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[raven-blackbird]

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@nana59 wrote:

The Sleeping Beauty Mine has closed......gee...I was just planning a trip to visit......if I hear that news alert one more time........

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yep I knew that............I think it closed like a year ago...........it's not because there still isn't ruff there.........it's because they are now mining something else there...........copper I think.........I'm a big turquoise person...........the Kingman mine is still producing ruff however.................raven

[JustJazzmom]

We'll just ignore this:

[nana59]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

We'll just ignore this:

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Oh, great.....now where are we going to go...I wish they would have let us known sooner that the mine was closed....did you take that picture the last time you were there?!

[JustJazzmom]

Here's what we will do:

[nana59]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

Here's what we will do:

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Right........remember what happened to Thelma and Louise???

[surfk]

Meanwhile...

...back at the ranch...

$1599.99

$1100

Sleeping Beauty can be vary, vary gooot to you if you know what you're doing.

A closed mine does a safety deposit vault good. lol

[GingerPeach]

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@nana59 wrote:

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

So the 7 dwarves are unemployed?? Why didn't their union protect their jobs?

What will they do if there is no mine work?

Thinking.....

I know--- pose for some Foreign country's garden decoration company!!

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

So the 7 dwarves are unemployed?? Why didn't their union protect their jobs?

What will they do if there is no mine work?

Thinking.....

I know--- pose for some Foreign country's garden decoration company!!

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Maybe they could design a line of clothing for the Q-and name it "Just for Petites!"

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I seriously believe they would prefer "short" over "petite." Besides, "petite" is feminine!   

Also, don't forget to pack some Kuhn-Rikon multi-featured can openers in the Travelon bags.  

[GingerPeach]

@surfk

Looks like you had an excellent day at the fair!  

[Adelina]

I don't understand how the hosts and vendors can state with absolute certainty that the mine will NEVER be re-opened for the turquoise.

Officially, the mine is still open but since copper was more in demand (profitable), the mine owners closed down the turquoise mining part of the operation. This does not mean there is no turquoise left, rather, only that it is not currently being mined. Who knows whether it will start over the turquoise mining at some point in the future? Never say never.

[surfk]

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@GingerPeach wrote:

@surfk

Looks like you had an excellent day at the fair!  

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Well, those are just examples. The treasure trove runs deeeeep.

But that is the problem when the mass merchandisers glut a marketplace. People come to think the item is plentiful. But its not in terms of what is collectible.

Its not unlike what happens when you visit a place known for some particular handicraft or goods. You can be so surrounded by or overwhelmed by the quantity of the thing/s that you can lose perspective.

You then leave said place and realize that monkey bone shin guards actually AREN'T all that available in other parts of the world and actually WERE as highly collectible as the natives all said.

Often the issue or problem is the merchandising and not the merchandise, if you know what I mean.

Oh, by the way, did you know that a tablet can connect you with with your grandkids - using the built-in front and rear cameras? lol