Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Oct 13, 2021 14:14:20 GMT -5
This box was generously sent to me by Mike Fossilman about three months ago and I've been seriously lagging on getting it posted for auction. Mike sent to this to support the forum so bid generously to do him proud  Medium Large Flat Rate box to the high bidder, starting bid at $24 to cover the cost of shipping so basically no reserve. Mike has included various stuff as shown, there's some oolite and Owhyee jasper and thundereggs as well as some obsidian and Montana moss agate. I will top the repackaged box off with rocks, Fallon rhyolite and such, and it will arrive quite heavy. Lets end the auction on Sunday the 17th at 6pm to accommodate our east coast folks.  |
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fishnpinball
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So much to learn, so little time
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 13, 2021 15:02:41 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2021 16:43:02 GMT -5
I don't really need more rocks.
That being said...
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fishnpinball
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Post by fishnpinball on Oct 13, 2021 22:20:16 GMT -5
60. I am testing my living room floor
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Post by miket on Oct 15, 2021 11:28:32 GMT -5
$65
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Post by holajonathan on Oct 16, 2021 2:47:06 GMT -5
$101.01
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 18, 2021 6:12:40 GMT -5
Like you "needed" anymore material!  Congratulations...I can't wait to see what you come up with out of the spoils!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 18, 2021 6:47:16 GMT -5
Congrats Jonathan. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 18, 2021 9:53:08 GMT -5
Congrats and thanks for supporting the board!  |
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Oct 18, 2021 10:01:34 GMT -5
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Post by holajonathan on Oct 18, 2021 11:10:38 GMT -5
Like you "needed" anymore material! Congratulations...I can't wait to see what you come up with out of the spoils! You don't know what I need. I forgot about this box when I bought 200 pounds of estate sale Owyhee area material off Ebay yesterday.  Ooops. Add that to the 300 pounds of rocks that Tony ( catmandewe) sold me recently, and it's looking like my slab saws are going to be working overtime. I'm trying to slab up a lot of my big rough before it starts snowing. I've got at least another month. |
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Post by holajonathan on Oct 18, 2021 11:12:05 GMT -5
Thanks for donating the rocks fossilman I was happy to be able to help RTH and get some rocks to boot! |
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LazerFlash
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The more they over-think the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the toilet.
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Post by LazerFlash on Oct 18, 2021 14:01:50 GMT -5
...when I bought 200 pounds of estate sale Owyhee area material off Ebay yesterday. Ooops. Add that to the 300 pounds of rocks that Tony ( catmandewe ) sold me recently... |
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Post by holajonathan on Oct 18, 2021 20:46:57 GMT -5
...when I bought 200 pounds of estate sale Owyhee area material off Ebay yesterday. Ooops. Add that to the 300 pounds of rocks that Tony ( catmandewe ) sold me recently... Well you don't "bring them home," first of all. You hide them. In a barn, garage, or basement. Outside, even. And like a shameful rock addict, you only bring them out when she's not around. If she sees them, you claim you found most of them in the field behind your house. Or some guy out west gave you a bunch of rocks because he felt bad that you had so few. All of the above is purely hypothetical. Finally, 500+ pounds of rocks sounds like more than it is. Most of that is large cutting rough, with many pieces in the 10-15+ pound range. A lot of those big rocks end up not being very exciting, so I take a few slabs off and toss them aside. A few end up being amazing, and I slab the whole rock. Even then, a lot of rock is lost between end cuts and what the saw blade turns into slurry. So out of 500 pounds, I might get 30-40 pounds of really kick-ass slabs, another 50 pounds of good slabs, 50 pounds of tumbling material, and the rest gets tossed in the rock garden or on a shelf. And if all else fails, tell your wife that your mail carrier is the only one with the right to complain, for having to carry all those boxes of rocks to your porch. (My mail carrier hates me.) |
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osuguy0301
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Post by osuguy0301 on Oct 19, 2021 10:00:57 GMT -5
...when I bought 200 pounds of estate sale Owyhee area material off Ebay yesterday. Ooops. Add that to the 300 pounds of rocks that Tony ( catmandewe ) sold me recently... Solid colored totes are your friend. I have 4 or 5 in my basement under work tables that have the names of the rocks in them. Wife has no idea what they mean so she never looks in them, she just knows they are really heavy..LOL. I am always home from work before her so I always get the mail also  . |
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Post by knave on Oct 19, 2021 10:04:39 GMT -5
I should tell my wife that she can work more so I can buy more rocks!!
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Post by holajonathan on Oct 19, 2021 10:35:01 GMT -5
If I ever brought home 500+ pounds of rocks, my wife would throw me - and the rocks - out on the lawn! (Not quite there yet in the hobby. Maybe in couple of years, though!) Solid colored totes are your friend. I have 4 or 5 in my basement under work tables that have the names of the rocks in them. Wife has no idea what they mean so she never looks in them, she just knows they are really heavy..LOL. I am always home from work before her so I always get the mail also . See, I'm not the only one hiding rocks. Thanks for the solidarity. |
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