[meteorite-list] Collection succession planning

[bill kies]

Are we temporary custodians? That implies we owe the collective in a Jungian way. If you consider all the negative things that could happen to our meteorites/belongings, you'll either become a monk or a nervous wreck. 
 
Everything should be recorded in case of an accident but life comes before the provenance of any collection. Time is so short for us.
 
This comment is based on an assumption of what your article was about as the link didn't work for me.
 
Thanks,
Bill
 

> From: dave at fallingrocks.com
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:19:01 -0400
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Collection succession planning
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I recently wrote a brief article that Larry ran in the August 2009 issue of
> Meteorite Magazine entitled "Temporary Custodians," and the response has
> been a bit surprising. Somewhere around a couple dozen readers have taken
> the time to drop me an email saying things like "thanks for the heads-up
> article...[it] made for uneasy reading." Surely there are collectors on
> this list who do not yet subscribe to Meteorite Magazine (and everyone on
> this list really should!), so, given the topic, I'm posting a transcript
> below.
> 
> The content is by no means comprehensive, but I'd really encourage those of
> you with meteorite collections to give it a quick read. Most of us have
> been guilty at one time or another -- or at all times -- of leaving loose
> ends such as those described in the writing. Anyway, a web version of it
> can be found here: http://www.fallingrocks.com/FRarticle-082009.htm.
> 
> Larry, I hope you don't mind my posting it here, and thank you again for
> giving the topic coverage in Meteorite!
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Dave
> 
> Dave Gheesling
> IMCA #5967
> www.fallingrocks.com 
> 
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