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

From: Mr EMan <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:30:39 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <912022.7922.qm_at_web51011.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

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 was totaled by an
impaired driver who thought I had some gall to be in
his drag racing lane. I did all kinds of Demolition
Derby quality manuevers but near the end it was me
following my cargo trailer down the highway not vice
versa. For all of 1 second I was thinking. "Hey! Not
a bad moonshiners turn I can get this rig
stopped--NOT". The trailer rolled to the driver's
side, taking the truck with it. As I skidded along
watching road gravel bounce off my nose I wasn't
concerned about my life but was worried about my
meteorite collection's survival. I remain worried
because everything was catapulted onto the roadside
and down an embankment.

They won't let me see what was recovered until Monday
morning but did say that lots of small things weren't
picked up. I was transporting my meteorite collection
around 400 specimens plus several cases of mineral
specimens. So you are the first to hear about the
latest strewn field location. Since the wreck was an
observed event does this make them falls or finds?

Aside from writing the list to lament this "ouch", I
may need help in the Allentown PA area recovering and
sorting. If anyone might have some spare time local
to the area to help look for the pieces please let me
know and I'll share location with you. I am not up to
walking much but hope to start some searching Tuesday.

Lucky to still be a collector,
Elton
Received on Sun 05 Aug 2007 01:30:39 PM PDT