[meteorite-list] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 110, Issue 23

From: James Masny <sciflyer25_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:10:09 -0400
Message-ID: <CAMpiMSZ77TCXyzywbT-=i20znJbr9x8bOMBeKAoz-1SM0UVd+g_at_mail.gmail.com>

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Sean T.
> Murray
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 3:54 PM
> To: Thunder Stone; Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorites found after bang,light -
> Winnipeg Free Press
>
> Wow.
>
> She has been contacting me A LOT via facebook all week regarding her
> finds.
> The one picture she sent me looks like a yellowed river/glacier worn
> quartz
> rock, and this one is just odd... maybe volcanic? She is convinced they
> are
>
> lunars (as are all new meteorite hunters).
>
> It's been an odd conversation, so I thought it was worth repeating some of
> the statements here:
>
> Per Nicole Nixon:
>
> "
> Two tons of meteorites fell in 2005 and another two thousand for the 2009
> perseid. messed up the wildlife some. yes, i showed with robert bateman.
> one
>
> of the best in north america
>
> The party is over. Just found meteorites from this area being sold by
> Geoff
> [Notkin] on the internet as meteorites found in Australia. It was printed
> and copies will be sent as part of a report to the National Minister of
> Heritage and the National Minister of Justice. He was responsible for a
> five year old child almost being killed. Two carloads of women and
> children
> were driven off roads and one child was in the hospital for over one
> month.
> When fencing was reinforced, he sent down individuals with chainsaws to
> cut
> through it and other to shoot at no trespassing signs. This is being
> reported to National Authorities who are waiting for photos and a full
> report.
> This is not Saskatchewan. The area has a reputation. His photos are posted
> in all small local stores with targets drawn on them. He will be charged
> by
> the Government of Canada for inciting violence, endangerment, theft and
> the
> organizing of exportation. We get our hands on him, and what is left of
> him
> will be on you tube.
>
> Last person that got on everybody's nerves in the area, was tied to a tree
> with barbed wire. He stayed there for two days until someone felt guilty
> and
>
> let him go. Not worried about it, three of my boys went to prison for
> homicide. No many coming our way. not many.
>
> Already getting calls to arrange for hunts and splits. Would you please
> talk
>
> to your associate who does testing? If he can head on down to see this, a
> three way split can be determined. The large ones I just found are mine,
> but
>
> the rest is negotiable.
>
> Apparently this happens every year as the placement of the planets and the
> lands, along with the magnetic belt, combine to deliver.
>
> As long as they are verified to be lunar meteorites, I'll keep mine in
> Canada. No sense in flooding the American Market. I am not picking any
> more. The meteorite shower of 2009 was said to be like rain in this area.
> I
> was wondering why so many of our neighbors were heading off to Winnipeg
> for
> a few days.
> "
>
> So casual hunters beware ;-) And Geoff - find somewhere else to vacation
> for a while :-)
>
> Anyone want to volunteer to contact this lady to test her rocks? I told
> her
>
> to just contact Jeff Young with a physical sample, per the article. She
> pinged me seconds after the post from Thunder.
>
> Sean.
>
> -----Original Message-----
This lady seems bat-shit crazy. Forget about the rocks, she needs her
head examined.
Jim
Received on Fri 17 Aug 2012 09:10:09 PM PDT