WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Feb 16, 2006 23:35:40 GMT -5
I'll have to spend a couple of days reading all the threads I've missed to catch up with what's been going on with you guys.
I took a week off of work and went to Tucson. The Gem and Mineral show was great, but I wasn't too impressed with Tucson. It reminded me of a little mini Los Angeles...dirty, smoggy.
I also drove down through Tombstone and on to Bisbee. Loved Bisbee. I spent a couple of days in the SE Az desert, slept in the back of my truck with my 2 rockhounds and it got really, really cold at night...like, 19 degrees. My 5 gallon water jug froze solid. Probably won't do that again - take care everyone. It's good to be back. Susan
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thehawke
freely admits to licking rocks
My Lord and Master
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Post by thehawke on Feb 16, 2006 23:39:38 GMT -5
Welcome back! I wanna get back down to Santa Fe next year. NM is gorgeous!
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Post by BAZ on Feb 16, 2006 23:40:06 GMT -5
Welcome back Susan! You probably passed my wife a few times, she was down for the show in Tucson too!
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Post by Cher on Feb 16, 2006 23:43:38 GMT -5
WB Susan, glad you had a good time, too bad it got so cold. I suppose living down there you don't have a good heavy sleeping bag either. Sounds like you had a good time anyway.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 16, 2006 23:47:12 GMT -5
heyyy WELCOME BACK susan sounds like you had an adventure hahaha thats dam cold when the water freezes up time to get up and start a fire haha well good to see ya back and great ya got anther computer --- i would love to see the real tombstone is it like it was in the wild wild west days or is it all comercial and new
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Post by xenaswolf on Feb 16, 2006 23:52:13 GMT -5
Glad ya made it back!
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Feb 16, 2006 23:55:52 GMT -5
Ha ha ha, Cher! I had 2 sleeping bags (including a down bag rated to 15 degrees below zero) and several quilts, and both of my dogs under the covers with me, and we still froze. It would have been warmer if I had pitched a tent because the ground retains the heat better than the back of the truck, with nothing under it but air. It's a trip how it can be 65-70 in the desert during the day and then freezing-ass cold at night. There was a nearly full moon, too, so it was super bright. Needless to say I didn't sleep very well. I was really glad to get home, take a long hot bath, and sleep on my pillowtop mattress. Next year I'm getting a room...  Susan |
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Post by joe on Feb 16, 2006 23:56:50 GMT -5
Hey Susan, it sounds like your travels have been good. Welcome home!
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Feb 17, 2006 14:18:58 GMT -5
Hi SUsan- Nice to see you back-
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Feb 17, 2006 15:42:19 GMT -5
Susan,
AT least you had fun! Just after reading your post I got chills....dang, I might have to go hop in a HOT Shower. Did you find lots of rocks??
Steve
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Post by parfive on Feb 17, 2006 15:46:52 GMT -5
Bisbee is definitely a cool town. I was out there in the late '70s.
Did you get a look at the open pit copper mine outside town . . . just a little hole in the ground.
Rich
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 17, 2006 18:51:47 GMT -5
wb susan - does this mean you have a computer too? i hope so.
kim
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
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Post by MichiganRocks on Feb 18, 2006 0:48:51 GMT -5
Hey Susan, glad you're back! Sounds like my kind of trip. I used to just pull off the road and sleep on the open ground. If it started to rain, I'd just wiggle under my truck. I was never one to indulge in luxeries (like a tent). Ron |
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WyckedWyre
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Post by WyckedWyre on Feb 18, 2006 10:47:27 GMT -5
Yes, m'am, Kim. I do have a computer now. I signed my life away for an HP Pavilion Media Center Edition from Circuit City. Not sure if it was a good deal or not, but they were offering a $300 rebate. So far I'm liking it. I never realized just how much I depended on my computer until I didn't have one anymore...and my friends who pay for their computer time by the minute weren't pleased that I was "borrowing" theirs on the weekends, using up all their time checking on my RTH buddies. As Sands says, hahaha. S PS: I have a new e-mail address, so if anyone needs it send me a quick pm. |
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Post by hermatite on Feb 18, 2006 13:24:31 GMT -5
Glad to see you back and even if you froze, it's hard not to be a leeeetle jealous of the trip!
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Susan
