metal detecting

[GrandOldTeam]

Was on a driving awareness course recently and got speaking to a bloke who was into metal detecting (and finding victorian bottles - apparently can be fairly lucrative - but anyway...)

Metal detecting, always thought of it as something anoraks do, but this lad put up a decent argument - gets him out the city, fresh air, he'd take his dog and it allows for excellent thinking/reflection time.

So then forum dwellers - no middle ground of course, metal detecting. "Sound that" or "Losers who could spend their time better on internet forums"

 

[FC sexy xxx]

Pubs were invented so we didn’t have to do stuff like this

 

[heatmeiser]

I used to think it was mental people trying to vacuum the beach when I saw them as a kid. Probably wasn’t that far wrong to be fair.

It’s modern day treasure hunting for unimaginative meffs. Swerve thanks.

 

[Armel]

It's better than metal fishing (with magnets) I suppose.

Over here you need a permit/education though since you could accidentally come across cultural property. Also you need to be aware of the property rights depending on the location of your find (best to have an agreement in place before you start searching on someone else's property).

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Was on a driving awareness course recently and got speaking to a bloke who was into metal detecting (and finding victorian bottles - apparently can be fairly lucrative - but anyway...)

Metal detecting, always thought of it as something anoraks do, but this lad put up a decent argument - gets him out the city, fresh air, he'd take his dog and it allows for excellent thinking/reflection time.

So then forum dwellers - no middle ground of course, metal detecting. "Sound that" or "Losers who could spend their time better on internet forums"

mates Dad was proper into it & he had display cabinets that were like something in a museum, he also had a chunk of gold from all kinds of rings, earrings etc that he'd found & melted down, it was about the size of a corkie.

thought about it for something to do with the kids tbh but they aren't interested.

 

[bullybeef]

I got a metal detector a few years back as a gift.

It’s never been out of it’s box.

I’ll have to dust it off and get in the garden.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

Was on a driving awareness course recently and got speaking to a bloke who was into metal detecting (and finding victorian bottles - apparently can be fairly lucrative - but anyway...)

Metal detecting, always thought of it as something anoraks do, but this lad put up a decent argument - gets him out the city, fresh air, he'd take his dog and it allows for excellent thinking/reflection time.

So then forum dwellers - no middle ground of course, metal detecting. "Sound that" or "Losers who could spend their time better on internet forums"

may i suggest that your money might be better spent on a speed camera detector though.

 

[Toast]

Its the fellas who find loads of treasure or drugs washed up on a beach who then hand it all in I don't get.

Boot of the motor and proper on your toes.

 

[degsy]

Was on a driving awareness course recently and got speaking to a bloke who was into metal detecting (and finding victorian bottles - apparently can be fairly lucrative - but anyway...)

Metal detecting, always thought of it as something anoraks do, but this lad put up a decent argument - gets him out the city, fresh air, he'd take his dog and it allows for excellent thinking/reflection time.

So then forum dwellers - no middle ground of course, metal detecting. "Sound that" or "Losers who could spend their time better on internet forums"

Detectorists S1, 2 and 3

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Detectorists S1, 2 and 3

This? http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/detectorists

Any good?

 

[COYBL25]

It's better than metal fishing (with magnets) I suppose.

Over here you need a permit/education though since you could accidentally come across cultural property. Also you need to be aware of the property rights depending on the location of your find (best to have an agreement in place before you start searching on someone else's property).

Much the same here mate - anything valuable that`s found strangely has to be reported to the Coroners Office, who decide whether it`s " Treasure Trove ". ( buried rather than lost ).

If it`s been buried rather than lost, the Crown can take ownership of it.

Which sounds bad, but the finder is normally well compensated and it stops valuable antiquities / treasure getting sold to the highest bidder or going abroad.

A fella in Scotland got 2 mil ,after finding a load of Roman Gold in a field a while back as an example.

 

[Kenshin]

Much the same here mate - anything valuable that`s found strangely has to be reported to the Coroners Office, who decide whether it`s " Treasure Trove ". ( buried rather than lost ).

If it`s been buried rather than lost, the Crown can take ownership of it.

Which sounds bad, but the finder is normally well compensated and it stops valuable antiquities / treasure getting sold to the highest bidder or going abroad.

A fella in Scotland got 2 mil ,after finding a load of Roman Gold in a field a while back as an example.

I never knew that.

Something new every day. Government will be fuming with the buried treasure I dug up once on the beach. Gold dubloons they were and a dead parrott. Odd what you find.

 

[TonyS]

I got a metal detector a few years back as a gift.

It’s never been out of it’s box.

I’ll have to dust it off and get in the garden.

things that didn't happen 2018 edition

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Well. Not my cup of tea, but understand the value of getting out in the fresh air. And face it there are plenty worse activities folk indulge in outdoors. Like dogging or flashing.

 

[LEONARD]

Pubs were invented so we didn’t have to do stuff like this

Like camping, FFS, that's why god invented Premier Travel Inn.