bloodgold2

9 hours ago, Mike54 said:

G'day Dave,

not good to hear about your fall, hope you heal/get better soon.  Very interesting to hear yours/Dales results with the GM1000 and big congrats to the girl for the 25grm nuggy.  .   

Cheers.    

Mike.  

Hi Mike, this is the beginning of the 7th week since it happened. Went to a hand splint clinic earlier this week and they made up some splints to try and get both fingers mobile again, both wrists still playing up but if i strap them it seems to give some extra support.Seems the older I get the longer it takes to heal Will post a pic when they get in, details of the find unknown till I catch up with him. 

12 minutes ago, kiwijw said:

Bloody hell Dave.....Sorry to hear that bad news mate. You bloody gold hounds are a worry. Tremain & his hand, Dale & his motor bikes....& now you. Hope it all comes right for you mate. That is not good news.

Are you sure Dale didnt plant that 25 grammer.....that would have to be the biggest slug found with the GM 1000 to date & I cant see that getting beaten in a hurry. Well done to that girl. Thanks for letting us know.

Hope you mend quick.

Good luck out there

JW

Lol, yep mate we are a worry  Lucky we are going to hook up with nurse Paul soon, just a question, is he really a nurse? Cause we need one at times.  Na mate, he would have told me so if that was the case. He never has done that type of thing before, but I must admit I have plenty of times before today for newbies. 

10 minutes ago, Jen58 said:

Ouch ouch! OUCH!! 

ohhh cant wait to see a picture of the nugget.

pass on my congratulations 

Yeah Jen need it like a hole in the head, anyway on the mend now. 

Hi all, just thought I would share abit of a story on my gold monster, Well  I received it a few weeks ago from JP and had a bit of a play round with it with various size nuggets in the back yard while also checking out the discrimination feature. Was happy with the results on specie gold and more solid type bits. Well to cut a long story short, I fell off some machinery at a height of 3.5 meters plus and broke 2 fingers on my right hand which were at right angles of where they were sposed to be.Snapped them back into place by myself, but fractured both wrists and dislocated my right shoulder and had a nasty lump on my head from impact with a rock Anyway though keen to go bush to give it a good trial run myself I was in no position to even hold a pick properly let alone swing one into hard earth. Goldhound  Dale one of our crew has met a new girl and asked if she could take it bush with him for a week, Anyway a sat phone call last night, a novice that had never picked up a detector in her life now had a 25 grammer in her jar. Hope to post a pick when they come in. Go the monster, not just for specks by the looks. Cheers Dave.    

Great stuff mate, might make a Queenslander out of you yet before you return home.

Well done Dave, yeah mate I agree, no use going low and slow till you find something worth slowing down for on virgin ground. good luck in the area mate.

17 hours ago, Norvic said:

Did some late night kindle reading while out on the gold. Thank you for a top read Dave. Top rip roaring twisting story that leaves you twisted up totally on the final page......................

Lol, hi Norvic, glad you liked the read mate. "Twisted up totally on the final page,"Yeah that was my aim, hate storys that you can work out the ending half way through. Cheers Dave.

Just to add, for members in OZ JP from The Outback Prospector will have copies towards the end of next week. Cheers Dave.

Hi all, just a few that have started stocking my new book. Cool Waters Holiday park NQ, Coilteck VIC, Gold Search VIC, Mareeba News NQ, Mutchilba cash store NQ, Amazon, Ebay, Booktopia, Book Depository. More to come, Cheers Dave.

Hi all this is the first professional overseas review, another 4 stars.
Bush Redemption is the sequel to Blood Gold Revenge by Dave Wright, which I reviewed back in January 2016. I enjoyed the first book, so when the author contacted me about the second book, I was eager to read it.

After the Hatchet River Station massacre cleaned out one of Australia’s biggest drug labs, retribution is high on the agenda for some of the survivors. It takes a while before we find out who has survived, and what they have in store for their victims.

The book jumps between several characters – Grace, C, Tim, Meg, and overall, it does feature a lot of characters to keep track of. Since it’s been a while since I read the first book, I had trouble remembering who was who and what their connections where to each other. The large cast of characters added a lot of depth to the story.

I particularly liked Tim’s storyline, who has found a gold reef that several parties are trying to stake their claim on, which leads to unforeseen consequences, murder and betrayal. I also liked seeing the characters interact with one another.

This is an intriguing thriller featuring multiple, complex characters, and a solid storyline.

2 hours ago, Norvic said:

Yeah my Monster is due by Tuesday, looking forward to some fun when the arms been over 19ened, weather is magic, bit of frost this morn down in the lows for sure. Crikey you allowed the book interfere with gold in this weather.......... what are you nuts.

Yeah I know mate, it's just the way the cards have been dealt out. The book should have been out over a month ago,

8 hours ago, Jen58 said:

Hi Bloodgold2 ( Dave )

i am looking forward to reading your second book, going by the reviews i read

its sure sounds great

More twists than the first one 

congratulations to you and your beautiful wife ( Nikki )  for what I think will be another 

awesome thrilling read

Hi Jen,yep has more twists than a cork screw. LOL. Hey do you still have contact with Burnie? I have lost his postal address for the copy he won of Bush Redemption at the bash auction last year. Just slip me a pm if you have it, Cheers Dave.

29 minutes ago, vanursepaul said:

I'll be over there before winter is over so get it while you can......lolol

LOL, nice try Bada Bing, no gold over here bro. vanursepaul  is here for site seeing purposes only

31 minutes ago, Norvic said:

On ya Dave, tis on the kindle ready for a wet prospecting day, looking at the weather be awhile before I get at it.

Vic

Thanks Vic, yeah picture perfect weather now, about time. The Gold monster turned up yesterday, my young blokes biting at the bit to go for a swing. One or 2 more days of getting this book all sorted and yeah hope to get some bulldust up the nostrils myself.

Hi everybody, for those that are interested my new novel has now been uploaded to Amazon in Ebook format for those that like reading that way printed copies should be available next week. I am currently contacting suppliers of my first novel to see if they are interested in doing the same again for Bush Redemption, will keep everybody updated. Cheers Dave.

9 minutes ago, vanursepaul said:

Norvic is taking me fishing down near Hinchenbrook island soon..

We have to get some gold first... to use for fishing weights.lolol

Great part of the North mate, should pick up a few muddies for sure and a Barra or 2 Just watch out for the salties, no doubt Norvic will be a great guide in the outback and along the coastline.

5 minutes ago, vanursepaul said:

I have almost 3 months here...I am "supposed"to leave on Aug 31...

I like this place more and more...the more country and the more people I have been meeting..

You want total beauty....?

As Norvic says, "You're soaking in it."

Yep, for sure mate it is paradise this part of the country. We will catch up before then for sure.

6 hours ago, Randy Lunn said:

Hey Paul, enjoy your extra time in civilization. Try a Morton Bay bug. They are a cross between a Lobster and a King Crab.

Yeah bro, make the most of it, being one of the largest east coast seafood distributors in Queensland  i could make that Happen.

Hi Paul, yeah mate Tremain is a legend. Hope to catch up mate.

Well I for one won't be taking to much notice of 1 mans negative review of the machine that I do not know and trust, will have mine in a couple of days and put it to the specific reasons I brought it for.

Yep got a couple of them in transit to far North Queensland from the outback prospector.

Hmmm looks good MT, Have never tried camel, are they considered a pest over your side of the country?

Nice finds phoniex, another Dave that's found gold this week. Must have something to do with the name

Very nice Dave, yet to find a meteorite myself yet. Congrats mate.

1 hour ago, Giddiup said:

Nice one dave,

I was going to start a new topic with a question on acid but it follows well from your post so i hope you don't mind i ask a question here! These few bits just went into weak hydrochloric acid today - after the solution goes a yellow tinge from the byproducts etc does it make any difference changing the acid solution? In other words does the acid get used up somehow and benifit from replenishing? 

tks in advance for everyone's wisdom:)

struan

Hi mate, yeah it's my first play with an aluminum cleaner myself, but have been told if it gets real dirty to change and can take from a couple of days to a couple of weeks depends on composition. That's all I know, which is nothing on these lite acids.

10 hours ago, madtuna said:

Smash 'em! You know you want to!

Hey MT, yeah bro probably will go under the torch mate. Always am interested how they are formed.