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One Light Bulb at a Time A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American .. Good idea .. ...

A touching story and a reminder of what Christmas SHOULD be all about... thumbsup01 Merry Christmas to one and all!!! :angelic: Subject: The envelope Author Unknown It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no...

Got a call from a customer of mine asking if my detector worked thru the snow...he wanted to find an old water line. I went down there and swung over 2 inches of snow and spent about a half hour....never did find the water line but did manage some clad and a 1943-S Washington quarter. Gave up...

Meant to post this yesterday and forgot... :embarrassed: Let us NEVER forget and always remember the sacrifices made by many so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today. My great uncle was abaord the Arizona when she was hit and was one of the lucky few that survived and went on to serve thru the...

Just got an all expense paid trip to Virginia!!! The catch is is that I have to do a roof job for my sister in law. Am headed down to Newport News Virginia the first week of March. My question is....Does anyone know a good place to rent an M6 in the Newport News/ Norfolk area? I used to work the...

Got out for a bit yesterday and hit a summer cottage that had given me some wheaties and Mercs in the past. I hadn;t done the front yard and thought it might spit out a Merc or two. Didn;t find any more Mercs but did find a key and a toasted LC...Matrons head but no date visible at all...ground...

keep an eye on your pocket change....ya never know what might be there.. thumbsup01 Rare coins fetching top dollars

Kinda drizzly day and the ground was all wet....perfect for detecting!!! ;) Hit an older house and had pounded this yard many times before. Today I found another Remington target slug, a 1918 wheatie and a button that raced my pulse for a minute when I saw the gold color, but was just a...

Noiticed yesterday that a field that was all sumac and bittersweet was recently cut and bush hogged so I beat feet for there this afternoon. Found another pesky ox knob, couple of thimbles, a suspender buckle and a couple of Indian Heads 1898 and 1902.

Got out of work early today so raced back to the foundation I was at yesterday and had a couple hours of daylight to play. Had visions of finding my first silver bust coin today but it was not to be. Didn;t make out as well as yesterday coin wise but did manage some relics. Found an old...

Got out of work at 330 and beat feet for home to grab my M6 to get some swinging in before dark. Hit an old foundation COVERED in bittersweet and was on my hands and knees trying to swing. First target I got was a pulltab signal and thought great middle of the woods and am gonna get into...

Got a call from my kids teacher and she lost a marble sized piece off the top of her weather vane while taking it down and wanted to know if I could find it (which I didn't find). The yard is the site of an old gun emplacement during WWII and I neer did find the piece. I did find a 1901 Indian...

Crappy day and couldn;t paint so I grabbed my M6 and headed to an old foundation that is immersed in bittersweet. I was determined I was gonna cover this area and spent about 2 hours on my hands and knees with the shaft to my M6 shortened up as small as it would go and detangling my headphone...

Decided to leave work early today to get out and swing some. Got about an hour and a half in and went to an old farmhouse I;ve hit hard in the past. Today I found a pocket knife, a lock plate, a hammer for a cap gun, a little foil heart that says start knitting here. Also found a large caliber...

My cousin took this from a Coast Guard helicopter...looking down on my old playground...the beach I grew up running around. My grandparents/parents house is the 3rd from the left on the shore. This is the West End of the island looking SW and Portland is the skyline at the top of the picture...