[meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )

From: Michael Mulgrew <mikestang_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:08:15 -0800
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=9+=EvJj3L10NX9a+nLNn=DPCidygLmva2TNj9_at_mail.gmail.com>

We should compare notes, because I found a bowling pin:
http://www.mikestang.com/user/cimage/CoyoteDL03-122710.JPG

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Thunder Stone <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I found a bowling ball in the middle of the desert
>
> ----------------------------------------
> > From: rickmont at earthlink.net
> > To: tbear1 at cableone.net; raremeteorites at yahoo.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:07:40 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for meteorites : )
> >
> > Nothing tops any of the previous entries, but once I found a light-bulb in
> > the middle of no-where. Huh???
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ted Bunch"
> > To: "Adam Hupe" ; "Adam"
> >
> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
> > meteorites : )
> >
> >
> > >I was angry because the low flying event by military jets has happened to
> > >me
> > > numerous times. They do low altitude runs in many areas of the desert
> > > where
> > > they should not be. But these flight jockeys love to spot some poor
> > > bastard
> > > in the middle of nowhere and then do a 'strafing" run on him at 50 m off
> > > the
> > > deck and > mach 1. Scares the Hell out of me and the sonic wave laden with
> > > dust is no fun. If I were to have a heart attack that be the time.
> > >
> > > Te
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/21/11 2:48 PM, "Adam Hupe" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I can't top the prosthetic leg or the cow suspended on top of a telephone
> > >> pole
> > >> like Sonny found but you can count on strange happenings if you spend
> > >> enough
> > >> time in the desert.
> > >>
> > >> One time while climbing a mountain by Area 51, Dr Ted Bunch, Zann and I
> > >> were
> > >> startled by a jet flying below our altitude. It flew so close to use
> > >> sideways
> > >> that I could see the pilots face and helmet. Needless to say, it was
> > >> going so
> > >> fast that we were startled when it flew by. Luckily, nobody lost their
> > >> footing.
> > >> Ted was angry but Zann and I found it amusing.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I have been startled by sonic booms several times by unseen craft. You
> > >> can
> > >> actually feel the sound if this makes sense.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> The wildlife never ceases to interest me. It amazing me how tough
> > >> creatures
> > >> and
> > >> early man have to be to survive desert conditions. I have also seen
> > >> giant cat
> > >> tracks among other things and would not want to run into one.
> > >>
> > >> Take Care,
> > >>
> > >> Adam
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message ----
> > >> From: Adam Hupe
> > >> To: Adam
> > >> Sent: Mon, February 21, 2011 1:08:08 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Strange things found while hunting for
> > >> meteorites
> > >> : )
> > >>
> > >> I have seen what looked like an open grave discovered by Guido's wife,
> > >> Joan
> > >> and
> > >> Zann. There was a perfect rectangle dug several feet deep out in the
> > >> middle
> > >> of
> > >> nowhere. Perhaps some gangster dug it to make a point when Vegas was
> > >> under
> > >> mob
> > >> control. We continue to check it from time-to-time to make sure it isn't
> > >> buried
> > >>
> > >> over.
> > >>
> > >> Caches of old casino chips have been stashed in secret places throughout
> > >> the
> > >> desert. We were shown one location where tokens numbered in the
> > >> thousands
> > >> with
> > >> several rare ones. They were coming out of concrete, put there in an
> > >> unsuccessful effort to destroy them. It looked like fossil negatives
> > >> where
> > >> they
> > >>
> > >> fell out.
> > >>
> > >> A four hour hike from our house will take you to a very old aircraft
> > >> wreck. A
> > >> short hike will take you to petroglypts and a water fall.
> > >>
> > >> I once found a dead turtle with a transmitter hooked to its back. This
> > >> was
> > >> while
> > >>
> > >> hiking with Sonny and Rob.
> > >>
> > >> We stumbled onto a hidden dwelling surrounded by bushes with no power or
> > >> utilities and a sign that said keep the F--- OUT. We took it seriously
> > >> and
> > >> backed out of there slowly. We figured it was somebody growing product
> > >> or the
> > >> kind of lab that one would not want to deal with.
> > >>
> > >> We found a stolen SUV hidden in a canyon and reported its GPS coordinates
> > >> to
> > >> the
> > >>
> > >> police.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> One time, I was startled by a dog running up to me in the middle of
> > >> nowhere
> > >> with
> > >>
> > >> six pack of beer strapped around its neck. I then met the toothless
> > >> owner who
> > >> told me not to be afraid because "Buddy" or "Bud" for short doesn't bite
> > >> very
> > >> hard or all that often. He then drank one of the beers and offered me
> > >> one. I
> > >> think I was more afraid of the owner than the dog.
> > >>
> > >> Happy Hunting,
> > >>
> > >> Adam
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