[meteorite-list] The June 3rd sighting has not panned out

From: Jerry A. Wallace <jwal2000_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Oct 9 23:15:47 2004
Message-ID: <4168A96A.9000905_at_swbell.net>

Well Adam, you've certainly got my full sympathy about the situation.
Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can be more disgusting or discouraging
than to keep turning up a bunch of dudes when you're out trolling for
dudettes.

Jerry

Adam Hupe wrote:

>Dear List,
>
>I am finished following up leads generated by the June 3rd, bolide sighting.
>I will never advertise again to check out suspected meteorites. I have
>driven all over the state investigating suspected meteorites and have
>fielded well over 200 phone calls without a single solid lead. Even the
>most promising leads turned out to be dudes.
>
>Some things I learned are:
>
>No matter what you say, once somebody's got it in their head that they have
>a meteorite you can not tell them differently.
>
>If you tell them their suspected meteorite is terrestrial they may state
>that it is a new type never seen before just like the ones they read about
>on the internet.
>
>If you tell them that their stone is not a meteorite and not worth $35,000,
>or whatever amount they need to clear their debt, they think you are trying
>to hoodwink them out of it even though no offers were extended.
>
>I think after this last email I will go back to searching for meteorites
>myself. This passage was pulled from an email I received after telling the
>author he did not have a meteorite.
>
>**************************************************************
>How can you say it is not a meteorite?You were not there where I was when I
>saw and heard this thing hit the ground at more than max mach speed. it took
>me days to get up the nervs to dig it out and I do not care what you say
>because its mine not yours get it. If you found it it would be a meteorite
>right but since I found it it is not.Come on lets be fair.I and my friends
>know you want it thats why you tell me it is not what I know it is.Even if
>you paid me $15000 for it I would not sell it to you. I already will have
>somebody who respects it look at it so you can forget about it.
>***************************************************************
>
>It is almost scary dealing with people like this.
>
>All the best,
>
>Adam
>
>
>
Received on Sat 09 Oct 2004 11:15:54 PM PDT