Kitty litter will take the smell away!
Dan:
Please e-mail me privately. I have a friend coming to California that is a
fossil hunter and would love some ideas on localities to hunt in the San
Diego area. I remember that you sent me fossil epitoniums when I sent out
the leafy jewel boxes about a year ago.
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Thanx!
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Yoshimoto <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: Smelly ones
> Hi ALL,
> Well, the idea of "smelly ones" hit me where it hurts...laughing.
> This last summer, while my wife and I were in Alaska, going from Ketchikan
> to Juneau, we had to go through X-RAY. Now, normally that's a pretty
> simple thing to do, but not on that day. We had just spent 4 days
> collecting in Ketchikan, with Scott Walker (Alaska Fish & Game & a
> super-great guy) so we had lots of specimens to transport. Well, we
packed
> the bivalve and larger gastropods that had been cleaned or found dead, but
> we had a couple of jars with "alcoholed small uncleaned gastropods". As
we
> went through the X-RAY machine, the fancily dressed X-RAY technician asked
> what was in the jars in the box. Being an honest sort, I replied, "Shells
> in alcohol." Unfortunately for her, she didn't believe me and proceded to
> open the box in a box, in a box to find the jar with the alcoholed shells.
> Being curious and non-trusting, as an "AIRPORT OFFICIAL", she proceded to
> open the bottle, which had been tightly closed and sealed, and when she
put
> her greatest force to the task, the bottle snapped open and spilled on her
> "Fancy clothes". "What is this smelly stuff in the bottle?", she asked.
> "Exactly what I told you, smelly old dead seashells in alcohol."
>
> Well, the poor untrusting technician left in a huff, leaving her
> post to several collegues, who were in tears, laughing. "I have to go take
> a shower and change my clothes." were her last remarks, as she scooted
> through the small enclosed terminal at Ketchikan.
> Well, you should always trust a shell collector when he/she tells
> you, "Smelly shells in alcohol".
> Dan Yoshimoto "Smelly shell collector who collects smelly shells"
>
>
> >Re, smelly ones.
> >
> >How do you find customs at airports, etc, are with the smelly shells?
> >Last time I came back from Mexico, via LA, my bags were searched and
> >the lady in customs was rather annoyed with me. Have you ever had them
> >confiscated for such reasons? Bringing dead smelly biological material
> >over the border...
> >
> >
> >
> >>On trips, I always carry several sizes of zip-lock bags. Anything that
> >>smells goes into one which goes into another and usually a third. That
> >>keeps the smell from permeating youir trip. When I get home, I undo the
> >>bags and the smell pours out and impregnates the carpet. But that's
> >>alright---as an impregnated carpet often gives birth to two or three
> >>throw rugs.
> >> Anon
> >>
> >>
> >-------------------------------------------------------
> >Peter Egerton, Vancouver, Canada
> >Collector of worldwide Mollusca
> >http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/seashell/index.html
> >-------------------------------------------------------
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
> 1164 Vista Dr.
> Eureka, California
> 95503-6018
> E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
>
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