[meteorite-list] Airport Security, Brenham, and Hammerheads (funny?)
From: Rob Wesel <nakhladog_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Feb 7 00:40:03 2006 Message-ID: <005101c62ba8$edfa6cf0$59681618_at_robewcufk0z2s3> Martin wrote By the way, did you notice that the bidders at our table were the most likely to try and outbid our own bids? I will not be outbid...even by myself :^) That S-A was quite a thing, a classic example of meteoritic surgation. Rob Wesel http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com ------------------ We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of the dreams. Willy Wonka, 1971 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Horejsi" <accretiondesk_at_gmail.com> To: "Rob Wesel" <nakhladog_at_comcast.net> Cc: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Airport Security, Brenham, and Hammerheads (funny?) Cool irons boys. Cpt. Blood is a fan of hammers so I told him I got one from Brenham. He listened with interest until I showed him. But what he really liked was the S-A I got from Farmer. Oh Rob, thanks for the beer during the auction. Without it I likely would have missed out on the Campo and the NWA thingy I bought. By the way, did you notice that the bidders at our table were the most likely to try and outbid our own bids? Cheers, Martin On 2/6/06, Rob Wesel <nakhladog_at_comcast.net> wrote: > I went with a different route Martin, no troubles...only puzzled looks > > http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/collection/brenhamhexahedrite.htm > > Tucson was wonderful, always is. > > Rob Wesel > http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com > ------------------ > We are the music makers... > and we are the dreamers of the dreams. > Willy Wonka, 1971 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Horejsi" <accretiondesk_at_gmail.com> > To: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 11:10 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Airport Security, Brenham, and Hammerheads > (funny?) > > > Hi All, > > I had a funny thing happen as I was flying out from Tucson Sunday > evening. Apparently one of the items banned from carry-on luggage is a > hammer. I usually don't carry one with me when I fly so I was unaware > of this restriction. However, I do agree with the TSA in their > decision. You know, Maxwell and all. > > Anyway, it happened that I bought a hammerhead from Steve Arnold of > Brenham Meteorite fame. The hammerhead was one of the non-meteorite > artifacts that Steve extracted from the rich Kansas soil in his quest > for rocks from space. > > Since I was saving my money for the Lang and Blood auctions, I passed > on Steve's Brenham main mass and instead bought the hammerhead. Plus I > figured, it would be easier to fly home with given the picky check-in > clerks who weigh everything. > > So when my hammerhead lit up the airport x-ray machine, the frown on > the security guy was enough to tell me that maybe these TSA folks in > Tucson had not seen it all. > > I helped agent locate the hammer amongst other interesting objects > including some large cactus pedals with extremely small and sharp > spines courtesy to a visit to Geoff N's home. The agent unwrapped the > hammer and studied it. Being who I am, I launched into an educational > presentation about Steve Arnold, about the Brenham meteorite and about > its amazing discovery. I would have used a PowerPoint on the nice > white walls of the security hall, but the x-ray machines had used up > all the electrical outlets. > > As I tried to explain the significance of the hammerhead, the agent, > let's call him Mr. Deer-in-the-headlights, stared at me likely > assessing my mental profile. He had never heard of the famous > meteorite, Steve Arnold, nor it appears, meteorites in general. Lucky, > the passengers surrounding me had, and were excited about it as they > pelted me with questions straining see the hammerhead! > > The glaze over Mr. Dith's eyes lifted, and he referred my case to the > head of security. It was at that moment that I played my trump card. > When I bought the hammerhead from Steve, he wrote up a Certificate of > Authenticity which I produced for the head security agent. > > This particular agent sat a desk and studied the hammer and the COA. > After a minute or two, he pronounced the hammerhead not a hammer since > there was no handle. Instead, it was a historic artifact and perfectly > acceptable as a carry-on. I thanked him kindly, and wished I had given > him one of Steve's postcards as a gift. > > So, should anyone be flying out of Tucson post this reading, and > departing from one of the lower numbered gates, if you could leave a > copy of Steve's fabulous postcard on the security desk, I would > appreciate it. > > Here is a link to the hammer and COA. > > http://www.geocities.com/planetwhy/brenhamhammer.jpg > > Cheers, > > Martin > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Received on Tue 07 Feb 2006 12:39:56 AM PST |
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