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Post by Bob on Apr 12, 2024 23:07:23 GMT -5
Your stories are most fascinating sir! I could sit on the deck, drink in hand and just listen. I enjoyed seeing your morally conscientious bartering method, instead of just rampant greed. Also how when you spoke of your wife there was no lamentation. It’s the little things remind me humanity still means something to some people. Thank you. You're kind. Greed turns me off so much. I was taught long ago that persuasion is a positive force because it's using one's communication skills to respectfully help someone take action on a decision already made which if not effectuated might cause harm. Such as a life insurance salesman trying to get someone to sign before walking out the door on a policy truly needed. Such as a man about to start skydiving as s hobby with wife and young children depending upon his paycheck. But manipulation is an evil thing because it is done to benefit the manipulator and not the other person, such as an insurance salesman cajoling someone to buy a policy not even needed. I was a victim of manipulation once. I reflect on these things and respect for others and have to answer to myself and God.
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Post by pebblesky on Apr 12, 2024 23:16:40 GMT -5
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Post by Bob on Apr 13, 2024 9:32:38 GMT -5
I don't know where those come from. Do you? I have not seen them in the agate markets in central China around Wuhan.
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Post by pebblesky on Apr 13, 2024 13:12:52 GMT -5
I don't know where those come from. Do you? I have not seen them in the agate markets in central China around Wuhan. Most of them are from Xuanhua, Hebei Province, China (those egg-shaped nodules) and Beipiao city, Liaoning Province, China.
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 14, 2024 11:07:48 GMT -5
Awesome job
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Post by Bob on Apr 14, 2024 22:14:06 GMT -5
I don't know where those come from. Do you? I have not seen them in the agate markets in central China around Wuhan. Most of them are from Xuanhua, Hebei Province, China (those egg-shaped nodules) and Beipiao city, Liaoning Province, China. We may be taking the Beijing-Moscow train next year with week also spent at each end. I would rather go to those places you mentioned for agate market possibilities than The Forbidden City and some other hot spots near Beijing!
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Post by titaniumkid on Apr 15, 2024 20:33:01 GMT -5
Not sure about buying rocks or rock markets, but if you did visit Liaoning Province and wanted to do rock-related touristy things, there is a geological museum (all in mandarin) and water caves in Benxi. There's also the "gravity-defying" Strange Slope out of Shenyang (I never visited that, so I'm not sure if it's good).
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Post by Bob on Apr 16, 2024 9:38:13 GMT -5
Not sure about buying rocks or rock markets, but if you did visit Liaoning Province and wanted to do rock-related touristy things, there is a geological museum (all in mandarin) and water caves in Benxi. There's also the "gravity-defying" Strange Slope out of Shenyang (I never visited that, so I'm not sure if it's good). Thanks for mentioning. Have heard about that slope. if you are ever in Wuhan, there is a very good geological museum there. The display food made out of rocks was astounding and I plan on going back there again for that alone and try to do a better job of photographing it.
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