[meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History

From: Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <017801c2f665$3718d7e0$b0c143d8_at_malcolm>

Well List, This makes me wonder about the little girl who got hit in the
foot??????
 Tom
The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
To: Carl Saconn <csaconn_at_triad.rr.com>; Charlie Devine
<moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History


> Well, it smashed the plywood and the two by four it hit, and didn't seem
to
> slow down. It then smashed the printer and bounced and dented the wall. I
> have the shingle, and they are cutting the ceiling hole out for me when
they
> fix the ceiling.
> The lucky woman who's home it damaged, was sitting at the computer on the
> email. She said she saw a flash light up the sky outside and then heard
the
> explosion, too loud and long to be thunder. Seconds later the room
exploded
> with a crashing noise and plaster and insulation showered all over the
room
> and her and the printer pieces flew across the room.She saw the hole, went
> to it and looked up to see through the whole roof and clear sky above.
Then
> she looked down and saw the stone and immediately picked it up. She said
it
> was slightly warm. You don't get much closer than sitting 2 feet from
where
> it lands so I indeed know that the stone was warm.
> I'm not sure if there is any piece in my collection more important, but I
> love the Portales Valley I found! Ill be searching again tomorrow to try
and
> find a piece.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Saconn" <csaconn_at_triad.rr.com>
> To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; "Charlie Devine"
> <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US
History
>
>
> > Mike,
> > Those are pretty amazing pictures of the house hammer meteorite. I'm
> > assuming that it also broke through the plywood that was under the
roofing
> > shingles. It's amazing that it kept it's shape so well. Is that gypsum
on
> > one end of it? Are you going to leave it like that or clean it off?
> > Congratulations on such a great find. By the way, if this is not the
best
> > piece in your collection, what is? Take care. - Carl
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> > To: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
> > Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 6:17 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History
> >
> >
> > > Charlie, I could only dream that myself, I paid $12,000 for a 928 gram
> > > complete individual today that smassed through a house and smashed a
> > > computer printer. Al Lang and Adam Hupe tried to buy it after my deal
> was
> > > sealed and I went to get the money from the bank. Thankfully for me
that
> > she
> > > refused to screw me over that way.
> > > I am thrilled with the piece and will never sell it.
> > > Here is a link for anyone who wants to see the stone.
> > > www.crosseyedconsulting.com/meteorite
> > >
> > > Mike Farmer
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>
> > > To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>
> > > Cc: "M come Meteorite Meteorites" <mcomemeteorite2000_at_yahoo.it>; "Tim
> > Heitz"
> > > <midwestmeteor_at_earthlink.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 8:50 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest meteorite debacle - whats a
> > > fairprice?
> > >
> > >
> > > > If I could get a piece that was documented to have crashed through
the
> > > > roof of a house for $7/g, I would be very happy and I wouldn't have
to
> > > > wait 50 years to know I owned a piece of meteorite history....
> > > > Best,
> > > > Charlie
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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Received on Sat 29 Mar 2003 09:36:46 PM PST