[meteorite-list] RE: Self-Proclaimed Pairing Issues
From: Bill Southern <southerndesert_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 9 23:27:28 2006 Message-ID: <20060508123044.32880.qmail_at_web31112.mail.mud.yahoo.com> My first find (Trilby Wash, AZ) took about 8 months at ASU and still has not shown up in the bulletin although classification info is available at ASU and I was told this was pretty quickly done as busy as they are, all at no cost. I did donate a hefty specimen that is now on display in their very nice collection though. I have since hand delivered what appears to be another possible find from AZ and was told they are even busier now so I expect several months to a year...Gives me time to work the area for more specimens while I wait. Having on lost would be a upset for sure and I take mine in in person. Bill Norm Lehrman <nlehrman_at_nvbell.net> wrote: Thomas, Take heart. "Almost a year"? Try never. The last piece I sent to UCLA they claim to never have received even though people visiting the lab asked about it and were told probable preliminary classifications. Now they want a second piece? Can anyone help me get the "kick me" sticker off my back? I don't know where the problem might be. US mail? UCLA mailroom? Met lab? I suspect the mail room. "Packages going to this department might have valuable rocks." But that doesn't explain the verbal communications suggesting the material was in process. Lesson: if you can find a way, have your material hand carried into the hands of a respected scientist by someone who can vouch that it was delivered. I am very disheartened by the whole experience. Maybe you get what you pay for. It appears I did. Cheers, Norm http://tektitesource.com --- Thomas Webb wrote: > List Members, > There are a few people who seemingly are able to get > meteorites classified in a matter of weeks. I have > been waiting for almost a year now and don't even > have > a number much less a classification. Is this due to > the volume supplied by some and the consequent > revenue > to the institution or what is the reason for the > inequity? > I would appreciate some answers to the list on this > matter. > Thank you, > Thomas H. Webb > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list southerndesert_at_yahoo.com http://www.NuggetShooter.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/meteorite-list/attachments/20060508/1bb533ff/attachment.htm Received on Mon 08 May 2006 08:30:44 AM PDT |
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