Gooday

trout · September 25, 2014, 06:34:40 PM

Introducing Sel69
He is at my place , Have a chat :ok:

stevo1962 · September 25, 2014, 06:40:00 PM

Hi Sel so you made it out to Jim's place.Did you fly or drive?

purplepennyhunter · September 25, 2014, 07:12:05 PM

Hi Sel

trout · September 25, 2014, 07:23:29 PM

Met the old codger on the CCF forum a couple of years ago.

He is really a Ten Pound Pom from Manchester, where I spent a couple of years in the days when I was young and stupid.
You would never know that he was a Ten Pounder unless he told you; a hard bitten Aussie would indeed be hard to find. He seems to be crafted from the mineralogy from which Western Australian is composed, along with that increasingly hard to find characteristic of truly 'calling a spade a spade'.

He actually lives amongst the rocks, his house is sufficiently isolated enough to be the only residence to be seen on the landscape which surrounds him.

Goldseeker · September 25, 2014, 07:47:26 PM

hi fellow ten pound tourist from the old country, Portsmouth, Hampshire ere.

Never met you or spoke to you at all as I can't log in onto the CCF.

Welcome and have a good time.

autocoupler · September 25, 2014, 07:51:23 PM

G'day Sel, You blokes sound like you live in a good place. Have a Scotch on the ROCKS. Oops, better tread carefully given recent goings on abroad. Ha ha

trout · September 25, 2014, 07:53:07 PM

I flew to Perth (didn't use my arms) then bussed to Geraldton.
Trout picked me up from there.
I wasn't able to just walk off into the landscape with pot luck to find his house!

Actually, I have been an ancients man for over four decades, but I also share a lot of Trout's numismatic interests as well.

I have written this post under Trout's name, as well as the fifth post (above).

jozk123 · September 25, 2014, 08:22:22 PM

Welcome Sel I hope you enjoy your visit.

Unicorn · September 25, 2014, 08:27:43 PM

I'd reckon you are in good hands there Sel, I hope you guys have a great time. Trout are there any gem fields near you? Not GEM UNC fields :laugh2: ....

trout · September 25, 2014, 10:07:28 PM

SEL_69L says:
Well, I am actually a gemcutter as well; Anakie (Australian) yellow sapphire rough is my favourite stone to cut.

Australian coin · September 25, 2014, 10:11:36 PM

ooo nice, I like gems too

Unicorn · September 25, 2014, 10:30:24 PM

Yes indeedy Sel, that's why I mentioned it. I thought it might be a great chance for you to find something to cut.

If all else fails, Trout might be able to borrow a steer head with long horns from Jimmy Bones ..... :angel: ........ that would look the goods on the grill of the Merc!

Goldseeker · September 26, 2014, 04:34:43 PM

Anakie, yellow sapphire eh! Do you have any to sell?

keldaw · September 27, 2014, 05:21:04 PM

Quote from: 'trout' pid='60045' dateline='1411648648'SEL_69L says:
Well, I am actually a gemcutter as well; Anakie (Australian) yellow sapphire rough is my favourite stone to cut.

hi sel , I go out to the gem fest every year , except this year I have hospital visits so I could not go , 2 years ago I sold a lot of my hart range zircons to jim Elliot who has a sell shop in the hall at sapphire every year for the gem fest , I always camp on the corner near the water filling hose and the public toilets . just after the caravan park .we dug our stones at hart range over 30 years ago . might catch up with you next july/ august if I am well enough to get out there again .. have a great time with jim .. ,, kel ,,