[meteorite-list] How much is a life worth? In meteorite terms?
From: Rob McCafferty <rob_mccafferty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed May 17 17:19:58 2006 Message-ID: <20060517211954.61900.qmail_at_web50904.mail.yahoo.com> Hi everybody No, I'm not going to try to sell you one of my children. I found myself pondering the prices of meteorites on the way to work this morning whether there are things MORE expensive than a lunarite! We're probably all familiar with the following which I read somewhere on someones website Gold ~ ?10/g (?1 ~ $1.88) Heroin ~ ?100/g ($1 ~ ?0.53) Lunar Meteorite ~ ?500-?1000/g Knowing that many people may have spouses/partners/bank managers who do not quite understand or share our enthusiasm, I did some sums on how much I've spent Unclassified NWA ~ ?0.03/g Brachinite ~ ?50/g Prescription Medicines ~ ?100/g No wonder governments all over the world are going berzerk over the cost of prescription drug costs. Looking in MIMS I found out how much some of these drugs cost! The average branded Heart drug costs over ?110/g. If you look at some of the most modern ones, they'd set you back ?400/g. Migraine treatments? ?5000/g! Now I know why GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, MSD et al are able to buy their reps Mercedes cars!!! (I was a GSK rep for 4 years and I drove a Merc) A meteorite will at least last longer than 28 days. I'm going to start insisting that all my medicines come in membrane boxes or jewel cases so I can properly see what I'm taking. So next time you ponder whether or not that Lunarite is worth forking out for, just buy it. When you get older and start needing stuff to keep you alive, you'll need to sell it to pay for your drugs! Speaking of which. Three children for sale. I need to fund my collection Rob McC, trying to bring fun and perspective to a challenging world (or an idiot, depending on your disposition) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Received on Wed 17 May 2006 05:19:54 PM PDT |
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