[Texascavers] RE: satellite radio
>One of my pet peeves is people who feel the need to broadcast their >radio/CDs/TV to an entire campground. This was from two weeks ago, but I'm just catching up, and have to add my .02... I just drove the south rim of the Grand Canyon on an absolutely spectacular day, only to be followed the entire time by some asshole on a big, growling Harley, which he left running, with the radio playing Bobby Darrin full blast while he wandered all around! At about the fourth overlook he'd ruined, he looked over at me smiling and said "This is right purdy, ain't it?" I accosted him with "Have you ever considered headphones, 'cause I'm considering a head shot!" At the next overlook he turned off his bike. Alex -- Alex Sproul, NSS 8086 NSS IT Committee - 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: satellite radio
I agree with all of y'all, unless I'm tooling thru the Texas Hill Country, like I'll be doing on the way to TCR this weekend I love, and actually look forward to, listening to CD's from my Stevie Ray Vaughan or Freddie King collection. Three of the best things I love about this state! See y'all then! Mark BTW - If you renew your TSA dues or join the TSA this weekend, stop by Registration for your complimentary TEXAS Caver! I'll have back issues for your enjoyment and what's more Texan than belonging to the TSA and attending TCR this weekend?! From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:25 PM To: Minton, Mark; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: [Texascavers] RE: satellite radio Mark, I am with you and Louise. I can't even imagine floating through one of Big Bend's canyons and wanting to hear anything other than the songs of cliff swallows or the ripple of water against your paddle. Even on the highway I am too busy watching the scenery (and the road) to care whether I am listening to a good CD. The exception might be the Beatles, Bread, old country or other such nostalgia. VIVA free radio and its many choices, including the one to turn it off. Fritz (Still relishing the 20th century). From: Minton, Mark [mailto:mmin...@nmhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:47 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] RE: satellite radio Louise Power said: >"Why would you want to? Isn't the whole point of going to those places to get away from the 'influences' of civilization?" Hallelujah to that! One of my pet peeves is people who feel the need to broadcast their radio/CDs/TV to an entire campground. I've seen people hiking down trails with iPods running. Maybe they don't know what they're missing out on by not listeneing to the sounds of nature around them. The only time I've enjoyed music underground was on a dig project where someone brought an iPod and speakers, and we had music in the background while hauling buckets of dirt. But even that was marginal in my opinion, and left up to me, would not have happened. I really don't like hearing the same iPod and speakers playing while going down a passage, which I have also seen. My two cents. Mark Minton - 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: satellite radio
Mark, I am with you and Louise. I can't even imagine floating through one of Big Bend's canyons and wanting to hear anything other than the songs of cliff swallows or the ripple of water against your paddle. Even on the highway I am too busy watching the scenery (and the road) to care whether I am listening to a good CD. The exception might be the Beatles, Bread, old country or other such nostalgia. VIVA free radio and its many choices, including the one to turn it off. Fritz (Still relishing the 20th century). _ From: Minton, Mark [mailto:mmin...@nmhu.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 11:47 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] RE: satellite radio Louise Power said: >"Why would you want to? Isn't the whole point of going to those places to get away from the 'influences' of civilization?" Hallelujah to that! One of my pet peeves is people who feel the need to broadcast their radio/CDs/TV to an entire campground. I've seen people hiking down trails with iPods running. Maybe they don't know what they're missing out on by not listeneing to the sounds of nature around them. The only time I've enjoyed music underground was on a dig project where someone brought an iPod and speakers, and we had music in the background while hauling buckets of dirt. But even that was marginal in my opinion, and left up to me, would not have happened. I really don't like hearing the same iPod and speakers playing while going down a passage, which I have also seen. My two cents. Mark Minton - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] RE: satellite radio
Louise Power said: >"Why would you want to? Isn't the whole point of going to those places to get away from the 'influences' of civilization?" Hallelujah to that! One of my pet peeves is people who feel the need to broadcast their radio/CDs/TV to an entire campground. I've seen people hiking down trails with iPods running. Maybe they don't know what they're missing out on by not listeneing to the sounds of nature around them. The only time I've enjoyed music underground was on a dig project where someone brought an iPod and speakers, and we had music in the background while hauling buckets of dirt. But even that was marginal in my opinion, and left up to me, would not have happened. I really don't like hearing the same iPod and speakers playing while going down a passage, which I have also seen. My two cents. Mark Minton - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
