Here, H. 1980 24 November (continued) shorter, milder tremor. I suppressed all the exclamations that came to mind; all the office people were in a dither. Just as things calmed down I was called in and told "there is a problem." I asked for too many specimens - 6 would be the optimal number, unless I went to lengths in my "Plan of Research" to justify 20. Nothing said on this point previously, though I had asked for 20 from the start! After much discussion I agreed to 6, another wait a momentito, then told whole thing had to be re-typed and would be ready tomorrow! More discussion - I looked up word for discouraged and used it - and finally we agreed that I return at 12 manana and get permit for 6 of each species! By now it's 16/5 - called Mark I got him to change bus and air reservations, went back to pension. Learned that the "quake" was a huge explosion at some chemical plant. Talked w/ Jed Hoffman, staying at Pension Alemana who works on the Condor project near Bayoran. He's seen a Micrus cawling about doing daytime there - sounds like M. schotti. No other snakes and no big lizards. He