Knocker-uppers were paid a few pennies each week from their customers, with an additional incentive if they remained at the window, persistently knocking until they were sure the person was up and ready to start their day.
I could have used this kind of help when I was at South. RBS
I am dubious that it's real. I noticed the comments section has been disabled. But if you could find that big a haul why would you be showing it on Youtube? I see identifiable mountains in the background. Paul, you say you've been watching him for years. I've been watching Gold Rush on the Discovery channel with my husband (mostly he watches and I read) and I've never seen anything like that.
I happened to watch the very first episode of Batman from 1966 last night on MeTV. It came out when we were in Junior High. It's so utterly silly but a lot of fun. How did you feel about it back then?
In response to Paul's post asking about the YouTube video on Giant Quarries: Where Gems, Rubies, and Emeralds are Mined!, if you turn on closed captions then YouTube/Google recognizes the language as Russion. Based on my two years studying Russian as an undergrad at the U. of U., I can understand a few words of what he's saying. But based on my "knowledge" of Russian I can also understand a little Polish and other languages used in the former Soviet Untion.
Is it fake? Do the giant gold rocks look like they were created using spray paint? Does the "Crazy Jewel" mentioned in one of his videos resemble a cheap trinket box? (Search for "Russian Egg Trinket Box ebay", but I don't think it was made by Faberge). IS there such a thing as the tooth fairy?
Also here's a brief shout-out to all my classmates.
I was thinking of the Ukraine area of the world... When they were mapping the world for Google Maps with the Space Shuttle. They found a mountain of gold and gemstones. I just could not remember for sure which Country.
BTW: I drove down Simpson Ave today. Your old home has been Updated. Sad, to see your mother's garden has been paved over.
Knocker-uppers were paid a few pennies each week from their customers, with an additional incentive if they remained at the window, persistently knocking until they were sure the person was up and ready to start their day. 
