On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 09:16:14 -0400, (Twistedhed)
wrote in :

Frank Gilliland wrote:
I was a BE up until a couple months ago. Currently I'm subcontracting
audio equipment maintenance with the station, but that leaves me with
all the self-employment costs. It's almost not worth the effort. And
even the subcontracting may not last because the station is expected to
fall within months. I'm thinking about a new career doing a little
gold-panning in Idaho next year.....
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Right on! Some serious country up there....you gonna set up a small
operation or just take pan in hand? Heck, plan it right, take the entire
summer....what a job!


If I go it will be for the duration -- which is about three months. I
figure it will take a month to locate some good sites with geochemical
analysis, another month to map the sites with a magnetometer, then dig
until the freeze sets in for winter. I've done the trip a couple times
several years ago, with less-than-profitable results. I've discovered
a few new tricks since then, but I've also added a little more cargo
to the old ruck-sack.....