[meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History

From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <018901c2f663$7d21d680$5f649ecd_at_S0027239467>

Well, it smashed the plywood and the two by four it hit, and didn't seem to
slow down. It then smashed the printer and bounced and dented the wall. I
have the shingle, and they are cutting the ceiling hole out for me when they
fix the ceiling.
The lucky woman who's home it damaged, was sitting at the computer on the
email. She said she saw a flash light up the sky outside and then heard the
explosion, too loud and long to be thunder. Seconds later the room exploded
with a crashing noise and plaster and insulation showered all over the room
and her and the printer pieces flew across the room.She saw the hole, went
to it and looked up to see through the whole roof and clear sky above. Then
she looked down and saw the stone and immediately picked it up. She said it
was slightly warm. You don't get much closer than sitting 2 feet from where
it lands so I indeed know that the stone was warm.
I'm not sure if there is any piece in my collection more important, but I
love the Portales Valley I found! Ill be searching again tomorrow to try and
find a piece.
Mike Farmer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Saconn" <csaconn_at_triad.rr.com>
To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; "Charlie Devine"
<moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History


> Mike,
> Those are pretty amazing pictures of the house hammer meteorite. I'm
> assuming that it also broke through the plywood that was under the roofing
> shingles. It's amazing that it kept it's shape so well. Is that gypsum on
> one end of it? Are you going to leave it like that or clean it off?
> Congratulations on such a great find. By the way, if this is not the best
> piece in your collection, what is? Take care. - Carl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> To: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:17 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History
>
>
> > Charlie, I could only dream that myself, I paid $12,000 for a 928 gram
> > complete individual today that smassed through a house and smashed a
> > computer printer. Al Lang and Adam Hupe tried to buy it after my deal
was
> > sealed and I went to get the money from the bank. Thankfully for me that
> she
> > refused to screw me over that way.
> > I am thrilled with the piece and will never sell it.
> > Here is a link for anyone who wants to see the stone.
> > www.crosseyedconsulting.com/meteorite
> >
> > Mike Farmer
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
> > To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> > Cc: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>; "Tim
> Heitz"
> > <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:50 AM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a
> > fairprice?
> >
> >
> > > If I could get a piece that was documented to have crashed through the
> > > roof of a house for $7/g, I would be very happy and I wouldn't have to
> > > wait 50 years to know I owned a piece of meteorite history....
> > > Best,
> > > Charlie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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Received on Sat 29 Mar 2003 09:24:26 PM PST