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			<title><![CDATA[Flying Bra Island gives up 1832 token]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=564</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:39:56 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....if you recall Navy Davy and I had run across a very unusual site so we renamed the place "Flying Bra Island" as some one had strung bras all over the Lands and Forests booth.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/bra.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: bra.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Well today we returned to find that the "decorations" had disappeared.  We can only hope that they are now housing a few nice puppies!  Lord love a duck.<br />
<br />
Anyway the view as always was nice with a border of ice along the shore and in some spots on land a frost that was at least 6 inches deep.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Of course there was a few other oddities on the island!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020005.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Think that was weird look at this photo as Navy Davy did his best imitation of Freddie Kruger stabbing, stabbing and more stabbing the earth like a man posed by the penny that lay under the tundra!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Doing hard time was easy compared to digging in this concrete but when all was said and done ND had 13 coins, a key, a spoon and a few dewies.<br />
<br />
His best find came into use when I dug the large coin and we tried to see the date!  Can you believe these two blind bats!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020003.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020003.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020006.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
Anyway quota was achieved at 58 coins @ &#36;4.04 plus the token.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020009.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020009.jpg&#93;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....if you recall Navy Davy and I had run across a very unusual site so we renamed the place "Flying Bra Island" as some one had strung bras all over the Lands and Forests booth.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/bra.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: bra.jpg]" /><br />
Well today we returned to find that the "decorations" had disappeared.  We can only hope that they are now housing a few nice puppies!  Lord love a duck.<br />
<br />
Anyway the view as always was nice with a border of ice along the shore and in some spots on land a frost that was at least 6 inches deep.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020001.jpg]" /><br />
Of course there was a few other oddities on the island!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020005.jpg]" /><br />
Think that was weird look at this photo as Navy Davy did his best imitation of Freddie Kruger stabbing, stabbing and more stabbing the earth like a man posed by the penny that lay under the tundra!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020004.jpg]" /><br />
Doing hard time was easy compared to digging in this concrete but when all was said and done ND had 13 coins, a key, a spoon and a few dewies.<br />
<br />
His best find came into use when I dug the large coin and we tried to see the date!  Can you believe these two blind bats!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020003.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020003.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020006.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
Anyway quota was achieved at 58 coins @ &#36;4.04 plus the token.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P8020009.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P8020009.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Win a digital scale or Kalred headphones]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=563</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:41:58 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....to beat the winter blahs Slickpick Rick of Sweet Dreams Detectors in Kentville is holding a contest for the above mentioned prize.  Thanks SPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
<br />
Follow the link for the contest and good luck!<br />
<a href="http://landofthebluenose.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&amp;board=contests&amp;thread=117&amp;page=1" target="_blank">http://landofthebluenose.proboards.com/i...117&#x26;page=1</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....to beat the winter blahs Slickpick Rick of Sweet Dreams Detectors in Kentville is holding a contest for the above mentioned prize.  Thanks SPR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
<br />
Follow the link for the contest and good luck!<br />
<a href="http://landofthebluenose.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&amp;board=contests&amp;thread=117&amp;page=1" target="_blank">http://landofthebluenose.proboards.com/i...117&page=1</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New man to the hobby.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=562</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:34:22 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wayne(mj)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[This guy I know finally bought a machine after 6yrs of thinking about it. Well acutly he didn't buy it , he got it for xmas. Now he is saying this is the longest winter he can remember. Ha. He is just chomping at the bit. So his dad came and seen me and asked a lot of questions and now he is going to get one also. It was about 8 yrs ago that he was saying he wanted one also. <br />
I think these guys will be good hunters or at least they will have lots of patience. They may not cover a lot of ground but I'll bet the ground they cover has had a through going over. It will be a wait and see thing. I'm still chucking to myself.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This guy I know finally bought a machine after 6yrs of thinking about it. Well acutly he didn't buy it , he got it for xmas. Now he is saying this is the longest winter he can remember. Ha. He is just chomping at the bit. So his dad came and seen me and asked a lot of questions and now he is going to get one also. It was about 8 yrs ago that he was saying he wanted one also. <br />
I think these guys will be good hunters or at least they will have lots of patience. They may not cover a lot of ground but I'll bet the ground they cover has had a through going over. It will be a wait and see thing. I'm still chucking to myself.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Buttons, 1852 and silver "O's"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=561</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:32:37 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....while the man of leisure toiled away at the local flea markets this working class stiff was laying the ground work for a day of digging by making the boss breakfast in bed.<br />
<br />
About 11am Navy Davy showed up and away we went as Marie and her sisters headed for the Rubber Duckie car wash.  Lord only knows how bad Otto needed a bath.<br />
<br />
Ironically we chose a digging spot that had been my first exposure to the hobby and it wasn't long before Navy Davy was folding himself to dig targets.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300005.jpg&#93;" /><br />
And even sooner it seemed that the "Navy Davy Fan Club" swarmed him and admiring the 1852 Quebec Bank token that he had unearthed.  Mister man that is one big heavy coin!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300006.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
We made a fine pair on this day with ND's bad back and my bruised ribs.  The moaning and groaning I'm sure could rival the fog horn from the lighthouse at Ketch Harbour!<br />
<br />
Navy Davy was having a field day finding a nice silver ring followed by a small gold one.  His Ace 250 was a humming with a dog tag, a few buttons, an eyeball eye find and a nifty little bell to go along with his 30 coins.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300007.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
As for this old bouy it was a silver ring, key, two dog tags and 84 coins @ &#36;6.16<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300011.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300011.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
The mandatory Tim's once again was fruitless as we continued our "O4" in that department.<br />
<br />
The day before I had been scouting the old stagecoach stop area and was dismayed that yet another spot had bite the dust due to construction.  Couldn't even find the cellars!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7290004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7290004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
On the brighter side I did manage to catch a glimpse of the rare , native to Nova Scotia only "Bouy Tree" in full bloom!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7290002.gif" border="0" alt="[Image: P7290002.gif&#93;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....while the man of leisure toiled away at the local flea markets this working class stiff was laying the ground work for a day of digging by making the boss breakfast in bed.<br />
<br />
About 11am Navy Davy showed up and away we went as Marie and her sisters headed for the Rubber Duckie car wash.  Lord only knows how bad Otto needed a bath.<br />
<br />
Ironically we chose a digging spot that had been my first exposure to the hobby and it wasn't long before Navy Davy was folding himself to dig targets.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300005.jpg]" /><br />
And even sooner it seemed that the "Navy Davy Fan Club" swarmed him and admiring the 1852 Quebec Bank token that he had unearthed.  Mister man that is one big heavy coin!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300006.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
We made a fine pair on this day with ND's bad back and my bruised ribs.  The moaning and groaning I'm sure could rival the fog horn from the lighthouse at Ketch Harbour!<br />
<br />
Navy Davy was having a field day finding a nice silver ring followed by a small gold one.  His Ace 250 was a humming with a dog tag, a few buttons, an eyeball eye find and a nifty little bell to go along with his 30 coins.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300007.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
As for this old bouy it was a silver ring, key, two dog tags and 84 coins @ &#36;6.16<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7300011.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7300011.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
The mandatory Tim's once again was fruitless as we continued our "O4" in that department.<br />
<br />
The day before I had been scouting the old stagecoach stop area and was dismayed that yet another spot had bite the dust due to construction.  Couldn't even find the cellars!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7290004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7290004.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
On the brighter side I did manage to catch a glimpse of the rare , native to Nova Scotia only "Bouy Tree" in full bloom!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/P7290002.gif" border="0" alt="[Image: P7290002.gif]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[A rare sight]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=560</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:52:18 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Rod P</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[3 woodpeckers  on 1 pole<img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[3 woodpeckers  on 1 pole<img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Navy Davy gives his hearts to religion]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=559</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:41:11 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....the alarm went off.  Not the mechanical one but that biological one embedded in us shift workers.  Not so bad when the power goes off but on your days off!  Lord love a duck.  This bouy was having a good snooze while playing spoons with the boss who was due up for work in an hour.  Just laid there till she woke up, got showered and headed out to work.  Looking out the bedroom window I could see that we had a typical cloudy day so what to do?<br />
<br />
"Yo Homie"<br />
"Hi dude"<br />
"Let's go do the dew"<br />
"See you in 45"<br />
<br />
With that deep conversation out of the way I rushed around the place like a tuna caught in a net full of mackerel doing dishes here, making a bed there and vaccuuming.............man dislike the noise of that machine big time.  Give me the bell tone from my Garrett any day!<br />
<br />
To Tim's we did traverse with roll up the rims proving that we were "Natural born losers."  Some comfort was afforded us by the view at "our park."<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
(tad heavy on the saturation of that shot.)<br />
<br />
Navy Davy opened his back cab on the Thunderbolt Grease slapper as I flipped open Otto's trunk to grab my gear.  Well blow me a shore in a gale me son as ND presented me with a framed MacGaskill of the Bluenose and a repaired set of chest waders.   Bouy knows how to strike at a fellow's soul.  Too boot I can't tell you how many repairs the bouy has done to my gear.....a sailor who can do any job on a scowl!<br />
<br />
So we walked.  So we swank.  So we dug up a few trinkets with ND hitting a silver locket, a rhinestone heart and some dewies that look a lot like gold!  Had himself a good day also finding 22 coins and his first ever religious medal.  Imagine the "Big Guy" was smiling down upon on him at that moment!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
After we had finished looting the area I counted my coins.....49 so ND pipes up..."Grab your machine and go get number 50!"  Less than 2 minutes later quota was in the pocket at &#36;3.91 along with the dinky that looked like it had driven through the rough part of town.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260010.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260010.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
That evening while checking the fence line I had a deep thought.<br />
"Work.  The curse of the not ready not able to retire baby boomer class."]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....the alarm went off.  Not the mechanical one but that biological one embedded in us shift workers.  Not so bad when the power goes off but on your days off!  Lord love a duck.  This bouy was having a good snooze while playing spoons with the boss who was due up for work in an hour.  Just laid there till she woke up, got showered and headed out to work.  Looking out the bedroom window I could see that we had a typical cloudy day so what to do?<br />
<br />
"Yo Homie"<br />
"Hi dude"<br />
"Let's go do the dew"<br />
"See you in 45"<br />
<br />
With that deep conversation out of the way I rushed around the place like a tuna caught in a net full of mackerel doing dishes here, making a bed there and vaccuuming.............man dislike the noise of that machine big time.  Give me the bell tone from my Garrett any day!<br />
<br />
To Tim's we did traverse with roll up the rims proving that we were "Natural born losers."  Some comfort was afforded us by the view at "our park."<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260001.jpg]" /><br />
(tad heavy on the saturation of that shot.)<br />
<br />
Navy Davy opened his back cab on the Thunderbolt Grease slapper as I flipped open Otto's trunk to grab my gear.  Well blow me a shore in a gale me son as ND presented me with a framed MacGaskill of the Bluenose and a repaired set of chest waders.   Bouy knows how to strike at a fellow's soul.  Too boot I can't tell you how many repairs the bouy has done to my gear.....a sailor who can do any job on a scowl!<br />
<br />
So we walked.  So we swank.  So we dug up a few trinkets with ND hitting a silver locket, a rhinestone heart and some dewies that look a lot like gold!  Had himself a good day also finding 22 coins and his first ever religious medal.  Imagine the "Big Guy" was smiling down upon on him at that moment!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260004.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
After we had finished looting the area I counted my coins.....49 so ND pipes up..."Grab your machine and go get number 50!"  Less than 2 minutes later quota was in the pocket at &#36;3.91 along with the dinky that looked like it had driven through the rough part of town.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7260010.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7260010.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
That evening while checking the fence line I had a deep thought.<br />
"Work.  The curse of the not ready not able to retire baby boomer class."]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Weekend Hunt With Willy P]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=558</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:31:14 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Rod P</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Targets few and far between. found one 1918 large cent. thats all she wrote........<img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Targets few and far between. found one 1918 large cent. thats all she wrote........<img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Tongue" title="Tongue" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Relic Machine FS]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=557</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:18 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>jeff@middlesex</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Selling my Golden Mask I relic machine. Bought this from the manufacturer last year to test out. Works great, super depth but not really something the average hunter would want. But if your a hard core ghost town or field hunter then this machine is made for you.<br />
Full disc won't knock out a pulltab or large iron. It does give you more control in iron though. I hunt with it in the lowest discrimination setting and it eliminates square nails and very small rusty iron without turning it up.<br />
The one thing I did not like about the machine is the battery setup. Runs on 10 AA batteries. Comes with rechargeable batteries and a charging unit so it can be charged on board. The batteries can be replace with regular batteries though. I used the rechargeables myself and could not kill it.<br />
Coil is 10" and built like a tank. Sorry no manual but here it is<br />
1 Turn on machine<br />
2 Set sensitivity to 6<br />
3 Set disc at lowest setting<br />
4 Hunt<br />
Heres a field test from my friend Gary in the UK<br />
<a href="http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/golden_mask_1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/golden_mask_1.htm</a><br />
<br />
This is old school beep and dig hunting.<br />
&#36;375.00 shipped with charger and rain cover in Canada. <br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0807_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0807_1.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0808_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0808_1.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0810_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0810_1.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0809_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0809_1.jpg&#93;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Selling my Golden Mask I relic machine. Bought this from the manufacturer last year to test out. Works great, super depth but not really something the average hunter would want. But if your a hard core ghost town or field hunter then this machine is made for you.<br />
Full disc won't knock out a pulltab or large iron. It does give you more control in iron though. I hunt with it in the lowest discrimination setting and it eliminates square nails and very small rusty iron without turning it up.<br />
The one thing I did not like about the machine is the battery setup. Runs on 10 AA batteries. Comes with rechargeable batteries and a charging unit so it can be charged on board. The batteries can be replace with regular batteries though. I used the rechargeables myself and could not kill it.<br />
Coil is 10" and built like a tank. Sorry no manual but here it is<br />
1 Turn on machine<br />
2 Set sensitivity to 6<br />
3 Set disc at lowest setting<br />
4 Hunt<br />
Heres a field test from my friend Gary in the UK<br />
<a href="http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/golden_mask_1.htm" target="_blank">http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/golden_mask_1.htm</a><br />
<br />
This is old school beep and dig hunting.<br />
&#36;375.00 shipped with charger and rain cover in Canada. <br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0807_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0807_1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0808_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0808_1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="http://canadianmetaldetecting.com/userpix/6_IMG_0810_1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6_IMG_0810_1.jpg]" /><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Tough day at the rink for this bouy]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=556</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:04:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....sum sore youz! Tripped over the blue line, boarded by the boards , laughed at by the goal mouth and missed an open net.  Think an old Monkees tune said it all;<br />
I should have stayed at home in bed<br />
Pillow wrapped around my head<br />
Instead of waking up to find<br />
A nightmare of a different kind!<br />
<br />
Lord love a duck!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7250001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7250001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
But like Arnold said and I quote,<br />
"I'll be back!"]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....sum sore youz! Tripped over the blue line, boarded by the boards , laughed at by the goal mouth and missed an open net.  Think an old Monkees tune said it all;<br />
I should have stayed at home in bed<br />
Pillow wrapped around my head<br />
Instead of waking up to find<br />
A nightmare of a different kind!<br />
<br />
Lord love a duck!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7250001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7250001.jpg]" /><br />
But like Arnold said and I quote,<br />
"I'll be back!"]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Navy Davy gone army]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=555</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:34:17 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....called Navy Davy at the crack of dawn to see if a dig was doable and that it was so within a half hour we had hit Tim's for coffee and a breakfast sandwich (roll up the rim is on again but neither of us did) and were motoring down the 103 towards Hubbards my hometown.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240001-1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240001-1.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Like a pair of kids in a candy shop we pulled out our detectors and hit the beach.  Man was it dead with no beeps or even whispers of a target so we moved to the area behind the beach which was much to our amazement very soft and digable......and we did hitting pennies every few steps.  At the far end I pulled out my first silver coin of the year, a 1945  dime which I managed to scratch with the lesche tool.  Was a tad worn so I didn't feel too bad.  Out of practise big time and even more so out of shape for my legs were aching bigtime!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
While merrily swinging away with my old Garrett Navy Davy called me over and gave me a chuckle as he pulled an eyeball find from his pocket..............an army soldier!  "Ground pounder as he called him!<br />
<br />
We vacated this beach and hitthe next one down where Navy Davy did his happy dance pulling out a large cent as I popped pennies. Three quarters of an hour later we were done with ND hitting 22 coins.  Included in the photo of his finds is a silver chain that he had eyeballed the day before.  Lucky bouy!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240006.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Got a new shovel on this outing but not quite right for this type of digging!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240010.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240010.jpg&#93;" /><br />
All in all sure felt good getting out.  Take for the day was a key, 58 coins at &#36;3.05 including the 1945 dime.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240007.jpg&#93;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....called Navy Davy at the crack of dawn to see if a dig was doable and that it was so within a half hour we had hit Tim's for coffee and a breakfast sandwich (roll up the rim is on again but neither of us did) and were motoring down the 103 towards Hubbards my hometown.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240001-1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240001-1.jpg]" /><br />
Like a pair of kids in a candy shop we pulled out our detectors and hit the beach.  Man was it dead with no beeps or even whispers of a target so we moved to the area behind the beach which was much to our amazement very soft and digable......and we did hitting pennies every few steps.  At the far end I pulled out my first silver coin of the year, a 1945  dime which I managed to scratch with the lesche tool.  Was a tad worn so I didn't feel too bad.  Out of practise big time and even more so out of shape for my legs were aching bigtime!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240004.jpg]" /><br />
While merrily swinging away with my old Garrett Navy Davy called me over and gave me a chuckle as he pulled an eyeball find from his pocket..............an army soldier!  "Ground pounder as he called him!<br />
<br />
We vacated this beach and hitthe next one down where Navy Davy did his happy dance pulling out a large cent as I popped pennies. Three quarters of an hour later we were done with ND hitting 22 coins.  Included in the photo of his finds is a silver chain that he had eyeballed the day before.  Lucky bouy!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240006.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240006.jpg]" /><br />
Got a new shovel on this outing but not quite right for this type of digging!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240010.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240010.jpg]" /><br />
All in all sure felt good getting out.  Take for the day was a key, 58 coins at &#36;3.05 including the 1945 dime.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240007.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[I am Canadian ...and I play hockey]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=554</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:50:13 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....a Holliwood producer could not have written the ending to the game for the gold medal in men's ice hockey any better!<br />
<br />
Mind you this moving pilon has had his moment winning the Beazle Cup in 1999 in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories.  Where men are men and the huskies..................worry a lot.  Where you can go a 90 pound weakling and come back as a huskie...f*&amp;&amp;ker!<br />
<br />
I am Canadian and I play hockey<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
I'm the stupid looking guy in the middle back row!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....a Holliwood producer could not have written the ending to the game for the gold medal in men's ice hockey any better!<br />
<br />
Mind you this moving pilon has had his moment winning the Beazle Cup in 1999 in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories.  Where men are men and the huskies..................worry a lot.  Where you can go a 90 pound weakling and come back as a huskie...f*&amp;&amp;ker!<br />
<br />
I am Canadian and I play hockey<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7240001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7240001.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
I'm the stupid looking guy in the middle back row!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[FS 2001 Minelab Soverien XS2A pro]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=553</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:50:14 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>vpoirier79</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[[attachment=815&#93;This detector is in mint condition, with DTI 111 meter 8in and 10 inch bbs coils. Also a ,never used, 15 inch WOT coil. It comed with hip mount for control box , Nicad battery pack and all documentation. This detector has about 25 hours on it, never in water, always cleaned and stored in heated closet. Reason for selling, arthritic elbow. Bought a tesoro valquero if I can ever get out. I,m asking &#36;750 Canadian including shipping to anyware in Canada. I have pictures, Im located in Nova Scotia. for us guys its &#36;750 us Shipped to any state]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[[attachment=815]This detector is in mint condition, with DTI 111 meter 8in and 10 inch bbs coils. Also a ,never used, 15 inch WOT coil. It comed with hip mount for control box , Nicad battery pack and all documentation. This detector has about 25 hours on it, never in water, always cleaned and stored in heated closet. Reason for selling, arthritic elbow. Bought a tesoro valquero if I can ever get out. I,m asking &#36;750 Canadian including shipping to anyware in Canada. I have pictures, Im located in Nova Scotia. for us guys its &#36;750 us Shipped to any state]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Detecting area started crying!]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=552</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:46:51 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....Hurricans Mary Rose and Elise had hit my household as French Dave and his entourage paid an expected visit.  Sure was nice to have two cute little gippers around.................the energy level was off the charts.  Off course the main topic of conversation was metal detecting with French Dave putting on a happy face as I gave him 3 French silver coins from the mid 1800's.  After a nice visit they left as did I hoping to catch a bit of the shoreline at low tide and leaving Marie to clean up the aftermath of the "hurricanes."<br />
<br />
My face dropped as I hit the park for the tide was full.  Putting on my thinking hat (a tad over sized for this bouy) I began to rack my brain for a spot when I heard a yell of a rug rat in the tot lot.  Bingo!  So after a few moments when the children left and the only sound was the waves and seagulls I hit the pebbled play area which was not frozen and began to harvest a few pennies while doing the drunken sailor grid.<br />
<br />
Cleaned out that area and headed to Tim's for a double milk then attacked another pebbled playground with limited success.  Pointed Otto who is barely recognizable under all the salt homeward bopping to Pavarotti.<br />
<br />
Take for the day was 18 coins at 31 cents...hardly the Mother Lode!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7180001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7180001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<br />
Little did I know that I was about to get a phone call that would without be the most "bizarre" detecting thingie this bouy had ever done!  <br />
<br />
I picked up the phone on the second ring only to hear French Dave ask me if I had a detector working to which I replied that I have 3 Freedom 3 Pluses up and running.  He said he would be right over and arrived in 5.<br />
<br />
"Guddum" he stated<br />
"What's the problem Dave" I retorted?<br />
"I dink Elise swallowed a quarter or some foil."<br />
"I'll get the detector" <br />
  French Dave laid his 2 year old on the floor and I fired up the Garrett which gave 3 blips which indicated that the batteries were good and began to scan over the prone Elise who was looking at me with her big brown eyes in awe.  As I passed the coil over her belly the machine emitted that sweet bell tone.............my heart sank...........Elise started crying.........French Dave gave that...........French Dave look. Made another sweep to make sure receiving the same bell tone.<br />
<br />
At this time I asked French Dave if he had checked his daughter's pockets.................yielded a dime so I swung the coil over her again this time with no sound from my machine.  Lord love a duck thank goodness and FD and crew once again took to the road back to Chetticamp!<br />
<br />
Later that evening Marie who spoils me rotten gave me a real treat that she had been hiding away for a special occasion!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7180007-1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7180007-1.jpg&#93;" /><br />
The HMCS Sackville which served in WW11 and now has a permanent home on the waterfront at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.  Fitting coin as both my father and step father served in the Canadian Navy]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....Hurricans Mary Rose and Elise had hit my household as French Dave and his entourage paid an expected visit.  Sure was nice to have two cute little gippers around.................the energy level was off the charts.  Off course the main topic of conversation was metal detecting with French Dave putting on a happy face as I gave him 3 French silver coins from the mid 1800's.  After a nice visit they left as did I hoping to catch a bit of the shoreline at low tide and leaving Marie to clean up the aftermath of the "hurricanes."<br />
<br />
My face dropped as I hit the park for the tide was full.  Putting on my thinking hat (a tad over sized for this bouy) I began to rack my brain for a spot when I heard a yell of a rug rat in the tot lot.  Bingo!  So after a few moments when the children left and the only sound was the waves and seagulls I hit the pebbled play area which was not frozen and began to harvest a few pennies while doing the drunken sailor grid.<br />
<br />
Cleaned out that area and headed to Tim's for a double milk then attacked another pebbled playground with limited success.  Pointed Otto who is barely recognizable under all the salt homeward bopping to Pavarotti.<br />
<br />
Take for the day was 18 coins at 31 cents...hardly the Mother Lode!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7180001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7180001.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
Little did I know that I was about to get a phone call that would without be the most "bizarre" detecting thingie this bouy had ever done!  <br />
<br />
I picked up the phone on the second ring only to hear French Dave ask me if I had a detector working to which I replied that I have 3 Freedom 3 Pluses up and running.  He said he would be right over and arrived in 5.<br />
<br />
"Guddum" he stated<br />
"What's the problem Dave" I retorted?<br />
"I dink Elise swallowed a quarter or some foil."<br />
"I'll get the detector" <br />
  French Dave laid his 2 year old on the floor and I fired up the Garrett which gave 3 blips which indicated that the batteries were good and began to scan over the prone Elise who was looking at me with her big brown eyes in awe.  As I passed the coil over her belly the machine emitted that sweet bell tone.............my heart sank...........Elise started crying.........French Dave gave that...........French Dave look. Made another sweep to make sure receiving the same bell tone.<br />
<br />
At this time I asked French Dave if he had checked his daughter's pockets.................yielded a dime so I swung the coil over her again this time with no sound from my machine.  Lord love a duck thank goodness and FD and crew once again took to the road back to Chetticamp!<br />
<br />
Later that evening Marie who spoils me rotten gave me a real treat that she had been hiding away for a special occasion!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7180007-1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7180007-1.jpg]" /><br />
The HMCS Sackville which served in WW11 and now has a permanent home on the waterfront at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.  Fitting coin as both my father and step father served in the Canadian Navy]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[MXT User?]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=551</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:52:00 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>CT130</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, just wondering how many users have and use the MXT?<br />
I am getting an MXT 300 with the 12" coil and should arrive sometime this week or the next.<br />
Just wanted to get your take on the MXT and what would be a good coil to get to down size from the 12inch.<br />
<br />
ok cant wait for spring....seeing its Snowing here today more white stuff.<br />
<br />
oh well HH<br />
<br />
CT130]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello everyone, just wondering how many users have and use the MXT?<br />
I am getting an MXT 300 with the 12" coil and should arrive sometime this week or the next.<br />
Just wanted to get your take on the MXT and what would be a good coil to get to down size from the 12inch.<br />
<br />
ok cant wait for spring....seeing its Snowing here today more white stuff.<br />
<br />
oh well HH<br />
<br />
CT130]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hello From Manitoba]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=550</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:29:03 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>CT130</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello from Manitoba<br />
<br />
I am new here and just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone.<br />
I have been detecting for 5 seasons with still lots to learn and love to hobby more and more and I am the owner of a Garrett ACE 250 and will soon be the owner of a White's MXT 300.<br />
I enjoy reading about the finds that others have found and their stories, as it passes the time during the long winter days, and I look forward to posting a few thing that I find in the up coming Season 6 in the spring.<br />
<br />
Well thats all I got for now, I will go and check out the rest of the forum and hope to chat and check out everyones findings...<br />
<br />
HH<br />
CT130]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello from Manitoba<br />
<br />
I am new here and just wanted to stop in and say hello to everyone.<br />
I have been detecting for 5 seasons with still lots to learn and love to hobby more and more and I am the owner of a Garrett ACE 250 and will soon be the owner of a White's MXT 300.<br />
I enjoy reading about the finds that others have found and their stories, as it passes the time during the long winter days, and I look forward to posting a few thing that I find in the up coming Season 6 in the spring.<br />
<br />
Well thats all I got for now, I will go and check out the rest of the forum and hope to chat and check out everyones findings...<br />
<br />
HH<br />
CT130]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[what is this white stuff.]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=549</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:28:32 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>Peggy K</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday driving home from work, I could see grass starting to appear in some parks. My husband and daughter were teasing me about trying to go out and find something with my detector.<br />
<br />
This morning when I woke up there was 8 inches of the white stuff.  <img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/angry.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Angry" title="Angry" /><br />
<br />
Come On, Spring!!!!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday driving home from work, I could see grass starting to appear in some parks. My husband and daughter were teasing me about trying to go out and find something with my detector.<br />
<br />
This morning when I woke up there was 8 inches of the white stuff.  <img src="http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/images/smilies/angry.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="Angry" title="Angry" /><br />
<br />
Come On, Spring!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[2010 first outing......year of the "50's"]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=548</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:40:27 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....Saturday surfing and no water to be seen!  This detecting forum, that detecting site with bouys still getting our a digging.  Even Yulah's metal detecting vid on youtube.com could not shake the feeling of despair and jealousy of those in warmer climates.  I had enough I tell you...enough and with the sun a beaming I grabbed one of my Freedom 3 Plus machines and sprinted out the door to a salt ridden Otto.<br />
<br />
Knew that my only option was to dig a shore line below the high water line so to the Dingle this bouy did a go only to be greeted by a multitude of screaming rug rats, a horde of albino crows and ducks flying overhead along with mobile manure makers of every color, size and breed galloping all over the park.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7080001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7080001.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Undaunted I dodged freezbies,aerial duck droppings and land mines of fresh and not so fresh doggie dew to get to the shore.  Made it unscathed swinging the Garrett before me hoping that no bell tone was heard before I reached shore.  two swings later on the shore my first heavenly bell tone purring from the Garrett which resulted in a dog tag nevertheless.  I immediately dug deeper hoping to find remains to no avail!  Rats!<br />
<br />
This area was one that Navy Davy, Slickpick Rick and I had done on several previous occasions with some degree of success so I was not looking forward to any great finds nor any great amount of toasty coinage but was pleased with the 13 coins (37cents) rescued from the ooze.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7100008.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7100008.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Tide was coming up and my detecting area was shrinking in direct proportion but I didn't care.  Got to swing in February and left as happy as an albacore tuna in a school of mackerel!<br />
<br />
So where does the "50" come into play well let me tell you me son.  At the biker's dance Marie and I attended I had brought 50/50 tickets but had left before the dance was over and had turned the tickets over to Ken, Marie's brother who at 2am in the morning was ringing our buzzer.  Shocking as we were in bed but Ken being Ken had to come up which he did handing Marie an envelope..........containing &#36;294....we had won!  Gave Ken &#36;40 to take his date out for a snack and threw him out the door.<br />
<br />
Second and third 50's I received on Valentine's day as when I awoke there was an envelope and a little red bag decorated with hearts.  Read the card....rather mushy, Lord love a duck and inside was this pair of 50's.....cent pieces that is!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7100004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7100004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
A few more dollars for the "Back to the UK Fund" and few I might add as Marie got half, Otto got a piece of mine and to get out of the doghouse for having forgotten the International Day of Love I emptied my pocket for a bottle of "Shi" perfume.......stinks sum pretty youz!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....Saturday surfing and no water to be seen!  This detecting forum, that detecting site with bouys still getting our a digging.  Even Yulah's metal detecting vid on youtube.com could not shake the feeling of despair and jealousy of those in warmer climates.  I had enough I tell you...enough and with the sun a beaming I grabbed one of my Freedom 3 Plus machines and sprinted out the door to a salt ridden Otto.<br />
<br />
Knew that my only option was to dig a shore line below the high water line so to the Dingle this bouy did a go only to be greeted by a multitude of screaming rug rats, a horde of albino crows and ducks flying overhead along with mobile manure makers of every color, size and breed galloping all over the park.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7080001.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7080001.jpg]" /><br />
Undaunted I dodged freezbies,aerial duck droppings and land mines of fresh and not so fresh doggie dew to get to the shore.  Made it unscathed swinging the Garrett before me hoping that no bell tone was heard before I reached shore.  two swings later on the shore my first heavenly bell tone purring from the Garrett which resulted in a dog tag nevertheless.  I immediately dug deeper hoping to find remains to no avail!  Rats!<br />
<br />
This area was one that Navy Davy, Slickpick Rick and I had done on several previous occasions with some degree of success so I was not looking forward to any great finds nor any great amount of toasty coinage but was pleased with the 13 coins (37cents) rescued from the ooze.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/P7100008.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7100008.jpg]" /><br />
Tide was coming up and my detecting area was shrinking in direct proportion but I didn't care.  Got to swing in February and left as happy as an albacore tuna in a school of mackerel!<br />
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So where does the "50" come into play well let me tell you me son.  At the biker's dance Marie and I attended I had brought 50/50 tickets but had left before the dance was over and had turned the tickets over to Ken, Marie's brother who at 2am in the morning was ringing our buzzer.  Shocking as we were in bed but Ken being Ken had to come up which he did handing Marie an envelope..........containing &#36;294....we had won!  Gave Ken &#36;40 to take his date out for a snack and threw him out the door.<br />
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Second and third 50's I received on Valentine's day as when I awoke there was an envelope and a little red bag decorated with hearts.  Read the card....rather mushy, Lord love a duck and inside was this pair of 50's.....cent pieces that is!<br />
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A few more dollars for the "Back to the UK Fund" and few I might add as Marie got half, Otto got a piece of mine and to get out of the doghouse for having forgotten the International Day of Love I emptied my pocket for a bottle of "Shi" perfume.......stinks sum pretty youz!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia 1/2 Penny]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=547</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:38:04 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>KenKelowna</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nova Scotia 1856 1/2 penny.<br />
Found today in a local well hunted Kelowna Park.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Nova Scotia 1856 1/2 penny.<br />
Found today in a local well hunted Kelowna Park.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[UK booked,weapon added and good news]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=546</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:55:18 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>leslie(nova scotia)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....well finally got the UK trip booked although the price was up &#36;150 for the return flight. August 26 to Sept 9 for the Canuck invasion.  Too excited!<br />
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Recently added another weapon to my "tools of mass detection."<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050011.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050011.jpg&#93;" /><br />
No excuse now for Navy Davy and Marie to join me a swishing as I have the gear for two.<br />
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Went for a quick drive and took a few photos of Halifax from Dartmouth.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050004.jpg&#93;" /><br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050005.jpg&#93;" />This next photo has an interesting footnote as the Halifax to Dartmouth ferry system is the oldest continuous salt water ferry route in North America.   Marie and I did the do and took the "cruise" which lasts for about 20 minutes!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050007.jpg&#93;" /><br />
Waiting for the prices to go down to book the Dominican.  Must say trips to mexico are certainly rock bottom in prices with the travel agents using the slogan... "Mexico slice, dice and shoot....we have  it all!<br />
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The "Olga" (my mother) just turned a spry 77 and is a social butterfly at the 50 Plus Club<br />
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Going to the Road Dwags Motor Cycle Club Winter Bash tonight to cut a rug and shake a leg as Marie wants to try her's out which is great as her's is recovering from the surgery.........best news of all!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[From the land of the Bluenose.....well finally got the UK trip booked although the price was up &#36;150 for the return flight. August 26 to Sept 9 for the Canuck invasion.  Too excited!<br />
<br />
Recently added another weapon to my "tools of mass detection."<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050011.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050011.jpg]" /><br />
No excuse now for Navy Davy and Marie to join me a swishing as I have the gear for two.<br />
<br />
Went for a quick drive and took a few photos of Halifax from Dartmouth.<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050004.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050004.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050005.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050005.jpg]" />This next photo has an interesting footnote as the Halifax to Dartmouth ferry system is the oldest continuous salt water ferry route in North America.   Marie and I did the do and took the "cruise" which lasts for about 20 minutes!<br />
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/leslie19/daily/drive%20with%20Marie/P7050007.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: P7050007.jpg]" /><br />
Waiting for the prices to go down to book the Dominican.  Must say trips to mexico are certainly rock bottom in prices with the travel agents using the slogan... "Mexico slice, dice and shoot....we have  it all!<br />
<br />
The "Olga" (my mother) just turned a spry 77 and is a social butterfly at the 50 Plus Club<br />
<br />
Going to the Road Dwags Motor Cycle Club Winter Bash tonight to cut a rug and shake a leg as Marie wants to try her's out which is great as her's is recovering from the surgery.........best news of all!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Winter Hobby]]></title>
			<link>http://www.albertametaldetecting.com/showthread.php?tid=545</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:48:38 -0600</pubDate>
			<dc:creator>wayne(mj)</dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I retired Dec 31st and dicided I had better find something to do. I went to wood crafters show a couple of yrs ago and an item caught my eye. So I looked into it and found some people who did this sort of carving. It is called spirit face carving or bark carving. I have been at it for about six weeks and really enjoy it. Here is a pic of a few carvings , I have a long way to go but I am in no hurry as I have plenty of time. <br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I retired Dec 31st and dicided I had better find something to do. I went to wood crafters show a couple of yrs ago and an item caught my eye. So I looked into it and found some people who did this sort of carving. It is called spirit face carving or bark carving. I have been at it for about six weeks and really enjoy it. Here is a pic of a few carvings , I have a long way to go but I am in no hurry as I have plenty of time. <br />
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