[meteorite-list] What's the chances of a meteorite hitting you car hood?

[wahlperry at aol.com]

Hi All,

Have you ever thought of a meteorite hitting your car? Better yet, 
while you were in it? Well that's not what happened today! I was 
driving home after buying some paint for the house when out of nowhere 
a rock the size of a baseball hits my hood and then smashes into my 
windshield causing it to break and crack . I was driving around 70 mph. 
At first I thought  it might have come from a truck in front of me or 
one going the other direction on the highway. The only problem was 
there were no other vehicles in front or going the other directions. So 
what just happened ? The only thing I could think of was someone threw 
the rock from the walkway under the freeway or something. I slammed on 
my brakes and turned the truck around . I was lucky there was a turn 
around at the location. Georgia gave me a look like the one you see 
just before you get in a crash! I drove just above the walkway and 
parked my truck and told Georgia to call 911 and tell them what 
happened. I could see to the west, no one in sight but not to the east. 
I ran down the hill and into the tunnel. Not a good move, not knowing 
what to expect. At this point I was pissed off and not really thinking 
right. I ran under the freeway to the other side and on top of a dirt 
embankment. There they were, running into another tunnel only 500 ' in 
front of me! Damn it! I never new kids could run like cheetahs! The 
only thing I could do was jump back into the ditch and try to cut them 
off. As I got closer to the opening of the other drainage ditch I could 
see these kids coming back out of the opening. The only problem , I was 
out of breath from when I ran down the hill to get onto the walkway . 
You have to remember I was still trying to get out of  doing the 
painting before this happened. Let alone run at high speed at any time! 
When I finally got over to the kids you should have seen the look on 
their faces. Like deer in the headlights! At this moment I knew I could 
take the 7 yr old but the two 13 yr olds might be tough! Just teasing! 
I said which one of you threw the rock. The first kid said the other 
kid that ran the other direction did it.The second kid said he ran the 
opposite direction. Ok let me get this straight the kid that threw the 
rock ran two different directions? Well yes and no they said. By this 
time I had regained some of my breath and decided to question the 
tougher 7 yr old. When I asked the kid who threw the rock, he started 
crying and said "I don't want to go to jail" and would not look at his 
two other friends. I almost started crying after seeing this, but I was 
still out of breath and I'd seen this technique used in the movies 
before! About this time two police cars pulled up.  The police started 
asking the kids what happened and the one kid told on his friend that 
he threw the rock. I forgot to say while I was chasing the kids I was 
trying to give Georgia the direction and location on the cell phone. I 
was happy to see the kids father pull up and then the look on the kids 
faces. I felt bad for the little one, he was still crying lying on the 
sidewalk. The good part is no one got hurt and I got a little exercise! 
If this ever happens again I hope it is a meteorite.

Sonny