[meteorite-list] The best part of this hobby!
From: Tim Heitz <midwestmeteor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:11 2004 Message-ID: <00eb01c41ab1$6e034c60$6501a8c0_at_tim> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C41A87.84CB9C60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Great story thanks for sharing. Tim Heitz ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jack Schrader=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] The best part of this hobby! Hello list members! I am a meteorite hobbyist, not a professional in = any way, shape or form. Just someone who has grown to truly love this = hobby. I first got interested in meteorites via my son's interest in = astronomy and space in general. I, not knowing at the time that you = could EVEN OWN a meteorite, found a Dalgety Downs on Mike Farmer's ebay = listings. This was in the early days way before Gold Basin and Morocco = ever happened on the scene. Well, I bid on the meteorite for my son, = won it, and the rest you can guess. It has been a truly wonderful = experience and a new lease on life for me ever since. I have been able = to spend many wonderful weekends out in the desert with my son doing = something together that we both found that we love so very much, hunting = for these very special rocks and getting so excited TOGETHER when we = would find one. The times that I got to spend with my son are truly = priceless and I would not trade those times for anything. I have even = been so very fortunate as to be able to go to Oman and hunt meteorites = WITH my son! A truly incredible experience! My son's name is Devin by = the way, a more wonderful and special son, I could not imagine. Many of = you may know him personally or have seen his posts to the list. I am = twice blessed to have two very special sons! Even though the = meteorites themselves are a world of fun to find and collect and own, I = just wanted to say that I have found over the years it has been the = people that I have met that have been the real treasures in this crazy = hobby. I treasure the friendships I have made, and would not trade a = single one of them for all of the meteorites you could possibly own in a = lifetime! I am absolutely sincere when I say this. I just met Mike = Miller of Kingman. A true gentleman and a man of impeccable integrity = was my very first impression when we met. I am certain that any of you = who know Mike personally would agree. Mike drove seven hours from = Kingman to trade some meteorites with me. And then he turned around and = drove another seven hours just to get back home. The meteorites are = very nice, but I found that I very much enjoyed getting to talk with = this man for the short time we had together and realized once again, = that this is what it is really about for me. The people, not the = things. I look at meteorites as things, a common matrix that we all = share which serves to bind us, the chondrules together. For me, it's = the people I love, not the things. At the VERY REAL RISK of being = labeled SAPPY, Jack Schrader ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C41A87.84CB9C60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Great story thanks for = sharing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tim Heitz</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djack.schrader_at_cox.net = href=3D"mailto:jack.schrader_at_cox.net">Jack=20 Schrader</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 = href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com">meteorite-list@meteor= itecentral.com</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 04, 2004 = 6:58=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [meteorite-list] The = best part=20 of this hobby!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello list members! I am a = meteorite=20 hobbyist, not a professional in any way, shape or form. Just = someone who=20 has grown to truly love this hobby. I first got interested in = meteorites=20 via my son's interest in astronomy and space in general. I, not = knowing=20 at the time that you could EVEN OWN a meteorite, found a = Dalgety=20 Downs on Mike Farmer's ebay listings. This was in the early days = way=20 before Gold Basin and Morocco ever happened on the scene. Well, = I bid on=20 the meteorite for my son, won it, and the rest you can = guess. It=20 has been a truly wonderful experience and a new lease on life for me = ever=20 since. I have been able to spend many wonderful weekends = out in the=20 desert with my son doing something together that we both found that we = love so=20 very much, hunting for these very special rocks and getting so=20 excited TOGETHER when we would find one. The = times=20 that I got to spend with my son are truly priceless and I would not = trade=20 those times for anything. I have even been so very = fortunate as to=20 be able to go to Oman and hunt meteorites WITH my son! A = truly=20 incredible experience! My son's name is Devin by the way, a more = wonderful and special son, I could not imagine. Many of you may = know him=20 personally or have seen his posts to the list. I am twice = blessed to=20 have two very special sons! Even though the meteorites = themselves=20 are a world of fun to find and collect and own, I just wanted to say = that I=20 have found over the years it has been the people that I have met that = have=20 been the real treasures in this crazy hobby. I treasure the = friendships=20 I have made, and would not trade a single one of them for all of the=20 meteorites you could possibly own in a lifetime! I am absolutely = sincere=20 when I say this. I just met Mike Miller of Kingman. A = true=20 gentleman and a man of impeccable integrity was my very first = impression=20 when we met. I am certain that any of you who know Mike = personally would=20 agree. Mike drove seven hours from Kingman to trade some = meteorites with=20 me. And then he turned around and drove another seven hours just = to get=20 back home. The meteorites are very nice, but I found that I very = much=20 enjoyed getting to talk with this man for the short time we had = together and=20 realized once again, that this is what it is really about for = me. The=20 people, not the things. I look at meteorites as things, a common = matrix=20 that we all share which serves to bind us, the chondrules = together. For=20 me, it's the people I love, not the things. At the VERY = REAL=20 RISK of being labeled SAPPY, Jack=20 Schrader</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00E8_01C41A87.84CB9C60-- Received on Sun 04 Apr 2004 09:58:02 PM PDT |
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