stonepicker
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2023
Posts: 1
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Post by stonepicker on Nov 4, 2023 7:42:49 GMT -5
Hello, all!! I’m from Northern Michigan near Alpena and have been a rock picker all of my life. I grew up on a farm and had to pick rocks in the fields before planting. My mom and dad had three girls so we were the hired hands and out of all the jobs we had to do, picking rocks was my least favorite. However, the only thing that made it worthwhile were the “pretty rocks” that I would find and set to the side and save. My dad would get so tired of me saving rocks because they would inevitably end up just lying in a pile in the barn or in one of his 5-gal buckets. After I got married and moved out, I got a phone call from my parents asking me what I wanted them to do with the rocks they found under my bed. Now my husband is the one who has to say “please do something with these rocks,” which is quite often followed by “or I’m throwing them back outside.” Nothing has changed except now I intentionally go looking for rocks instead of it being a job that had to be done.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 4, 2023 8:20:32 GMT -5
Welcome from Virginia! Great story! LOL!
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gunsil
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2023
Posts: 326
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Post by gunsil on Nov 4, 2023 8:47:31 GMT -5
Welcome from NY state!
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chris1956
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2022
Posts: 1,313
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Post by chris1956 on Nov 4, 2023 9:07:38 GMT -5
Welcome from Missouri.
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 4, 2023 13:22:09 GMT -5
Welcome from Southern Nevada.
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Post by liveoak on Nov 4, 2023 21:00:08 GMT -5
Welcome from NW Florida Fun story Patty
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 4, 2023 21:08:17 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern Arizona! Loved the story!
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dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
Member since February 2022
Posts: 1,604
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Post by dillonf on Nov 4, 2023 22:24:45 GMT -5
welcome!
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Post by Pat on Nov 4, 2023 23:25:24 GMT -5
Welcome from California.
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rockbrain
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2022
Posts: 2,571
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 5, 2023 9:07:46 GMT -5
Welcome from Central California! I just posted some cabs I made with some beautiful material from Northern Michigan.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Nov 5, 2023 10:08:58 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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