Oh Miriam, I LOVE that story!! It made me tear up...I can remember things like that too...
I can't agree with you more...years ago, I went to a mining convention with my ex who was a diamond core driller. They drilled for mineral samples so that geologists would know where to mine.
Outside were protestors, shouting that mining needed to be banned because it was bad for the enviroment. I couldn't help but to tell the one guy shouting the loudest, seeming to be the "ring leader" to go home and come back without his eyeglasses, wedding ring, jeans (metal snaps), shoes (metal eyelets...AND leather!), and while he was at it, to make sure that he walked, because no matter if he rode a bike or drove a car, he got it because of mining! They packed up and left...and the association bought my dinner that night! :lol: