Sorry about that last posting.  It was meant to be sent privately.

Carol
----- Original Message -----
From: Carol Simpson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: ET's


> Many thanks for the kind words.....have a great Christmas!
>
> The Simpsons
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Gettleman <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 6:01 PM
> Subject: ET's
>
>
> > Dear Lister's:
> > It is interesting how someone maintains different names, addresses, etc.
> > for the purpose of scamming shells. One wonders if the same person put
> > such effort into study, obtaining and curating a collection in an
> > ethical manner, what a great contributor to our hobby the person could
> > have been. I was an officer in a large national shell association a
> > decade ago, and this ET character was the subject of considerable
> > discussion.  It prompted me to ask shellers to know who they are dealing
> > with before committing pricey shells.
> >
> > But for the rotten apple, the wonderful aspect of our hobby, science and
> > passion is the number of fine people from extraordinarily diverse
> > backgrounds you can trust completely.  From academics to business people
> > to government employees to the retired, the diversity of the group
> > amazes me; yet we all have a similar interest; and with that a trust of
> > your fellow sheller.  I have been chastized for sending money first to a
> > dealer, to be advised the dealer would really prefer me to wait until
> > after the shells arrive, select what I want, and then send the check.
> > And I particularly love shell trips to foreign destinations- even if you
> > knew no one before the trip, they become good friends during and
> > following the trip- where you can meet, collect and talk shells with
> > folks such as Jean and Charlie Roe, Carol Boswell Simpson, John Wolff,
> > Homer and Ann Rhode, Phyllis Digel, Richard Deurr, Helen Madow and so
> > many, many others- what a great bond we share.  And that bond of
> > friendship is the blessing we share, and the lack of that bond is the
> > curse the few ET's must bear.  The ET's are really extra-terrestrials,
> > not of our world.  I feel sorry for them and the world they confine
> > themselves.
> >
> > Alan Gettleman
> > Merritt Island, FL