On 9/9/2014 6:24 PM, Jeßus wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:45:38 +1000, JohnJohn >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:37:37 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/9/2014 5:14 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:01:40 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 9/9/2014 3:56 PM, JohnJohn wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 09 Sep 2014 15:32:06 -0600, Mayo > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ever been to Coober Pedy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, but I'd like to see it.
>>>>>
>>>>> That excavated cave hotel sounds interesting, and why not take an opal home?
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if the town is still fairly original or only kept going for
>>>> tourists.
>>>>
>>> Good point.
>>>
>>> The last show I saw on it indicated there is a lot of active mining
>>> going on there, but you'd have to think the locals have learned how to
>>> mine a tourist's pockets for bounty as well.
>>
>> Yes, tourist mining must be lighter work than opal mining.
>
> Guess where all the crap opal goes to, at exorbitant prices?
>
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Well I would have something to bring home then...

;-)