Well said, CD. Regards
----------- Melanie IMCA: 2975 eBay: metmel2775 Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get! ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:56:52 -0500 > From: countde...@earthlink.net > To: carloselgua...@hotmail.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] WHY HELP A DUMB ASS NEWBIE? > > Or, what do "newbies" mean to the ongoing collection, classification, sale > and display of meteorites? > > I'm a "newbie". I haven't yet found a meteorite and apparently this is one of > the qualifiers to be a "real deal" meteorite hunter/collector. I don't have a > clue what other qualifiers are. What I have done, is sell my jet boat 10 > months ago and spend thousands of dollars subscribing to magazines, > purchasing books and field guides, buying an zoom microscope, testing > equipment, chemicals, magnifying loupes and glasses, hand tools, a work > bench, lighting, a locking cabinet, neomydium magnets, a metal detector, > picks and shovels, back packs, desert hiking and camping clothing and > equipment, maps of strewn fields, a GPS device and I traded my Ford sedan for > a 4 wheel drive Jeep Cherokee. > > I found out about the LIST six months ago from a neighbor, Sonny Clary, (who > gave me my first meteorite and continues to give me others..) I began reading > every posting on the LIST. I set about to collect examples of the requiste > types of meteorites and tektites that you "real deals" write about. After > obtaining specimens of the three major classifications, I began "going for > the planetary rarities and the low tkw stuff". I've collected sixty examples, > as of today and maintain a list of future "have to haves". > > All of the above...I'll say it again...All..(except that Jeep)..was bought > from individuals and companies I found on on the "LIST". > > That's why "newbies" on the "LIST" should be treated respectfully and > encouraged to ask questions. > > Count Deiro > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: Carl 's >>Sent: Nov 14, 2009 10:04 AM >>To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>Subject: [meteorite-list] Beating a dead horse to Morocco >> >> >> >>Hello Howard, All, >> >>You are absolutely correct. We newbies should not ask knowledgeable veterans >>such basic questions. We must do the legwork ourselves but never reveal how >>we do it to achieve our goals if someone asks. Speaking for myself I would >>like to thank you, Howard, for all the wonderful and thought provoking topics >>about meteorites you have provided in the past. Did I mention you would be a >>great teacher? >> >>For those not familiar with Howard's input, please type "Howard Steffic" in >>the search window. >> >>Howard, you asked if anyone actually found a meteorite? Please start a thread >>about meteorites we can all talk seriously about. You know you can't rely on >>newbies to do anything right. Thanks for setting us, newbies, straight! >> >>Carl >> >> >>Howard wrote: >>>...I laugh at how the "newbies" expect the veterans with the battle scars to >>>tell >>them exacty how to .... Hunt Meteorites or Sell on Ebay or send money >>overseas. Get off the couch and do your own legwork. >> >>Now lets give this thread a proper burrial and get back to meteorites. Didn't >>someone actually find something (like a meteorite not an alien) that we can >>talk about?... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. >>http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen:112009v2 >>______________________________________________ >>http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>Meteorite-list mailing list >>Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Friends get your Flickr, Yelp, and Digg updates when they e-mail you. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691817 ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
