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Title: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Chef Geoff on November 29, 2010, 04:58:26 PM Decided to brave the elements and get out for what is becoming my usual Monday session. With four layers on I resembled the Michelin man but I was warm and they were all needed today.
After trying one of the stubble fields I found the surface just too frozen and very hard work, so I packed up and headed for the Pasture field next to my Roman site. This proved much softer to dig and with my first signal I was rewarded with an early jetton, not sure which type and hopefully If The Doc looks in on this thread he may have some idea. Unfortunately one side has no surface left and is bent at 90* with only half of the writing left on the other. I'm not sure if the cold ground helped with the conductivity of some finds but it was definitely a lead day, digging 24 pieces in total. My other finds included a strap end still with it's fixing pins, a George III halfpenny, William III farthing and 1p. After three and a half hours my fingers were now beginning to sting with the cold so I decided to make my way back to the gate, taking a slight detour over the part of the field where I have found some small Roman bronzes recently. No Romans today but at the 11th hour out popped a nice Lizzy I threepence, 1569. Very cold but very happy and it keeps up my 6 week run of 1 hammy a week. Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Pipster on November 29, 2010, 06:39:46 PM Nice one Geoff well done mate ;) WHAT NO GOLD !! lol
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Val Beechey on November 29, 2010, 06:52:05 PM Well done that man. I take off 1 of my hats to you for your courage. Well rewarded with some nice finds, even for a nice Summers day.
I answered a call for help this morning. My neighbour, a Farm Contractor, wanted to find an old water stop-cock on his yard. Hey what a joke. My 'tector nearly had a nervous break down. ??? I disconected the ear phones so he could hear for himself how badly contaminated his yard is. It was deceided in the end to do an Archie type trench to find the pipe so he could follow it along to the end. He was very interested in how the 'tector worked so I showed him how I could discriminate the iron out and left him with a good signal to dig at his leisure. I didn't volunteer myself, the ground is hard cored and rock hard. Hope he finds something nice. :o Val Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on November 29, 2010, 06:57:25 PM Respect to anyone who detects in this weather.(done that bought the t-shirt) it only shows if your willing to freezzzzze you wedding tackle off, what can be achieved lol
I'm afraid all hobble postponed till spring in the Jones household brrrrrrrrrrrrr How else can i keep my boyish good looks ;D :P Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Roman (Ray) on November 29, 2010, 08:40:12 PM well what can i say..all s**t you.ve given me.lol..jammy git. lovely hammered.welldone butty..great 3.half hours out geoff..1 a week for six weeks..great result and well deserved my friend keep em coming.cheffy !!!
again welldone ray. Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: jtalbot0001 on November 29, 2010, 08:55:48 PM Well done Geoff!! I really don't know how you could stand being out there for so long. I cycled to work this morning and it was -7C, being in that for half an hour was bad enough!! Well deserved I must say!! I really want to go out but it's just to cold for me, at the moment anyhow!! Cheers, Jon
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: The Doc on November 29, 2010, 09:03:52 PM Well done Geoff. I can't see enough detail on the jeton for an ID sorry.
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Metalmickey on November 29, 2010, 09:41:23 PM The `Chef` is cooking on gas ! Well done fella ;)
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Neil on November 30, 2010, 08:35:44 AM Nice oneChef - "He who dares Rodney!" and all that! :D
Neil Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: falcon. on November 30, 2010, 12:27:43 PM Well done geoff for braving that weather :o
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: dances with badgers on November 30, 2010, 08:02:12 PM awsome geoff you are a hero being out in this .i drive machines and i was still complaining about the cold.
Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Chef Geoff on November 30, 2010, 08:23:30 PM I've got my layers ready for another polar expedition tomorrow, it's only meant to be -1*c positively balmy :-\.
Going to try and break my personal record of 4 hammies in a week, fat chance, but...I can but try. Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: Val Beechey on November 30, 2010, 10:57:54 PM Geoff I don't think 4 layers will be enough. it might be 'less cold' but the wind is going to be a killer tommorrow. Take care. What would we do without you. :o ??? ::) ;D
Val Title: Re: Found a hammy but nearly lost my fingers.....cold!!!! Post by: waltonbasinman on December 01, 2010, 03:40:15 PM Brave man Chef. It has not got above freezing here for about a week now and we have 3-4 inches of snow so no chance. The wind makes it feel even colder and to top it off I have a heavy cold. A nice warm wood burner and a mug of tea and FIFA 11 until the weather improves and Casa Kev I have beaten Liverpool 4-1 in a friendly today, that won,t happen to often. LOL ;D ;D ;D
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