Re: [meteorite-list] Call for Auction entries - ad
Hi Michael, I am very particular about from whom I buy meteorites. It would be helpful if you would post the key to who has placed meteorites in your auction, on the auction page. It looks like you only have two people so far, and I think I can figure out who they are, but there are certain individuals from whom I would prefer not to purchase. Thanks. -Walter - - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:12 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Call for Auction entries - ad Now is the time to submit specimens for sale in the Tucson Auction. Right now, there are 75 entries - nearly every one is very fine and most are with NO RESERVE. Let's make it 125 with excellent photos - this week. RSVP off list. Best wishes, Michael __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NPA 08-17-1857 Baghdad Surprize Meteor Shower andMeteor Report
Hello Everyone, I don't recall doing this and if I have not it has been a major oversight on my part but I want to thank Mark for posting these newspaper articles. It know it takes time and effort on Mark's part and I really appreciate all that Mark puts into these postings. Thanks again, Mark. Keep up the great work. -Walter - - Original Message - From: MARK BOSTICK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NPA 08-17-1857 Baghdad Surprize Meteor Shower andMeteor Report Paper: Adams Sentinel City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: Monday, August 17, 1857 Page: 2 (of 4) Extraordinary Meteor. - Letters from Baghdad announce an extraordinary fall of rain on the 14th at that place, which, from its bloody hue, gave the surrounding country the appearance of a battle-field. The meteor seen at Malta on the 14th of June was likewise observed on the day throughout Syria and Palestine; and letters from Terbixond, Samsoun, Sinope, Constantinople and Smyrna, report a heavy fall of rain, and tempestuous weather on that day, to the great alarm of the inhabitants, who had for some weeks been anxiously looking out for the comet crash. The evening of the 13th of June was the remarkable meteor and whirlwind in New York. (end) This is somewhat funny as it appears the locals were waiting for a comet to come, then were startled to a great alarm when a meteor shower happened. 1857 seems pretty late not to know the connection between comets and meteor showers to me. That's all for today. I collect maybe five times what I post on here or on my website, but try to post the one's that might have the most general interest. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] NPA 08-17-1857 Baghdad Surprize Meteor Shower andMeteor Report
Hello Everyone, I don't recall doing this and if I have not it has been a major oversight on my part but I want to thank Mark for posting these newspaper articles. It know it takes time and effort on Mark's part and I really appreciate all that Mark puts into these postings. Thanks again, Mark. Keep up the great work. -Walter - - Original Message - From: MARK BOSTICK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 11:55 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] NPA 08-17-1857 Baghdad Surprize Meteor Shower andMeteor Report Paper: Adams Sentinel City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Date: Monday, August 17, 1857 Page: 2 (of 4) Extraordinary Meteor. - Letters from Baghdad announce an extraordinary fall of rain on the 14th at that place, which, from its bloody hue, gave the surrounding country the appearance of a battle-field. The meteor seen at Malta on the 14th of June was likewise observed on the day throughout Syria and Palestine; and letters from Terbixond, Samsoun, Sinope, Constantinople and Smyrna, report a heavy fall of rain, and tempestuous weather on that day, to the great alarm of the inhabitants, who had for some weeks been anxiously looking out for the comet crash. The evening of the 13th of June was the remarkable meteor and whirlwind in New York. (end) This is somewhat funny as it appears the locals were waiting for a comet to come, then were startled to a great alarm when a meteor shower happened. 1857 seems pretty late not to know the connection between comets and meteor showers to me. That's all for today. I collect maybe five times what I post on here or on my website, but try to post the one's that might have the most general interest. Clear Skies, Mark Bostick Wichita, Kansas www.meteoritearticles.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Collecting Expensive? Not!
Hello Everyone, Just wanted to share with everyone some recent acquisitions. I love these specimens, not just because they are fine examples of meteorites, but also because they were relatively inexpensive. First up, here is one of my favorite meteorites, a 56 gram chunk (fragment) of Allende. It show wonderful CAIs, nice bulging chondrules and blebs of triolite. Unfortunately, I can't get very good closeups with my present digital camera so you will have to take my word for it - this is a stunning piece. I got it from Steve Arnold (Arkansas) for $2.88/gram. Though no documentation was included, Steve indicated that this piece was from the Elbert King collection. Take at look: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/all1.jpg http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/all2.jpg Next, we have one of the most sculpted specimens of Campo del Cielo I have ever seen. It is VERY solid and I am sure will not simply rust away. It displays exceptionally well, looking sort of like a horse's saddle or a futuristic spaceship. The pictures really do not do it justice. Even my most jaded relatives were impressed when I showed to them at Thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago. Got this one from John Birdsell for .07/gram and it weighs 1348 grams: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/camp1.jpg http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/camp2.jpg http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/camp3.jpg Finally, look at this 3380 gram monster NWA 869 I got from Dean Bessey. .10/gram and worth much more. I love the way it displays. It has nice regmaglypts and it has a natural overhang which is where I have placed the Allende (for now, anyway). I am having fun cleaning the caliche from the surface. It even came with real NWA sand trapped in some tight places, - aa (cleaning that as well)! Take a look: http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/nwa8691.jpg http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/nwa8692.jpg http://www.branchmeteorites.com/misc/nwa8693.jpg Many thanks to Steve, John and Dean for such great specimens. Great specimens obtained for a song. Who says meteorite collecting is expensive. Life is good, eh! (BTW, dental picks make good cleaning instruments. I have a few extra. If you need one, let me know and I will send one to you for free.) -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Interesting Meteorite and Planetary Website
Hello Everyone, For some reason, half my posts don't make it to the list. I will try this one again: The University of Hawaii has an interesting website devoted to information about meteorites and planetary sciences. In addition to posted articles, there is also a list server to which one can subscribe. The articles are mainly written for the non-scientest (in other words, understandable) by scientests. It has a search function and the glossary is particularly helpful. Here is a sort of mission statement: Planetary Science Research Discoveries (PSRD) is an educational site sharing the latest research on meteorites, planets, and other solar system bodies being made by NASA-sponsored scientists. The web site is supported by the Cosmochemistry Program of NASA's Office of Space Science and by Hawai`i Space Grant Consortium and is a vital link for planetary and space sciences, and for learning how science works. Here is the URL: http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/PSRDabout.html -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Stolen Allende
Hi Anita and List, Just got in from a professional conference in Atlanta. Boy, do I hate driving in Atlanta. The posted speed limit on I-85 in downtown is 55 mph but if you do less than 70 mph you get run over! Athens, GA? I spent 4 year there working on a Ph.D. from UGA. Nice college town but I am very sorry your Allende was stolen. I love Allende. I once passed around a nice large slice that was inside a Riker box and when it was returned to me is was broken. My heart nearly fell out of my chest. I Recently picked up a beautiful 56 gram King piece from Steve Arnold (Arkansas) for $2.88/gram. It is a nice chunk of this great meteorite. On the off chance one of us get offered it for purchase, do you have any pictures of you Allende? Was it special or different in any way? Mark Bostick: Very nice gesture. Class all the way! I need some rest... -Walter - - Original Message - From: Anita Westlake [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 10:37 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Stolen Allende Dear List: A few weeks ago I was asked to bring my meteorites to a small gem show in Athens, GA and talk about them to the wandering public. I made a point to highlight my Allende specimen because of its age, and told how this small piece was the catalyst that started my whole collection (and my fascination). Well, I must have been pretty convincing, because when I got home I realized that someone else had wanted to use my Allende to start their collection. I know I'll get over this feeling of violation and disgust, but I will always wonder: how can the person who took my specimen ever look at it with anything other than shame? Anita D. Westlake __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche
Hi Mark, Yes, I was under the impression that Gardners in the, for example, desert SW US hated this stuff because it was so difficult to penetrate (cement-like) and that water would not penetrate it. I started using a dental pick and brass brush on a whopper 7 lb NWA 869 I got from Dean (thanks Dean, the meteorite is great). I will now use a combination of the dental pick and a drop or two of acetic acid and see how that goes on those tough spots. There is something therapeutic about cleaning meteorites (strange, I know). I have gotten some really nice and inexpensive specimens in recent months. I need to post some (YAWN) pictures. -Walter - - Original Message - From: MarkF [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Walter Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: meteor list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Caliche Hi Walter I'm surprised this question hasn't come up more often. Its a common problem in paleo and archaeo dig sites and of course, they will most often have some undergrad attack it with dental picks and such so as to not loose any of the specimen, but other methods are usable for calcium carbonates, depending on your desire to attack it. Acetic acid would be one option, and although water is the solvent which put it there in the first place, its often slow. There are better acids for such, and I believe I heard someone say they used one of those products you mentioned like lime away or clr. But on any of these chemical removals, it sure wouldn't want to be done on something to be studied as there surely will be some interaction with the specimen. Mark - Original Message - From: Walter Branch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:11 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Caliche Hello Everyone, Speaking of Caliche... Does the Caliche (form of calcium carbonate) that we sometimes see on desert meteorites replace the fusion crust that is present or does it form a layer over the crust? -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] CR Chondrites
I believe CR chondrites have a relatively high O2 concentration and combined with the metal rich aspect, would the brownish orange coloration be due to oxidation? -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Shipping Costs from Finland
I sent this yesterday but it apparently did not make it through: Hello Everyone, I have seen several meteorite auctions which list shipping charges from Finland as being $30.00 - $35.00 (USD). My question is, particularly for those list members who happen to live in Finland, does it really cost that much to send a 500-700 gram package from Finland to the US? -Walter __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Same Old List
Hello Everyone, I had unsubscribed from the list last summer because of all the noise. I just resubscribed this past week. Nice to see not much has changed on the list. -Walter Branch www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Spaceflight and Meteoroids
Hello Everyone, I am an enthusiast of the US space program and I finally got around to reading Gordon Cooper's book Leap of Faith. Cooper was the pilot of Faith 7, the last Mercury flight and the command pilot of Gemini 5. On pages 125-126, he talks about being hit by "meteorites" on his Gemini flight. I think his description is interesting (overlookling innaccurate terminology). Does anyone else know of any more reports by astronauts or cosmonauts of their spacecraft being hit by meteoroidswhile in flight. Here is the text: We were told by astronomers to expect front-row seats for a regular meteorite shower that occurs in the latter part of every August. It would be the frist one to be observed by man from space. The first night of the shower was a sight to behold - thousands of meteorites passing under our spacecraft as they entered the Earth's atmosphere and burned up like falling stars. We knew there was a chance that a meteorite might strike our spacecraft but there was nothing we coulddo to prevent it and only hoped that if it happend it would be a small one. We carried a patch kit with rubber plugs to repair any tiny punctureholes (tiny was the operative word) to try to keep from losing our cabin pressure. But we were not prepared for what it sounded like when one actually hit. A hard metallic BANG! Pete and I both jumped. It sounded like a major-league fastball hurled against the side of our pacecraft, but we knew it was no bigger than a grain of sand. If the meteorite had been anywhere near the size of a baseball, it would have gone right through the side of the spacecraft - ending, in a nanosecond, oor mission and our lives. Over the course of the next couple of days, we were struck four or five times. When the spacecraft was dismantled upon it's return to the Cape - every returning spacecraft was taken apart piece by piece as part of a total engineering report to assess how it handled the stresses of flight - impresions were found on the outside wall, as if someone had driven home an ice pick with a hammer. The meteorites had actually reshaped the outer titanium wall of the spacecraft, pushnig in the toughest metal known to man as much as a quarter -inch. (Titanium takes more heat with less damage than any metal on Earth.) It seemed unbelievable that such amall particle had so much energy and caused so much sound, but these cosmic fastballs were a bitfaster thanany Hall of Fame pitcher's - a speed gun would have clocked them in the range of thirty thousand miles perhour. -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Rants
Hi Thomas and List, I must say, I am appalled. I agree with Thomas. Personal attacks are one thing, but this amounts to outright fraud, which is something every meteorite collector and dealer shoud be concerned with. Unless we all own or have access to electron microprobes and such equipment (and know how to use them and interpret the results), we are all dependent upon the trustworthy character and reputation of the person from whom we buy or trade meteorites. Best wishes, -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Thomas Webb To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rants Marc and list, Mike may get a little too passionate sometimes but I believe he was giving us some important information that we needed to know. When something like this happens the meteorite community should have theknowledge for their protection, whoever the involved individuals are. My best, Thomas"Marc D. Fries" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Could you gents take your fight off-line? This has turned into aspam-stream.Cheers,MDF-- Marc D. Fries, Ph.D.Postdoctoral Research AssociateCarnegie Institution of WashingtonGeophysical Laboratory5251 Broad Branch Rd. NWWashington, DC 20015PH: 202 478 7970FAX: 202 478 8901__Meteorite-list mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! __Meteorite-list mailing list[EMAIL PROTECTED]http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Al Mitterling
Please excuse the off topic post. Al, I have been exchanging emails with a person who lives in Wisconsin who is interesed in purchasing meteorites. Due to my not having backed up my address list before reformating my hard drive, I lost your email address. Please respond so I can put this person in touch with you. Thanks. -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] FS: Liberty Bell 7
Hello Everyone, Here is my shameless ebay plug for Sunday night. An actual piece of the Liberty Bell 7 (Gus Grissom) spacecraft. Also, three historic photos featuring the autographs of Jim Lewis (pilot of the recovery helicopter), Geunter Wendt (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo padleader), and Kurt Newkirk, (the man who found LB 7 in 1999). Ebay item number 3917898423 I know it's not meteorite relatedbut I had to test the list server someow and just sending the word "test" isn't enough! -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorite Fall Rates
Hello Everyone, Determining whether meteorite falls has remained constant over a given period of time is more difficult than it first appears. At least other two variables have to be considered. First, as I point out on my site, increasing population density may account for an increase in reported falls. If the fall rate truly is constant over say the past century, any increase in reported falls may be more of a function ofmore people covering a given area of the Earth's surface, than an actual increase in fall rate. An inverse correlation between population density and fall rate would be much more interesting. Also, there may be the problem of time sampling. Meteorites have been impacting the Earth for literally billions of years. Thetime of recorded human history is so small in comparison. The time that we have been interested indocumenting falls smaller still.Any perceived (or even documented) increase or decrease in fall rate may simply be due to random fluctuations that, given a longer period of time,may prove to just be so much "noise" rather than a true signal. Much like my seti-at-home screen saver program. I sometimes see enormous changes in the frequency over a short period of time but overall, the curve plots a rather flat line :-( -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment
No, I am RIGHT. If you place your maximum bid the first and only time, then you should walk away happy from the deal each and every time. If you win, you the item at YOUR price. If you lose, you may be disappointed over not getting the item, but you walk away with the satisfaction knowing that you did not spend beyond your means. BTW, I see nothing wrong with bidding in the last few seconds. It is still a valid auction. I have obtained many nice pieces this way and I have lost many nice pieces to others. Either way, I was happy with outcome because I did not spend more than what I wanted to spend. You might be irritated that you lose an auction, but what have you really lost? Besides, what is ebay supposed to do, stop an auction after a given individual bids. Other bidders don't know your maximum bid. How can you say you are the loser when you were willing to go to x amount anyway? Also, as someone else pointed out, if you have a sniper placing a bid against you at the last second, the person isn't quaranteed to win just because he or she places a bid. What happens when the sniper places his or her bid and it is below yours? It seems to me that bidders only have a problem with sniping when they lose an auction, not when they win. Only faster gunmen survive. You are making a rather large assumption, that the faster gunmen will actually hit his target. What if he misses? -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment Hi Mike, Just bid your highest bid the first time and forget it. If you win, you win. If you don't, via sniping or otherwise, well you weren't going to bid any higher anyway so what difference does it make whether the other person's bid was entered 10 hours, 10 minutes, or 10 milliseconds before the auction ends? You are WRONG. Its verry importand when You place bid. exam1 If item is placed f.e. for 1$ , and in a first few days will go up to 20$ then You put f.e. 100$ your max bid 3 days before auction ends. So then many other bidders will try to outbid You and final price will grown up more or less slowly, and finally price will be f.e. 90$. You are lucky winner ? No, You are lucky looser. And many times You will return from work, log to ebay and what You see ? You are outbited and someone win Your item. Nothing more irritated. exam2 Without your early bid price is still 20$ and in the next days will not grow up in the same speed as with your bid. So finally in last 5 minutes of auction, item price will be 50$. Someone who is high bidder in last 60 seconds think that noone will place higher price, and then You come. A lone sniper, who will place his 101$ in last 20 seconds of auction. Not 100$, becouse people usualy enter prices as 50, 60, 100, 110, so to be sure you must put 51, 61, 101$. If You do this in the last 20 seconds Your bid will be entered in around 5-10seconds before auction end and THEN You will win the same item for less than 90$, becouse noone can place another bid in last 5 seconds. Your system is working, buy snipers can win the same items for smaller money. You can say, that this is not right, this is sniping etc. But this is real life like on old westerns :))) Only faster gunmen survive. -[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]- http://www.Meteoryt.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.PolandMET.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535 195 [ Member of: Polish Meteoritical Society ] __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment
I agree as well. I use sniping a good bit. But then, I don't complain when I snipe and lose (which was my point) -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Charlie Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Strope [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Meteorite Central [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 8:04 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment Jim and list, I agree. I always saw sniping as a stategy used to get the item for the best possible price. If I decide I am willing to spend $200 for an item and with minutes left the price is still $75 I may snipe with $200 with seconds left to see if I can get it for less then $200. If I bid the $200 with days left, it allows others to raise closer to my bid. I may still win but I may pay more then if I sniped at the end. If you don't like being sniped or think it unfair, you can use anti-snipe services. Best wishes, Charlie __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Taking Offence - A Repost
Hi Bernd and List, Bernd, you are too modest and unassuming to acknowledge this but you are a class act. As you say, it is sometimes hard to clean up a mess but at least you don't just walk away from one. Hoping to read many more posts from you... -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:26 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Taking Offence - A Repost Hello Gregory and List, I've been sitting here at my computer for quite some time now, brooding, considering, reconsidering, and feeling very uneasy after re-reading this post many times: I once wrote: ... , I am taking offense to your harmful comments and the way you twist other list members' comments. Gregory then responded: And Bernd is about as nonpartisan and imperturbable a member as the list has. Isn't there a line of common decency SOMEWHERE, past which a member deliberately forfeits his own good standing? Sadly, it seems not to be the case. Thanks for the post, Bernd - I'm sure everyone else feels the same way too, but there seems to be a curious reluctance to publicly express it. Well, it is easy to go off but hard to clean up the mess. Were there reasons why I exploded? Yes, there were! Is it a justification to go off on someone like I did? No! I was neither nonpartisan nor imperturbable a few days ago and I blundered when - though by mistake - I sent Gregory's private comment and my response to it to the list. When I told my Pauline (my wife :-) that Gregory wanted an apology, she said without hesitating a second: Whatever he did, you've made a mistake. Yes, I think you should apologize! As you can all see it took some days to sink in but the message finally arrived at the bottom. So, Gregory, please accept my sincere apologies for my having gone over the line of common decency. The only one who dared at least hint at such an uncalled for reaction was Dave Andrews, who wrote at the end of his mail probably said too much already. No, Dave, you didn't! Thank you! I may be one of the major contributors to this List but this doesn't - and above all - shouldn't give me the right to attack and flame list members in such an unqualified manner. Feeling much better now, Bernd __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment
Hi Mike, Just bid your highest bid the first time and forget it. If you win, you win. If you don't, via sniping or otherwise, well you weren't going to bid any higher anyway so what difference does it make whether the other person's bid was entered 10 hours, 10 minutes, or 10 milliseconds before the auction ends? -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com - Original Message - From: Mike Groetz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:40 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite eBay Bidding Comment Good Morning- This is probably a little off topic- but a comment I would like to make to see if I am alone in this. When bidding in ebay or other on meteorites- there is nothing more disappointing than someone that lays out for the last few seconds and then outbids you with a fast server. It does not give the previous bidder any chance to reconsider their offer. I know it is fair to do this- but it seems to be the same people always doing it. It really gives that person a negative image to me. I am no better than anyone else- but I try never to do this to anyone. I think it would be common courtesy among meteorite collectors- especially of this list and the IMCA, to never do this to each other. It would build mutual respect among us. Just a comment- I hope all of you have a good weekend. Mike G. __ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] stange meteorites
Hello Everyone, Anyone ever notice the many strange things on ebay which have "meteorite" in their title. Do a search on "meteorite" and you will get things like... rolex watches (what a waste - of a good meteorite) women's makup (try scrubbing your face with a Sikhote-Alin - I recommend shrapnel type) and my favorite... meteorite colored panty hose from Victoria's secret (pallasite tinted legs??) Anyone else found other strange items? -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorwrongs
Hello Everyone, My apologies if this has been posted before. Here is a rather extensive collection of 95 different meteor"wrongs" from a Washington University in St. Louis website. Nice text too: http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm -Walter www.branchmeteorites.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
