Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can be more disgusting or discouraging
than to keep turning up a bunch of dudes when you're out trolling for dudettes.
Jerry
Adam Hupe wrote:
Dear List,
I am finished following up leads generated by the June 3rd, bolide sighting. I will never advertise again to check out suspected meteorites. I have driven all over the state investigating suspected meteorites and have fielded well over 200 phone calls without a single solid lead. Even the most promising leads turned out to be dudes.
Some things I learned are:
No matter what you say, once somebody's got it in their head that they have a meteorite you can not tell them differently.
If you tell them their suspected meteorite is terrestrial they may state that it is a new type never seen before just like the ones they read about on the internet.
If you tell them that their stone is not a meteorite and not worth $35,000, or whatever amount they need to clear their debt, they think you are trying to hoodwink them out of it even though no offers were extended.
I think after this last email I will go back to searching for meteorites myself. This passage was pulled from an email I received after telling the author he did not have a meteorite.
************************************************************** How can you say it is not a meteorite?You were not there where I was when I saw and heard this thing hit the ground at more than max mach speed. it took me days to get up the nervs to dig it out and I do not care what you say because its mine not yours get it. If you found it it would be a meteorite right but since I found it it is not.Come on lets be fair.I and my friends know you want it thats why you tell me it is not what I know it is.Even if you paid me $15000 for it I would not sell it to you. I already will have somebody who respects it look at it so you can forget about it. ***************************************************************
It is almost scary dealing with people like this.
All the best,
Adam
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