The Metal Detector Guy: Always in search of buried treasure

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The Metal Detector Guy: Always in search of buried treasure

http://www.parkbugle.org/the-metal-detector-guy-always-in-search-of-buried-treasure/

By Rob Passons

Como Park is an old neighborhood with old houses and old yards. For a guy with a metal detector, it's Valhalla.

For Nick Torok, the community was a playground when he was growing up: a world to explore. "I was born and raised here," he said. "My grandpa helped build a lot of the houses around here."

It wasn't until his mid-30s that Torok delved into the dirt beneath his feet to find out what lay beneath the surface. That's when he got into metal detecting. "I saw a YouTube video and I was hooked," he said.

Torok's passion soon outgrew his own yard and the public spaces around Como Park, and he and his metal detector became something of a fixture in the neighborhood. "People were always asking me if I was 'the metal detector guy,' so my wife set up a Facebook account called 'The Metal Detector Guy,' Torok said. "That's how most people contact me."