[meteorite-list] Meteorite Postcards

[drtanuki]

Mike and List,
  Mike and the others still working on this potential meteorite fall, great job!  I appreciate your taking time and great expense to recover a meteorite from the Pennsylvania meteor.  Best of luck in finding a meteorite.  Dirk Ross...Tokyo


--- On Mon, 9/14/09, Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com> wrote:


> From: Mike Hankey <mike.hankey at gmail.com>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Postcards

> To: "Phil Whitmer" <prairiecactus at rtcol.com>

> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Monday, September 14, 2009, 2:00 PM

> Phil,

> 

> >> They're all people that live close to the earth.

> 

> This is what I'm banking on, if they are aware and its in

> their sub

> conscious when they come across it should register and they

> should act

> on it.

> 

> As for it not being found yet, the amount of corn fields

> out here is

> mind blowing. They have just started to cut crops, so there

> is still

> 80-90% of the land that is in-accessible until that

> happens. If

> something doesn't turn up in the next 6 weeks, it probably

> never will.

> 

> Will keep you all posted. Thanks for all the feedback.

> 

> Mike

> 

> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Phil Whitmer <prairiecactus at rtcol.com>

> wrote:

> > Jason, Mike,

> >

> > Of course you're right about the metal flakes, the

> stone would have to be

> > cut and polished to see them. (Duh! on my part).

> >

> > It would seem that if this was a big fall, at least

> one stone would have

> > turned up by now.  The Amish farmers with their slow

> moving horse drawn

> > equipment would find some stones you'd think. I think

> there are  also a lot

> > of Mennonite and Old Order Brethren farmers in that

> area. They're all people

> > that live close to the earth.  They would be more

> likely to respond to a

> > postcard written in Pennsylvania Dutch (Deitsch).  I

> don't think there's an

> > online translator for that though!

> >

> > The corn picking will start in a couple of weeks,

> maybe something will turn

> > up.

> >

> > Phil Whitmer

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