Well, I offered to do yardwork (general lawn maintenance) in exchange for permission to detect on the property.
It was a great arrangement, and I had been hunting this place off and on for about two or three years.
So, I show up one Sunday morning, and I see an elderly man cutting down trees with a chainsaw. He seemed to be struggling - they were big trees.
Before I even took out my machine and got set up, I went over and offered to help.
Now, nine times out of ten, they don't take you up on your offer. I've offered to help a bunch of different members doing different chores over the years, and not one of them has ever taken me up on it. This gentleman was no different.
But I noticed a decent cut on his arm, and I insisted on helping.
I told him I would cut the trees down, cut them into smaller chunks to put in the wagon, and haul them away -- so that he would take a break.
Instead, he said, "That's great. Let me go get my other chainsaw."
He left me shaking my head while he went on his tractor to get another chainsaw from his shed.
Still, I thought I would help him real quick and still get some good hunting time in...
I was wrong.
Two hours later, the old man said he had enough wood.
A week later, I ran into another club member. He told me that the old man doesn't even have anything to do with their organization.
He was just a neighbor who wanted firewood.
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