RE: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Thanks, Sheryl! OK, I'll start: Since I'm not able to visit the moon, caving is the closest I'll ever get to visiting an alien landscape and having an otherworldly experience. Your turn! Mark From: Sheryl Rieck [mailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:13 AM To: TexasCavers Subject: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others' 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why.
Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others' 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: ** Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of* The TEXAS CAVER.* If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.comlyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http
RE: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Mallory, Cool recollections from a gung ho caver who looks damn good in a wetsuit. Most of us have been there and experienced the excitement of entering a cave, old or new. For most of us the best part of caving is the camaraderie with fellow caver friends. KEEP ON CAVING! Fritz, an old spelunker From: Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:10 AM To: mark.al...@l-3com.com Cc: Lyndon Tiu; Sheryl Rieck; TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.commailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.commailto:lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.commailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun
Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Nah, dont ask me. I do it for selfish non scientific purposes, bragging rights, among other things. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comwrote: That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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He's not the only one! In fact, I think you we on that trip, Julia. Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Tue, 5/22/12, germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com wrote: From: germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving To: pitboun...@gmail.com, l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 9:40 AM He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer
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Thanks, Sheryl! OK, I'll start: Since I'm not able to visit the moon, caving is the closest I'll ever get to visiting an alien landscape and having an otherworldly experience. Your turn! Mark From: Sheryl Rieck [mailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:13 AM To: TexasCavers Subject: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others' 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why.
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Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: ** Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of* The TEXAS CAVER.* If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.comlyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http
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Mallory, Cool recollections from a gung ho caver who looks damn good in a wetsuit. Most of us have been there and experienced the excitement of entering a cave, old or new. For most of us the best part of caving is the camaraderie with fellow caver friends. KEEP ON CAVING! Fritz, an old spelunker From: Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:10 AM To: mark.al...@l-3com.com Cc: Lyndon Tiu; Sheryl Rieck; TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.commailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.commailto:lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.commailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun
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Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comwrote: That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Nah, dont ask me. I do it for selfish non scientific purposes, bragging rights, among other things. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comwrote: That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
He's not the only one! In fact, I think you we on that trip, Julia. Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Tue, 5/22/12, germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com wrote: From: germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving To: pitboun...@gmail.com, l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 9:40 AM He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read
Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
I go caving because: 1. I get to enjoy Nature's Central Air... Cool in the Summer and warm in Winter... 2. It gets me out of Midland. 3. I get to see my friends. 4. 90% of the time I get to go camping 5. I usually don't eat food that is good for me, but it tastes good. 6. I can not think about work when caving. 7. I always learn something new on every trip. 8. I love to take pictures and this gives me an excuse to take cave pictures. 9. Going caving make my co-workers think I am weird, and that is fine by me. 10.. I just love caves - Original Message - From: germa...@aol.com To: pitboun...@gmail.com ; l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving
RE: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Thanks, Sheryl! OK, I'll start: Since I'm not able to visit the moon, caving is the closest I'll ever get to visiting an alien landscape and having an otherworldly experience. Your turn! Mark From: Sheryl Rieck [mailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:13 AM To: TexasCavers Subject: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others' 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why.
Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others' 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: ** Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of* The TEXAS CAVER.* If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.comlyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http
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Mallory, Cool recollections from a gung ho caver who looks damn good in a wetsuit. Most of us have been there and experienced the excitement of entering a cave, old or new. For most of us the best part of caving is the camaraderie with fellow caver friends. KEEP ON CAVING! Fritz, an old spelunker From: Mallory Mayeux [mailto:mmay...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:10 AM To: mark.al...@l-3com.com Cc: Lyndon Tiu; Sheryl Rieck; TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Mark, You took my best reason! Here goes my list: (both playful and serious.) The smell of cave dirt brings back the BEST memories. (I began caving in college, at Mammoth Cave, the first time I was ever really away from home. When I take a deep breath underground, suddenly I'm 19 again, tasting my first freedom, and life's possibilities are endless.) There is nothing like a 12+ hour cave trip to run your mind blank, and just exist in the moment. Caving gear is my indulgence. Ordering a shiny pantin, a thick coil of new 11 mm rope, a colorful new Rutherford pack, chunky boots...bliss! I love them all and can't wait to put them to good use! The fear you feel when you're stepping off the side of a tall pit makes you feel alive. If society collapses I know ALL the best hideouts. The people. Cavers have been my best friends, significant others, inspirations. And of course, some of the weirdest people that I've ever met! Not a day goes by that I don't thank God and whatever stars aligned that I fell into caving and became one of you wackos. :) The couch at Deep/Punkin is the comfiest one I've ever slept on. Getting to cave entrances puts my RAV4's 4x4 capabilities to good use. Probably the ONLY time I get to use that feature. If I go caving, I usually go west. And when I go west, sometimes I see cactus. And cactus is really cool. I look damn good in a wetsuit. Honey Creek Tank Haul, baby! On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.commailto:mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.commailto:lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.commailto:sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don't think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn't keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I'm an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don't read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun
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Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comwrote: That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
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He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
Nah, dont ask me. I do it for selfish non scientific purposes, bragging rights, among other things. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Mallory Mayeux mmay...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Nico, where's your list? 4 reasons is better than zero! :) On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:35 AM, Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.comwrote: That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read. Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. -- Lyndon Tiu - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com -- Lyndon Tiu - 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] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
He's not the only one! In fact, I think you we on that trip, Julia. Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Tue, 5/22/12, germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com wrote: From: germa...@aol.com germa...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving To: pitboun...@gmail.com, l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2012, 9:40 AM He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving trips and that is just fun. 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather be caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You are verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons would be worth a read
Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving
I go caving because: 1. I get to enjoy Nature's Central Air... Cool in the Summer and warm in Winter... 2. It gets me out of Midland. 3. I get to see my friends. 4. 90% of the time I get to go camping 5. I usually don't eat food that is good for me, but it tastes good. 6. I can not think about work when caving. 7. I always learn something new on every trip. 8. I love to take pictures and this gives me an excuse to take cave pictures. 9. Going caving make my co-workers think I am weird, and that is fine by me. 10.. I just love caves - Original Message - From: germa...@aol.com To: pitboun...@gmail.com ; l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving He could have at least mentioned he met his wife while caving ;) -Original Message- From: Nico Escamilla pitboun...@gmail.com To: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca Cc: TexasCavers texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Tue, May 22, 2012 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Cavers are good people. I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. I get good food prepared by good people. I get to hang with beautiful good people. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. If you have no problem with this, post away! Thanks, Mark -Original Message- From: lyndon@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lyndon Tiu Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM To: Sheryl Rieck Cc: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving Sounds like a good title for a TC article. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck sheryl.ri...@gmail.com wrote: I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly became too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and beauty of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but almost no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that have kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time span and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of caving and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun folks than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails from Mark began. I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very scientific. I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my eyes roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort to give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came up with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas caving community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. Here are my 10: 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like snakes. 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in a cave. 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I am sticking to it no matter what. 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to it. 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting than saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of accounts. 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed to be. 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly odd people on caving
