Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 30, 2017 18:58:54 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
My buddy Clayton came by this afternoon with a big load of Rio grande material they had picked up at Carrizo Springs. We had a ball squirtin rocks and gabbing. He found some marvelous stuff this time including the best piece of palm I've ever seen from down there that is going into my saw real soon. Anyway, he says he really wants me to come down for a rock hunt to school him more on agate collecting, something my wife is really not crazy about since his ranch is in kind of dangerous territory. I'm tempted, so I ask, "Now truthfully buddy, how many illegals do you run into while out rock collecting? Answer with a shrug. "Oh a bunch every day." So I ask, any of those coyotes have guns?" Answer with another Texas shrug, " Oh yes but they leave me alone and I leave them alone." I'm thinking hmmm, and then he pulls out his phone and shows me a picture of a dead guy he found, basically a skeleton in raggedy clothes and then proceeds to tell me about other dead folks he's found, apparently with some frequency. And you know, now I'm thinkin I'm content to just let him bring me the rocks to look at in my driveway. Somehow the temptation just don't seem so tempting now and I'm also thinking his agate prices are pretty reasonable.....considering..... Dang! .....Mel
PS: I'll try to take some rock pics tomorrow before my ride.
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Post by fantastic5 on Mar 30, 2017 19:11:58 GMT -5
Your right...Dang!...
Pretty well sums that up!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 30, 2017 20:27:46 GMT -5
I'd bet you're a better shot than they are Mel. I'd wanna see the place just once. Go for it!
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 30, 2017 20:53:54 GMT -5
*L Nate, that is Zeta cartel territory. Zetas are ex Mexican special forces gone very bad. Automatic weapons and spec ops training. I'm a good shot but not crazy about the odds. After all, it's only rocks....Mel
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 30, 2017 20:58:38 GMT -5
Delivered rocks sound better than hounding them!! Yes sir,smart move Mel................
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cabjunky
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Post by cabjunky on Mar 30, 2017 21:09:37 GMT -5
No rock is worth dying over. I'd settle for letting him bring them to you. Stay safe.
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Post by HankRocks on Mar 30, 2017 21:25:23 GMT -5
One of the Ranchhands that took us out on the Larrimore Ranch last week in Big Bend was retired Border Patrol. I asked him about the Zapata area his words were be careful it's not a good place. We did notice that every Checkpoint we went through was manned and in a lot of cases they had a sniffing dog on duty. Much more presence than I ever remember.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 31, 2017 2:43:53 GMT -5
*L Nate, that is Zeta cartel territory. Zetas are ex Mexican special forces gone very bad. Automatic weapons and spec ops training. I'm a good shot but not crazy about the odds. After all, it's only rocks....Mel I stand corrected & retract my statement. 😉 Sounds like a nasty place.
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Post by 1dave on Mar 31, 2017 6:08:05 GMT -5
When the DEMS (DIMS?) stop fighting Trump it should get better.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 1, 2017 7:56:54 GMT -5
Yeah, Mel, you stay safe! What would we do about identifying rocks if some illegal did you in. Don't even want to think about it.
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Post by radio on Apr 1, 2017 8:12:59 GMT -5
Gun up and go for it! Just take something that will reach out there as well as something that is good for CQB
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