[meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 14:31:28 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <111671.74582.qm_at_web33106.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Elton, thankfully you are alive and well, so many such
accidents end far worse. I hope you recover quickly
and all of your meteorites as well.
Don't forget to sue the living crap out of the drunk
driver, I have little pity for people who drink and
drive. Make them regret it.
Michael Farmer
--- Mr EMan <mstreman53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> The good news is I escaped with my cell phone, shoes
> glasses, underwear, and most of my blood and bodily
> tissues. The bad news (which includes meteorite
> related issues) everything else is in the wreckage.
>
> Late Friday night minding my own business driving
> down
> a 4 lane road my truck and trailer was totaled by an
> impaired driver who thought I had some gall to be in
> his drag racing lane. I did all kinds of Demolition
> Derby quality manuevers but near the end it was me
> following my cargo trailer down the highway not vice
> versa. For all of 1 second I was thinking. "Hey!
> Not
> a bad moonshiners turn I can get this rig
> stopped--NOT". The trailer rolled to the driver's
> side, taking the truck with it. As I skidded along
> watching road gravel bounce off my nose I wasn't
> concerned about my life but was worried about my
> meteorite collection's survival. I remain worried
> because everything was catapulted onto the roadside
> and down an embankment.
>
> They won't let me see what was recovered until
> Monday
> morning but did say that lots of small things
> weren't
> picked up. I was transporting my meteorite
> collection
> around 400 specimens plus several cases of mineral
> specimens. So you are the first to hear about the
> latest strewn field location. Since the wreck was
> an
> observed event does this make them falls or finds?
>
> Aside from writing the list to lament this "ouch", I
> may need help in the Allentown PA area recovering
> and
> sorting. If anyone might have some spare time local
> to the area to help look for the pieces please let
> me
> know and I'll share location with you. I am not up
> to
> walking much but hope to start some searching
> Tuesday.
>
> Lucky to still be a collector,
> Elton
>
>
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Received on Sun 05 Aug 2007 05:31:28 PM PDT