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Post by captbob on Apr 9, 2018 18:35:28 GMT -5
Deleted Feb 4, 2020
The guy this post was referring to now knows of this site.
all good ...
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Post by Jugglerguy on Apr 9, 2018 18:43:29 GMT -5
Half a million is $500,000, right? I'd be lucky if I have $500 worth of rocks. Can I stop by sometime if I'm in the area? I'm not planning to expand my collection, I'd just like to see yours.
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Post by captbob on Apr 9, 2018 18:51:50 GMT -5
Half a million is $500,000, right? Yes sir. I can't begin to explain what is here. It is kinda impressive... Silly how I get when I do something or become interested in something. You should have seen my coin collection when I went through that phase before I found rocks. *snort* Stop by anytime. I don't need days notice from you, but I'm not dusting! |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Apr 9, 2018 19:34:54 GMT -5
How long you been working on the rock collection? I am like Rob. I keep just enough rough rock to work on. Not much backlog at all and I have more polished/finished rocks then rough. Pudding stone is my only exception and most of that stays in the rock garden at the cottage.
There is a guy local to me that has a lapidary garage sale every summer just to thin out and make room for more. I went last year and it was jammed with people. I know him really well because he is a vendor at shows and he is my Fordite source. He says he sells more rocks and lapidary stuff at the garage sale in a weekend then he does at a rock show.
Chuck
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Post by pizzano on Apr 9, 2018 21:38:52 GMT -5
Let's see.......+$500,000.00 @ $10.00 per pound = 50,000 pounds or 25 tons.........That's a lot of hobby there.....just how long did it take to accumulate that much material.......that's more than an estate, it's a mining operation.....  |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 9, 2018 22:20:31 GMT -5
Speaking of your collection captbob what happened at your last trip? You have people waiting in anticipppppation |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 10, 2018 8:07:52 GMT -5
Did you troll that guy? LOL! Seriously, after reading your email, he must have felt how you did when you heard abt that yard sale where you picked up so much. He's probably bursting at the seam to buy you out. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 10, 2018 8:32:36 GMT -5
Bob, Plainly you do not have enough rocks yet *L*. No wonder hurricanes don't bother your house. The rocks obviously hold it down...Mel
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Post by NDK on Apr 10, 2018 12:45:08 GMT -5
Ahhhhh who gives a s#*t about your collection... What did the guy say!?! 😝
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Post by captbob on Apr 10, 2018 13:38:38 GMT -5
He replied with a very cordial email that took extensive scrolling and about 20 minutes to read.
I need to get back to him when I have time to send a lengthy reply.
Bonus is he didn't care about pictures. I hate taking pictures!
Imagine he will be coming for a visit sometime, but get the feeling that he still works so his schedule may dictate when that might be. I'm in no hurry as such a visit would require cleaning the garage some.
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Post by NDK on Apr 10, 2018 22:10:53 GMT -5
So he is serious.
Nice! 👍
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Post by joshuamcduffie on Feb 4, 2020 15:20:18 GMT -5
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