[meteorite-list] Meteorwrongs and tolerance
From: Randy Mils <acculabs_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:55:45 2004 Message-ID: <F147y4j6SbHZGVRgGPL00003f9d_at_hotmail.com> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I guess I must appologize for my intolerance. Please accept my sincere appology.</P> <P>Now I really have egg on my face. I went out side this afternoon and to my surprise I think I found a meteorite that had smashed through my car windshield. Kind of like peekskill. I also think it could be from the red planet. Please take a look, and let me know what you think. I am sure it has to be Martian because of the color and unique shape (or someone could be playing a cruel joke)</P> <P><A href="http://www.bramptonbrick.com/images/brick1.jpg">http://www.bramptonbrick.com/images/brick1.jpg</A><BR><BR>Randy</P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>>From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_SAIC.COM> <DIV></DIV>>To: 'Dean Langadas ' <DEAN_at_QUALITYPHD.COM>, "'meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com '" <METEORITE-LIST@METEORITECENTRAL.COM> <DIV></DIV>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorwrongs and tolerance <DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 14:52:28 -0800 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hi Dean, <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> > Since a few folks on the board have opted to slam an <DIV></DIV>> > individual for his ongoing postings of meteorwrongs, <DIV></DIV>> > I thought I'd post one of my old favorites, how to let <DIV></DIV>> > a guy down easy. This is a real letter to a real guy, <DIV></DIV>> > and it fits the occasion. Good for a laugh, and some <DIV></DIV>> > of you guys need to take the hint. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I actually posted this apocryphal story to the list at <DIV></DIV>>some point in the last year for a few yucks. It's actually <DIV></DIV>>not a true story, but I've always loved it none-the-less. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>While I generally agree with the spirit of your advice as <DIV></DIV>>it applies to enthusiastic tyros, I recognize that there is <DIV></DIV>>a reasonable tolerance threshold among the cognescenti -- <DIV></DIV>>particularly when solicited advice and suggestions are <DIV></DIV>>partially ignored, or worse, disdained. Our young friend <DIV></DIV>>has been given some excellent, constructive advice by a <DIV></DIV>>number of list members, and some day if/when he makes his <DIV></DIV>>first real meteorite find he will probably look back on <DIV></DIV>>some of his early posts with a touch of embarrassment. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>So, good people, try to resist the temptation to ridicule <DIV></DIV>>or scold -- better to simply delete the message if it <DIV></DIV>>grates on you. Maybe some kind soul could mail a copy <DIV></DIV>>of _Rocks From Space_ to Mohamed, or perhaps better yet <DIV></DIV>>one of the aforementioned field guides to rocks and <DIV></DIV>>minerals. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>For Mohamed, my advice would be to invest some percentage <DIV></DIV>>of those hours in the field recovering specimens into <DIV></DIV>>reading up on rocks and minerals, buying a streak plate, <DIV></DIV>>a 10x or 12x jeweler's loupe, and a diamond file for <DIV></DIV>>windowing hand specimens. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Best wishes, <DIV></DIV>>Rob <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>______________________________________________ <DIV></DIV>>Meteorite-list mailing list <DIV></DIV>>Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com <DIV></DIV>>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list <DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: <a href='http://go.msn.com/bql/hmtag1_etl_EN.asp'>Click Here</a><br></html> Received on Sat 12 Jan 2002 11:16:59 PM PST |
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