1 Nickel
6 Pennies (not even wheat pennies)

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:12:53 GMT, "Theo"
 wrote:

>On farms where permission is easily granted without much trouble, quite
>often the land turns out to be totally barren, open cast mined or is full of
>scrap!
>
Farmers who give permission are asking for all they get will they
never learn . We had a major out brake of F&M a year or two ago
they now have yet another potential out brake on their doorsteps so to
speak yet they still allow the world and his Brother to go traipsing
all over their land .
The government ban the movement of cattle ,destroy a farmers
livelihood etc yet no ban is imposed on you people potentially
spreading the disease by way of your boots and equipment, how many of
you ever thoroughly disinfect boots and equipment before wandering
onto some other farmers land ? .
I share a house with a detectorist and have to live with this damned "
hobby" week in week out and always make sure he leaves any "rubbish"
he may dig up outside the property , I do not want our dogs which cost
me over a grand contaminating with any disease he may bring home.

Dogs cannot contract foot and mouth disease as it only affects cloven-footed
animals which includes those humans who detest our beloved hobby!

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:39:25 GMT, "Theo"
 wrote:

>Dogs cannot contract foot and mouth disease as it only affects cloven-footed
>animals which includes those humans who detest our beloved hobby!
>
Maybe not BUT dogs are susceptible to other things which you lot can
spread about the area where you live if you do not clean your boots
etc before leaving some farmers fields.
Tell me Theo and I keep asking my friend this question and I never get
a straight answer what do get out of walking around fields like a
heard of zombies in the pouring rain after driving many miles to some
rally or other only to return home soaking wet through with boots
caked with mud and maybe a couple of old pennies if you are lucky ? .
After about five years of doing it and buying no less than four
detectors  and other equipment I think he may have found about a
tenner in cash and other bits of old metal not worth having and my
friend is no amateur now he even maintains his own and his clubs web
sites etc etc  .

Just because your friend may be good at websites doesn't mean he is any good
at detecting.
We have a consultant gynaecologist in our detector club who has academic
qualifications coming out of his ears but is an absolute beginner at
detecting!
Detecting for five years and having used four detectors by the law of
averages means unless he is doing things really wrong normally he should
have at least found something worthwhile.
Detecting rallies really are a waste of time, a lot of people only go along
for the opportunity to chat with and meet other detectorsists.
A detector isn't a "magic wand" that you can just wave around willy-nilly on
any old patch of ground hoping to strike it rich.
Proper detecting technique and site research are key essentials to
successful detecting.
There really are no shortcuts.

"Theo"  wrote in message 
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>
> We have a consultant gynaecologist in our detector club who has academic
> qualifications coming out of his ears but is an absolute beginner at
> detecting!

Searching for lost coils?


-- 
Dave
ex Motorcycle Maintenance Workshop
http://tinyurl.com/4mhaw

Nice one Dave - couldn't put it better myself!