Simon Definitely not one of my better trips and I am sure Wombats are a new hazard on shell collecting trips. Still have to get back to collect the car. Wonder if the tides low enough...... Geoff >From: Simon Wilson <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: The hazards of Shell collecting in Victoria >Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:23:00 +1000 > >Geoff, > >Simon here! >That'll be $10 for petrol money mate! <--- private joke! > >I was one of the two other collectors down at Port Welshpool. >It was somewhat surprising to see Geoff waiting on shore when we ambled >back in about 11:30pm on a week night! Long 2hr+ trip home. > >I must say you were remarkably calm considering what had happened! >Alot of people might not know but wombats are like little tanks! >Quite a solid large animal. > >Geoff being the kind of guy he is even offered petrol money for the lift >home! > >Interesting spot (great marine life) but the collecting was not brilliant. >We saw a couple of Sassia bassi, a few Sassia subdistorta, a lot of Amoria >undulata (99% flawed), Michael found a new record the small white mitres, a >few fresh dead Bassinia disjecta, various other biavalves etc. >The car was covered in hundreds of dead insects when I got home! > >I hope your luck is better next time. > > >Regards, >Simon > >========================================== > >Stephanie, >Congratulations on your new position >That 3 years has flown >All well over here but very dry - might be agood season to find hydrobiids >Last week got one of my rare chances to get out and do some collecting >(marine) with a night collect to Port WElshpool. 200m from destination and >in the dark a rather large wombat took an instant dislike to myself and my >car and removed the entire cooling system and radiator. Luckily I was only >doing about 60kms at the time (had been significantly faster a few minutes >earlier) and on this occasion was meeting friends down there so I managed >to >get a ride back to Melbourne. Another exciting shelling trip. All I have to >do now is work out how to get back there to pick the car up when its fixed. >Keep well >Geoff > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Thousands of sexy singles online http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D23768&_t=754951090&_r=endtext_lavalife_oct_1000&_m=EXT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------