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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 2, 2008 21:24:19 GMT -5
'member me? Cookie is back!. I sure missed you guys. Unfortunately, I've finally had to do what I swore I never would...sell off most my collection of lapidary materials. It has made me sad and retrospective. I had to come back to the site and see what's going on and I see there are still a lot of old timers, er, well seasoned, members here! I just sold a tumbler (due to my circmstances, or I never would have done it) that was, well, very hard for me to turn over to anyone else, it was one of my first. Turns out it was person who bought it is just begining the hobby with his 5 1/2 year old son, and asked me for my advise. Of course the first thing I did was tell him to come here! I guess I made the right desision aFter all. I only hope he and his son are half as blessed with this hobby and site as I was. Am. I'm back!
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Post by Bikerrandy on Sept 3, 2008 19:58:00 GMT -5
Hi darlin! Yep, I remember ya.
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Post by sitnwrap on Sept 3, 2008 21:11:06 GMT -5
Well then, welcome back from a relative newbie.
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chadman
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2008
Posts: 106
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Post by chadman on Sept 3, 2008 23:36:01 GMT -5
'member me? Cookie is back!. I sure missed you guys. Unfortunately, I've finally had to do what I swore I never would...sell off most my collection of lapidary materials. It has made me sad and retrospective. Well I'm relatively new here. But I feel we are kindred spirits of sorts. I too once had to sell all my stuff. Mostly Crystal specimens of many many species. It's hard to part with one's rocks... No? ;D Hello and welcome back(!?!)
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Post by LCARS on Sept 5, 2008 18:47:02 GMT -5
Good to see you back here Cookie. I think you did well in passing the tumbling torch on...
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since April 2007
Posts: 1,391
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Post by WyckedWyre on Sept 5, 2008 19:41:02 GMT -5
Hi, Cookster!
;DS
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 5, 2008 23:10:29 GMT -5
hey cookie welcome back girl
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Post by stonesthatrock on Sept 6, 2008 18:24:43 GMT -5
cookie i don't remember you but i still can welcome you back.
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Post by Original Admin on Sept 13, 2008 19:20:51 GMT -5
Hey welcome back Cookie.
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Post by Condor on Sept 13, 2008 23:29:25 GMT -5
Welcome back. I'm sure it must've been hard to get rid of your tumbler and anything else, but like you said, it went to a newbie with a kiddo. And so the torch passes on. That's a good thing.
Condor
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Terry664
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2005
Posts: 1,146
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Post by Terry664 on Sept 25, 2008 22:25:40 GMT -5
Cookie, so good to see you back. I don't know if you remember but you sent me some spider jasper, and it polished great. Right after I started you sent it to me. I remember you got a new job that was great, but you worked so much, you were hardly ever here, then you disappeared. But I kept checking the members and saw you never formally left, so I hoped you would be back sooner or later. Sorry you had to sell your stuff though. Terry
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Post by catmandewe on Sept 25, 2008 23:20:18 GMT -5
Good to see you back Cookie.
Tony
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llanago
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2004
Posts: 1,714
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Post by llanago on Sept 27, 2008 14:17:20 GMT -5
Hey cookie, good to see ya'. I have been gone too and this is my first post in ages.
Boy, girl, I know how ya' feel! I have been out in the shed trying to sort thru all the stuff I need to sell. I had a heart attack last year. No insurance, so I am in debt to the tune of about $100,000. I am paying them what I can handle each month, but not making much of a dent. $8000+ just for the airlife bill!
I haven't done any rock stuff in a long while and know I really need to sell my tumblers, grinder, rocks, grit, etc. but it's SO hard, even though I haven't done anything lately. I found myself caressing some rocks Skipper sent me and saying to myself No, I just can't get rid of these even if I NEVER do anything will them!
Even though I know I really need to get rid of alot of stuff, not only rock stuff, but also jewelry making stuff, soy candle making stuff, clay stuff - I just don't know if I can really do it.
Good to see ya' again and hope all is well with you.
llana
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69beeper
spending too much on rocks
Member since August 2004
Posts: 377
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Post by 69beeper on Sept 28, 2008 14:32:26 GMT -5
Welcome back! [wave]
Folks do find there way back from time to time. ;D
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