The Ring Finders
Metal Detecting Service Inc.

A couple of days ago my neighbor rang my doorbell and stated that she need my help.  She told me her daughter Gracie had her ears pierced about 7-8 months ago and that the earring back had become embedded in her ear lobe.  I took a look at the earring, and told her mother I could cut the earring at the post and then she would be able to get the back out.  Well, I successfully cut the earring post.  And, once I cut the post, the front of the earring separated, and I left thinking that my job was done.  Not so.

The next afternoon, my doorbell rang again, and my neighbor was back.  She had successfully removed the earring back, but was unable to determine if the post was still embedded in Gracie’s ear.  Gracie’s mom wanted to know if I could use my metal detector to scan her daughter’s earlobe to see if the post was till lodged in the ear.  I looked at her for a few moments in disbelief, and then I realized my neighbor was serious.  You can imagine the scene I envisioned – me sweeping my detector coil over her daughter’s ear trying to find an earring post! Let’s see, did I need to ground balance?  Use all metal mode? Coin and Jewelry?  But, I immediately had an idea and told her I would be over in a few minutes with a specialized piece of detecting equipment that I though would do the trick. 

So, I grabbed my Garrett Pro-Pointer and went next door.  I turned on the pinpointer, put it up to Gracie’s ear,  and to everybody’s relief, we heard only silence!  The post was not in her earlobe!  It was the first time I had ever detected an earlobe, and also the first time that I had ever had the experience of a person being happy that a piece of jewelry had not been found!  Both my neighbor and Gracie thanked me profusely, and as I left, I could not help but chuckle at the experience.  I was truly glad I could help, and in this case, indeed glad that I had not been able to locate the piece of jewelry where they thought it might be!