[meteorite-list] Meteorite Hits House In Louisiana

From: joseph_town_at_att.net <joseph_town_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:19 2004
Message-ID: <20031001190121.3E1C15354C_at_pairlist.net>

Hi all,

I just can't see how anyone could deny a person that gets there first and is
ready to dive into raw sewage some credit. Anyone here ever rod their own
sewer in a crawl space??

Bill Kieskowski
> Randy and others,
>
> Is it a competition to get to a fall first?...you bet it is!!!...while these
> guys are enthusiastic about meteorites...they are also full-time businessmen
> selling falls and finds. Competition (friendly?) to get there first is their
> business.
>
> The lesson to learn here is to get to the scene as fast as you can without
> delay...even if the report might be bogus. Even if it has the slightest
> legiticamy...go, right away and very fast because those planes circling up
> above might have meteorite recovery teams (ie:vultures) on board. No offense
> to Mike and Adam...just a term to accent my point. (Congrats Mike on your
> trip)
>
> Also, another lesson learned by me from PF...don't announce it to the LIST if
> it is in your area and you might want to be one of the first to arrive for
> recovery. If you do that...well then chaos and high pricing will certainly
> abound. Keep a low profile, no chatter to the list, and go collecting/buying
> on your own.
>
> As for high pricing of US falls...well I believe that will be the norm for
> now on...I stated that very thing in a thread after PF too.
>
> Thoughts from a list observer,
>
> John
> PS Still waiting for a decent PA fall that doesn't end up in the abyss of the
> wet forests/mountains-hills that cover this state.
>
>
> > What arrogance? Just saying that I have already been there and adding some
> > lighthearted humor? Is that a problem or sour grapes?
> > Mike Farmer
> >
> > I will post more information on this meteorite when I get a chance, just a
> > little bit busy here right now.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: GT40dawg_at_aol.com
> > To: jim_at_catchafallingstar.com ; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 7:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Hits House In Louisiana
> >
> >
> > Gee...didn't know there was a contest going on. The arrogance just ooozes
> > forth...
> >
> >
> > Randy in N.O.
>

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Received on Wed 01 Oct 2003 03:01:16 PM PDT