[meteorite-list] Tucson Airport Security

[MARK BOSTICK]

Hello Everyone,

Made it home to 40 degree weather and missing the 70's of Tucson already.

Tucson airport security is usually very relaxed during the show.  As usual I 
had no problem with my meteorites, including a 182 gram Tras Castillos 
ungrouped iron from Haag's catalog, a 248 (?) gram Gibeon sphere, an iron I 
brought to give Bill Mason to do his magic, a few 200g stones and various 
other like items of possible worry.

They didnt however like my stalactite cystal group, which I was not 
concerned about, where I had a "Mrs-Deer-in-the-headlights" stare at it for 
about five minutes, which seems longer when you are shoeless and being 
watched by the increasing line of people, before decided it was alright.  I 
guess I might be able to stab someone with it if I was running at 
them....and they were running at me.

Thanks also for the beer Rob.

I will have my Tucson report up, with photos, in a few days.  If anyone 
would like to make a report and have it posted, perhaps even linked with 
mine on Meteorite Times as I did a couple years ago with several, send me an 
e-mail.

Also, if anyone has a photo of Steve being presented his award by Hagg, 
please let me know.


Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com