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  1. Sorry, it was a typo, Just talked to Frank and confirmed he's still at 3325. Thank you, Doc
  2. Mike do you know if Frank still lives at 3335? Doc
  3. Hopefully this will be a delightful surprise for every detectorist. I mean just off the top of my head I can see how a Pizza and a paddle would go together. You have never seen a PIZZA PEEL PADDLE? But that has nothing to do with the clues. 🤣 You know I'm loving this, RIGHT? Doc
  4. Well it would not be the first time I botched something. The SAGA Guide Arm was an example. That was an absolute FUBAR the first go around. Fortunately I only had about 10 prototypes that I put out for testing and we learned real quick that they were under engineered. That led to a vastly superior product that people absolutely love. Doc
  5. GotAU, Yes I developed the Phase II Profile Work Ethics Profile in 1977. It had patents in the U.S. and in Canada. I still have over 880 clients that use my profiles around the world. As you probably know I have a Ph.D. in Criminal Psychology with a minor in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. I have developed other profiles that are widely used as well. I have one client who used over 26,000 of my Sales Success Profiles last year. They have been a client for over 20 years. In fact my average client has been using my employment tests for 23 years. You didn't really think I make money selling metal detecting accessories do you? LOL I have a nice income from my testing business. It's all intellectual property with proprietary scoring algorithms based on statistics gathered from literally millions of tests. My profiles are very unique because the scoring algorithms are based on Validity and Reliability. Unlike typical tests where there are right and wrong answers. My algorithms are based on how valid and how reliable each question is at predicting whatever behavior you are trying to measure. So each question is weighted differently. In fact some answers give you points, and some answers take points away based on how valid and reliable they are. So one answer may give you 1.83 points, another may deduct 2.17 points. Validity refers to how valid a question is in predicting what you are trying to measure. Reliability refers to how consistently that question predicts whatever behavior it is you are trying to measure. So lets take this question for example. I have murdered someone in cold blood. TRUE or FALSE. If someone answers that question TRUE, it is 100% statistically valid in predicting whether someone is a murderer. (Maybe less if someone is just jerking the test around.) If they answer FALSE, the validity sucks because killers will lie. Now as far as Reliability goes, TRUE answers are always reliable, everyone who answers TRUE in all likelihood is a killer, or they are stupid and can't read. So reliably people who answer TRUE are killers, but reliability refers to if they take the same test a year later, will they still answer TRUE? In other words reliability refers to how consistently the same person would answer that question over time. Interesting note: The Phase II Profile, (Work Ethics General Honesty) is scored on a basis of 200 points. 148 and above is acceptable. 139 to 147 is questionable. Below 139 unacceptable. We gave the test to 60 some convicted felons involved in some crime involving theft. Armed robbery, grand larceny, embezzlement, car theft, etc. We told them if they could pass with at least a 139 we would add $25 to their commissary account. We told them to do the best they could but remember there is a "FAKED GOOD" scale which will invalidate the test if the test senses they are lying to make themselves look good. A FAKED GOOD score of 8 or less on a 10 point scale automatically fails them. NOT ONE, was able to pass, and the average score was -14. MINUS 14! With that income from my test business I am able to develop new and exciting metal detecting accessories. It's sort of my hobby. I love inventing things. I just had no idea so many customers would love the things I invent. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. So, doing patents is a very expensive process. AND, it's almost senseless. All someone has to do is change some aspect of what you invented and the $25,000 you spent on your patent is useless. OR they claim they reverse engineered it. "Patent Applied" for means nothing. In order for you to prosecute the patent and answer all of the questions and challenges from the patent office is exhausting and costly. My tact is to create something very unique and well thought out. Spare no expense in development and have it manufactured in the tens of thousands, to get the price down so low, there is no incentive for someone to rip me off. And if they do, it's never as good. Also I do not use "off the shelf" stuff to try and Jerry Rig some new product. If it's worth doing it's worth doing right and having it made from scratch to my exact specifications so there is no compromising on quality. I do think 3D printing has been a great advancement for the inventor because now they can actually create new and innovative customized things and make their ideas come to life. Look at the support ears for the Equinox Coils. Great idea that helped many folks prevent the coil ears from breaking or repairing ears that had already broke. That's why I own over 3 freaking miles of bungee. Because I wanted it to my exact specifications and 3 miles was the minimum order for customized Bungee with 50% stretch UV Dacron Polyester sheath. I created the GSpot scoop which has been wildly popular and successful. $14.95. Sona, a Chinese company that manufactures very inexpensive gold prospecting equipment, decided to come out with their version, retail $14. See pictures. The SONA Scoop is great if you like to fill the riffles up with small rocks and debris and spend your time digging out the crud. This is what happens when someone who is not a prospector tries to rip off a great idea but does it so poorly, that it increases your sales. THE TYPE OF PIZZA IS AMAZING! While the DALAS™ is AMAZING that is not what the clue PIZZA refers to. Sorry for the long run on, but this is how my mind works, a million miles a second going in 40 different directions all at once. Doc
  6. Frank, Do you still live at 3325? Keep an eye out in your mail box. I have something I know JB would want you to have to go with that certificate. Doc
  7. All they have to do to make a splash is repackage the GPZ7000 in a form factor like the GPX6000 make it lite, and add discrimination. They do that and Ebay will have a glut of used GPZ7000's up for sale. Doc
  8. FIRST CLUE: This is the assembly kit that comes with the DALAS™ (No you do not have to drill any of your equipment.) SECOND CLUE: Pizza THIRD CLUE: Up the creek without a ____________.
  9. Oh man my heart aches for this one. John B. God Bless You brother. What a great generous guy. He got steaks for the outings more than one time. He would always allow you to hunt his claim out in Gold Basin. Quite the man. My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Seems like we lose more and more of the legacy of South Western gold prospectors as time goes on. We lost Joe DeMarco in November of 2022. He was only 52. A fellow MiNELAB Dealer and very well known in the industry. Made it to every Dealer Conference. He died while Metal Detecting. I told you Metal Detecting was dangerous. It was quite a shock when I heard about Joe as well as John. I first met John in person in 2001 in Gold Basin at the annual Beanorama. Read about it here. https://docsdetecting.com/beanorama-fall-2001/ All I knew of him before was all of the heated arguments regarding which metal detector was better. Well little did I know this was one of the nicest guys in the industry and certainly had a wealth of knowledge about not only finding gold but meteorites John had 2 enormous binders of letters from museums all over the country to whom he had donated meteorites. All he would ask is that they would appraise the value of the donation and send him a letter attesting to the fact that he had donated a piece of the universe. He even had a letter from the Vatican Museum in Rome. The letterhead was amazingly beautiful. And the appraisal of the meteorite was also "unwordly." John would submit copies of these letters with his tax returns every year to claim the charitable deduction. Everything was above board, he never placed a value on anything. I mean is the I.R.S. going to argue with the Vatican that a meteorite was worth $13,000? (I can't remember the exact amount, but it was a "No way Jose, amount." John was also the originator and founder of the 1 Ounce Club. He would award an impressive certificate to anyone who had verified that they had found a nugget with a metal detector weighing at least 1 ounce. To that end, a year ago I had some beautiful pins made up and sent a bunch of them to John. This was so he would have a pin to give out with his certificates. Rest in peace pioneer and adventure seekers, I'm sure we will all catch up with you on down the road. Doc This picture was taken at the annual outing down at Vulture Mine area in 2022. JB holding court. I left camp about 8 am Saturday morning, came back at 12 noon and JB and crew hadn't moved an inch. JB said he was afraid to move for fear he might step onto the Road Runner's claim.
  10. Gerry, Minelab Partner Conference Adelaide Australia, May 13th to the 19th 2025! Be there or I'll be lonely. I'll probably be there alone this time around. My wife has our new Grandchild to take care of, and I intend to go for 30 days and go detecting if I can find and pay a guide to go one on one in the Outback. I had it all lined up the last time and Co-Vid happened and I lost around $5000 in airline tickets. Because while they were supposed to issue vouchers, instead they just went bankrupt. Doc
  11. That was Retta, she was little but you couldn't miss her. Even if you didn't see her, you could still hear her. Doc
  12. I have a pile of SD cards that I started looking through. Every time I have an outing I put a new SD card in my camera so I have plenty of room for videos. Which is crazy because these cards hold so much. So this guy has been a very close friend of mine since the beginning of when I got into this. He's a fellow Minelab dealer. He's a good Christian, he's gives fantastic support to his customers. He's invited me to detect on his claim. I was there when he got married and I have watched his daughter grow up from birth into a beautiful young lady. This man is just an all around nice guy and you can never go wrong dealing with Rob Allison. This picture is of Rob and his hunting partner Dennis and I. Picture date May 2013 These next two people are also dear to my heart. Both Minelab dealers. I've known Gerry McMullen forever. He has single handedly probably trained more people how to use a metal detector than all of us other dealers put together. Gerry is a no-nonsense guy, former Marine with a very dry sense of humor. I think Gerry and his wife Michelle and my wife and I have been all over the world to every Minelab annual partner conference that has been held. You can always count on Gerry to help you out if he can. Need a machine for customer, and Minelab is out, Gerry is always willing to loan you a machine so your customer is not disappointed. Gerry continues to be a driving force in this industry. He also received Mienlab's coveted EAGLE award for outstanding dealer of the year. This next person was known as the Gold Lady. Retta Atkins was such a joy. She was funny as hell and sort of a miniature Dolly Parton. If you didn't know her personality I can explain it this way. If Dolly Parton and Larry the Cable Guy had a baby, that was Retta. Unfortunately about a year and a half ago Retta and her boyfriend Darren were brutally shot and murdered in a home invasion. To Retta's spunk and spirit she got off a shot and wounded the assailant in the shoulder. But that didn't stop him from chasing her into the bedroom and emptying his gun. The intruder was looking for gold and obviously had insider information regarding Retta and her business. The world of metal detecting is a sadder place without Retta Atkins in it. She was a very close friend, we probably spoke every week. She is missed and remembered by all that knew her. They thought they had caught her murderer in a shoot out in which the suspected assailant killed himself. Later it was discovered that was not the person when they arrested the person who was responsible for their murders. This individual was found with evidence taken from Retta's home and had a healed bullet wound from where he had been shot. Daniel Matthew Avila, age 25 was arrested in March of 2023 when he was involved in another home invasion and the bullets from that scene matched the bullets from Retta's home. This picture is of Gerry McMullen and Retta in Sunset Park in Las Vegas Nevada when we were being trained by Minelab on the then new and yet to be released CTX3030. Picture date May 2012. The other gentleman in the picture is Greg Johns a former tech with Minelab from Australia. I think Greg has gone on to other pursuits. If my memory serves me correctly he purchased a large ranch in Australia which was just amazing in terms of the scenery. I hope he is doing well. Thank you all for your amazing friendship over the years. In case you're wondering I'm not going anywhere, but I'm getting that age where I have a heck of a lot more history that I do future. These folks have been part of that memorable history that I have had. Thanks guys, and God Bless You Retta. Doc
  13. I was looking through some of my old pictures today and man the memories! Many years ago I had the occasion to go to Rye Patch for an outing. Now I had been to Rye Patch a couple of times. Once I got snowed out on the second day and once I got rained out on the second day. First time I went was in 1991 in my little Suzuki Samurai. I loved that little buggy. I didn't care that I could see the ground passing under me through the rotted-out floorboard. LOL This time I went North most importantly knowing, I would see some old friends and catch up on non-sense. Little did I know I would meet a couple of new friends who were about the sweetest folks I have ever met. So this goofy guy, named Lucky, and his lovely wife Robin sort of took me under their wing. Lucky invited me to come along with him the next day prospecting and man he put me right in the middle of the gold. And by the way, if anyone knows how to find gold it is Lucky Lundquist. Probably no one knows more about Rye Patch than Lucky. The stay in Rye Patch was one of my most memorable. and not because of the little gold I dug out of the ground, but the big golden friendship that was formed with Lucky and Robin. They invited me to eat with them, and we shared stories. Lucky can hang with the best of them when it comes to storytelling. And he is funny as all get out and genuine and just an all-around nice man. He's the kind of guy you are proud to call a friend. So Lucky! This one's for you buddy. God Bless You and Robin. Doc
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