[meteorite-list] Flaming rocks.........another story.

From: Bill Houdek <bhoudek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:08 2004
Message-ID: <003501c0937d$648e0d00$8900000a_at_pavilion>

And I suppose they put an X on the side of the boat to record the position
and took you to the exact spot!!!!!

Bill Houdek bhoudek_at_swbell.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gwilliam" <jkgdiver_at_primenet.com>
To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Flaming rocks.........another story.


> List Members,
> Let me apologize in advance if any of you consider this a waste of
> time. Most of us are quite serious about the business of meteorites so a
> little humor once in a while can be refreshing.
>
> About a month ago, a customer called me and was very excited to announce
he
> knew where we could find a meteorite. Refusing to give me details over
the
> phone, he requested we meet at a point half way between our two
residences
> - about a two hour drive for me.
>
> Once we met, he proceeded to tell me this story.
>
> Two friends of his, a married couple, were vacationing on a houseboat on
> Lake Powell. Lake Powell is a huge impoundment of water on the
> Utah/Arizona border and is held in place by Glen Canyon Dam. Right after
> sundown, the women saw a large, bright burning object speeding through the
> sky. Within a matter of a few seconds, it hit the water and created
> a huge wave. Being only a quarter mile or so from the "splash zone", the
> couple pulled anchor and motored over to the spot. Estimated time from
> impact to their arrival at the spot - 15 minutes. This was where I
> interrupted him and asked how they knew the exact spot of the impact on
> such a large body of water. "It was easy", he replied, "they could see it
> still glowing under the water."
>
> After following up on dozens of these goose chase "meteorite stories", I
am
> convinced that we live in a world full of gullable folks that possess very
> little common sense.
>
> Have a good weekend,
>
> John Gwilliam
> John Gwilliam Meteorites
> PO Box 26854
> Tempe AZ 85285
> http://www.meteoriteimpact.com
>
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Received on Sat 10 Feb 2001 11:20:32 AM PST