My first ever privy dig!

[Gromit0299]

I was lucky to be invited by Alan, for my first ever privy dig (see the sweet pics here: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Alan%27s-Pre-Christmas-Dig-Party/m-476662/tm.htm. I was too busy digging and learning to take very many pictures). It was a lot different than I thought. A lot of digging (not the slightest bit different than I thought) A lot of swearing (since I stay home with my kids, my truck driver mouth is a tad rusty, so it was a nice surprise to hear the f-bomb being dropped every six seconds. I have NO shame in the fact that I am a girl with a pretty foul mouth when my children aren't present. I'm classy, what can I say?), less bottles than I thought (this is the nature of digging. Sometimes you get a honey hole, and other times you get nothing. It's like you do a lot of "waiting" to find bottles).

I was bummed that I had to jet early (my husband had martial arts - one inch punch FOR THE WIN) and miss out on the rest of the digging, but it's definitely something I really liked doing. I can see the hard work making the rare gem worth it. And even though my thumb is somewhat greenish-brown, I still love digging in the dirt.

I'll miss someone, because remembering everyone's handle is pretty hard, but it couldn't have been a nice group of people.

 

[RICKJJ59W]

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[carobran]

I havent done any digging,theres just something about being 10 feet down in a hole that doesnt appeal to me[][&:].......Lord knows it would be scary with RICKJJ at the top[][][8|][]

 

[Oldihtractor]

10 feet is like a cake walk.. it gets dark like night down at 30 feet when you look up it's like the telescope effect..

ORIGINAL: carobran

I havent done any digging,theres just something about being 10 feet down in a hole that doesnt appeal to me[][&:].......Lord knows it would be scary with RICKJJ at the top[][][8|][]

 

[surfaceone]

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Alan%27s-Pre-Christmas-Dig-Party/m-476662/tm.htm

 

[carobran]

You aint getting me down any lower the 6 or 7 feet,i have a severe case of claustorphobia[].........youve really dug down to 30 feet?

 

[baltbottles]

Deepest I have been was about 36'

Chris

 

[Gromit0299]

ORIGINAL: RICKJJ59W

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Eh, sh!t. https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Alan27s-Pre-Christmas-Dig-Party/m-476662/tm.htm It threw a random % sign in there on me. Stupid internets.

 

[Gromit0299]

I wasn't lucky enough to get in the hole. I helped with other things, and did a lot of learning and asking questions. I do have some claustrophobia, but it tends to be when I'm in overly crowded places. I'd rather dig a bottle, than buy it online any day of the week. There's a huge pride from saying that you found that. I can see buying a rare one that you've never found, to finish a collection, but after digging a privy, there's obviously no comparison. It was awesome. Then again, I like the efforts of hard work.

 

[Oldihtractor]

It only takes once. esp if you find something.. Then your spoiled for life..