The Curse of Oak Island

Recap of Episode 6:

Hole N.5-17.5 was dug with wood found at 99 feet, perhaps a different tunnel
than the one they have been following.
Hole F.25-14.14 was dug 45 feet northwest of N.5-17.5 and is 37 feet southwest
of the Garden Shaft.  More wood was found.
Hole IJ-15.25 is being dug 16 feet south of F.25-14.14.

The steel and concrete foundation pad around the top of the Garden Shaft has been completed.

Recap of Episode 7:

The reconstruction of the Garden Shaft has been halted due to permit issues,
as it is now considered a mining operation.
Hole IJ-15.25 was dug with nothing found.
Hole L-15 was dug 15 feet south of IJ-15.25 and 65 feet south of the Garden Shaft.
A 10-foot void was found at 146 feet.  A camera was put down the hole
and a 3D-scan will be done of the area.

A geophysical scan of the Swamp using a conductivity device is being done 
to find targets up to 30 feet.

Recap of Episodes 9 and 10:

Hole D-17.5 was dug 18 feet south of the Garden Shaft.
Wood was found with indications that an unknown shaft may be there.

More water samples were taken and traces of gold appear to be originating
from a blob area 15 feet left of the Garden Shaft, some 80-110 feet underground.

I'm beginning to think of some of these "experts" like the paid forensic witnesses at trials. If you have enough money, you can get someone to say almost anything you want.

What a bunch of claptrap. Anyone with eyes can see that the arms of Nolan's Cross are not even the same length. Just to be sure, I froze the screen and had hubby measure the actual cross overhead shot. The left arm was 6-1/4", and the one on the right was 7-5/8". Not even close. Plus, the intersecting angles between the horizontal and vertical were not even exact right angles on Nolan's Cross. The guy's measurements and diagram were off. And then the yellow dotted line from the center crosspiece to the outer circle was not even a straight line.

I also question the use of the sacred numbers. Those were a reference to measurements in churches and cathedrals, not a way of finding buried treasure.

Disappointed that they're thinking viewers are stupid enough not to notice such obvious discrepancies. The real Nolan's Cross is an apple. This guy was measuring oranges.

Hubby and I think the "original work" Rick is seeing at the bottom of the shaft is some discount paneling from Home Depot with mud slapped on it. Those lines were suspiciously straight.

#prettymuchoverit

Last night, we watched - for the first time - "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." By the end we were calling it, "Monty Python on Oak Island." LOTS of parallels.

Recap of Episode 15:

The Garden Shaft has now been rehabilitated to 60 feet,
where an old ladder was found there.

Hole DN-11.5 was dug.  A void was found at 90 feet.
Wood was found at 97 feet, perhaps from a tunnel leading to the Garden Shaft.
Traces of gold was found in the piece of wood.

I hope the same, but having had my own eyelids fixed, I suspect he has done that as well.  Recovering from grief won't eliminate droopy eyelids.

Hubby opines that they've dug so many holes into "tunnels" that one solid rainstorm will cause the entire Money Pit to collapse. And the spot will hereinafter be known as "Oak Lake."

Also - why is their "expert" on old stone walls actually a tree technician?

There was a form of copper mining used in Bisbee, Arizona that's now known as the Lavender Pit.  They dug it in such a way that the sides are big enough for dump trucks to take the dirt out of the bottom by driving around the outside edge.  Every time I see another hole go down into the "Money Pit," I can't help but wonder whether something more like a smaller version of the Lavender Pit would have turned up more dirt treasure for the same amount of money.  I know that the government of Canada would probably not have permitted this, but that doesn't make me stop wondering.




As to my comments about the wall expert/tree technician, I know about the whole counting rings thing.  But this guy seemed to know about ancient construction methods of stone walls in a way that was odd, given his job.  He didn't seem to have any academic credentials to speak so knowledgably.  

Oh yeah, they could have strip-mined the entire island and we could have found
the treasure decades ago 

We actually gave up and turned this one off . . . boring and becoming pointless.

If these guys were into doing crafts, their whole house would be one big mess of unfinished projects. 

The following could be spoken by any/all of them in no particular order, but illustrates their "thought process."

   - "It's cold at night.  We need to have a new blanket."

   - "You're right.  I'll go buy some crochet yarn and hooks and we can make one."

   - "I'll go buy some fabric so we can make a quilt."

   - "I think we should knit one.  I'll go buy some yarn, too.  And knitting needles.  Or we could ask Gary to find something we can use with his metal detector."

   - "We can tear some old t-shirts into strips and weave them into a blanket."

   - "Great idea.  But let's order some t-shirts online from a custom place and wait for them to be delivered."

   - "Maybe we should just go to Goodwill and buy a used one."

   - "Or we could use some of the money from the Oak Island treasure and buy a new blanket, bedspread, and matching pillow covers and curtains."

None of what they do is making a lick of sense because they don't see anything through.

Recap of Episode 19:

The probe drill holes at 65 feet were completed but nothing was found.
Part of the quadrilateral rock formation was dug up, but nothing was found underneath it.
The swamp permit was issued after a one-year delay. 
The swamp was drained and digging has resumed in the swamp.