My wedding ring
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I inherited my father’s wedding ring that was thin and well worn. I slipped it on my finger and immediately crushed it on my finger while clearing out the house. It sat for years and I always want to get a jeweler to fix it. It finally occurred to me that pushing it on a tapered punch would straighten it out. Anyway it came off my finger at my grandson’s birthday party in their backyard. I looked for it but we never found it. That’s my not very exciting ring story and I’m sticking to it.
Armybrat
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My finger got too fat for my wedding band ring after 25 years of marriage, so it sat in her jewelry box until recently.
Discovered that it’ll fit my little finger snugly, so started wearing it when we go out to eat.
My wife wore hers until she inherited a 2.2 carat solitaire diamond ring from her step mother. I had that remounted in a custom made ring with 10 little diamonds surrounding the big one.
Gave her original half carat diamond solitaire engagement ring (inherited from my grandma) to our son who was getting married.
Wife still has her wedding band that matches mine, but hers stays in the jewelry box.
Discovered that it’ll fit my little finger snugly, so started wearing it when we go out to eat.
My wife wore hers until she inherited a 2.2 carat solitaire diamond ring from her step mother. I had that remounted in a custom made ring with 10 little diamonds surrounding the big one.
Gave her original half carat diamond solitaire engagement ring (inherited from my grandma) to our son who was getting married.
Wife still has her wedding band that matches mine, but hers stays in the jewelry box.
My wedding ring is permanently displayed on my arm. I've always worked where a ring is dangerous. 2 friends of my dad's lost fingers from getting caught in something and another got electrocuted.
Here's my wedding ring story. It's a simple white gold band that I put on August 28th 1964. In the summer of probably 1979 I was helping coach my daughter's softball team and we took the team to a water slide for fun. While there I lost my wedding ring while at the water park. I reported it to the owner but didn't honestly think I would ever see it again. Now, here's the eerie part, about 2 weeks later they called me to report that my wedding ring had been turned in if I wanted to come pick it up. The day they called me was on August 28th, my wedding anniversary date.
Thanks. I'm dreading the surgery. I had both knees replaced 21 years ago this month, but the right knee has worn out or gone bad, so I am scheduled for a "knee revision" which apparently is more complex and invasive than the original knee replacement. But whatever is causing my current knee pain and instability will not get better by itself and I am not getting any younger, so I decided that this is the time to get it done. My goal is to be able to get on my motorcycle by the end of April, giving me 10 weeks after surgery to accomplish the rehab. Getting old sucks.
I apologize for stealing this thread.
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Good luck! Make sure there aren't any leftover parts when they are done!
My wedding band story isn’t that exciting either. With my first wife we just had simple rings and after I divorced her that ring disappeared. I assumed she took it with her. When I got married to my second wife, it was in Las Vegas and it wasn’t the reason we went there, but after a night of playing slot machines and blackjack, about four in the morning, we got a hair up our butts to go to the Silver Bell Wedding Chapel, we said our vows and then when the stores opened we went out looking for wedding bands to buy with our mega winnings. She didn’t find one she liked, but I found one she liked for me. I wore it for probably 10 years and it finally got thin and broke the back of the ring loop. I set it aside as I had gotten my dad‘s ring when my mother passed and I just started wearing it. After another 20 years, I was digging in the drawer one day and found my ring that had misplaced and totally forgotten I’d put there. I took it to a jeweler and for six large and some change, he reworkd the band and made it wider and sized to fit in my current ring size and now I wear it every day instead of my dad‘s, which is now in my safe. My wife has been gone for five years but every day I look at the ring and it reminds me of her. It’s a nugget ring with four small diamonds.
My wedding ring is platinum I wear it once in a while not a rig guy
During the Vietnam War I was deployed to Northern Thailand where I bought gold puzzle rings for my first wife and I. Somehow she managed to lose both of them. Not malicious, just scattered...
jack black
Hunter
That is why it is marked when made and tested when sold.
I lost my "official" wedding ring within about a week of getting married. Somewhere in the yard. Wife not happy. Contacted dealer. One identical one remaining in the system. Wide band platinum with trim $2,000. Bought it, promptly put it in the safe, and ordered a cheap tungsten carbide one off the internet. Actually, a lit more comfortable to wear.
Always very aware of risk of wearing metal ring. Took an emt course long ago and saw plenty of pictures of "degloved" fingers caused by wedding rings. Having some arthritis fingers now and had several moments where had to have lubricant to get ring off. The thought of someone needing to cut off that tungsten carbide ring made me worry. Wife told me to stop wearing it. Keep thinking i'll try a silicone one some day..
Always very aware of risk of wearing metal ring. Took an emt course long ago and saw plenty of pictures of "degloved" fingers caused by wedding rings. Having some arthritis fingers now and had several moments where had to have lubricant to get ring off. The thought of someone needing to cut off that tungsten carbide ring made me worry. Wife told me to stop wearing it. Keep thinking i'll try a silicone one some day..
Just after I was married I wore my ring religiously. Then we had a particularly hot house fire. Suddenly my finer was on fire. Gold conducts heat very well. Took to leaving my ring at home on work days. Always have ever since. I've seen squashed rings and finger practically ripped off when the got caught in all sort of stuff. Unless you work in an office (and then I've seen what happens when you slam a file cabinet really hard on one) rings just aren't a really good idea at work.
contender
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Kevin asked about where to hunt for lost stuff.
Good question.
First off,, a lot of places are private property,, so asking permission is required. And while it may seem like there isn't much to be found on private property,, it can easily surprise you.
A little research may uncover a lot of old history on a place that isn't too well known.
Here in the south,, old civil war plantations have a lot of history,, and treasures to be uncovered.
Public lands.
One of the more common places a lot of folks like to hunt,, are ocean front beaches. USUALLY the beaches are open to the public, AND no permission required. A simple check of local ordinances can provide that answer that question. Getting into the water, as a wader,, usually ok as well. SCUBA may violate a registered salvage claim. (This is common in Florida.)
Local parks, you can ask at County offices to see if they have any ordinances. Sometimes there may be regulations on how you did or leave the property. (Think; No holes left behind. always cover your holes.)
The fun part of treasure hunting is the discovery of history of an area. One of my more enjoyable places was when I asked a church once about where they did baptisms. I discovered that the creek place they used to use had once been owned by a family member. (I didn't find much by the creek, but where they used to hold outdoor picnic's I did find some old coins.)
A few rules most of us follow.
Always ask permission.
ALWAYS cover any holes & leave the area looking as if you were never there.
Always take out any trash you find.
When asking for permission, always offer to share your finds with the owner of the property. ESPECIALLY if you find something of family historical value.
If asked to see if you can find long passed family members wedding ring,, do so willingly, AND of course, return it to the family.
When offered a reward for finding & returning a lost item,, politely decline. But usually they will insist you take one.
Lastly, be HONEST in dealing with other people's property.
With that,, I can say that metal detecting is fun, relaxing, and occasionally profitable. Yet,, it can be frustrating to a new user who fails to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS,, and improperly set up their detector.
That,, and the fact you WILL dig a lot of trash to find a few good items. My favorite saying is; "You will dig 1000 pull-tabs for just (1) good ring."
Quite often, I can spend a couple of hours detecting,, and maybe only find a few dollars in modern change. BUT,, if I find a spot,, that is older, never hunted,, and has history,, the finds often are much better. Silver coins, gold jewelry, civil war artifacts etc are getting harder & harder to find,, but are still out there. I found a silver dime in a well hunted spot about 3 months ago.
You just never know where or when.
Good question.
First off,, a lot of places are private property,, so asking permission is required. And while it may seem like there isn't much to be found on private property,, it can easily surprise you.
A little research may uncover a lot of old history on a place that isn't too well known.
Here in the south,, old civil war plantations have a lot of history,, and treasures to be uncovered.
Public lands.
One of the more common places a lot of folks like to hunt,, are ocean front beaches. USUALLY the beaches are open to the public, AND no permission required. A simple check of local ordinances can provide that answer that question. Getting into the water, as a wader,, usually ok as well. SCUBA may violate a registered salvage claim. (This is common in Florida.)
Local parks, you can ask at County offices to see if they have any ordinances. Sometimes there may be regulations on how you did or leave the property. (Think; No holes left behind. always cover your holes.)
The fun part of treasure hunting is the discovery of history of an area. One of my more enjoyable places was when I asked a church once about where they did baptisms. I discovered that the creek place they used to use had once been owned by a family member. (I didn't find much by the creek, but where they used to hold outdoor picnic's I did find some old coins.)
A few rules most of us follow.
Always ask permission.
ALWAYS cover any holes & leave the area looking as if you were never there.
Always take out any trash you find.
When asking for permission, always offer to share your finds with the owner of the property. ESPECIALLY if you find something of family historical value.
If asked to see if you can find long passed family members wedding ring,, do so willingly, AND of course, return it to the family.
When offered a reward for finding & returning a lost item,, politely decline. But usually they will insist you take one.
Lastly, be HONEST in dealing with other people's property.
With that,, I can say that metal detecting is fun, relaxing, and occasionally profitable. Yet,, it can be frustrating to a new user who fails to READ THE INSTRUCTIONS,, and improperly set up their detector.
That,, and the fact you WILL dig a lot of trash to find a few good items. My favorite saying is; "You will dig 1000 pull-tabs for just (1) good ring."
Quite often, I can spend a couple of hours detecting,, and maybe only find a few dollars in modern change. BUT,, if I find a spot,, that is older, never hunted,, and has history,, the finds often are much better. Silver coins, gold jewelry, civil war artifacts etc are getting harder & harder to find,, but are still out there. I found a silver dime in a well hunted spot about 3 months ago.
You just never know where or when.
I've offered several a $500 reward if they can find my ring. It pretty much has to be in a spot about 200x300 feet; but...
We bought a $500 metal detector; but never got it set up properly or something.
One guy and his friend were into metal detecting big time and had really, really nice machines. They were going to look for it; but he fell out of a deer stand and broke his back.
We bought a $500 metal detector; but never got it set up properly or something.
One guy and his friend were into metal detecting big time and had really, really nice machines. They were going to look for it; but he fell out of a deer stand and broke his back.
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I have never liked wearing rings of any type, however, I do prefer silver colored or white gold jewelry which was also favored by my wife. I got a matching wedding ring to go with her engagement ring. It also had two small diamonds on each side of the aquamarine stone (her choice) in the center. After getting cancer and the treatments, she began putting on weight and could not slip on her wedding ring, so I took her to a local jewelry store and told her to pick out a ring that she could wear as she did not want to cut and enlarge her original ring. She picked out a ring that was white gold with larger Aquamarine stones, also she found a copper ring with porpoises on it. Meanwhile I picked out a ring that had a Scandinavian theme to it. When she saw it, she liked it too and couldn't decide on which one to get. Since they were all relatively inexpensive, I bought her all three, which she wore on different occasions. While they are her three faux wedding rings, she told me to give them to our G'daughter in the years to come. Our G'daughter has since come to appreciate some other Native American items that her Granny had, like Dreamcatchers, earrings with white buffalos, barrettes and hair sticks.
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Ruger Guru
Ranger,,, here's an idea.
Look for a metal detecting club in your area.
Go to a meeting, or at least reach out to the club president. Ask the membership to do a "club hunt" on your property. offer the reward if you wish,, OR,,,, offer to let them hunt your property & keep whatever they find. If you have a piece of good property,, that may have some history,, they often like hunting new places.
My club has done similar things in the many years I've been a member. We once went to look for a lost diamond wedding ring,, and after recovering it,, we were taken to a family piece of property that used to be a large plantation. Some neat items were found there.
But a local detecting club,, can be a big asset. The members know how to use their machines & can often find stuff a lot easier than a new person. BTW; a $500 machine is a "mid-line" type of machine. But also,, depending upon the brand,, can be easy or hard to set up. A tip; Gold jewelry reads the same on a detector as the aluminum pull tabs. If you aren't finding pull tabs, you'll never find a gold ring. Too many people try & set the discrimination too high, and miss the targeted item.
Look for a metal detecting club in your area.
Go to a meeting, or at least reach out to the club president. Ask the membership to do a "club hunt" on your property. offer the reward if you wish,, OR,,,, offer to let them hunt your property & keep whatever they find. If you have a piece of good property,, that may have some history,, they often like hunting new places.
My club has done similar things in the many years I've been a member. We once went to look for a lost diamond wedding ring,, and after recovering it,, we were taken to a family piece of property that used to be a large plantation. Some neat items were found there.
But a local detecting club,, can be a big asset. The members know how to use their machines & can often find stuff a lot easier than a new person. BTW; a $500 machine is a "mid-line" type of machine. But also,, depending upon the brand,, can be easy or hard to set up. A tip; Gold jewelry reads the same on a detector as the aluminum pull tabs. If you aren't finding pull tabs, you'll never find a gold ring. Too many people try & set the discrimination too high, and miss the targeted item.
My story is unique. My fiancé designed a ring for me in 1996. She went looking for stones for it and her grown daughter said: I have a few diamonds left over from engagement rings!! Sure nuff, she came up with three that equal about a carat. Fiancé change the design to make them fit. This hear year will be our 30th Anniversary. Step-daughter wants them back when I get finished with them!!
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Before my wife and I got married, back in 1966, and neither of us had any money, we went to the jewelry wholesale area in Manhattan, to a specific address I had been given. The dealer showed us a box with literally hundreds, or possibly thousands of simple gold bands of various sizes and thicknesses. We stood there for awhile just trying on rings and then selected the ones we wanted. My soon to be wife wanted a fairly wide gold band, and mine was thinner. Because the friend who referred us to this wholesaler was a friend of his family, he offered us what even then was a very low price for the rings, which if I recall was $40 for her ring, and $20 for mine. Mine had to be stretched a bit years ago but its lasted all this time.
been wearing mine for 55 years. When I had a couple of surgeries it was the last thing taken off and the first thing on. My wife on the other hand, has not worn one since she was pregnant with our Daughter. Finger swelled up and I cut it off with a pair of sidecuts.
