[meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado

[GREG LINDH]

        Hi Steve,

    My prayers go out to all the people of Greensburg and I also pray that 
your house was spared.  Keep us informed.

    Greg Lindh



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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2007 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Greensburg hit with tornado


> Hello List,
>
> As many of you know, with my  recoveries at the Brenham site, I bought a
> house in Greensburg, Kansas a while  back as a location to base my field 
> work
> from.  I got a call last night  from my brother in Wichita wanting to be 
> sure I
> wasn't at my house in  Greensburg, when the news of the tornado hit.  This 
> last
> week I was in Iowa  on a hunt, and I was planning to return to Kansas
> yesterday.  At the last  minute I decided to return to Arkansas first 
> instead of going
> straight back to  Kansas.
>
> Reports are that 100% of Greensburg is damaged, and 70%+  of the buildings
> are destroyed, so I am expecting my home to be gone.
>
> Of course I have dozens of close friends in and around Greensburg.   And 
> my
> heart and prayers go out to them.  The uncertainty of their well  being as 
> well
> as the conditions of their homes is on the forefront of my  mind.
>
> The town is evacuated now, but I plan to get back up there  as soon as I 
> can
> this week.
>
> Yesterday Greensburg's claim to fame  was the world's largest hand dug 
> well,
> and the 1,000 pound Brenham Meteorite  they had on display.  This morning 
> it
> is "the Kansas town that got wiped  off the map."  It is amazing what can
> change in one night.
>
> It  is a reminder to all of us what is really important in life.
>
> More news  when I get it.
>
> Steve Arnold
>
>
>
>
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