You know when you are a detectorist when............


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You know you are a real detectorist when.........

All of your shirts have a hole in them on the shoulder where you carry you pick.

You become a pro at metal eyelet removal from your boots.

When walking in the mall and you here a wee woo and you suddenly stop and look down. (I did this LOL)

When you say to yourself I need to get a hobby.

Anyone, please add if you got some......

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When you tell your wife your going detecting and she gives you that look. And then the words, why you never find anything but lead.

A hole in the right knee if your pants.

When you become an expert at getting your truck stuck in the sand.

When you become an expert at digging your truck out of the sand.

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You know you are a detectorist when you:

A. get excited about finding square nails.

B. are happy you are finding cap and ball rounds.

C. when you are finding old mining stuff.

D. When you find a virgin spot of red ground, even if you had to crawl on you hands and knee's for 50 yards to get through the brush.

E. when you hit a .05 gram bit of gold.

F. when you tell your wife you were out on a date, instead of out detecting. !

G. you know your a detectorist, when your detector costs more than the vehicle you drive!

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You know you are a detectorist when...

Your daughter starts to ask what we are doing this weekend then stops short and says, 'nevermind, I know...'

You don't buy fast food anymore because Stanton doesn't have a McDonalds...

You grocery shop and Circle K or a QT on your way out of town because Safeway is 3 blocks out of the way...

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When you start to use phrases like, "Detecting is like fishing. It doesn't matter whether or not you find gold each time; it still beats working."

When you tell you son to go ahead and take your fishing boat to his place because you're just not using it anymore.

When you are happy to find trash, boot tacks and such, because it means the area hasn't been picked over too badly by other detectorists.

When you pray for heavy seasonal rains to wash a bit more of the surface away. (And then pray for the ground to hurry up and dry)

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Here is another you know you are a detectorist when

Not only do you become an amateur geologist and know what rocks names are, but you also learn which rocks by shape and texture are the most efficient for wippin' your rear end after leaving some butt mud.

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