I've posted this subject over at The Patriot Hangout board. The one guy, Cy, is into stocks and other investments. He started a thread about buying gold even though it is high-priced, so I chimed in about panning it. He got a laugh because he thought that was way too much work compared to exchanging fiat currency for physical gold.
I explained there is physical labor involved, but for me, it is a recreational activity. I find it pleasant to sit there and pan away while I listen to the gurgling stream and other sounds of nature. There is the occasional wildlife encounter as I'm not making much noise or moving around.
Plus I get great pleasure when I look at the color in my pan, it makes me laugh every time to think I have lived here for 30 years and never realized what I had all along. I also think about how my neighbors would think I was nuts for prospecting in a swamp. Ha, ha, ha, crazy like a fox! Look at gold prices and tell me who is crazy, exp. after I have produced results that look very promising.
I look at those little flakes in that vial and crack a great big smile
As long as I can show proof it is there in any amount, I can justify creating a workshop prospecting camp for tourists and weekenders. If I can give them that same feeling I get along with some knowledge about gold prospecting, geography, and local history, I could really have something here.
I explained there is physical labor involved, but for me, it is a recreational activity. I find it pleasant to sit there and pan away while I listen to the gurgling stream and other sounds of nature. There is the occasional wildlife encounter as I'm not making much noise or moving around.
Plus I get great pleasure when I look at the color in my pan, it makes me laugh every time to think I have lived here for 30 years and never realized what I had all along. I also think about how my neighbors would think I was nuts for prospecting in a swamp. Ha, ha, ha, crazy like a fox! Look at gold prices and tell me who is crazy, exp. after I have produced results that look very promising.
I look at those little flakes in that vial and crack a great big smile
As long as I can show proof it is there in any amount, I can justify creating a workshop prospecting camp for tourists and weekenders. If I can give them that same feeling I get along with some knowledge about gold prospecting, geography, and local history, I could really have something here.
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