Re: [Texascavers] Houston related
Don’t bother, David. If you show up that late, you’ll miss my pork ribs and coleslaw. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 10, 2019, at 1:36 PM, David wrote: > > The only way that I can attend this evening's function at the TSC, is if I > ride with somebody else in their vehicle. > > I can leave Houston at 4 p.m., if someone can pick me up off of Chimney Rock > and Bellaire Blvd > > Tel. 346-801-4952 > ( text me please ) > > I have cash for gas, food and motel, etc. > > David Locklear > ( not affiliated with any > other characters ) > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
The only way that I can attend this evening's function at the TSC, is if I ride with somebody else in their vehicle. I can leave Houston at 4 p.m., if someone can pick me up off of Chimney Rock and Bellaire Blvd Tel. 346-801-4952 ( text me please ) I have cash for gas, food and motel, etc. David Locklear ( not affiliated with any other characters ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
Is anybody in the Houston area going to the Texas Speleological Center ( the TSC ) tomorrow, Saturday, the 10th ? I am planning to attend the celebration of life to be held there. Disclaimer: My only drama going on, outside of my normal drama, is that I met a strange person on Craigslist yesterday, that claims they are going to let me move into their apartment tonight.So over the next several days, I am hoping to resolve my drama related to moving some of my stuff out of my rental storage unit and into that person's apartment. Other than that, I have no excuse for not attending. David Locklear # 346-801-4962 ( text please ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Houston related
David, How bout you send the $60 bucks and give the stereo away! Just a thought.Steve On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 2:52 PM David wrote: > If anybody in Houston area has something valuable to donate to the > announced caver-garage-sale, > > I am pondering the idea of going to it. > > David Locklear > Text at 346-801-4962 > > I could easily find something to donate, if I could get my act together. > I have a Pilot-brand stereo system that I inherited from caver James > McLane, probably worth $ 5. > > I need to figure out how to justify spending $ 60 in gas and possibly even > a motel in Giddings. > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
If anybody in Houston area has something valuable to donate to the announced caver-garage-sale, I am pondering the idea of going to it. David Locklear Text at 346-801-4962 I could easily find something to donate, if I could get my act together. I have a Pilot-brand stereo system that I inherited from caver James McLane, probably worth $ 5. I need to figure out how to justify spending $ 60 in gas and possibly even a motel in Giddings. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
Is anybody east of the town of Brenham ( or in Houston area ) heading to the Texas Speleological Center on Saturday afternoon, April 27th ? In theory, I could take off work and go. But doing the trip alone would be kind of pushing it, especially if I have to drive my Sequoia. I can probably leave the west side of Houston ( around Dairy-Ashford and Bellaire Blvd. ), by noon on Saturday. David Locklear 281-995-8487 ( text is best ) P.S. On a more personal note, I signed my first office lease today for my tiny business. My new office will be located in Hedwig Village, Texas. https://goo.gl/maps/nGVYAJnofgfx8VVD7 It is a closet sized space, but in a nice building. I only plan to use the office to relax between deliveries. Something I was only able to do prior to Hurricane Harvey, when I was living in a motel. Next week, I only plan to have portable fold-up furniture like I am camping there, but by July, I hope to have a full-fledged normal office. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related - regarding GHG alumni
One of the founding members of Greater Houston Grotto is in the hospital. It is Mike Connolly ( husband of caver Teresa Connolly ) https://www.dropbox.com/s/q9vp4fixz5hq31o/Mike%20Connolly.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkffwkuzj3czfuf/Mike%20Connolly2.jpg?dl=0 He joined GHG around 1971 and I believe he was one of the Rice students, that re-organized GHG from the defunct ( but still active ) Rice Speleological Society. He was very active socially in GHG up until about 1993 or so, but he still showed up at meetings once a year way into 2005 or so, and I think he showed up at Christmas parties only after that. I have not personally seen him since Jim McLane's funeral around 2016, and had not seen him in several years prior to that. Mike was really into computers, and tech stuff back in the 80's and 90's. He would sometimes come to a meeting and show off - "hey folks, I just built a smartphone out of a cigar-box and duct-tape," and this was before Apple had marketed the iPod mp3 player. Mike is in the ICU at Houston Methodist in the Medical Center, but he can not have visitors.He is hoping for a heart and kidney transplant, but he is still on the list. I think Mike and I went caving once in "Brehmer Cave," northwest of New Braunfels, around 1994.I had several opportunities to go caving with him, but it just never worked out.Since his wife also loved caving, they took their kids caving back in the 80's. Mike may be the only surviving member of the tragic story about two young Rice University students that drowned while spelunking in "Grutas de Carrizal."I do not recall if he was on that trip, but it is all written down somewhere.The story somehow seems part of my mentoring, as I had been in Carrizal many times, both as an A.S.S. member, GHG member, and as an independent caver. I also knew several members of that trip, and I know it weighed very heavy on Jon Everage. Anyways, the authorities at Rice University, disbanded the R.U.S.S. after the accident, but by then the other cavers were allegedly mostly already out of school and working in jobs. I am pretty sure Rice had some sort of eco-sport extra-mural program in the 1990's that did a lot of spelunking. I made numerous efforts to get them to hang out with me, and always tried to invite them to the East Texas Caver's Cookout, but they never returned my calls. Sidenote:I seem to recall that the first time that I ever heard of someone purposely jumping off a structure to test their dynamic climbing rope and harness was a student at Rice jumping off the back of the football stadium.That was around 1985 or 1986. My first thought of that was that it was insane.It was about 80 or 90 feet off the ground. I may have that story confused with another university. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
Is anybody out there close friends with the daughter of former caver Jim McLane ? Some of her acquaintances here in Houston ( GHG alumni ) are very very worried about her. Have you seen her post anything recently on social media ? I do not personally have contact with her and only hear vague rumors, as I do not have steady contact with any cavers in east Texas ( or anywhere ? ) The vague rumor is that her whereabouts have been unknown for 6 weeks, and she has not checked in with somebody she should have checked in with. Maybe another possible rumor was that she had maybe felt like that she had run out of options, or had fallen ill. If nobody knows, then maybe it is time to call for help, but I did not want to over-react, and I don't know anything, so do not want to get involved, especially since I have a forte for making things worse. She and I are not Facebook friends and I seldom use Facebook. Her last Facebook message ( which was vague ) responding to an earlier message from me was August 15th, and she did not respond to my last message on November 30th. However, I only briefly knew her when she was in middle school. And had only met her again during her dad's funeral, and she did not seem to know me as well as I knew her. As I was a friend of her dad's for over 20 years, and he or his girlfriend would occasionally talk about her during dinner conversations. Her mother lives up around Oregon or Idaho, and changed her name to Etsy or something like that. I saw her for a second at the Nevada NSS Convention, I think. I can only assume that her and her mother are estranged, but maybe she might know if her daughter is okay.Do any of you have a way to ask her ? While I am on this subject, I strongly feel that her dad's Will was a forgery.I do not know how many people saw it, but another person that knew Jim better than me, was a 100% certain that the Will was a forgery. I wanted to tell the police, but I had no proof.I also wanted to tell the police that his passing was suspicious. But again, I had nothing to offer other than my gut feeling. It is sad when our friends pass away, but even sadder when they pass away when we are upset with them. Jim had a birthday party shortly before he passed away.I regret that I missed going to it. On a totally different note, I have not had a chance to look into this next topic yet, but I heard that former GHG caver Mike Connally had fallen ill. His wife Teresa was active on Facebook, and I have his email somewhere.That is on my to-do list later in the week. The good news is that I made contact with caver Kenny McGee, and he and his wife seem to be healthy. D.L. P.S. Today is the18th Wedding Anniversary with my estranged-wife ( I think, or maybe 19 ). We are still legally married.Our daughter will be 15 in seven months, and she now realizes there is some communication issues going on.I will be 55, in about less than 5 months, but I think I feel much older.There is no way, I could do any serious caving, even if there were a cave nearby.It would have to be a cave I could float through on an inner-tube. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
>From David Locklear ( not Bockbeer, or dude or bub or hun, or Buck, or jack***, p*ck*rhead, etc. ) I hope to leave Houston early Saturday morning for Bandera in my Sequoia, arriving there by noon. 281-995-8487 Text me for a ride I doubt I can leave Friday night P.S. I am currently staying in Alief area ( southwest Houston ), but I have no idea where I will be leaving from. If I get no takers, I might possibly maybe spend Friday night in Brenham. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
I am curious if anyone from Houston is wanting to carpool to TCR ? As of 10-6-17, I am not planning on attending. However, I will probably procrastinate late Friday, and decide to go at the very last minute, maybe even leave Houston on Saturday morning. It is likely that I will be in Brenham on Friday night. On a different note, The two courthouse where I deliver 99% of my documents has been closed 44 days with no end in sight. So in theory, I have plenty of time to kill. I just am not mentally up to a road-trip. Ironically, as I write this, my arm is being heavily twisted to chauffeur my estranged-wife to Reynosa, Mexico tonight for a ludicrous 36 hours of family insanity. I need a stress-free vacation next to a waterfall. I tried Turner Falls in Oklahoma a few weeks ago, but that was not what I needed. David Locklear 281-995-8487 ( text preferred ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
Is anybody in Houston area going to the TCMA FUNdraiser tonight Saturday. David Locklear 281-995-8487 ( text please ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] Houston related - part 2
David I haven't seen my son in six months and my daughter in nine so what is the problem. You are so trivial. On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 3:53 PM, Davidwrote: > In theory, I could leave Houston tonight around 9 p.m. for a road-trip. > > The chance of me attending the TSA Convention ( morning and afternoon > Saturday activities ) is about 10%, but the chance of me showing up for the > evening Saturday activities only just to say "Hello," are about 30%. > > I am certain I could not get there until Saturday morning. > > The reality of my dilemma, is that I need to go someplace with a remote > waterfall and do some mental defragmentation. > That idea does not seem feasible. > > Blowing off all the things I need to do near Houston, is a tough call. > Like I my daughter and I have not seen each other in 6 days.And > theoretically, I am on call for a difficult delivery on the city of > Baytown. If I were to miss that and then have to squeeze it in my > schedule next week, then that would be unpleasant. > > I am just saying I am pondering the idea of showing up, while pondering > the meaning of life and other trivialities. > > David Locklear > 281-995-8487 <(281)%20995-8487> > ( text okay ) > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related - part 2
In theory, I could leave Houston tonight around 9 p.m. for a road-trip. The chance of me attending the TSA Convention ( morning and afternoon Saturday activities ) is about 10%, but the chance of me showing up for the evening Saturday activities only just to say "Hello," are about 30%. I am certain I could not get there until Saturday morning. The reality of my dilemma, is that I need to go someplace with a remote waterfall and do some mental defragmentation. That idea does not seem feasible. Blowing off all the things I need to do near Houston, is a tough call. Like I my daughter and I have not seen each other in 6 days.And theoretically, I am on call for a difficult delivery on the city of Baytown. If I were to miss that and then have to squeeze it in my schedule next week, then that would be unpleasant. I am just saying I am pondering the idea of showing up, while pondering the meaning of life and other trivialities. David Locklear 281-995-8487 ( text okay ) ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related
Is anyone from Houston interested in driving to Bandera this weekend and saying hello to a few cavers and then high-tailing it back to Houston a few hours later ?? I just paid $ 210 for a seedy Houston motel for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and I have work and family stuff going on this weekend near or at the motel. I can provide luxurious 4x4 Sequoia and most of gas ? But I need to sleep and snore very loudly while someone else drives. David Locklear ( 281-995-8487 ) P.S. In the new movie, "Free Fire," one of actors playing one the gangsters looks a lot like last month's "Mystery Caver of the Month," and even talks exactly like them. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Houston related - a guest room
If any cavers find themselves in downtown Houston, looking for a place to sleep, then I might have an option for you. My slumlord has evicted my floormates in the old quadriplex where I live, and I have convinced him that he should consider renting the entire floor to me. Meanwhile, he says I can use the apartment for free until the March rent is due, or the next tenants move in. So I am house-sitting for 2 weeks, while I search for a way to fit this expansion into my budget. I need to find a roommate who needs to live near downtown Houston so bad, that they would live in sub-human standards. Then I could afford to rent it and clean the place up. The ideal person would be a student at University of Houston Downtown, or courthouse employee. The slumlord and I have settled on a price, but my budget is too unstable to shake his hand on the deal. This is a unique opportunity to visit a part of Texas few people would dare enter. It is the most dangerous place I have ever visited in my entire life. However, it will be much safer, if I can prevent more hoodrats from moving in next to me. David Locklear 2506 Keene St. Apt. # 1, Houston, TX, 77009 281-995-8487 ( text-line )
[Texascavers] Houston related
The caving club in Houston held its first 2011 meeting Tuesday night. There were at least 16 cavers there, and 4 newbies who appeared excited. There seemed to be excitement in the air. Elections were held in record time, in under 60 seconds, I think. Congratulations to the new officers, and on behalf of the other cavers, I would like to say thank you to George-Paul Richmann for his dedicated service to caving, and to the caving club. The new president, Clint Ladd, started going over all the upcoming spring activities and there were so many that we didn't get to mention them all.( He had it all printed out on a paper agenda, that was quite professional looking. ) Ronnie Harrison reported that he went to Roppel Cave several times last year, and was planning to go again this spring.He estimated that there is 20 miles of cave passages waiting to be discovered in that system alone. Lyndon Tui reported on visiting the sump at Cascade Caverns, and some other trips he took in the fall. Wayne Hutchinson reported on going to see petroglyphs at a rock shelter out in the vicinity of DP Preserve. The main event of the meeting then took place, which involved discussion of caving packs and cave gear. About 6 experienced cavers brought their cave packs and a game was set up. I had to leave early, so I will let someone else fill in the rest, or anything I left out about the meeting. ( For example, I believe several members met beforehand for a Mongolian style dinner ). I am guessing that Don Syd Formanek have broken the record for most GHG meetings attended, which is probably in the 400 range. Jim McLane was there too, and he has probably been to just as many meetings. I have always felt that the Houston area has great potential to have an influential grotto; and at this meeting, I saw positive signs of that.( I can think of 15 cavers in Houston that go caving occasionally or show up and actively participate in TCR and they were not there, so had they shown up, the meeting could have been even more exciting than it was. ) David Locklear caver in Fort Bend County NSS # 27639 co-host of the 2nd Annual East Texas Caver's Cookout ( still looking for a co-host ? ) - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com