[meteorite-list] What's the chances of a meteorite hitting you car hood?

From: Jerry <grf2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:01:26 -0400
Message-ID: <CD138F971C7349B781C2678D5A56D277_at_Notebook>

Judge "Judy" Anne!!!!!!!!!
Jerry Flaherty
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Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2008 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What's the chances of a meteorite hitting you
car hood?


> Did you pick up and look at that rock?
> If you are very lucky, maybe the kid picked up a meteorite!! ;-)
>
> But seriously, I hope the father is going to pay for all the damage to
> your
> car.
> And maybe you can get the kids to do the painting, as punishment.
>
> Anne M. Black
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> In a message dated 3/8/2008 8:37:24 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
> wahlperry at aol.com writes:
> Hi All,
>
> Have you ever thought of a meteorite hitting your car? Better yet,
> while you were in it? Well that's not what happened today! I was
> driving home after buying some paint for the house when out of nowhere
> a rock the size of a baseball hits my hood and then smashes into my
> windshield causing it to break and crack . I was driving around 70 mph.
> At first I thought it might have come from a truck in front of me or
> one going the other direction on the highway. The only problem was
> there were no other vehicles in front or going the other directions. So
> what just happened ? The only thing I could think of was someone threw
> the rock from the walkway under the freeway or something. I slammed on
> my brakes and turned the truck around . I was lucky there was a turn
> around at the location. Georgia gave me a look like the one you see
> just before you get in a crash! I drove just above the walkway and
> parked my truck and told Georgia to call 911 and tell them what
> happened. I could see to the west, no one in sight but not to the east.
> I ran down the hill and into the tunnel. Not a good move, not knowing
> what to expect. At this point I was pissed off and not really thinking
> right. I ran under the freeway to the other side and on top of a dirt
> embankment. There they were, running into another tunnel only 500 ' in
> front of me! Damn it! I never new kids could run like cheetahs! The
> only thing I could do was jump back into the ditch and try to cut them
> off. As I got closer to the opening of the other drainage ditch I could
> see these kids coming back out of the opening. The only problem , I was
> out of breath from when I ran down the hill to get onto the walkway .
> You have to remember I was still trying to get out of doing the
> painting before this happened. Let alone run at high speed at any time!
> When I finally got over to the kids you should have seen the look on
> their faces. Like deer in the headlights! At this moment I knew I could
> take the 7 yr old but the two 13 yr olds might be tough! Just teasing!
> I said which one of you threw the rock. The first kid said the other
> kid that ran the other direction did it.The second kid said he ran the
> opposite direction. Ok let me get this straight the kid that threw the
> rock ran two different directions? Well yes and no they said. By this
> time I had regained some of my breath and decided to question the
> tougher 7 yr old. When I asked the kid who threw the rock, he started
> crying and said "I don't want to go to jail" and would not look at his
> two other friends. I almost started crying after seeing this, but I was
> still out of breath and I'd seen this technique used in the movies
> before! About this time two police cars pulled up. The police started
> asking the kids what happened and the one kid told on his friend that
> he threw the rock. I forgot to say while I was chasing the kids I was
> trying to give Georgia the direction and location on the cell phone. I
> was happy to see the kids father pull up and then the look on the kids
> faces. I felt bad for the little one, he was still crying lying on the
> sidewalk. The good part is no one got hurt and I got a little exercise!
> If this ever happens again I hope it is a meteorite.
>
> Sonny
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