[meteorite-list] WHY HELP A DUMB ASS NEWBIE?

From: countdeiro at earthlink.net <countdeiro_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:56:52 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <4244027.1258225012559.JavaMail.root_at_wamui-cynical.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Or, what do "newbies" mean to the ongoing collection, classification, sale and display of meteorites?

I'm a "newbie". I haven't yet found a meteorite and apparently this is one of the qualifiers to be a "real deal" meteorite hunter/collector. I don't have a clue what other qualifiers are. What I have done, is sell my jet boat 10 months ago and spend thousands of dollars subscribing to magazines, purchasing books and field guides, buying an zoom microscope, testing equipment, chemicals, magnifying loupes and glasses, hand tools, a work bench, lighting, a locking cabinet, neomydium magnets, a metal detector, picks and shovels, back packs, desert hiking and camping clothing and equipment, maps of strewn fields, a GPS device and I traded my Ford sedan for a 4 wheel drive Jeep Cherokee.

I found out about the LIST six months ago from a neighbor, Sonny Clary, (who gave me my first meteorite and continues to give me others..) I began reading every posting on the LIST. I set about to collect examples of the requiste types of meteorites and tektites that you "real deals" write about. After obtaining specimens of the three major classifications, I began "going for the planetary rarities and the low tkw stuff". I've collected sixty examples, as of today and maintain a list of future "have to haves".

All of the above...I'll say it again...All..(except that Jeep)..was bought from individuals and companies I found on on the "LIST".

That's why "newbies" on the "LIST" should be treated respectfully and encouraged to ask questions.

Count Deiro

       

-----Original Message-----
>From: Carl 's <carloselguapo1 at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 14, 2009 10:04 AM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Beating a dead horse to Morocco
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>Hello Howard, All,
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>You are absolutely correct. We newbies should not ask knowledgeable veterans such basic questions. We must do the legwork ourselves but never reveal how we do it to achieve our goals if someone asks. Speaking for myself I would like to thank you, Howard, for all the wonderful and thought provoking topics about meteorites you have provided in the past. Did I mention you would be a great teacher?
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>For those not familiar with Howard's input, please type "Howard Steffic" in the search window.
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>Howard, you asked if anyone actually found a meteorite? Please start a thread about meteorites we can all talk seriously about. You know you can't rely on newbies to do anything right. Thanks for setting us, newbies, straight!
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>Carl
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>Howard wrote:
>>...I laugh at how the "newbies" expect the veterans with the battle scars to tell
>them exacty how to .... Hunt Meteorites or Sell on Ebay or send money
>overseas. Get off the couch and do your own legwork.
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>Now lets give this thread a proper burrial and get back to meteorites. Didn't
>someone actually find something (like a meteorite not an alien) that we can
>talk about?...
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