Popular Post Bill (S. CA) Posted June 19 Popular Post Share Posted June 19 Last Sunday morning I met up with several buddies at Santa Monica Beach for some early morning hunting. As is the usual these days, the beach was hit hard before we even hit the sand. 10 guys were there gridding from 11:00 PM to sunrise. All with Manticores. When we got there at 6:30 there were six guys. Rather than lament the good old days, we all decided to give it a go. Some random coins but hardly even any junk. These waves of new hunters just pick a beach clean. They also don't know what it means to fill holes. But that topic is for another day. I elected to go south of the pier and basically did 4 passes: way out in the wet, waterline, slope and dry. Got a deep trashed cell phone with my Deus II, a junk earring and some clad. On the way back toward the pier I decided to hit the slope near the pier. I got a quarter signal and dug one scoop down. Hey, $.25 is better than nothing, right? Well, it wasn't a quarter. What was in my scoop looked to be a Bubba Gump keychain. Kinda cool. I turned the key chain over and discovered that it was not a keychain. It was a dog tag. On the back was written a note from a dog named Bear, asking that he be returned to his dog dad, and a phone number. Most of the time when I find dog tags they are pretty much non-descript. But this one because of the note seemed like it might be personal. When I got home I decided to call the number on the tag. A man named Nicolas answered the phone. I told him that I did not have his dog but I did have his dog tag and wondered if he would like it back. As it turns out, the tag has a great deal of sentimental value for him and Bear (a chocolate lab). I mailed it back to him this week and as you can see he and Bear are very happy. Maybe it wasn't a gold ring but in some ways this was even better. Bill 23 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
D&P-OR Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Nice story Bill & you did a good thing. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 A return is a return ! Next trip karma will rain hard on the night marauders and clear out just as you arrive...🥸 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S. Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Bravo Bill. More of us should "pay it forward" as you have. One of the best things in life is to make someone else happy and you did it in spades! Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill (S. CA) Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 Thanks for the kind comments everyone! 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1491 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Nicely done! It's a crowded detecting world out there. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 Nice story. That guy probably thought there's no way he'd ever see that tag again. SURPRISE! 😄 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/28733-a-dog-named-bear-and-bubba-gump/#findComment-299584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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