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Post by acraftylittleflower on Sept 30, 2024 20:50:16 GMT -5
Hello everyone.
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Post by chris1956 on Sept 30, 2024 21:17:08 GMT -5
Welcome from Missouri.
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Sept 30, 2024 21:50:01 GMT -5
Welcome from Dubai! :-)
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Post by aDave on Sept 30, 2024 23:52:46 GMT -5
 from Southern CA. How about telling us about yourself, what your interests are, and what brought you here? We tend to be a pretty happy family, and we love learning about each other.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 1, 2024 0:34:23 GMT -5
Welcome from Southern Nevada.
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python
spending too much on rocks
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Post by python on Oct 1, 2024 2:05:13 GMT -5
Welcome!
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lookout
off to a rocking start
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Post by lookout on Oct 1, 2024 8:41:51 GMT -5
Hi all,
I grew up part of the time in Southeastern Arizona where my Dad’s days off were spent exploring and rockhounding. I have fond memories of our whole family crammed in the front of the company 4WD Ford Pickup exploring the desert and hours of looking at the desert floor collecting rocks. My Dad built a tumbler from an old washing machine. He died in an accident when I was 8 years old.
My stepdad was a geology buff so on family vacations we often stopped at road cuts to observe rock formations. We also picked up rocks during family travels in those years.
Fast forward well over 50 years and after my mom’s passing, I now have crates of rocks! My goal is to not pass them on to my grandchildren as crates of rocks. This year I’ve started reading, watching videos and figuring out what to do. I joined a local rock and gem club in June (local=1.25 hour drive to the meetings or the lapidary shop) and a Lortone 33B is being shipped today.
I look forward to learning from you all and going from crates to…..who knows? I’m sorting and resorting to learn which to tumble, which are specimens to save and or give away and which belong in the landscaping.
Lookout
Hope BC
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 1, 2024 9:13:44 GMT -5
Hello there both of you from Washington State! You're going to like that 33B, mine has been more or less working non-stop for this past year  |
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Post by opalpyrexia on Oct 1, 2024 12:00:48 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 2, 2024 14:27:27 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from South Dakota you crafty little flower!  Hi all, I grew up part of the time in Southeastern Arizona where my Dad’s days off were spent exploring and rockhounding. I have fond memories of our whole family crammed in the front of the company 4WD Ford Pickup exploring the desert and hours of looking at the desert floor collecting rocks. My Dad built a tumbler from an old washing machine. He died in an accident when I was 8 years old. My stepdad was a geology buff so on family vacations we often stopped at road cuts to observe rock formations. We also picked up rocks during family travels in those years. Fast forward well over 50 years and after my mom’s passing, I now have crates of rocks! My goal is to not pass them on to my grandchildren as crates of rocks. This year I’ve started reading, watching videos and figuring out what to do. I joined a local rock and gem club in June (local=1.25 hour drive to the meetings or the lapidary shop) and a Lortone 33B is being shipped today. I look forward to learning from you all and going from crates to…..who knows? I’m sorting and resorting to learn which to tumble, which are specimens to save and or give away and which belong in the landscaping. Lookout Hope BC Welcome to the forum from South Dakota! It sounds like your love of rocks extends well over several relationships! I think it's fantastic you were able to fund a club...although a bit of a drive! We love seeing pictures...and if you need help IDing the rocks, don't be afraid to start a thread...we have a bunch of people who are willing to chime in with some help! |
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Post by drocknut on Oct 8, 2024 18:53:35 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum from NW Arizona
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from Southern CA. How about telling us about yourself, what your interests are, and what brought you here? We tend to be a pretty happy family, and we love learning about each other.
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