Only three shells, and that tornados coming fast, let's see  hmm, yes the best
of the Conus gloriamaris, oh and that large Thatcheria mirabilis.  Maybe the
Cypreaea aurantium, but no, I should take that rare sinistral Turbinella pyrum,
that way maybe I can sell it after the storm and rebuild my house....what to do,
what to do????.................
Wait! Oh, it was only a nightmare.  There is no tornado, and I don't have those
wonderful shells and I likely will never see them either....maybe that was a
fairytale dream, not a nightmare.  Oh if only I could get back into that
dream....
 
 
Peter Egerton wrote:
 
> Oh,
> that's right, It was the Dallas tornados I saw on tv...thought Denver
> sounded wrong.
> I think I'd take my 5 little trays of microshells (about 200 of them
> under 3/4") they'd be easy to carry.
>
> >Well, since it's been a bit slow on Conch-L and we're well under the
> >75-message limit...
> >
> >Yes, indeed, Art, tornadoes do occasionally hit the centers of large
> >cities. Dallas, Texas, had a bad one a few years ago. Last year, a killer
> >tornado hit the western suburbs of Birmingham, Alabama, aimed directly at
> >the downtown, but it lifted just before it hit the downtown skyscrapers. In
> >the aftermath, worried newscasters asked meteorologists if there was
> >anything special about downtown areas that would protect them from
> >tornadoes. The answer was a repeated NO, sorry, no one is safe! And then,
> >only a few days later, the downtown skyscrapers and state capitol in
> >Nashville, Tennessee, were hit by a very powerful tornado. It then crossed
> >the Cumberland River and made a mess of the stadium being built there,
> >knocking down half a dozen cranes. Art, you must have had your nose in a
> >shell drawer not to hear about all this.* Commendable, of course.
> >
> >Thanks for the interesting info, Sarah. Have a pleasant weekend, everyone.
> >
> >Andrew
> >
> >Andrew K. Rindsberg
> >Geological Survey of Alabama
> >
> >*Obligatory shell reference.
> >
> >
> Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
> Collector of worldwide Mollusca