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Calling Ontario underwater treasure hunters - $500 reward
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LOL Undersea... fiance proposed in Holguin City, Cuba, this past February, at Loma de la Cruz (hill of the cross) where a huge Columbian-era monument from 1792 stands at the top, overlooking the entire city of Holguin. We were sight-seeing with 2 other couples and surrounded by locals trying to charm us into giving them tourist pesos when it happened... totally caught me off guard = he dropped to one knee with an open ring box and popped the question to an astonished "moi" as our grinning taxi driver aka tour guide chanted through gritted teeth "put it away, put it away... put it awayyyyyy..." :frlol:
Needless to say, that ring sure has been to some interesting places between there and the bottom of Lake Simcoe (even though it was not far off shore).
Re: Diving lessons - I'm thinking that might be an idea!!:biggrin2:
Needless to say, that ring sure has been to some interesting places between there and the bottom of Lake Simcoe (even though it was not far off shore).
Re: Diving lessons - I'm thinking that might be an idea!!:biggrin2:
I'm glad you got your ring back. It's one in a million!
Did the diver say anything about how he found it? Did he do anything special? How deep? How hard to find? Was it resting on a rock or covered in silt, etc.
Did the diver say anything about how he found it? Did he do anything special? How deep? How hard to find? Was it resting on a rock or covered in silt, etc.
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I'm not sure - curious to know that myself! The water I dropped it in wasn't very deep - a few feet - and as the water was calm I'm assuming it was found near or on the exact location I had dropped it in. It was pure soft/loose sand for the most part, with the odd rock here and there - no muck, no weeds, but I'm not sure if the ring was buried when he found it or not. He found it quickly - I didn't have the skill nor the means, so whether he did "anything special" or just put on some goggles and had a look around under the water in the sand, it was special enough for me... without him I would not be getting my ring back at all.
Wonderful news! Glad to see you found the help you needed, thank you for keeping us posted!
Ber :lilbunny:
Ber :lilbunny:
How cool, and to think the contact was made right here on ScubaBoard! Lots of forums try to copy us and very few succeed! You can bet that this will be in our upcoming newsletter.
UnderSeaBumbleBee
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A few weeks ago I got into a heated debate with another poster and he loudly proclaimed that "this" was the internet. I strongly disagree "this" is not the internet, it is a community of people. NetDoc, you and the mods have worked so hard to make this into a real community that works together and is involved with one another. I am so glad "this" is not the internet, but that it is Scuba Board. SB is so much more than just a forum.
Scubawishes, you and your bo really ought to think of taking up diving. It is so hard to put into words what a wonderful world exists below the water and what captivating beauty is there--even in a lake with green water. As you and your feller set out to spend a lifetime making wonderful memories together and enjoying life together, I think you should really consider putting diving on the short list of things you want to do as you go through life hand and hand. However you decide to live your life, I hope you have many decades of wonderful adventures together.:kiss2:
Thanks for telling your story!
Yes, USBB we are INDEED a community. A community that cares about each and every one of us and has enough left over to care about those outside of our community. It doesn't surprise me that the hero wants to remain anonymous. Most folk here are friendly and unassuming. The camaraderie just gives me the warm fuzzies!
mikerault
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As to how metal detectors detect, it is not magnetic, it is induction, they usually use a loop with a known or tuned induction current that is then used by a BFO (beat frequency oscillator) to set up a tone, when the induction caused by a piece of metal that can conduct electricity changes the change in inductance causes a change in the BFO, a change in the tone produced. Hence, gold, silver, platinum, lead, tin, steel, copper can all be detected and since they all conduct differently with proper discrimination circuits you can determine the type of metal detected and approximate size.
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And thank goodness for that! I don't know if our guy used any equipment at all - I forgot to ask him actually. But the good news is I got my ring back today!
Great guy... very friendly and honest (my ring is worth more than his reward!). I wish I could share his name because he deserves the recognition to be quite honest, but out of respect I won't.
I agree, this community is great. It's enough to make me wish I WAS a diver. LOL! If I ever decide to give it a shot I'll be sure to come back with reports!
Great guy... very friendly and honest (my ring is worth more than his reward!). I wish I could share his name because he deserves the recognition to be quite honest, but out of respect I won't.
I agree, this community is great. It's enough to make me wish I WAS a diver. LOL! If I ever decide to give it a shot I'll be sure to come back with reports!
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