Well said, CD.
Regards
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Melanie
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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?...
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