SGTFDA Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I invited my wife Angie and her sister to the GPAP outing at LSD Sat. To my surprise they were all for it. After we arrived Angie told me to give them a bucket and shovel and off they went. Every time they bent over to scoop some dirt out pops the butt crack. Needless to say they received lots of advice from the fellow prospectors. They brought 2 buckets of dirt home. This morning Angie wanted to run the dirt through my cleanup equipment. Needless to say I knew it would be time down the drain. But you need to keep the sweetie happy. I showed her how to use the mini highbanker and gold panner. After a while she said see could see something in the gold panner cup. I'm like sure honey! I look in there and a .6 gram nugget and a gold flake is in the cup. Go figure. Those two just running about with their little shovel and bucket getting dirt here and there in the wash find a nugget.Thus the butt crack nugget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Man Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Great story! I guess I'll be the first one to ask where are the pictures? Haha!Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Take a hint Frank...all of your expensive equipment and who finds the gold???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 SGT. get em to start diggin enough to feed the drywasher then they can get a "suntan", nice nug for a wild card dig !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FlakMagnet Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Love the story FrankThis isn't really the same thing but it reminded me of a trip my wife and I took to 'Vegas some years ago.I told her as we checked into Mandalay Bay "Look honey, we're going to be serious this time and try to winsome money on a few shot machines I've done well with recently." My wife agreed, we were going to be serious about this...A few minutes later we're walking across the casino sizing up the machines. My wife suddenly gasps and runs overto a bank of new machines. They were called "little piggy" or something like that. All the wheels had pictures oflittle piggies and so did the screen whenever you won something. "Ooh look," she said "Piggies! That is soooo cuteWhat great machines!" I gently reminded her we were there for a reason and it didn't have anything to do with little piggiesno matter how cute they were.My wife sat down at another bank of machines and I wandered off.A few minutes later there was a loud clanging sound and lights were flashing, lighting up a huge area about fifty feet away.People hurried past to see what was going on. I kept playing for a couple of minutes longer as more people made theirway past me to have a look at the commotion. Finally I lost the money I had put in my slot machine and decidedto go have a quick look at the lucky winner.Of course it was my wife, sitting at the little piggy machine with bells going and lights flashing as the slot attendant finished up counting out a couple of thousand bucks. She and had hit the jackpot on her third pull.It's a nice memory.fwiw,Flak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcache Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Love the story FrankThis isn't really the same thing but it reminded me of a trip my wife and I took to 'Vegas some years ago.I told her as we checked into Mandalay Bay "Look honey, we're going to be serious this time and try to winsome money on a few shot machines I've done well with recently." My wife agreed, we were going to be serious about this...A few minutes later we're walking across the casino sizing up the machines. My wife suddenly gasps and runs overto a bank of new machines. They were called "little piggy" or something like that. All the wheels had pictures oflittle piggies and so did the screen whenever you won something. "Ooh look," she said "Piggies! That is soooo cuteWhat great machines!" I gently reminded her we were there for a reason and it didn't have anything to do with little piggiesno matter how cute they were.My wife sat down at another bank of machines and I wandered off.A few minutes later there was a loud clanging sound and lights were flashing, lighting up a huge area about fifty feet away.People hurried past to see what was going on. I kept playing for a couple of minutes longer as more people made theirway past me to have a look at the commotion. Finally I lost the money I had put in my slot machine and decidedto go have a quick look at the lucky winner.Of course it was my wife, sitting at the little piggy machine with bells going and lights flashing as the slot attendant finished up counting out a couple of thousand bucks. She and had hit the jackpot on her third pull.It's a nice memory.fwiw,FlakAhhhh Flak, I guess you must be the butt of your wife's humor thereafter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I invited my wife Angie and her sister to the GPAP outing at LSD Sat. To my surprise they were all for it. After we arrived Angie told me to give them a bucket and shovel and off they went. Every time they bent over to scoop some dirt out pops the butt crack. Needless to say they received lots of advice from the fellow prospectors. They brought 2 buckets of dirt home. This morning Angie wanted to run the dirt through my cleanup equipment. Needless to say I knew it would be time down the drain. But you need to keep the sweetie happy. I showed her how to use the mini highbanker and gold panner. After a while she said see could see something in the gold panner cup. I'm like sure honey! I look in there and a .6 gram nugget and a gold flake is in the cup. Go figure. Those two just running about with their little shovel and bucket getting dirt here and there in the wash find a nugget.Thus the butt crack nugget.What a great story! I'm still laughing :lol: and now my wife wants to know if I have ever, "done that to her!" Isn't that the way life is? We work our u-know-whats off, researching, getting the right equipment, checking the wind, wearing our lucky shirt - the girls or kids run off with a Walgreen's sand shovel and bucket - and viola, GOLD! - Too funny! Thank's for sharing Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 The big question, did she catch the fever and and want to go again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGTFDA Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 El Dorado she now has the feverDon, Angie hit at the casino and bought me all the stuff. Flack I will not tell her about the piggy game. Angie will use any excuse to go to the casino.Here is a photo of ANGIE after the big hunt. She is in the middle.Yes she was a child bride. I was 38 and Angie was 21. We've had 20 great years. We were married in the Bahamas and they listed her as a spinster on the license. If your not married by 14 there your a spinster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp90macs Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 hey sarge, I saw the girls there Sat working hard! I didnt see them digging but I did see them lugging 5 gal buckets down the road, full of dirt. They did put some efforts in to it, I am glad they found some of the yellar metal. Where was you hiding? In the shade with a cold one?More Au to you, Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGTFDA Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 Robert I was detecting up on the hill above them so I could keep an eye on them. I think they dug up the whole wash. The gold fever took hold. Trust me I never thought they would do that. Angie won't even go outside if she thinks a bug is around let alone dig in the dirt.Everyone had a great time and the girls said everyone was very nice and helpfull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richs Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Hi Frank nice story and cangrats on the gold. Next time give her a crash coarse on the dry washer Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennM Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hey! I recognize a couple of the folks in that pic.Crap, did I lose my hunting buddy to his wife? What about bros before... oh, wait, family forum here. LOLAngie has just had one heck of a lucky year so far... hitting Keno and now finding larger gold than you. Knowing her, she's rubbed it in so hard it's going to scar, huh?Tell her I said congrats and will bring the quad by (If I can ever get home) so she can wreck... er... ride it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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