Remember me telling you about the meteorite in June that crashed into the roof of a house in Henry County, Georgia? Here is a link to more information about it....
I found this very interesting! Just imagine the speed that this was going when it crashed into the house. The owner said they are still picking dust out of the furniture from it! One thing and I know that in the scheme of things, no one else will really care but if they do end up calling this meteorite, the McDonough meteorite, I do hope that they will say the town name correctly. On the news, it is pronounced "MICK- dunna". The locals have always said "Mick-donna". Just a slight difference perhaps but it hurts my ears to hear it incorrectly!
No meteorites in Rockdale County but we do have butterflies! If only they would be still long enough for me to take a few photos for you.
Richard should have some good photos for you! Look out for another post soon!
It irks me, too, when I know the correct pronounciation of a name (person, place or anything else) and hear it pronounced wrongly. Same with spelling. My first name is often spelled wrongly in emails (Mike instead of Meike), and I always, ALWAYS correct it, last but not least because I am not and have never been Mr. Riley!!
ReplyDeleteYou have reminded me that when I worked for Bowen's Travel, it was owned by a woman by the name of Jimi Bowen. Very often, we got phone calls asking for Mr. Bowen saying they were very close friends with HIM! Hope you had time to look at that link, it's a bit long but very detailed about the meteorite disintegrating inside the home. Man was really lucky he didn't get hit by it.
DeleteI have never seen a meteorites and hope never to experience one.
ReplyDeleteHaving your house hit like that had to have been scary to say the least It's good it doesn't happen often. I for one wondered if insurance would cover any damage done. We've only had a few butterflies this summer but they are beautiful. I' ve never been able to capture a good picture of one, except one time when we visited a butterfly house. There was so many butterflies there you couldn't help but get a good shot at one.
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