[meteorite-list] Hello

From: Gary K. Foote <gary_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun May 28 21:46:54 2006
Message-ID: <4479F858.23384.5A4EA2_at_localhost>

Hi Ed,

Welcome to the Met List. My favorite email list. I too am fairly new to collecting,
having begun just 8 months ago. Already my wife and I are doing presentations to school
kids and giving each a meteorite. VERY rewarding and the best way to inspire future
collectors and even scientists.

This week we were in Ontario and I got the opportunity to talk space and matter and Big
Bang and meteorites with a 16 year old son of a friend. He was very impressed with it
all and I believe he is a new convert to space science. He spoke of desiring to be
involved in the space programs as an adult - something I would love to see happen. He is
smart as can be and would make a fine scinetist no matter which discipline he eventually
chooses.

Again, Welcome.

Gary Foote
http://www.meteorite-dealers.com

On 24 May 2006 at 20:15, Ed Deckert wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm quite new to the group, but thought that I have been "lurking around"
> long enough and would like to introduce myself. My name is Ed Deckert, and
> I live in North Carolina. I am brand spanking new to collecting meteorites,
> but have been collecting terrestrial rocks and minerals for several years.
> I also do some lapidary work (cutting and polishing rocks and minerals) and
> hope to apply that to meteorites as well.
>
> Like the proverbial "kid in a candy store," I have been buying up various
> specimens to start building a collection. I got bitten by the meteorite bug
> at a recent Astronomy related event (Tri Star) that is cosponsored by my
> local Astronomy Club. I have purchased some bulk NWA material that I am
> going to make available at next year's Tri Star as a fund raiser for my
> club, donating all profit to the club (probably at the expense of a few
> extra bucks on my part giving away some pieces to kids and teachers - but
> I've been doing similar things with the terrestrial minerals for years, so
> it actually will feel good.)
>
> I hope to learn much from this group, and I do hope that when I ask a newbie
> question, nobody takes offense.
>
> Regards for now,
>
> Ed
>
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