Most of us on the list know Mike pretty well and know that these ridiculous claims are completely uncharacteristic of Mike Farmer.
Its just some jealous idiot venting.
BE
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Woolard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michael Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Something serious
It's really sad that juvenile lies and rumors such as these get started. I guess Mike is right in saying that whoever started them is just jealous of his success, and to make themselves feel bigger, they have to try to drag him down to their level.
As most of you know through a few of my previous posts to the list, I was one of the lucky people fortunate enough to be on one of Mike's recent Oman trips. I can state emphatically that NONE of these lies being said about him are true. Many times I saw Mike stopping and getting out of his vehicle to PICK UP somebody else's trash. NEVER did I see him leave any.
Every point Mike made in his rebuttal was absolutely truthful and logical. That he would call the police on someone doing the same thing as he was doing is just so stupid it's not even worth talking about. And the lies about him littering also reflect on me and Jerry, as I guess we would "guilty by association" of either doing the same, or of "allowing" Mike to trash up the place and us not do anything about it. That makes this lie an attack on ALL 3 of us as far as I can see. So, I state categorically that neither Mike, Jerry, nor I are litterbugs. In fact, we all 3 HATE littering. When we left our campsites, you would be hard pressed to know it had been a campsite, except for the tracks and the disturbed dirt from the filled-in pits where we BURIED anything/everything we couldn't burn or haul out of there to take back to trash cans at businesses along the highway.
Robert Woolard
--- Michael Farmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-listI have a serious concern to discuss here. It is nothing new, but rather annoying. I have been home from Oman for all of 5 days, 4 of them in bed sick. I have received 3 phone calls now, and been told by 3 different people that "the Germans" are really mad at me in Oman. It seems that "the Germans" told someone that I called the Omani police on them and got them into trouble. "The Germans" also found my campsite, "covered in trash and feces" (exact quote from three people here).
Let's get to the point here. Someone, and I am sure I know who, seems to live their life for spreading stupid rumors and gossiping trash about me and others. I find this to be really juvenile and pathetic.
Of course, "the Germans" were unnamed people. I asked the callers a few logical questions and they realized just how dumb such a comment is. I mean really, I am in Oman hunting meteorites, so I would go talk to the police and get someone in trouble for hunting meteorites? I know all of the Germans who go to Oman, get along well with all of them, have never seen any of them in Oman etc etc etc. Next, these "the Germans" found my dirty campsite? That's nice, I have got to be the only meteoritehunter in the world who stops and picks up virtually every piece of garbage in the Oman desert that I drive upon. 1st, it is good to remove it, since garbage often looks like meteorites from a distance, 2nd, I hate garbage blowing around, driving in Oman is like driving the rovers on the moon, and the illusion is destroyed when you pass by a plastic bottle or sardine can. 3rd, I like big campfires, and we have very limited wood to burn so the garbage helps pump up the fire while cleaning the desert. Anyone who has hunted in Oman knows that 20 times a day you get your heart pumping only to circle a tin can. I hate that, so I am not sure what would possess me to ever add to that misery. As I have hunted in Oman with numerous people, perhaps they can all attest to how fanatical I am about trash. Now, I would like to know how "the Germans" found my campsite (I never stay in the same place twice) and how they would know it was mine? Please enlighten me. I would also like to know why my campsite would be covered in feces? Anyone who has ever camped should know how to use the toilet in the outdoors, we have plenty of shovels and no shortage of sand. I don't know about the person who is spreading that driveling lie, but I don't generally crap where I sleep, so I am not sure why any campsite would be covered in feces, much less mine.
Now, how do they identify the campsite as mine? I hope the person has the courage to explain this here, as they seem to have the courage to spread it around. What, do I leave my business cards in the sand? Luggage left there? DNA or taste tests on the feces they found? What leads these nameless "the Germans" to know a campsite is mine?
Let me tell you about my campsites in the desert. I put up my tent, set up my cookstove, build a campfire, and that is about it. The fires are made with lumber (usually with nails) that we scavenge long before we get near the desert. Since there are nails, and since we are driving vehicles 50 and 60 kilometers from the nearest road, punctured tires are a real nightmare, so we bury our fire deep before we leave the site. When I leave a campsite, there is not a trace to be found that we were there other than tire tracks.
I am really annoyed to be harassed and have stupid rumors that are even dumber than most things you would expect from 10 year old kids being spread about me to my customers, scientists, and other dealers.
If you are dumb enough to believe that sort of ilk without proof, then you are pretty darn gullible and I have some great oceanfront property in Arizona to sell you.
To the person who enjoys spreading this sort of crap, I know you have no life, and you are jealous of my adventures and success around the world, but there is a solution. GET A LIFE.
I mean, this is really the edge of pathetic having to post about feces and dirty campsites and police, but when I get three phone calls from three different people, it is clear that it needs to be addressed.
Michael Farmer
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