My wife laughed at me connecting
> with UGA, since I went to Georgia Tech for grad school in ceramic
> engineering. Great rivalry, and spirit.
>
> John R Andrews:
> At 60 years (young), I have done about 65 dives, and yet did not have
> the interest in collecting fine shells as I do today.  In fact, dive
> masters do not allow us to bring up shells over the past 8 years in
> order to conserve the reefs.
>
> My interest started when I visited my son who was a missionary with
> Africa Inland Mission in Kenya.  He took me first to Mombassa to
> "rest" from my two overnight flights there.  On the beaches were
> locals selling the most beautiful shells I had ever seen.  I bought
> some, and admired them for the next 3 weeks.  Going through customs,
> the xray noticed I had shells, and they searched one bag.  For some
> reason, they did not discover the shells, and I was allowed to pass
> through.  NOTE: the customs literature did not describe shells as
> taboo to take out of the country.  I suspect there was another agenda
> going on, and by God's grace, I escaped the corruption.
>
> Since that time, I have let people know of my interest, and 11
> different people have outright given me their collections.  Yes I have

> lots of dupllicates, but I have learned that there are such variety of

> shells, like flowers, that my collection already is really
> significant.  I am ready to trade shells with others, and especially
> seek to trade outside USA.  I have travelled in business to many other

> countries, and value relationships with those outside USA (as well as
here at home).
>
> I would like to meet collectors from around the world who would like
(to trade for)
> shells from eastern USA to include the Carribean.  I can be reached at

> [log in to unmask]  Thank you for the great friendship I have
> found with fellow conchologists. John Andrews
>

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