[Rockhounds] Merry Christmas!

[Axel Emmermann]

Good work Lawwy...
I would ploblably have drunk the mumia... murani... hum... the acid and
thrown out the bottle.
Or worse... I could have drunk the soap, raced to the toilet and shouted for
toilet paper from inside the walkthrough closet...  

Axel 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
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> Namens Lawrence Rush
> Verzonden: maandag 15 december 2008 16:17
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> Onderwerp: [Rockhounds] Merry Christmas!
> 
> How to Clean Minerals on Christmas Eve
> 
> 
> 
> Hello, everyone...
> 
> 
> 
> As you know, I like to clean my own minerals after collecting or buying
> them. On this, the Christmas Season, I thought I would share some of my
> cleaning secrets with my fellow rockhounds.  Follow the instructions
exactly
> as written below, and you will be sure to get the same excitement and
> enjoyment from your beautiful crystals that I do....
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers, and....Merry Christmas!
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Required cleaning devices and agents;
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> 
> 
> Plastic gloves, plastic pail
> 
> Oxalic Acid powder
> 
> Ultrasonic Cleaner
> 
> Muriatic Acid
> 
> Household Detergent
> 
> Cleaning Water Gun
> 
> Phosphoric Acid
> 
> Hand-held Dremel
> 
> Steel wool soap pads
> 
> Super Iron-Out powder
> 
> Hot and cold running water source
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> 
> 1 bottle Jose Cuervo Tequila
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> 
> 
> 
> Start with a carefully filled level cup of the Cuervo to make sure of the
> quality. Drink this before doing anything else. This will insure that you
> have the necessary discipline of thought and action before starting the
> critical next steps.
> 
> 
> 
> Next, make a solution of very hot water and detergent in a plastic pail,
and
> mix thoroughly. Do not put on the gloves, as these dilute the sensitivity
in
> your touch that you will need in handling the Cuervo that will be helpful
in
> the succeeding steps.
> 
> 
> 
> Take two sips more of the Cuervo to be sure your mind is clear and your
> touch is steady.
> 
> 
> 
> Dip the specimen in and out of the hot water. Isn't thish fun, see the
> bubbles!
> 
> 
> 
> Turn on the Dremel and test the wire attachment on your mineral table to
see
> if it works well..whoops! Where did those scratches come from? Oh, well.
> take a sip of Cuervo, this is going to be a nong light!
> 
> 
> 
> Dip your Dremel into the Phosphoric Acid (no, not the whole drill, you
> dummy) you need anodder drink!
> 
> 
> 
> Throw the Dremel away, and load up the water gum with soapy water. Take
> another drink, to make sure that the Cuervo is still good. Umm, that is
> good, just one more before we get down to bishiness.
> 
> 
> 
> Add a teaspoon of sugar, and mix with the cimmamon..oh, sorry, wrong
> receipt!
> 
> 
> 
> The damn directions on the Iron-Out are blurry, need to have my eyes
checked
> by the Optomometer in the AM, but first, a little break and a fres cup of
> Cuervo. Darn, did I put my stir rod in the acid??
> 
> 
> 
> Next, sift 2 cups of soap pads in something or ever, who givesasheet
> anyways. Is this drink losting its tonsisticy?
> 
> 
> 
> Maybe if I has another good slug of this joy-juice, I can stink fretter.
Did
> I turn off the Dremmmer or is that still running in the pail of muritic
> acid?? Now where is that piece of rockite or whatever I was doing..can't
> fine a thing escep this bottle of Cuervo. I hope my leg heels before my
wif
> sees that burn!
> 
> 
> 
> At these stage, you shud juss throw the stupid rok out the winder, drink
up
> the las of the Cuervo, and wisch you had put up that tree a lot sooner.
> 
> 
> 
> Cherry Fristmas!
> 
> 
> 
> Merry Christmas to the Rockhounds Group!
> 
> 
> 
> Larry Rush
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