[meteorite-list] 100th, not 99th Anniversary Holbrook Meteorite - Hunt Date/Schedule!
From: Michael Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:00:59 -0700 Message-ID: <CA0D481B.1A557%mlblood_at_cox.net> Well, As Gildna Radner used to say, "Never mind." Michael PS: Don't know how I thought it fell in 1911! On 6/2/11 6:20 AM, "Ruben Garcia" <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michael, > > Gee, where do I start? > You say, > >> I am not sure who did the math and thought this was 99th "Birthday" >> - but it will be the 100th. That is a mathematical fact - think about >> it....If you are born in 2000 you are ten years old in 2010 - NOT 9 years >> old - if you fell on July 19, 1911, it will be 100 years later on July 19, >> 2011 - thus it is the 100th "Birthday" (not counting the day/year of the >> fall, but starting with first "birthday" on July 19, 1912) > > Okay here goes, > > First of all your premise is wrong. > > The Meteorite fell on July 19, 1912 and NOT 1911. I only stated that > the ?TRUE? Anniversary date would be on July 19 2011 so people would > not get confused and show up on that date. In other words our hunt > will be on July 16 and NOT July 19th. > > The bottom line is this: > July 19, 2011 marks the beginning of the 100th year ? and we are > currently in the 99th year. That means that anytime before the > anniversary (July 19) would still be in the 99th year. > > Since our hunt is on Saturday July 16, 2011 ? before the anniversary - > we will still be in the 99th year. The 99th year will be completed on > July 19th 2011 and then the 100 year would begin. The 100th year would > be completed on July 19 2012. > > Make sense? > > > >> On 6/1/11 9:21 PM, "Ruben Garcia" <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> It seems that some are not clear on the Holbrook meteorite hunt date/ >>> schedule. >>> >>> I have received more and more questions regarding the date of our >>> hunt. (Mainly because so many are joining late ? which is fine, I just >>> have to make sure that we are all on the same page) >>> >>> Here goes: >>> >>> The ?TRUE? 99th anniversary of the Holbrook meteorite fall is July, 19, >>> 2011. >>> >>> However, July 19th falls on a Tuesday this year - therefore I decided >>> that wouldn?t be a good day to host our group hunt. >>> >>> Our meteorite hunt (which is in recognition of the 99th anniversary) >>> will take place on Saturday - July 16, 2011. >>> >>> I (and most of us) will arrive on Friday afternoon, July 15, 2011. >>> This will allow me to check in and meet as many of you as possible. I >>> would like to have dinner that evening at the Denny?s next door ? >>> everyone is invited and encouraged to join us. >>> >>> There are some very good meteorite hunters joining us. So, if I can?t >>> sit at your table, don?t worry - there will be some of the worlds best >>> hunters there that can (over dinner) school you on the finer points of >>> Hunting Holbrook. >>> >>> The Hunt will begin on Saturday morning July 16, 2011. IF YOU ARRIVE >>> LATE YOU MAY MISS OUT! ?Don?t plan on arriving after about 8 am on >>> July 16, unless you know how to get to the strewn field alone. >>> >>> I will ONLY hunt on Saturday ? However, others are planning on hunting >>> Sunday also. So, if you want to stay that?s fine. >>> >>> Most of us are staying at the Holbrook Motel 6 ? But a few are staying >>> at other motels in Holbrook ? that?s fine. >>> Here is the address and phone number. >>> Motel 6 Holbrook - 2514 Navajo Boulevard - Holbrook, AZ 86025 >>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (928) 524-6101 >>> >>> Please, if you made reservations in Winslow (or anywhere else outside >>> of Holbrook) cancel them and redo in Holbrook! >>> >>> If everyone >>> comes alone (and I'm sure that won't happen) this will be a large >>> group. If everyone brings only one other person this hunt will be >>> huge. >> >> >> ?-- >> Life is too short for drama & petty things, >> Laugh insanely, Love truly and Forgive quickly. >> -- >> "People will forget what you said, >> people will forget ?what you did, >> but people will never forget how you made them feel." >> ? ? ? ?Maya Angelou >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- Life is too short for drama & petty things, Laugh insanely, Love truly and Forgive quickly. -- "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Maya AngelouReceived on Thu 02 Jun 2011 05:00:59 PM PDT |
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