[meteorite-list] Oman notes.
From: Becky and Kirk <bandk_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:52:59 -0500 Message-ID: <C31B77951E5144BBBD68B9F6282BF7DC_at_owner55652f88b> Amazing story Mike. YIKES!! Glad you and Robert have returned home safely! My best to you and yours----and Robert's too!! Kirk.....:-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Farmer" <mike at meteoriteguy.com> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:58 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Oman notes. > We were not allowed to keep anything other than really the clothes on our > backs and our luggage (except Robert's brand new metal $1200 case, they > decided that was just a little too nice). > > I lost my Iphone, Ipad, Ipod, Satellite phone, camera, 3 GPS units, and > many other items. It seems Ipods are mining gear. > > I estimate more than $10,000 in my own gear alone, not to mention all > camping gear. > > Total financial cost to me of this trip is now well over $30,000 with > lawyers, plane tickets, car costs etc. Cell phone bills of more than $4000 > as all calls from Oman were made on my Iphone. Loss at the Tucson show > more than $50,000 down from last year's sales. > > Other costs such as fear to me and my family are not possible to > calculate. > > > I had found 3 pieces of the Dhofar 1180 Lunar meteorite on this trip, more > than 2 km from the original find site, exciting as now a confirmed > strewnfield. When the police took us into custody and began looting our > cars, all meteorite bags were dumped out, all scientific data lost for > about 50 % of the meteorites since they mixed them up. > > I saw the three Lunar meteorites get dumped into a pile of rocks them > trown in a trash bag. I tried to stop the police from mixing them all up > but they laughed and told me to shut up. > > Oman could care less about their meteorites. I am sure they were likely > thrown into a dumpster to tell you the truth. > > We found more meteorites in 10 days than the Omani/Swiss team usually find > in 3 weeks with 5 times the people. But I guess they need it all for > themselves. > > I missed most of you at the gem show, but no matter, will be in Ensisheim > and Saint Marie aux Mines show in France in June, see all of my European > friends there. Tucson 2012 will arrive before we know it and I will try > too avoid a trip just before that show:) > > I want to thank so many who dropped everything, taking the 3 am phone > calls from Oman, paying the bills, doing the gem show for me, and doing > everything needed to keep my wife busy and focused on getting by alone. > You all know who you are. > > Michael Farmer > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Mon 14 Mar 2011 07:52:59 PM PDT |
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