Re: [Texascavers] Re: Subterranean Amazon River
/gasp Who was that masked caver? CF On 8/26/2011 3:30 PM, dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Troglobitic pirannas& troglobitic pythons, eels, albino crocodiles, etc. Sounds sporting. Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry� - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Re: Subterranean Amazon River
/gasp Who was that masked caver? CF On 8/26/2011 3:30 PM, dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Troglobitic pirannas& troglobitic pythons, eels, albino crocodiles, etc. Sounds sporting. Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry� - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Re: Subterranean Amazon River
/gasp Who was that masked caver? CF On 8/26/2011 3:30 PM, dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Troglobitic pirannas& troglobitic pythons, eels, albino crocodiles, etc. Sounds sporting. Sent on the Sprint� Now Network from my BlackBerry� - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Maya calendar
Nope. Every 100 years, leap year is skipped, except that every 400 years (e.g. 2000) it is added back. Feb 29, 2000 was the second ever leap century day. The next won't be until Feb 29, 2400. Odd what random things I know, yet I can't remember what I had for dinner last night. CF On 5/23/2011 7:50 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: . (Trivia question: Will 2100 be a leap year in our calendar?) - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Maya calendar
Nope. Every 100 years, leap year is skipped, except that every 400 years (e.g. 2000) it is added back. Feb 29, 2000 was the second ever leap century day. The next won't be until Feb 29, 2400. Odd what random things I know, yet I can't remember what I had for dinner last night. CF On 5/23/2011 7:50 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: . (Trivia question: Will 2100 be a leap year in our calendar?) - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Maya calendar
Nope. Every 100 years, leap year is skipped, except that every 400 years (e.g. 2000) it is added back. Feb 29, 2000 was the second ever leap century day. The next won't be until Feb 29, 2400. Odd what random things I know, yet I can't remember what I had for dinner last night. CF On 5/23/2011 7:50 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: . (Trivia question: Will 2100 be a leap year in our calendar?) - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] a new camera
The digital Firefly is designed to "count" the flashes and not trigger the strobe until the focus/exposure pre-flashes are complete. It can be programed for a various number of flashes based on the specific camera you are using. The down side is that it has a long (10ish seconds? Can't remember for sure) recycle time, meaning you cannot take 2 pictures close together. And be careful using olf school flashes with new digital cameras. The trigger voltage on the old model 283/285 is over 200 volts, and many of todays digital cameras (assuming you have a hot shoe to begin with) cannot handle that much voltage. Check your camera specs. There are newer versions of the 283/285 designed for digital cameras with a lower trigger voltage. Sent on the go from my Peek CF - Chris Vreeland wrote: Firefly makes a version of their slave that's designed to work with digital cameras -- the timing on them is somehow different from film cameras. I have a hot-shoe adaptor for my Nikon D50 which causes it to function with my Old Skool Vivitar 285, but with a point & shoot built in flash, one of those digital Fireflys and one extra flash might not be too much to tote with a compact camera. The touch-screen seems worrisome, though. I thing it'd get pretty dirty pretty quick. My daughter's Olympus waterproof/shockproof camera couldn't withstand the shock of being carted around in her book bag, so I wouldn't put too much stock in them, either. On Feb 18, 2010, at 1:34 AM, David wrote: > Here is a new camera that would easily fit in your cave pack: > > http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=4262 > > I doubt the flash is bright enough for cave photography, but is any > pocket size camera? > > There is probably some cave passage where you don't want to drag photo > equipment, like beyond the sump in Honeycreek. This camera > might come in handy there. > > - > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] Oops
I briefly considered that, but the whole top end with the valve and refill hardware looks just like the full size tanks. And in any case, David said he was donating the proceeds to the cave funds, so if I can't get it refilled, I'll just call it my cave fund donation. Sent on the go from my Peek CF - Don Cooper wrote: I'm hoping you can refill it in the US? Some older ones from can only now be refilled in Mexico. -DC On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Chad Fenner wrote: > Did not mean to resend Davids post. Only ment to say I bought the small > propane tank for $30. > > Apologies to all. > > Sent on the go from my Peek > CF > > - > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Oops
Did not mean to resend Davids post. Only ment to say I bought the small propane tank for $30. Apologies to all. Sent on the go from my Peek CF - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
Re: [Texascavers] ICS - personal observations - part 2
- David wrote: This is more of a personal story about my experience here at ICS. I arrived at Groad Hollow on Friday afternoon, the 17th. I staked my claim to a small cluster of trees that seemed to be shady and within 150 feet of the showers. It wasn't as flat as I would have liked, but it was suitable. Upon organizing my spot to put my gear, I noticed there was quite a lot of fresh deer poop on the ground where I wanted to sleep. I decided to ignore it and just keep stepping on it. There were also small metal items poking out of the ground, which I fortunately found before injuring my toes, one of them being a 3 foot piece of rusted rebar buried horizontally and sticking out of the ground right at toe level. I spent Friday evening socializing around camp with other campers, and helping out where ever I saw a need. Saturday, I helped Bill Mixon assemble his cave.It was hot and we really needed 2 more laborers.Eventually some showed up and it was finished.But I didn't see anybody get into it until the Howdy Party. After building the cave box, I volunteered to test all the hammocks around camp, and within an hour or 2, I found one that put me right to sleep. Sunday, cavers began arriving who lacked camping gear.I set up Andres from Costa Rica, with camping gear, and then later a caver from Cuba or Puerto Rico ( I forgot which ). I also helped a little when the Ukranians arrived.And I loaned a 3rd tent to a girl who is the daughter of some cavers from West Virginia, whose name escapes me at the moment, Rich ? 2 cavers from Mexico arrived ( but living in San Antonio ) and they didn't have a very good tent, so I loaned out my 4th tent to them. Meanwhile, I had a mini yard-sale at my camp either loaning stuff, or giving stuff away for free, but selling very little of it.I also gave away extra ice and food for 2 or 3 cavers. During the past 4 days, I have spent 90 per cent of my time at Groad Hollow, and missed quite a bit of ICS.Some of that time was spent socializing, and some of it was either spent in the showers or the hot tub, or cool pool. I can say without a doubt that Pete Strickland has done a remarkable job in the area around the hot tub. It seems like he did the work of 10 volunteers. I have tried to enjoy the hot tub and pool, as much as possible. Gil Ediger erected a circus tent at Groad Hollow, and this work, created an atmosphere where cavers felt comfortable socializing in the heat and the rain. Bob Cowell's showers are great for cooling off in the mid-afternoon heat. Monday afternoon, a storm was approaching.I knew the storm was coming but gambled it wouldn't be anything to worry about.I was over at the viewing of the cave photo entries and getting ready to watch the caver movie - Texas Cavers. Kevin McGowan called me and told me the storm was severe and would be here any minute.I barely made it back to camp in time to protect everything, but the storm was a major inconvenience. A mexican caver named Jazmin was a great help in saving my stuff from the storm. My pancho was packed away some where and I was cold and wet, so I jumped in the hot tub to warm my body back up, but it was not lit. I sat there in the rain, wondering what I should be doing next, and then realized I had not yet received my registration card and they were about to close, and I would not be able to go to the Howdy Party. Somewhere in that, I missed the Texas Cavers movie premier. So I rushed back to registration, and back to camp to get ready for the Howdy Party.I showed up about 45 minutes before it started, but I was too late to volunteer for the preparations. I ended up working a beer keg, which the people in line seemed to be much appreciative of. I missed the cowboy roping show, as I could not see it.I never even got a drop of beer, but I seldom drink beer anyways. The Howdy Party was great fun.I danced 2 or 3 times, and enjoyed listening to the band. And made a few new caver friends. The band stopped playing and the crowd scattered. A few cavers socialized for about an hour, but then the last caver strolled away. I stayed and folded the remaining chairs and tables and stuffed them along the walls and picked up some trash. ( It reminded me of that roadie song by Jackson Browne. ) I turned off the lights about 3 hours after the band stopped playing, and went and took what seemed like an ice-cold shower.That was the 1st time in 4 days, that I really wanted a hot shower. I slept late Tuesday, and then tried to dry out my gear.The main problem was most of it was coated in muddy deer poop, especially my cot. Tuesday afternoon, my mini yard-sale had some visitors.I made at least $ 100 which I plan to donate towards the pay off of Punkin Cave.Unfortunately, that was about $ 300 worth of stuff. I eventually made it over to some of the ICS functions. The maps a
Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area Update - More TC's Are Now Online!
Well said, and your efforts are greatly appreciated by the 90% of us who do not spend our time complaining, especially those of us who rarely post but often read cavetx for the sole use of "keeping up". Jules' comment was out of line. It's just like a church where 80% of the work is done by 20% of the congregation, while 90% of the complaints come from 10% of the congregation. Sent on the go from my Peek CF - Charles Goldsmith wrote: I should be pro-active? Why should I spend my time moderating a list, when it takes someone less than 1 second to delete an email. I spend enough time maintaining, replying to questions, and paying for the infrastructure behind this server, why should I spend even more time policing adults? You wouldn't like me moderating, and I'm sure it would drive a lot of people away. Thank you, but I'll pass. I volunteer enough of my time here and while many people thank me, many more just complain about how they want things changed. Charles On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Jules Jenkins wrote: > trust me, if there are 50 junk, complainy cave tex emails I DELETE them > all. But, why should I have to spend so much time deleting junk, ridiculous > responses not meant for all or NON cave topic emails. > Perhaps, Charles, you should be more proactive and NOT the "normally quiet > list administrator" > > I suspect many, many folks on the cave tex listserv feel similarly and also > know how to delete emails! > > --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > > From: Charles Goldsmith > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Members Area Update - More TC's Are Now > Online! > To: "Texas Cavers List" > Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 11:16 PM > > While this is a hot topic, and it's ok to disagree with anyone's > opinion on this, it is unnecessary to jump on anyone for speaking > their opinion. If you don't like a posting on here, a simple tap of > the delete key takes care of the problem. > > Everyone needs to learn that trick, it makes the internet so much nicer. > > Charles, the normally quiet list administrator - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Fwd: [Texascavers] UT Grotto Meeting – Wednesday April 29, 2009]
Richard Garriott? As in, Lord British? I heard he went into space. Man, that dude owes me about 1 year of my life back from my college days. I won't say how much of my life Blizzard Entertainment owes me. CF --- Begin Message --- Underground Texas Grotto meeting April 29, 2009 www.utgrotto.org The meeting is on Wednesday from 7:45 P.M. - 9:00 P.M. on the University of Texas Campus in 2.48 Painter Hall http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/pai.html The Presentation will be by Richard Garriott "Mission to the International Space Station" Richard will talk about his life's journey that includes being a past member of the UT grotto, the pathway that led him to the ISS, and will also talk of the training, flight, and impressions of the earth from that flight. For information on Underground Texas Grotto activities, please see the web site All of our information is available through our link including officer contact info. Check it out and surf around for information on trips reports, new caver training, calendar, and link to get included on mass postings for either beginner trips or vertical rope training. We are busy with all kinds of activities such as projects that we discuss after each of our meetings as well. Come out and hang out with us for burgers, beer, and tall tales at the after meeting at Posse East, 2900 Duval Rd www.posseeast.com The UT Grotto is always looking for someone like you that has great photos and a story to share about your caving adventures, or scientific research, or something else really cool. Contact Gary to get your place in the spotlight. v...@utgrotto.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com --- End Message --- - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
