Posted on 05/03/2022 7:07:46 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom,' NASA says
The “bright fireball” was traveling at 35,000 mph when it exploded at 8:03 a.m. with the “energy equivalent of 3 tons of TNT,” according to NASA Meteor Watch, the agency's project that tracks fireball activity.
“Existing law states that any meteorites belong to the owner of the property on which they fell; out of respect for the privacy of those in the area, we will not disclose the locations of these finds,”
And finding anything of value is likely harder than you think.
“The pieces from this object were way too small to leave a crater. Unlike what you see in the movies, meteorites are not ‘flaming rocks of doom’ that blast holes in the ground. In fact, you can pick one up right after it hits ground. So no smoking rocks in small craters.”
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6 is good.
I’ll take it!
Of course, I’ll take whatever this game gives me because it reminds me of life.
LOL
Is this Monday?
I’m asking because it feels like Monday. I just tried to call Walgreen’s corporate about the overcharging the local store did when I first moved here and they “can’t find” my files from the call I made in May. So they transferred me to Medicare who said I had the wrong department and promptly transferred me back to Walgreen’s corporate. I could hear someone on the line, keyboard clicking and occasional sighs, but when I said “Hello?” I got no response.
I probably shouldn’t have tried to call today, anyway, because of the mood swings and irritability.
Just to make sure we don’t ever forget how much we are in a crisis that we need our government to resolve the disease is now referred to as:
COVIDuenzaoldinglesolioiffles.
Unless I missed something.
Somehow this cartoon left out, “Define Male.”
Trunalimunumaprzure 😁
It’s Liz-Lose-day Tuesday!
Incompetence like that is infuriating. And I’m afraid it’s gotten worse as the education system and work ethic have deteriorated. I have to struggle to keep from releasing my inner Karen sometimes.
Well, the first person I spoke to talked with a Western Pacific Island dialect, and inferred that it was all my fault before she transferred me.
I’ll try again tomorrow, and if there is no resolution, I will begin to write letters. A job that is truly difficult in my current stage of health, but which I will attempt anyway.
Staying alive!
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Nice one!
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Making those calls can be far beyond frustrating.... on a good day...
When my m-i-l was in the rehab facility we got a bill from the nearby hospital and paid it. When Mrs. ArGee was talking with the rehab billing person she asked why she’d gotten a separate bill and was told, “They’re notorious for billing people without submitting to insurance first.”
So we checked and, sure enough, we’re owed a refund.
We’ve been trying to get that refund since March. It’s still not here.
I called my state rep to ask if they wanted to investigate the possibility that people do this with seniors in the hopes they won’t have the capacity, or time, to follow through.
I would probably ignore it, but Walgreen’s overcharged me almost $500. Since I’m on a fixed income, that represents quite a loss. So I’m going to try and get someone to help me. Somehow.
*tagline*
I’m not surprised. I felt like I’ve been given the “bum’s rush.” So I’ll start calling more often.
Why does everything have to be so difficult? I hope it gets resolved the next time!
I got my hair cut, and then I would have liked to take a nap with Jake, who turned up looking hopeful, but it was kind of late, so I read to Kathleen, and now I’m working on supper, that is, Vlad is putting some frozen shrimp on pans while the oven preheats.
I’ve decided that everything has to be difficult because just once, I wished things would go smoothly. If I have no contact with anyone, life goes along just fine. All I have to do is try to get something accomplished and all heck breaks loose.
I did manage to snag Mona today and ask her to take me to the ATM, then Kroger’s to get my prescription in the morning. I was going to walk, but I suspect that might fall into “The Worst Idea I’ve Had All Month” category and waited for her to come home. I don’t know how many prescriptions are ready, but I hope I don’t have to leave any behind.
Anyway, the nausea is back so I’m going to get my stuff ready and then head for bed. Chills are back, too, so it’s time to make like a tree and leave.
See ya tomorrow!
I’ll have to think about that, because it sounds like a good idea. I’ll also ask FD if she has noticed anything like that (she deals with insurance companies on a daily basis) and what solutions are available for folks like me.
Thanks, ArGee!
I hope you have a good night! Maybe things will be better tomorrow.
One of my friends is coming over at 6:30 to look over some church documents and make sure the English versions say what the Spanish versions said. Then I’ll have an early bedtime!
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