#33836
Wed May 07 2008 02:14 PM
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I could only dig for a little while. My daughter has open house at her school so the wife and I and the kids are going there. I had to stop playing in the HOLE so I could come in a get cleaned up. Found some cool bottles today. I will line them and take a pic. when I get a chance. 2 of the signs still look good.
Jim
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#33837
Wed May 07 2008 02:27 PM
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#33838
Wed May 07 2008 03:06 PM
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Those Bullet holes look to have been made by a 40MM Anti-Tank gun !
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#33839
Wed May 07 2008 03:18 PM
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My grandfather left me 2 of them. They shoot real nice....lol
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#33840
Wed May 07 2008 05:54 PM
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Jim,Do you think Grampa maybe used a cutting torch to burn the holes for drainage?They look pretty evenly spaced. Great story! Keep Diggin'! Tim
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#33841
Wed May 07 2008 06:28 PM
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Tim, That is possible, I though they were shot gun holes. you know when a slug hits a sign it dents it and knocks the porcilen off both sides. I thought the steal rotted away in the dent, leaving a bigger hole.
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#33842
Wed May 07 2008 07:33 PM
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Do you think it's possible that there could be another pit (maybe without signs) nearby? From what I've been told, when one pit filled up they would move the outhouse. That's where the metal detector would come in handy, I guess.
Wes
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#33843
Thu May 08 2008 09:13 AM
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On a Safety note: As this hole gets deeper please take precautions to avoid the walls collapsing. Not sure what type of soil you have but many people are injured each year from trenching accidents. I know the signs were put there to keep the walls from collapsing, but please take precautions as you go deeper.
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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#33844
Thu May 08 2008 06:57 PM
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OR WHAT ALEX ? YOU'LL END UP IN DEEP S**t ! TIE OFF TO THE HORSE ? LOL
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#33845
Thu May 08 2008 07:04 PM
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I'm sorry Tom, I couldn't help myself there.
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#33846
Thu May 08 2008 07:56 PM
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Did some more diggen today. Down another foot or so. Man I wish I had a little back hoe. Diggen this cr*p is realy starting to suck.
Jim
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Thu May 08 2008 09:14 PM
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Backhoe would make trash out of treasure If it's in there !
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#33848
Thu May 08 2008 09:28 PM
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Hi Doug. Yeah, I know, seems silly. But, once you get to about 4 ft it can get dangerous. Spoils piles need to be sloped etc. Kind of learned the hard way. Was hand digging a hole for a well pump when I was in high school and we were down 5 ft (no trench equipment or safety line) when a side wall caved in (had rained heavily the night before)and had most of the spoils pile on it and buried the other kid and me to our waist. Neither of us could move very well. Fortunately we could dig our selves out. We looked like two psychotic gophers digging. We told the guy we quit and he could get a backhoe. Backhoe operator 'chewed us out' nicely and showed us the dangers. One of those life lessons that I took to heart as a youngster.
Alex Looking for Texaco and Power Gasoline items
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#33849
Fri May 09 2008 01:48 AM
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Tom You are very right, I was just funning you.
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#33850
Fri May 09 2008 04:31 AM
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I repaired two sewer lines yesterday...all I found was rocks, roots and poo. !!!!! Still hoping to find Grapa's gold!!!!! Just milk bottles and rusted oil cans for me I guess.....WAH !!!! I wanna purdy red horsey!!!!!
Veeder Root Rebuilds.....since 1987 Veeder Root Identification CD Gas Pump Clock Repair jkyocom@bellsouth.net
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