Here's some parts that stood out for some reason. I don't know if I'm reading into things but the story seems odd in some ways, like there could be hidden meaning.
“So I drove three-and-a-half hours to Shropshire, and I actually arrived about an hour late, thinking I'd missed the action.
-Late to arrive along with the other details pointed out later.
“The machine I was using was pretty much kaput—it was only half working. It just goes to show that it doesn’t really matter what equipment you use.“If you are walking over the find and are alert enough to what might be lurking underneath the soil, that makes all the difference.
-The kit he arrived with wasn't working so he had to go with a backup that was only partially working ... Yet he found the nugget in matter of minutes, as mentioned in the next excerpt.
“I couldn’t believe it—I turned up late, was only there a matter of minutes, and this treasure-hunting expedition was supposed to last all day.The only previous bigger gold specimens found in Britain have been from either Wales or Scotland.
-Hasn't Scotland been in the news lately with the push for independence?
“I’m going to split whatever it sells for with the land owner. I found it last May, but I’ve only recently learned it could be the biggest—it is quite incredible really."
Seems obvious, but it being stated in addition to the unlikely series of events like finding it in a matter of minutes even with busted equipment AFTER arriving over three hours late AND other people missing something like that even with better equipment makes me think it's a message.
One hr late as stated in the article. As a detectorist myself, I can verify that if the coil does not pass over the object, it will not be detected. Even the direction of the swing can affect detection. Swing one way, nothing. Swing 90 degrees out, bingo. Pretty much like looking for a needle in a haystack. As for the detector not working he stated that the screen was fading. Most machines have an audible alert. The screen was probably for discrimination purposes. Many detectorists can give an educated guess what has been detected merely by the sound.
Here's some parts that stood out for some reason. I don't know if I'm reading into things but the story seems odd in some ways, like there could be hidden meaning.
“So I drove three-and-a-half hours to Shropshire, and I actually arrived about an hour late, thinking I'd missed the action.
-Late to arrive along with the other details pointed out later.
“The machine I was using was pretty much kaput—it was only half working. It just goes to show that it doesn’t really matter what equipment you use.“If you are walking over the find and are alert enough to what might be lurking underneath the soil, that makes all the difference.
-The kit he arrived with wasn't working so he had to go with a backup that was only partially working ... Yet he found the nugget in matter of minutes, as mentioned in the next excerpt.
“I couldn’t believe it—I turned up late, was only there a matter of minutes, and this treasure-hunting expedition was supposed to last all day.The only previous bigger gold specimens found in Britain have been from either Wales or Scotland.
-Hasn't Scotland been in the news lately with the push for independence?
“I’m going to split whatever it sells for with the land owner. I found it last May, but I’ve only recently learned it could be the biggest—it is quite incredible really."
Seems obvious, but it being stated in addition to the unlikely series of events like finding it in a matter of minutes even with busted equipment AFTER arriving over three hours late AND other people missing something like that even with better equipment makes me think it's a message.
One hr late as stated in the article. As a detectorist myself, I can verify that if the coil does not pass over the object, it will not be detected. Even the direction of the swing can affect detection. Swing one way, nothing. Swing 90 degrees out, bingo. Pretty much like looking for a needle in a haystack. As for the detector not working he stated that the screen was fading. Most machines have an audible alert. The screen was probably for discrimination purposes. Many detectorists can give an educated guess what has been detected merely by the sound.