Hey Scott,
Me too!
Paul Kanner
Los Angeles, CA--- GO LAKERS!
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Schubbe <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:53 PM
Subject: Titles


> As I casually read my email, sometimes my wife reads along with me. She
does
> not shell, but sincerely feigns interest in my hobby. When I wonder aloud
> what I should be called, she says I fit 100% into the crazy category, not
the
> "amatuer."
>
> The following complaints she brings to my attention:
>
> She is brought on our "vacation" to the smelliest, nastiest mudholes on
the
> planet,
> to where she must battle insects, the sun and utter desperation while I
shell
> ( I.E. pursue my hobby), then she is forced to try other "spots that I
heard
> were good" while the same tormenting conditions apply there. Then she
> constantly worries about me shelling slippery, rocky areas, whereupon a
> person falling there, would promptly lose 87.5 % of their blood supply due
to
> barnacles and/or oysters on the rocks. My young son likes to tag along, so
> the accusations of me being an irresponsible parent are astounding. Once
my
> choice specimens are aquired, I am given the "anal" title as to collecting
> data, and keeping them cold in the cooler. An explanation of "Collected
> somewhere in the keys in a smelly spot by a rock, is her idea of data. Any
> more than that is ridiculous. Now the fun in getting home. She can cook
all
> sorts of stir-fry "goodies" that make the house smell like a sewage depot,
> but look out when I need to boil out a keeper! I got the old "how can you
use
> my pots for that?" speech, but  when I'm steaming shrimp or lobster for
> dinner, then I'm "Darling." So now I have all of my own pots, and even a
hot
> plate for the garage. Now it's stinking up the garage, and why do you need
> the third bedroom for all of this? What happened to all of my Ziplocs!
Please
> tell me you didn't use every cotton ball that I own! If bleach got on my
new
> shorts, you are dead meat!
>
> So, to all who is interested, I vote for the "crazy" category. My wife
will
> be pleased, as admitting what you are is on your way of knowing you have a
> problem.
>
> Hello, my name is Scott. And I'm a shell collector.
>
> Scott
> Florida