[meteorite-list] My First Piece - nice Michael

From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:40 2004
Message-ID: <3C3649B7.33868804_at_earthlink.net>

That was nice of you Michael, a man with a big heart !

Regards,
Tim Heitz






Michael Farmer wrote:

> Graham, email me your address and ill double your collection for free!
> Mike Farmer
> http://www.meteoriteguy.com
> http://www.meteoritehunter.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Christensen" <majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com>
> To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
>
> > Hello list,
> > I got my first 'meteorite' when I was in grade 1 (1991-92). The card that
> > came with it said that it was a meteorite but I know now that it was a
> > tektite, At least it only cost me as much as a tektite. The next day I
> > brought it to show-and-tell and promptly lost it (back in grade 1 I could
> > lose anything). I got my first meteorite a few years ago. It is a 7.6 gram
> > Canyon diablo that I got from bethany sciences for $15.00. I checked the
> > mail daily and when I finally held the little shiny red-brown I was
> hooked.
> > Now I have 5 meteorites and a crapload of tektites. My biggest meteorite
> is
> > a 285 gram moroccan that I got from Dean Bessey and It's really cool.
> >
> > ************************************************************
> > Graham Christensen
> > majorvoltage_at_hotmail.com
> > http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter
> >
> > >From: Rob and Colleen <iguana_at_pcez.com>
> > >To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > >Subject: [meteorite-list] My First Piece
> > >Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 17:16:26 -0800
> > >
> > >Hello all-
> > >
> > >The list seems a bit quiet as the holidays end, associations begin, and
> > >Tucson draws near. I thought I'd fill up some bandwidth with this:
> > >
> > >My first meteorite was a 52 gram etched part slice of Gibeon purchased
> > >at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). Prior to this
> > >sighting, I had absolutely no idea that a single individual could be
> > >sole owner of such a wonder. I gladly shelled out $110 for it and kept
> > >it alone for many years. Then, during a period of time in my life driven
> > >by boredom, I decided to go to the local fairgrounds for every gathering
> > >they saw fit to hold. Antique glass, guns, knitting, poodles, and one
> > >day....gems. A chance encounter there with Edwin Thompson opened my eyes
> > >to the fact that there were plenty more meteorites to be had. The rest
> > >is history, present, and future.
> > >
> > >I would enjoy hearing how others got started, that first piece that
> > >infected you with meteorite madness. Some of you have multi-million
> > >dollar collections, others on this list only a few prized pieces. They
> > >all had to start with one lowly piece as the foundation, the one we
> > >will never sell or trade away. What was it?
> > >
> > >P.S. If this thread has already been done, please forgive me and direct
> > >me to the archives.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Rob Wesel
> > >--------------
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