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we have just had an email from a guy in the torbay club

it seems he left his etrac behind and drove home only to realise his BAD mistake

if anyone hears about anyone finding it please contact myself and i will pass any info onto him

his email to our club:

a member of the torbay club was detecting at Slapton sands on Friday and drove off leaving his etrac behind in the monument car park

its security marked with his name and address under the cover his name is Keith he is offering £50.00 for its return

so any news please let me know and I will pass it on to him

Has Keith reported it to the local police? It may have been handed in by Joe public  :-\

i think its gone fella,need to offer a bigger reward too.

i am not sure if he has tried the police but i would as there is still some honest people out there

he has put notices up in the area offering a reward for the machine and yes i agree £50 will probably not get a response ?

Was it too heavy to carry back to the car?  ;D

if i found it i would not even take £50 it would be a pleasure just giving it back to him i hope he finds it , if not i do have one for sale lol if this guy doesn't pay me today from the auction place
 ;) ;)

Leaving your tools behind can't imagine what its like im sure somebody will either hand it in or feel the need too try it out down the area and if his serial number matches happy days show proof of purchase and ask for it back. Hope it gets returned safe and well  ;)
I'd be all over the place looking from cash generator, bootsales,  buy and sell ads and sites even chasing other detectorist down the beach it can't be hidden forever lol

well iv been known to mislay the odd item whilst detecting  ::) ::) , cameras , probes , fags lighters , £10  ,  1 glove  :( :(

but a detector  :D :D , even I think I would notice that was missing ,

lets hope he gets it back safe and sound  :-\

I've drove like 60 odd miles with my brother and when we opened the boot to set up he had no spade so we had to hunt down a hardware store in some village and a spade had a 25 quid tag on it and was huge I couldn't stop laughing it was bigger than him carry it around the field lol

I went detecting  with my mate and left my detector in the house once.
It took a long time for me to live that one down. :D :D

There are some honest people around I once was carp fishing at my mates lake drove home and noticed I had left my rod holdall with all my rods + reels  and alarms in it over A thousand pounds worth of stuff I went back x4 hrs later and my mates wife said A couple  who were  walking past with there dog  found it and had taken it up to them so I hope he gets lucky like I did  ;)

Yes there are some honest people around and a couple of years back I was lucky enough to find one. I tried to withdraw £100 from the cash point at the Bank.  The card came back out and I stood the waiting for the money, it seemed to take ages so I gave up and went into the Bank to get it sorted.
I joined the queue and a lady tapped my arm.  She said 'I think you left this behind' and handed me the £100. How lucky is that.
I did leave my new boots on the track behind the car one day and had to go back for them and another time I noticed on the last check before I closed the boot I'd left my detector in the house.  Just proves we all do it. It only takes a few seconds when you're thinking about that hoard or the nice hot meal instead of what you're doing.
There but for the grace of God. ;)

My mother in law once left my misses when she was a baby outside the butchers in her pram......didn't realise until she got home :D

 ;D ;D ;D, what meat was it and did it cook well ;D ;D

Keep an eye on ebay and the local free papers...

It's okay Andy she was still there when she went back  :D

 ;D ;D ;D

all in hand ,most of the clubs down here in the southwest are watching fleabay,gumtree,shops,carboots etc

shame really as the person who lost it seems like a nice guy,just getting forgetful as he gets older

I did it again this afternoon.  Got half way down the beach, got a very rare good signal reached for my spade and,.....you've guessed it,  left it in the car. Booger.  Think it was the only two way signal I had as well. :'(


Val

 ;D ;D

police have been informed and notices put up around the slapton sands location

ebay and gumtree being monitored and also shop adverts and car boot sales

serial number 20248 and owners details are inside the cover

please keep an eye out for this machine

thank you

So its not just me that does that Val  ;)

hi guys,
             just an update on this mislaid etrac.... it has not been found or handed in and the person who lost it has now bought a minelab 3030

so hopefully he will be more careful with his " new toy " and the etrac will eventually surface somewhere and be returned to it`s rightful owner

Lets hope so  ;)

Very old post I know ... But I drove twenty miles to go fishing once and forgot to take my rods ... Duhhh