she literally sprinted out into the yard.

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Okay, so Joe at Treasure Classifieds got this whole thing started with How to tell if a Detectorist Lives Out in the Sticks.  He then mentioned he’s from “The City”, which around these parts means NY City, and he would like someone to come up with a version of “How to tell if a Detectorist Hunts in the Big City“.  I suggested he get us started, and he sent along the following:

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