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TREE STUMPS!!!
Topic Started: Monday 15-02-2010, 14:47 (118 Views)
nuggetykath-68
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HI EVERYONE,

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE NASTY TREE STUMPS WHILE DETECTING!! THE STUMP CLOSEST IS THE ONE I LANDED ON..IMPALED!!
VERY NASTY WOUND THAT FINALLY HEALED AFTER LOTS OF TREATMENT FOR ALMOST A YEAR & I AM A GOOD HEALER BUT IT
WAS SOOO DEEP, REQUIRING MANY INTERNAL STITCHES AS WELL AS EXTERNAL ONES.
WHEN WE WENT BACK TO GET A PHOTO ON OUR LAST TRIP, WE WERE AMAZED TO SEE THERE WERE TWO OTHER STUMPS CLOSE
BY SO I WAS VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE GOT IMPALED MORE!!!! :'( :blink:

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KATH
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ShootingStars5
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Ouch!

Kath - if you do that to yourself what would you do to someone else :) Seriously tho' that would have been really painful I should imagine.

I reckon I would not have had so many stitches when I fell and put my hand in a hole and made a real mess of my left wrist.

Hope everything is healing up okay but just be careful darl - things do take a lot longer to come right.

All the best and hope you are out and about this year girl.
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Lyn
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HI LYN,

WAS GOING TO POST A PIC WHEN WOUND WAS HEALING BUT THOUGHT I'D BETTER NOT AS PRETTY GRUESOME! :$

LYN WERE YOU STILL DETECTING AFTER YOU HURT YOUR WRIST??? OUCH!!!! MINE WAS TOO DEEP TO HURT TOO BADLY, CUT NERVES. BLED LIKE HELL THOUGH!!
FANTASIC DOCTOR & STAFF AT MEEKA HOSPITAL!! CUE NURSE ALSO GREAT.... HOPE YOU DON'T NEED THEM THOUGH!!

YOU MAY HAVE READ IN AN EARLIER POSTING THAT I AM SOON TO HAVE OPERATION ON MY LEFT HAND...STILL GOING
DETECTING ...BEEN ASKING FOR ANY HELPFUL HINTS...YOU MAY HAVE SOME FOR ONE-HANDED DETECTING ????? PLEASE TELL ;)

THIS MORNING HAVE DECIDED TO PACK WHAT I CAN IN THE VAN TO SAVE THOSE HASSELS BEFORE WE LEAVE......NOT GOING BUSH
UNTIL APRIL..SEE SPECIALIST FOR CHECKUP END OF MARCH. ALREADY CHECKING THE GEAR, RECHARGING BATTERIES ETC.
COULD BE LIVING OFF MAINLY TINNED FOOD THIS TRIP!!!!....DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG AS WE GO. ;)

HOPE YOU,CHRIS & THE DOG ARE KEEPING WELL & DECIDED TO BECOME GYSPYS'..LIFE IS TOOO SHORT!!ENJOY WHILE WE MAY I SAY!!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH & HOPE WE MEET SOME DAY. :D :D :D

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KATH
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Hi Kath
I was able to detect with both hands - I use a swing arm. Not able to use the hip thingie (wish I could). As far as digging the holes - I learnt the hard way that I had to have Chris dig the deeper ones (and those in harder ground) for me. Chris had already told me to just mark the target and get him to dig but sometimes we think we are smarter than what we really are ;)

It wasn't too long before I was rolling our smokes again - got sick of asking Chris to make me some lol. At least it was my left hand - so being right handed - I bust the right one (forgive the pun).

A very dear friend of ours has to detect with one hand and also mainly dig with one hand and she has that going pretty darned good. Where there is a will there is a way girl.

Good luck - and hope we meet you this year.
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Lyn

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THANKS LYN,

WELL IT SOUNDS LIKE 'THE BOSS' [ LOL ] WILL BE DOING A LOT OF DIGGING!!!! ^o) I WILL HAVE TO WANDER AWAY AS I AM SURE
HE'S GOING TO HIT A NICE, BIG NUG ONE DAY!! I DIG A LOT WIDER THAN HE DOES!!! :huh: :wub: ALREADY SAID I WILL FIRST DO MY
BEST TO SCAP, DIG CLOSE TO SURFACE IF GROUND SOFT..IF SIGNAL STILL THERE I WILL YELL, MARK THE SPOT & GO OFF TO MARK THE
NEXT SPOT!!!! THIS WILL BE FUN!! :$ :o :D

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KATH
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