[meteorite-list] Barringer Meteor $$$$

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From: MeteorHntr_at_aol.com <MeteorHntr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:37 2004
Message-ID: <161.1fd4354a.2bec24ef_at_aol.com>

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Hello steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com,

In reference to your comment:

=E8 "Why is this crater not owned by the Government and
=E8 preserved under the National Park Service?

Why? Maybe because they pay a lot of sales, property and income taxes to=20
their county and state governments. =20

I would never accuse any one of paying officials under the table, yet it is=20
funny how alleged meteorite poachers are treated up there when caught. I=20
call them "alleged meteorite poachers" since I don't think anyone has EVER=20
been convicted of hunting or removing meteorites from the Crater area. =20
Charges are made, but they always seem to get mysteriously dropped before th=
e=20
cases get to court. As Schoner would say "Humm...."

Oh, I think the Barringer's pay off (excuse me, I meant to day "donate" to)=20
the Meteoritical Society a couple of thousand dollars a year don't they?

You know, my guess is that the real reason that the crater makes, what over=20
1,000,000 visitors a year times $14 each minus their huge (couple hundred=20
thousand dollar) overhead expenses plus gift shop revenues is because there=20
hasn't been a big enough stink made to the right government officials.

It seems that Schoner in the past has done a bit of effort, but maybe the=20
people who read his letters just don't care enough to do something about it.=
=20
And if they are complaining to local politicians who might have personal=20
agendas to do favors for the Barringers, then those are not the politicians=20
one should be talking to. Maybe contacting a non-incumbant person running=20
for that particular congress seat BEFORE they get elected might be worth=20
while.

Maybe those of us on the list that feel passionate about this could all righ=
t=20
our respective congressmen and women. If there was actually a little bit of=
=20
money that could be raised, a well placed billboard in the region (like on=20
that long road up to the Crater) might be cost efficient. Maybe with a=20
website "www.FreeTheCrater.com" printed on it.

Not that Geoff Notkin would want to do anything in the way of a "write your=20
congressman" campaign (I would never want to commit him to such a project=20
without him volunteering himself) but if he did, there is no one in the worl=
d=20
that I have ever met that has been able to do 1/10 of what he has been able=20
to do in the past when it comes to getting the written complaint letters to=20
the right people to get amazing things changed. =20

Anyway, just my 2 grams of shale oxides worth...

Steve

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<HTML>Hello steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com, 
 
In reference to your comment=
: 
 
=E8 "Why is this crater not owned by the Government and 
=E8 preserved under the National Park Service? 
 
Why?  Maybe because they pay a lot of sales, property and income taxes=20=
to their county and state governments.  
 
I would never accuse any one of paying officials under the table, yet it is=20=
funny how alleged meteorite poachers are treated up there when caught. =
I call them "alleged meteorite poachers" since I don't think anyone has EVE=
R been convicted of hunting or removing meteorites from the Crater area.&nbs=
p; Charges are made, but they always seem to get mysteriously dropped before=
the cases get to court.  As Schoner would say "Humm...." 
 
Oh, I think the Barringer's pay off (excuse me, I meant to day "donate" to)=20=
the Meteoritical Society a couple of thousand dollars a year don't they? 
 
You know, my guess is that the real reason that the crater makes, what over=20=
1,000,000 visitors a year times $14 each minus their huge (couple hundred th=
ousand dollar) overhead expenses plus gift shop revenues is because there ha=
sn't been a big enough stink made to the right government officials. 
 
It seems that Schoner in the past has done a bit of effort, but maybe the pe=
ople who read his letters just don't care enough to do something about it.&n=
bsp; And if they are complaining to local politicians who might have persona=
l agendas to do favors for the Barringers, then those are not the politician=
s one should be talking to.  Maybe contacting a non-incumbant person ru=
nning for that particular congress seat BEFORE they get elected might be wor=
th while. 
 
Maybe those of us on the list that feel passionate about this could all righ=
t our respective congressmen and women.  If there was actually a little=
bit of money that could be raised, a well placed billboard in the region (l=
ike on that long road up to the Crater) might be cost efficient.  Maybe=
with a website "www.FreeTheCrater.com" printed on it. 
 
Not that Geoff Notkin would want to do anything in the way of a "write your=20=
congressman" campaign (I would never want to commit him to such a project wi=
thout him volunteering himself) but if he did, there is no one in the world=20=
that I have ever met that has been able to do 1/10 of what he has been able=20=
to do in the past when it comes to getting the written complaint letters to=20=
the right people to get amazing things changed.  
 
Anyway, just my 2 grams of shale oxides worth... 
 
Steve</HTML>

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