[Rockhounds] New Mexico / Colorado trip suggestions + Leadville Sympo

[Tim Fisher]

Today it would join my nail clippers as the treasured possession of 
some TSA employee.

At 11:43 AM 8/2/2007, you wrote:
>On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:01:07 EDT, Alpen at aol.com wrote:
>
>Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I can offer an amusing follow-up
>story, though. On the way back to Denver, I kept a rock pick on the
>seat beside me, and stopped quite a few places to use it. When I got
>to the airport, I checked my luggage, then went to turn in the car.
>Oops, the rock pick was still there. I put it in my briefcase, which
>provided a break from routine for the inspector on the X-ray machine
><g>. I had a nice conversation with the security people, describing
>what it was for. After I showed them my membership card for the
>Mineral Section of the Rochester Academy of Science, they decided I
>was a scientist (hah!) and probably harmless. They did ask me not to
>take it out during the flight. I don't think I'd get away with that
>today <g>.

Tim Fisher
Ore-ROCK-On!
Email address at http://OreRockOn.com