Sequestration killed that. He only gets dial tone on Mondays and Thursdays between 8 and 10 Am EST. Calls outside the 202 area code require congressional budget committee special approval.
We have to buy the fuel from Putin now :) --- On Thu, 7/4/13, Michael Farmer <m...@meteoriteguy.com> wrote: > From: Michael Farmer <m...@meteoriteguy.com> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ED fix > To: "James Beauchamp" <falco...@sbcglobal.net> > Cc: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>, "Thunder Stone" > <stanleygr...@hotmail.com>, "Adam" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Date: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 10:50 PM > Are you sure? Obama has the BLM on > his desktop speed dial waiting for that chance to order > missiles free on meteorite hunters. He is tapped in by NSA > computers to your wristwatches. You are only safe if you use > an 1890s or before pocket watch. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 4, 2013, at 8:45 PM, James Beauchamp <falco...@sbcglobal.net> > wrote: > > > LOL, seriously, if the pilot saw you guys and did a > maneuver, it was out of showing off and fun. Far from > any malice. > > > > As a former aircrew guy, and recently retired from a 23 > year air force career, I promise you they could care less > about rock collectors. There isn't enough training > time - especially in the last five years - to go > around. They are extremely busy trying to check the > boxes - either test cards or the weapon school / Red Flag > scenario at hand. They are concentrating on the > mission, the aircraft systems, and things in the air that > [if not watched carefully] can kill them. That list > includes other airplanes, drones, birds, things falling off > the airplane, engines a few degrees from alloy melting > points, and ridgelines that like to smack pilots that don't > pay attention. > > > > They have to do all this, and accomplish an over-loaded > task list with just enough in the tanks to land with a > couple of thousand pounds of reserve fuel. > > > > Like an over-tasked soccer mom with 1000 kids in the > back of the mini-van, they are concentrating on much more > serious things than people waling around on the desert > floor :) > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/4/13, Thunder Stone <stanleygr...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> From: Thunder Stone <stanleygr...@hotmail.com> > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ED fix > >> To: "James Beauchamp" <falco...@sbcglobal.net>, > "Adam Hupe" <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> > >> Cc: "Adam" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > >> Date: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 10:08 PM > >> I've had jets fly low while meteorite > >> hunting and thought it was really cool... never > thought > >> anything negative about it at all. > >> GregS > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> > >> From: James Beauchamp > >> Sent: 5 Jul 2013 02:27:13 GMT > >> To: Adam Hupe > >> Cc: Adam > >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ED fix > >> > >> The pilot of the F-18 really wasn't concerned about > you, the > >> little specks on the ground. Worse case, he > was doing > >> his (or her) normal training route, saw some people > and > >> decided to give you a small air show out of > fun. You > >> got a cool treat from an aviator, not a scare > tactic. > >> They have enough on their plate monitoring the > aircraft > >> systems and staying on schedule. Posse > commitatus is > >> still strongly enforced. > >> > >> A lot of you are freaking out over non-existent > >> boogeymen. What you should be > asking > >> yourselves is what really led to the BLM > policy. As a > >> lurker on this list for a couple of years, I've > noticed a > >> few of you, through your arrogance and willingness > to > >> disregard existing laws and regulations, probably > >> contributed directly to the change. Those of > us trying > >> to take the high road have to suffer. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Jul 4, 2013, at 19:21, Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> One more thing of interest. > >>> > >>> Our group consisting of my wife, Zann von Hupe, > Dr. Ted > >> Bumch and myself were literately in the middle of > nowhere > >> here in Nevada on a mountain side and were buzzed > by an F-18 > >> jet. The pilot turned the jet sideways, > matched our > >> altitude and hit his afterburners just to let us > know that > >> he knew we were there. He flew so close to us > that we > >> could see his helmet and face-shield as he turned > his head > >> to get a better look at us. > >>> > >>> My question is; what device gave up our > position? > >>> > >>> No, we were not doing anything wrong and Dr. > bunch was > >> extremely angry about being buzzed so close because > it > >> startled all us and we could have lost our footing > on the > >> steep slopes. > >>> > >>> > >>> Adam > >>> ______________________________________________ > >>> > >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >>> Meteorite-list mailing list > >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> ______________________________________________ > >> > >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > >> Meteorite-list mailing list > >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
