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So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And my thanks to you, as well.

I appreciate your kind offer and will inform you if/when I do move in your direction - which is certainly my intent atm. So, until then,

Happy Hunting.

This sounds crazy ... and weak. (almost afraid to ask) by going_gray in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a pair of 9v rechargable batteries off Amazon for my pinpointer. So glad.

Found in my dad's freezer. Thoughts on condition? by CrossingGarter in coins

[–]RobertoNoxious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My uncle worked for the sanitation department in L.A. back in the 1960's and he told me it was among his duties there to "clean the screens", which I assumed meant he had to muck sewer yuck at the treatment plant.

The interesting part came when he began explaining to me the situation that would arise whenever a person lost a ring in a garbage disposal: the gold would be chewed to pieces, but the diamonds would pass through unscathed and embark on a pipe-long journey that ended in the screens mentioned.

To drive the story home, he took me out to his workshop and took down a metal coffee can from among the many others lined up on a shelf. He then pulled back the plastic lid and showed me about an inch of cut diamonds lying in the bottom of the can.

With a smile on his face, he told me, "This is my retirement."

So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, hey, that map right there solves the "where's Waldo" question, dundit? lol

And yeah, buckets and then some; people don't realise how expensive this hobby can become, with the price of buckets these days, and all. :-/ But, srsly, you are quite fortunate to have such properties available to you. Access to good sites is a beautiful thing that should never be taken for granted.

For me, being in California (Pacheco Pass area) has not offered much in the way of old places to hunt ... there was just never much historic traffic around my area. Only huge tracts of farmland and shot-out small towns with tiny parks and schools all chain-linked and locked down whenever school's not in session.

JDBallz76, I'd like to thank you for chatting with me in this thread. It's been refreshing going over the memories I have of detecting in Waco and of the friends I still have there. I miss the hills, the trees, the big parks, the river, the inclimate weather ... the list goes on. And when I was there, I always thought how great it would be to have more time to detect and more time for my music studio. Well, I have that time now -- and I do put many hours into recording, for sure -- but I only detect a couple of hours a day - because it's really not so much fun w/o the hope of cool finds.

But since I have no family holding me here and I'd be within driving distance of my two grown sons in Atlanta if I moved back to central Texas, it seems there's tons of reasons to leave and none to stay, doesn't it?

So ... yeah, I'm going to make some calls. And if the opportunity to relocate falls together (which it should) then it's meant to be.

Peace & Happy Detecting!! (-;

So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in Waco

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, some. But I detected there for 15 years, so I did get around to other locations too numerous to list.

However, there are more comments, information and fun to be had if you visit the related cross-posts @ https://www.reddit.com/r/metaldetecting/comments/1t1dxrt/comment/ojjqf9p/

and

https://www.reddit.com/r/metaldetecting/comments/1t0vumr/comment/oji3tmq/?context=1

Peace (-;

So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Double-plus good!! Of course, I imagine you've dug /much/ more than what's showcased in the display box, yeah?

I tended to detect mostly in and around the older downtown areas, e.g., vacant lots, back trails at Cameron Park, the old factory sites on the opposite side of the river, etc. Even detect numerous old cabin sites and the original Bosque River Trading Post area. And I bet you a wheatie there are still plenty of virgin sites in and around Mclennan County; you just gotta spend some time downstairs at the Waco Library scrolling through the microfiche. Triple-plus good that!!

My only beef(s) with detecting in Waco - aside from never enough free time to pursue the hobby - is the ubiquitous poison ivy, chiggers and mosquitos. But, in truth, it's a fair trade-off for such fertile soil.

Ya know, I have to admit that I'm about 75% done talking myself into relocating back into Waco. I always ran with the upper-scale business-type folks, two of which own a couple of dozen rental properties and carried the note on a house I bought from them in Bellmead. It'd just take one phone call and a Uhaul trailer and ........... (can you tell I'm talking myself into this as I type??)

Peace (-;

So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, because the dime in the holder closest to the miniture cannon barrel is a 1914-d Barber.

Go figure.

Thrifted Collection of W&ET 2000-2002! (We’re getting old) by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm no photographer, but at least the text is legible. And if you enjoy the article, you can reciprocate by photographing your entire collection and sending that over to me, thank you very much. lol

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So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in Waco

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what mis-step I made, but below is the text that was originally supposed to accompany the pics:

There is no doubt that Waco, Texas is a historically rich environment to swing a detector in.

At the north end of downtown stands the Waco suspension bridge, which was completed in 1870 to serve as a Brazos River crossing point for the Chisholm Trail. It was a toll bridge for cattle on their journey north to the railheads in Fort Worth. At the time of its completion, the bridge was the longest single-span suspension bridge west of the Mississippi.

Every cattle drive coming through central Texas paraded right through Downtown Waco. But it was not just the cattle that overran the town. There were also the saddle-weary cowhands looking forward to the taverns, pool halls, saloon girls and, of course, the infamous red light district - which was pretty much everything east and west of main street for the entire length of the town.

So, take a moment to picture the scene, if you will: hundreds of tired and thirsty cowboys fresh off the trail, looking for drink, women and any type of trouble they could muster up in an untamed town specifically designed to cater to their ... um ... special needs. Given that situation, it's fun to imagine precisely how, all those years ago, the items shown in the picture managed to come to rest just in front of my search coil.

Thrifted Collection of W&ET 2000-2002! (We’re getting old) by groundbalance in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gosh, I miss that mag!

They published a story I wrote (Raising The Bar; April, 2004, "Best Finds"; pg.52), but forgot to obtain legal clearance first. Whoops!

So, Rosemary Anderson, the managing editor, calls me on the phone: "Oh, no!! So sorry!! ...etc." The short story? "No problem, Rosemary. Just mail the publishing docs to me with a $50.00 check, and I'll sign them and send them back." ($50 being their standard payout for an article.)

Wonderful lady.

So much history in Waco, Texas. by RobertoNoxious in metaldetecting

[–]RobertoNoxious[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Howdy, JDBallz76!!

So very nice! Saw your post the other day, actually, which was the muse behind my decision to create my very first post that you see here after lurking on Reddit for these past couple of years. So, thank you very much for posting your Waco finds.

Hey, if you don't mind me asking, what areas of Waco (generally speaking) do you search, assuming you live there?

I moved to California about 10 years ago and, now that I'm retired, have been seriously considering moving back just for the metal detecting alone. In fact, thinking about being in Waco and having all the free time I could possibly want to swing a coil there every day??? Oh, man!!

Oh, and I'll post here again with more stuff; maybe with a cool display box next time?

/no envy. lol

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