OT: Do you believe in witching?

[HighWirey]

Tried witching myself, with about 50% success.

I have done extensive work for the US Air Force. They had an 'old timer' locator guy, who made it a point to witness all new underground construction work on the base. He would visit a site, rub his chin, and say "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97". (could have been 1897 !).

The Air Force bought him an expensive, wizz-bang, state of the art locator gimcrack, which he always used first, because the Colonel said so! On this project he found no locates using the gimcrack. Rubbed his chin and said "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97".

Went back to his old AF beater truck, and returned with the 'big gun'.

Wait, wait, you guys are getting ahead of me here . . .

Yep, 'big gun' was no more than two bare, brass braising rods. He kept those out of sight in his old truck.

In 15 minuites, there was orange paint across the field, marking the 15kv direct buried feeder, dead-on.

Was it science, black magic, devil worship? Don't know, however the AF lost a valuable resource when Bill retired.

Best Wishes Everyone

 

[mdshunk]

How does it work, Marc?

I dunno. Buy one and mail it to me, and I'll let you know. :grin: It looks like a bicycle handle grip attached to one of those magnetic antenna things you use to pick up dropped small parts.

 

[K8MHZ]

Tried witching myself, with about 50% success.

I have done extensive work for the US Air Force. They had an 'old timer' locator guy, who made it a point to witness all new underground construction work on the base. He would visit a site, rub his chin, and say "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97". (could have been 1897 !).

The Air Force bought him an expensive, wizz-bang, state of the art locator gimcrack, which he always used first, because the Colonel said so! On this project he found no locates using the gimcrack. Rubbed his chin and said "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97".

Went back to his old AF beater truck, and returned with the 'big gun'.

Wait, wait, you guys are getting ahead of me here . . .

Yep, 'big gun' was no more than two bare, brass braising rods. He kept those out of sight in his old truck.

In 15 minuites, there was orange paint across the field, marking the 15kv direct buried feeder, dead-on.

Was it science, black magic, devil worship? Don't know, however the AF lost a valuable resource when Bill retired.

Best Wishes Everyone

I stand by my conviction that it is basic science that we do not have a full understanding of.

 

[drbond24]

Tried witching myself, with about 50% success.

I have done extensive work for the US Air Force. They had an 'old timer' locator guy, who made it a point to witness all new underground construction work on the base. He would visit a site, rub his chin, and say "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97". (could have been 1897 !).

The Air Force bought him an expensive, wizz-bang, state of the art locator gimcrack, which he always used first, because the Colonel said so! On this project he found no locates using the gimcrack. Rubbed his chin and said "Yea, they put a line in here sometime in '97".

Went back to his old AF beater truck, and returned with the 'big gun'.

Wait, wait, you guys are getting ahead of me here . . .

Yep, 'big gun' was no more than two bare, brass braising rods. He kept those out of sight in his old truck.

In 15 minuites, there was orange paint across the field, marking the 15kv direct buried feeder, dead-on.

Was it science, black magic, devil worship? Don't know, however the AF lost a valuable resource when Bill retired.

Best Wishes Everyone

Sounds to me like the 'old timer' knew where the line was but didn't know how to use the fancy locator equipment. :grin: