Re: [meteorite-list] [OFFTOPIC] the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Jason Utas
Bleh, sorry for that - I use the meteoritetimes site much more than meteoritecentral and it slipped - makes sense to me really, as when I saw the list page, the hit-counter said that it had been viewed a total of eight times. Toe me it looks like the nay-sayers have really taken their time to

Re: [meteorite-list] first photos from the LA MANCHA meteorite hunting/ new fresh eucrite

2007-08-05 Thread Matthias Bärmann
Hi Thomas, Mirko, - La Mancha, as you already mentioned it, is the region of Don Quijote - the (too) late born knight on his horse Rosinante, who, accompanied by Sancho Panso, chose the way of adventure to fight against the evil and to win - well, what exactly? La Dulcinea (The Sweet)? His

Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Martin Altmann
Jason, Rule 2) Be COURTEOUS ... Well, if somebody empties out his garbage can every day in front of your door and you and your neighbours ask that person frequently not to do so, but despite he's promising to keep his trash in future, he continues... I'm perhaps to old-fashioned - but that

Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Jason Utas
Hello Martin, All, And what I say to that is that even if anyone says a most rude and foul thing, if you decide to pretend that you have any right to chastise them, you should do so in a courteous manner. In this case, list policy would require whoever dislikes Steve's posts enough to complain

[meteorite-list] A Newbies Perspective on Steve and this list

2007-08-05 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
I have only been collecting meteorites since May of last year and have been on this list less then that. Even though I'm green and doubt that most of you will even read this post I'm just so fed up I had to say something. This is supposed to be about meteorites but I think a lot of you are

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 5, 2007

2007-08-05 Thread SPACEROCKSINC
http://www.spacerocksinc.com/August_5_2007.html _ MICHAEL JOHNSON SPACEROCKSINC.COM http://www.spacerocksinc.com SIKHOTE-ALIN.ORG http://www.sikhote-alin.org ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at

Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 5,

2007-08-05 Thread Alexander Seidel
THAT would make an awesome 50mm sphere, to bad it's to small :) That would make an even better *thin section* from MY perspective! :-) P.S.: this is why we should be happy we have lots of NWA or other meteorites from the hot deserts. I well remember I was desperately looking for a

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 5,

2007-08-05 Thread David Kitt Deyarmin
THAT would make an awesome 50mm sphere, to bad it's to small :) __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list

[meteorite-list] common sense

2007-08-05 Thread Moni Waiblinger
Good Morning List-members, have to go through more than a hundred posts, due of being gone, I just want to say: People come in all shapes, sizes and colors. And each one has a different personality. Common sense, right? So if one doesn't like a person and doesn't care of their posting to this

[meteorite-list] What is the ugly black meteorite Steve posted about?

2007-08-05 Thread STARSANDSCOPES
Hi List, I sold Steve the 118 gr. ugly black meteorite he posted about yesterday. Who would of guessed it would of started this. He only has 118 gr of what is still unclassified so I can't figure it was a sales ad he was posting. A little over a month ago I posted the list about this ugly

[meteorite-list] Rocks From Space Picture of the Day - August 5,

2007-08-05 Thread Metorman46
Michael;Beautiful picture.Thanks! Hanno;Beautiful specimen.I agree with Alex,we have a great resource that has been coming from the hot deserts.Without that resource we wouldn't have the variety to choose from and collect,They would all be locked up in some university or large collection

[meteorite-list] all you had to do was ask tom

2007-08-05 Thread steve arnold
Hello to all the list.What tom phillips said,about the ugly chondrite was correct.All I was trying to do was to start a forum (discussion) about this very interesting meteorite soon to be classified.W ell now you know the truth.It had nothing to do about an add.It had nothing about givaways.It had

[meteorite-list] all you had to do was ask tom

2007-08-05 Thread steve arnold
Hello to all the list.What tom phillips said,about the ugly chondrite was correct.All I was trying to do was to start a forum (discussion) about this very interesting meteorite soon to be classified.W ell now you know the truth.It had nothing to do about an add.It had nothing about givaways.It had

[meteorite-list] STOP, please just stop

2007-08-05 Thread Michael Farmer
Steve, ACTUALLY it did have to do with an ad. You clearly stated that the material would be on your website and pieces available. Please take a break, read your own emails, and don't assume that we are all idiots. I think these people who jump all over you are overreacting, but you poke them in

Re: [meteorite-list] all you had to do was ask tom

2007-08-05 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
sinceraly you have broken a few with your 200+post on Gao, 200+ post on NWA 21etc... and now you start with this horrible weathered chondrite posts...open a your mailing list and who want read your continue emails ofthis type subscribe to this list matteo - Original Message - Da : steve

Re: [meteorite-list] [OFFTOPIC] Gentleman's Agreement

2007-08-05 Thread Mr EMan
--- PolandMET [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You missed one point Jason. Something that was like gentlemen agreement The operative word is gentleman to which all parties must have historically gentleman-like qualities such as not lying, nor cheating, --Must have their word as their bond and their

Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Michael L Blood
Well spoken, Jason. Michael on 8/5/07 3:27 AM, Jason Utas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Martin, All, And what I say to that is that even if anyone says a most rude and foul thing, if you decide to pretend that you have any right to chastise them, you should do so in a

Re: [meteorite-list] From the Admin - update on List Policies

2007-08-05 Thread ken newton
All, This was the last policies update, please note #7. Art, please remove Steve and his daily, unadvertised self promotions. The List was peaceful (and respectful) while he was in Mexico. Respectfully, Ken Newton Art wrote: Good Evening; Here are the latest updates of the List policies

[meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Mr EMan
The good news is I escaped with my cell phone, shoes glasses, underwear, and most of my blood and bodily tissues. The bad news (which includes meteorite related issues) everything else is in the wreckage. Late Friday night minding my own business driving down a 4 lane road my truck and trailer

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread bernd . pauli
Lucky to still be a collector, Elton Happy and pleased to still have you as a collector-colleague and as a List member! Bernd To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list

Re: [meteorite-list] first photos from the LA MANCHA meteorite hunting / new fresh eucrite

2007-08-05 Thread Pat Brown
Hi Mirko and the List, Thank you for showing your hunting photos on the web. These are really nice meteorites; the crust is so fresh and glossy. Nice recovery of a rare type. Thank you also for discussing meteorites and not the rant of the day about list abuse. Hunt On... Pat Brown

[meteorite-list] Can we please just ignore Chicago Steve?

2007-08-05 Thread Pat Brown
Hello to all the list members, Can we please just ignore Steve and his psychological/social issues? We are all just playing into his hands by all the acrimony on the list in response to his hunger for attention. Steve wants attention. It does not matter if it is good or bad attention. If

Re: [meteorite-list] all you had to do was ask tom

2007-08-05 Thread Guy Heinen
1)A luxemburgish proverb to explain my feeling about Steve and some other members of the meteorite-list: I'd prefer to eat Steve uncooked than some others cooked with a sauce! 2) Some list members waste lots of time to write diatribes against Steve. During this time, they would have been

Re: [meteorite-list] Can we please just ignore Chicago Steve?

2007-08-05 Thread Spaceguard
Totally and utterly agreed! YAWN Jay Tate The Spaceguard Centre http://www.spaceguarduk.com - Original Message - From: Pat Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Meteorite meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 7:15 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Can we please just

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Mal Bishop
Elton, let me please say first of all, I'm very glad to hear you weren't seriously hurt or dare say, worse! I'm very sorry to hear about you collection as well, but even as precious as they are to us, they certainly are of less concern than ones well being! I hope you can recover most, if not

Re: [meteorite-list] OFF TOPIC the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Mark Bowling
Yes Michael, I especially like the good point about the over-the-top replies to Steve (nasty, vulgar, mean-spirited, etc.). But I must note that it should have been tootles. Sorry, couldn't resist another spelling correction. Maybe I should spell check this - and also take the time to bottom

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Jerry Flaherty
A giant AFFIRMATIVE to that!! Jerry Flaherty - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania Lucky to still be a

[meteorite-list] No longer off-topic: The ugly weathered [NWA] chondrite

2007-08-05 Thread bernd . pauli
Hello All, Well, let me first of all state that there are no ugly meteorites because ugliness or beauty is in the eye of the beholder. O.R. Norton once called these NWA's ugly ducklings but, as Tom was once again able to prove: Sometimes it is a beautiful prince in disguise ;-) Reference:

Re: [meteorite-list] From the Admin - update on List Policies

2007-08-05 Thread Martin Altmann
Thank you very much. Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von ken newton Gesendet: Sonntag, 5. August 2007 19:11 An: Meteorite Mailing List Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] From the Admin - update on List Policies All, This was the

Re: [meteorite-list] From the Admin - update on List Policies

2007-08-05 Thread Jason Utas
And if you have a problem with someone breaking the list rules, you contact Art, not the other 600 of us out here. Otherwise you're just being a hypocrite. Thank you, Jason On 8/5/07, Martin Altmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you very much. Martin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von:

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field in Pennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Michael Farmer
Elton, thankfully you are alive and well, so many such accidents end far worse. I hope you recover quickly and all of your meteorites as well. Don't forget to sue the living crap out of the drunk driver, I have little pity for people who drink and drive. Make them regret it. Michael Farmer --- Mr

[meteorite-list] Newfound Planet Has Earth-Like Orbit

2007-08-05 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Newfound Planet Has Earth-Like Orbit http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070802_redgiant_planet.html A planet outside our solar system with a year roughly equal to Earth's has been discovered around a dying, red giant star. Only about 10 red giant stars are known to harbor planets; the

[meteorite-list] The first piece from La Mancha for sale on ebay

2007-08-05 Thread Mirko Graul
Hello List and meteorite friends, i will start a auction in 3 hours of the first piece for sale on ebay. The auction goes only 3 days. Who has interest in a piece La Mancha (APE-LM-MET12 F7). It is a fragment from the broken 90g main mass. Here the chance is in addition. It is a beautiful

[meteorite-list] Phoenix Heads for Polar Region on Mars

2007-08-05 Thread Ron Baalke
08.04.07 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 [EMAIL PROTECTED] George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 [EMAIL PROTECTED] RELEASE: 45-07 NASA SPACECRAFT HEADS FOR POLAR

Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment

2007-08-05 Thread Michael L Blood
Hi Matteo, I have written you twice off list to avoid bothering those not Interested on the list, but got no response, So, I must be on a block in your email. Therefore, I feel the need to bring this up here. Your comment following a portion of this month's METEORITE MARKET TRENDS

Re: [meteorite-list] all you had to do was ask tom

2007-08-05 Thread Michael L Blood
Well said, Guy! Michael on 8/5/07 11:22 AM, Guy Heinen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1)A luxemburgish proverb to explain my feeling about Steve and some other members of the meteorite-list: I'd prefer to eat Steve uncooked than some others cooked with a sauce! 2) Some list members

Re: [meteorite-list] From the Admin - update on List Policies

2007-08-05 Thread magellon
And if you have a problem with someone breaking the list rules, you contact Art, not the other 600 of us out here. Otherwise you're just being a hypocrite. Jason and fellow List members, My response to Art was an Re: to his email to the List. Sorry if that violated your newly proposed rule #9. As

Re: [meteorite-list] Lost Meteorites(?) Announcing new Strewn Field inPennsylvania

2007-08-05 Thread Walter Branch
Hi Elton, Thank God you were not seriously hurt. I know you are thinking about your meteorites but they can be replaced; your good health is not so easily replicable. Believe me, I know. Your sense of humor seems to be intact. Nice reference to the latest strewnfield -Walter Branch

Re: [meteorite-list] 1 more set of freebies

2007-08-05 Thread Don Rawlings
Is this some kind of cruel joke? Don steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good morning list.I have 4 small offerings to let go of.Sort of a birthday anthem.Another year of life,pretty good health,thanking god,etc.I like to give back to those who are not always fortunate like I have

Re: [meteorite-list] the ugly weathered chondrite

2007-08-05 Thread Bob King
Don and meteorite friends, I just don't see the problem with Steve's post. He's excited by a meteorite he received and shared that with the list. If he has an ulterior motive to sell or trade specimens next month or next year, so be it. This list is frequently used for such whether by stealth or

Re: [meteorite-list] the ugly weathered chondrite

2007-08-05 Thread Bob King
Don and meteorite friends, I just don't see the problem with Steve's post. He's excited by a meteorite he received and shared that with the list. If he has an ulterior motive to sell or trade specimens next month or next year, so be it. This list is frequently used for such whether by stealth or

Re: [meteorite-list] the ugly weathered chondrite AD? DISGUISED?

2007-08-05 Thread Jason Utas
Hello Bill, All, My post was not truly to defned him; I believe that there can be no good excuse for the way that he uses the list. I do, however, believe that, regardless of what is written by anyone to this list, that responses such as those written by a number of list members should not be

Re: [meteorite-list] wire saw comment

2007-08-05 Thread dean bessey
I recently chopped up a 24 gram shergotite with a .006 pro slicer blade. This is a blade that is so thin that if you wave it it flaps like a very thick piece of paper. Even so, I had WELL over $1000 in cut loss. If anybody can point me to where I can get a wire saw for $1000 that would cut 1-2mm