Posted on 10/11/2021 8:35:11 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia woke up to the sound of a crash and dust on her face the night of October 4.
Onlookers had enjoyed a meteor sighting earlier that night above Lake Louise, about 52 mi east.
Hamilton, who was unharmed, saw a rock on her pillow right next to where her head usually lies.
She called 911, and she and an officer made calls to confirm that it wasn't debris from nearby construction at the Kicking Horse Canyon.
'We called the Canyon project to see if they were doing any blasting and they weren't, but they did say they had seen a bright light in the sky that had exploded and caused some booms,' said Hamilton.
They eventually settled on the meteorite explanation.
Hamilton was not injured and plans to guard the rock as a keepsake for her grandchildren.
Meanwhile, her insurance company plans to conduct a walk-through and determine whether burning space matter is covered under her policy. The company said they'd never handled a claim like this before.
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A lot of people prefer sleeping alone.
Catch a falling star ...which is more that I can say for the NE Patriot receivers. Mac Jones is their best player?
That’s on my profile page ....:)
It looks like it had lost most of it inertia before it hit the bed. No damage to the bed coverings.
I seen the picture of the Alabama woman in Time Life book series in the sixties.
Another My Pillow happy story.
Thanks Mike Lindell.
I glazed over looking for my version earlier today:
So I 'borrowed' yours.
Then found mine right after I posted.
Typical...
Absolutely. I would cheerfully have my roof smashed and bed destroyed if it meant I could have a meteorite. They’re vastly valuable
Ditto - same thing happens to me and esp. my dad; goes looking for a tool, can’t find it, goes to HD to buy a new one then finds the original. Typical LOL
OTOH, it’s good to have more than one...
Yep, has a garage sale from time to time to get rid of duplicate tools.
She looks like she is about to hurl that thing at the reporters.
And this all B4 *5 minutes of fame* was invented. :)
“ If the insurance company is smart, they’ll pay the claim and use this incident to generate a lot of favorable publicity for the company “
I have often wondered why homeowners’ insurance policies do NOT cover expenses from freak/weird events.
meteorite strike
sink hole
boulder rolling down mountain and crashing into house
etc.
These events are so rare that mathematically, the probability/cost ratio would be low enough that the premium to cover them should be very low compared to the expense to cover house fires etc.
Should have gone out with a metal detector, in case it was metalic.
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