Elizabeth, I'd like to help too, although I have the common species from North
Carolina and the Bahamas. Let me know what you could use and maybe I'll have a
species you could use. Vicky Wall    [log in to unmask]

Karen Lamberton wrote:

> Elizabeth-
> Now that you have had a few days to evaluate the damage, are there any
> "common" species that you need to replace, my collection of this family is
> not large, but if I have a spare, I'll galdly send it.  Karen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Sunday, November 07, 1999 4:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Shells vandalized
>
> >>SHELL HORROR!!!
> >>On Halloween afternoon, my apartment was broken into, robbed and
> vandalized.
> >>I thought my cat "Koko" had been stolen or killed or let loose.  The
> >>Miami-Dade Police Department was the best and came immediately.  My cat
> was
> >>subsequently located under a bed and I was very thankful.
> >>    BUT...the worst damage...apart from all the stuff stolen...was that
> the
> >>burglers went into my Pinnidae collection and just scattered the shells
> and
> >>stepped on some of them.  I have salvaged many.  I just feel devastated.
> I
> >>just want to let others know that jewelry, money and electronics are not
> >>their only valuables.
> >>    As I am writing this, I am having a "killer" security system
> installed.
> >>I am determined to continue to work on my worldwide Pinnidae exhibit for
> the
> >>shell show and will not let this get me down.  Having said all this, I
> feel
> >>better.
> >>Elizabeth Brown
> >>9359 Fountainbleu Blvd.,  F-107
> >>Miami, FL  33172
> >
> >
> >My deepest sympathies. Thieves often trash a place, especially when they
> >can't find any money or stealables.
> >
> >I worry continually about the possibility of this happening to me, or
> >having a fire.
> >
> >ANDREW