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    Helping out a buddy

    A buddy of mine called me. he had lost his wedding ring somewhere in the back yard and asked if I could come over and FIND it for him. As we all know...there's no guarantees of finding...what seems to be a needle in a haystack.
    I went over after work last night. I asked him what area of the yard he thought it might be in, so he 'kinda showed me. He went in to eat dinner, and I went to it. Al and I had detected his yard a bit before...it is TRASHY. But I knew what I would be looking for would be surface level. But the yard is full of pulltabs and bottle tops...and we all know gold likes to ring in at that level. >{

    I mostly watched my depth guage, working the yard, then I ventured into the chicken coop area. signals EVERYWHERE. >:#
    I actually went into the coop. There are nails all in the boards. Watching the meter, looking for dicrepencies in readings. Finally BAM! I brush back the hay and there it was.

    He was still in eating dinner, so I helped myself to a beer in his fridge in his garage and sat outside waiting for him. He came out and I held up my finger with the ring. He was happy, but his wife was even happier.
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    Re: Helping out a buddy

    WTG Rob, I know Aaron was very happy to have that ring back.
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    Neat story with a happy ending! (Free beer.)

    Oh yeah, it was neat that you found his ring too. thumbsup01
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony Two-Cent link=topic=13212.msg140240#msg140240 date=1367501162
    Neat story with a happy ending! (Free beer.)

    Oh yeah, it was neat that you found his ring too. thumbsup01
    And saved him from a beatin' too. :hysterical:
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    Re: Helping out a buddy

    Great story. I'm pretty sure that you could have taken the whole six pack. Hopefully you got to have two.

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    Someone say beer? nice job working the trash.
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    congrats on your save the ring and your buddys behind dennis

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    Nice job!
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    Re: Helping out a buddy

    Great job and story. Beer is Good!
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