bushwacker
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Yesterday, I mislaid my card wallet. Its a small aluminium card case a little larger than my bank card and it contains my bank card, driving licence, co-op and nectar card. I used it in the local high street and realised it was 'missing' when I went home to check on my Mrs and take her some lunch in. On the return to work I retraced my footsteps where I had been working and there was no sign of it. After a minute or two of contemplation I remembered a mate had left his metal detector in the far reaches of my workshop and it had been there for around 7 or 8 years unused and without any new batteries. I pulled it out, dusted it off and walked the 100 m to the place I had planted a small oak tree in an old footpath as we had diverted its course to follow the origianal Roman road from Portchester to Winchester.
I turned the metal detector on and started to scan around the oak I has planted. Instantly it beeped I scraped away the loose soil and my wallet was less than a couple of inches from the surface. Oh the joy. I know it wasn't exactly treasure but I now know the elation that 'detectorists must feel when they actually find something.
I turned the metal detector on and started to scan around the oak I has planted. Instantly it beeped I scraped away the loose soil and my wallet was less than a couple of inches from the surface. Oh the joy. I know it wasn't exactly treasure but I now know the elation that 'detectorists must feel when they actually find something.