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

From: actionshooting at carolina.rr.com <actionshooting_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 9:52:18 -0500
Message-ID: <20110222145218.7ZSMG.164430.root_at_hrndva-web08-z02>

Looks like someone was doing some target shooting out there!

---- Michael Mulgrew <mikestang at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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Stuart McDaniel
Lawndale, NC

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