Michael Nichols, Author at The Ring Finders | Page 3 of 3

Got a call from Paul Victor in San Antonio, Texas on 5-28-17. He said that he had lost his white gold wedding ring while playing in the Frio river near Concan Texas the day before. After all the normal questions we agreed to meet up the next morning and head back to the river. The area where he had been was very quite and peaceful. The water was relatively shallow and moving rather slowly. I asked Paul to set out two markers that I had brought so I could see where I needed to hunt. I then proceeded with the search with the Garrett AT Pro. After about 30 minutes and a hand full of the evil ones (pull tabs) I get a good signal. Because the water was so clear it was easy to see bottom which in this case was about 2 foot down. I found the ring with my pin pointer. It was sitting on the bottom between two rocks and was covered by a piece of wood. You would not have seen it if you were just trying to eyeball it. While I was searching Paul made a quick run to the store up the road. I found it while he was gone. I took the ring and placed it under my phone on the bank. When he got back I asked him to bring me my phone. He didn’t even notice it but went back to look after I said something. The look on his face when he held it again was priceless. Paul has a great sentimental attachment to that ring and I was so very happy to  get it back for him. Another story continues.

Got a call Sunday April 23, 2017 from Jim Hindes in Pleasanton, Texas. He told me his wife, Tricia, had lost her engagement and weddings rings in their backyard while cleaning up the trash from yard work done earlier by a lawn crew. She showed me all the areas she had been in and told me where she thought it might be. I started my search in the grassy area by the side walk with no luck. I then worked the patch of ferns that surround a tree next to it. I wasn’t getting any good signals. Half way around the tree I got a solid and loud mid tone on the Garret AT Pro. I turned my pin pointer on and started pushing leaves out the way. The pointer was onto something and then bam, there they were. I picked them up and handed them to Tricia. You could see the wave of emotions running through her. Jim almost started crying. They were both so overwhelmed and relieved. What I didn’t mention is that the have been happily married for 40 years. The smiles on their faces said it all. I feel blessed to have been able to help them recover their rings. And so now, ” The story can continue”.

It was Friday March 24, 2017. I was relaxing at home after a long day at work and then around 4:30 I get a call. A young man named Dan Sheffield said he had lost his Tungsten Carbide wedding ring while digging a hole in his front yard to find a water leak. 30 minutes later I arrived at his house and saw a big muddy mess where he had dug. I was thinking to myself, ” This should be interesting”. After showing me exactly what he had been doing when he lost his ring I began my search. Using the Garret AT Pro I swung my coil over the outer edge of the mud pile and immediately got a hit. The signal came in between 73 and 75. I stuck my pin pointer in the mud and it started singing like a canary. A few seconds later I had the mud caked ring in my hand. Dan couldn’t believe I found it so quick. Less than 5 minutes. Dan and his wife have only been married for 9 months so needless to say he was very happy I found it and so was she. Another happy ending.