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Metal Detecting Brings Two Old Friends Back Together
B y   B o b    W .   of   M a n v i l l e ,   N . J .

Seventeen years ago two close friends of moved away from each other. Recently one friend took a job near where the second friend was living. As fate would have it, the two ran into each other. They both exchanged the “Oh, how have you been?” and “How is the family doing?” The conversation took off in many directions and before the friends knew it one friend realized he had no more time to chat because he had an appointment to keep. Before they parted, they agreed to keep in touch as they went their separate ways.

Weeks went by and the friend, who works near the second friend’s home, ran into the second friend’s wife. Once again the casual questions were exchanged but this time no-one was in a rush to make a previously arranged appointment. So the conversation flowed and was informative to both parties. They talked about their grown children and what each one’s spouse was doing as a past time. The wife mentioned that her husband did some coin hunting with a metal detector the last several years while they were on vacation. The startled friend responded “I do metal detecting too!” and “I’ll call when I get a weekend off and we can go coin hunting.”

Well, weeks went by again, then the friend got a weekend off and phoned his old friend to make arrangements to meet and go hunt for coins. The two met and decided to go to a local beach and start the days hunt. On the way to the local beach they passed a small park. One friend said he always wanted to search out the play area of the park that they were passing. The other friend said “Turn Here! We can park on the side street and try our luck in the park.”

Soon after the friends started their White’s XLT detectors they realized that although seventeen years passed by, the friends were still close and shared the same thoughts. They even had the same detectors and they bought all their metal detecting supplies from Kellyco.

They realized that they read the same metal detector stories in magazines about people detecting around tree roots as they both worked their way over to the giant oaks. They remarked to each other about the age of the park and both agreed that the trees were used for shade as families gathered and frolicked around in the park years ago.

Beep – Beep went one detector, which brought the second friend near to investigate what his old friend passed over. “What number does the meter display” was his first question. Then, after hearing the number 82, the friend remarked “Alright! A dime! How deep?”. “6 inches” was the other friend’s response. “Here! Use my digger to get under that root.”

The two friends responded to each others comments and directions as if they had never missed a day without each other in the last seventeen years. At this time I should mention that years ago the two friends worked so closely together that in doing a job together, one friend could anticipate the others actions and needs and the two friends could complete jobs as if there was only one person working who had four arms and four feet. The closeness was again evident as the two friends searched the park.

The day continued as the two wandered around the park collecting coins. Several times one friend would direct the other to come and swing across an area where the first friend had gotten a reading but was not too sure of the target’s identification. The friends discussed the possibility of the identity of the target as they swung the detectors over the spot before they dug the target.

At the end of their first days hunt, they assured each other that they had a great time and agreed to contact each other before the next weekend to plan out another days hunt.

The bond of friendship and comradary continues to this day as the two friends plan and hunt together.

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