Responsability And Concern

Thanks for the advice I will have to try this. My only problem is that we were in such a hurry I forgot to pick up the pile I had so hopefully it is there when I go by tonight.

I live in Northwest Ohio. I find sharp objects but not syringes in the mulch. Mostly pieces of nails. I think they are buying mulch from a local company that grings up pallets. A friend in Tucson, AZ that finds live ammo almost everytime out. Depends on where you live. Penny Pincher remove the junk you find everytime and you will be a credit to the hobby.
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........Now that's a good idea !...

Last night turned out to be a good night for me and the school. Me and my family talked to the principal at the end of the night and let her know what we recently found in the playground and she was shocked. She told us about all the construction that had been going on this summer (which we did not know about) and that the construction crew was suppose to be picking up after themselves. She informed us that the janitorial staff and teachers would be informed and asked to look closer when outside and that during the mean time almost begged me to keep metal detecting the grounds with exclusive rights and privileges. So now the tough part is making sure I find the time to do it each week and keep having fun with it.

This is good to hear !
I'm glad she did the right thing and gave you exclusive rights to do this !
Aside from the good work you'll be doing in removing trash.......I hope you do find some stuff worth keeping too though !....

Hopefully there is stuff worth showing. I plan on making the first excursion Saturday when I will have a little more time to search, I am just worried that it will be all construction garbage. But at least I know my kids and the others at the school will be safe from harmful materials as I do this and if they want to reward me by dropping loose change now and then I will not complain.

Now I have another question...when going through fields and grassy areas how do you do it? What I mean is, to what extant do you go to when digging up the ground and putting it back to normal. The metal detector I am using was only suppose to be for surface searching but the more I use it the deeper it goes. As I have started using the dials I have been able to search at least 6-8" down and know it is going deeper but with out any type of digital display I have no idea how far down things are. I would hate to dig a huge hole to find a piece of scrap metal just for the fact I have dug up an area that was not needed to be done.

Most of the stuff that I find at schools are usually 1 to 2 inches deep if not on the surface. Most of the time I just pop it out of the ground without having to dig a hole. But that is knowing where my detector is telling me its at. If I have to go deeper I usually dig out a plug about 3 inches diameter. I don't worry about the sand and mulch play areas I just make sure I refill the holes. I still try not to dig to many holes especially all in one area.

If you are the only one looking it you should have some pretty good finds. After you hit the main play areas branch out and check everywhere. Those kids are all over the place. I have had some of my better finds away from the main areas. Just keep hitting it. It all adds up. Most important is to have fun and enjoy it.

good job !...

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Hope ya find some goodies with the "trash"......