Had a scare today!

[exnavyguy]

I snuck away from the house to a playground behind a local school...I hit the wood chips and about the third signal I pull out a coin. The only thing I saw on it was 1783..I froze and could not say anything until I rubbed the rest of the dirt and debris off the coin, saw that it was a New York statehood coin...I did not know whether to be ticked off or what! Spent about an hour there and pulled out a hand full of clad (1Q, 2Dimes, 1 Nickle, 3 Pennies.)and a bunch of nails, a piece that looks like a saw blad, and some metal chips..it amazes me the stuff that gets left in those wood chips for the kids to play in. All in all a good day!

[rip]

i hate when that happens...well kinda....well... actualy ya do have that good fealin for a sec. anyhow. When i was a kid our "tot lot" was an area of about 4-5 miles that is untill i got my first horse then it was about 15-20.My favorite thing to do was dig in all the old dumpsites for bottles ! Talk about sharp objects ! but i still got all MY fingers and toes,My little brother though did lose a pinky finger !

[EPC Guy]

Well - I guess wood chips that have a bit of junk mixed-in is still better than the playground we had at school...ours was actually paved! I still have a scar on my forehead where I fell off the monkey bars when I was in grade school....and before anyone can jump-in and make next obvious comment - I'm well aware that this probably answers a lot of questions about my behavior ever since!

[Steve in PR]

When the chips are down, it's still good to feel the rush of excitement!

[coinAdam]

Originally Posted by EPC Guy

Well - I guess wood chips that have a bit of junk mixed-in is still better than the playground we had at school...ours was actually paved! I still have a scar on my forehead where I fell off the monkey bars when I was in grade school....and before anyone can jump-in and make next obvious comment - I'm well aware that this probably answers a lot of questions about my behavior ever since!

When I was about 9 they changed our playground from cement to woodchips. Before that time I saw alot of bloody kids headed to the nurses office. I guess modern "technology" is good for some things.

[rip]

Originally Posted by coinAdam

When I was about 9 they changed our playground from cement to woodchips. Before that time I saw alot of bloody kids headed to the nurses office. I guess modern "technology" is good for some things.

Yup ! Remember the toy "creepy crawlers" were you had this thing like a waffle iron that ya could melt plastic into bug shapes ! Or how bout the cemistry set's for kids now that was fun !

[julieburger]

Sorry You didn't find that big thing, but maybe it was a sign that good things are to come.

[JCWhite]

Still a good day there exnavyguy. HH and thanks for posting.

[EBCIII]

Congrats on your finds. I bet when you saw that date you did stop for an instant, I know I would have, Beale.

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose.....man I would imagine that that gave you a start! And true me bouy.....never know what will turn up where!