08-15-2014, 05:58 PM
Met up with Gerry F. this morning to try a new spot. Gerry was late due to taking a wrong turn on the highway, and went about 10 miles out of his way. When he arrives, all of the parking spaces were filled in one section, so, I said I'd move my car & follow him to another parking area. Went to my car, turned the ignition, nothing...completely dead Tried a few more times, and no luck. We decided to hunt a little while, but, the place was cherry picked big time, almost no good signals. So...
We figured we'd tackle the car situation, since it wasn't fun hunting knowing we had auto problems in our future. We drive to a Pep Boys, thinking the battery was dead, and I was going to get a new one. They even install them free of charge, but, the manager said his mechanic was busy, and couldn't leave the shop. He was nice enough however to lend me one of those portable jump start boosters. So, we take the portable booster & drive back to the park. Hook the booster up, and no dice. Wouldn't start for shit. Drive back to Pep Boys, return the booster, then go back to the park for about an hour of swinging, and got squat.
We then decide to try an old stand-by place, that has treated us well in the past. I moved all of my important stuff from my car into Gerry's car, and off we went.
No silver today, but I did snatch a nice condition 1865 Indian. Although, having my car still stuck at this park, which is about 10 miles from me, WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OPEN, isn't a good feeling. It's a very good area though, so, my car shouldn't be up on cinder blocks next time I see it, lol. I'm hoping for once that we DON'T get rain. I called the police department and alerted them about my car, and the officer who answered the phone was a fellow detectorist named, Joe!
Now I have to go get a new battery, go all the way back to this place & install it. Crossing my fingers it actually IS the battery and not the starter, which would cost me $$$.
What a turd-numbing, ball-breaking, piss-in-the-face kinda day
Hope you guys had better luck than me out there...
Joe
We figured we'd tackle the car situation, since it wasn't fun hunting knowing we had auto problems in our future. We drive to a Pep Boys, thinking the battery was dead, and I was going to get a new one. They even install them free of charge, but, the manager said his mechanic was busy, and couldn't leave the shop. He was nice enough however to lend me one of those portable jump start boosters. So, we take the portable booster & drive back to the park. Hook the booster up, and no dice. Wouldn't start for shit. Drive back to Pep Boys, return the booster, then go back to the park for about an hour of swinging, and got squat.
We then decide to try an old stand-by place, that has treated us well in the past. I moved all of my important stuff from my car into Gerry's car, and off we went.
No silver today, but I did snatch a nice condition 1865 Indian. Although, having my car still stuck at this park, which is about 10 miles from me, WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OPEN, isn't a good feeling. It's a very good area though, so, my car shouldn't be up on cinder blocks next time I see it, lol. I'm hoping for once that we DON'T get rain. I called the police department and alerted them about my car, and the officer who answered the phone was a fellow detectorist named, Joe!
Now I have to go get a new battery, go all the way back to this place & install it. Crossing my fingers it actually IS the battery and not the starter, which would cost me $$$.
What a turd-numbing, ball-breaking, piss-in-the-face kinda day
Hope you guys had better luck than me out there...
Joe