[Texascavers] Report on the New Grand Canyon Skywalk

2007-05-22 Thread Ted Samsel
I found this on another group.. I take no responsibility for its accuracy.. I was wondering about this boondoggle.. Ted The following is unedited from an email a friend sent me regarding their recent trip to see the new Skywalk at the Grand Canyon. For anyone thinking about going, here is a

[Texascavers] Report on the New Grand Canyon Skywalk

2007-05-22 Thread Ted Samsel
I found this on another group.. I take no responsibility for its accuracy.. I was wondering about this boondoggle.. Ted The following is unedited from an email a friend sent me regarding their recent trip to see the new Skywalk at the Grand Canyon. For anyone thinking about going, here is a

[Texascavers] Fwd: Early June volunteer opportunities with Wildand Conservation - KARST Inventory and more

2007-05-22 Thread germanyj
-Original Message- From: Dietz,Daniel daniel.di...@ci.austin.tx.us To: Dietz,Daniel daniel.di...@ci.austin.tx.us Sent: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:30 am Subject: Early June volunteer opportunities with Wildand Conservation Arroyo restoration at Onion Creek Sunday June 3, 8:30am to 1p.m.

Re: [Texascavers] gas prices

2007-05-22 Thread Gregg
Bill Bentley wrote: Looks like the countries that have oil and lots of it have cheap gas, but that doesn't apply to the US in areas where there are lots of oil... We have better minimum wage laws that they don't have in those countries. As soon as you start extracting, refining, and

Re: [Texascavers] gas prices

2007-05-22 Thread Kara Savvas
And just yesterday I heard a story on NPR about the government subsidies in Iraq that keep prices very low there... even though they have oil, gas is actually very expensive for them. This program is starting to have problems. Kara - Original Message From: Gregg iar...@io.com To:

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Six months or 180 days?

2007-05-22 Thread Nancy Weaver
Is part of the confusion perhaps that there is an Insurance Policy that allows one to use only the days actually spent in Mexico? Nancy - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail:

[Texascavers] RE: Six months or 180 days?

2007-05-22 Thread Minton, Mark
Nancy Weaver said: Is part of the confusion perhaps that there is an Insurance Policy that allows one to use only the days actually spent in Mexico? Not that I have ever heard of. One can buy Mexican auto insurance that is good for 6 months or a year, but again it is for

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Six months or 180 days?

2007-05-22 Thread Gregg
Nancy Weaver wrote: Is part of the confusion perhaps that there is an Insurance Policy that allows one to use only the days actually spent in Mexico? I imagine this is like the old thing about whether you could get into Mexico using a drivers license as an ID. Some people definitely did get

[Texascavers] RE: Six months or 180 days?

2007-05-22 Thread Minton, Mark
Gregg said: I know there were still others who got in trouble of some kind because they did not turn in their registration paperwork before 180 consecutive days was up. You are definitely supposed to turn in your car permits by the time they expire, rather than simply leaving the

[Texascavers] ATTN: T. WHITE

2007-05-22 Thread Louise Power
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[Texascavers] Bored? 2007 TSA Spring Convention Pictures now online

2007-05-22 Thread Butch Fralia
Are you bored? Need something different to do? Tired of debating about things you can't change, like gas prices? Take 4 minutes and 20 seconds and visit: HYPERLINK http://www.cavetexas.org/photos/tsa200704/index.htmlhttp://www.cavetexas.o rg/photos/tsa200704/index.html for pictures from the

[Texascavers] E85

2007-05-22 Thread Bill Mixon
I've seen E85 at some pumps around Austin, but I don't recall just where (maybe at an HEB?). It was cheaper than regular, but of course that's because of a huge subsidy, we taxpayers' gift to the corn farmers. Of course, it needs to be cheaper, because it has less energy per gallon. Plug-in

Re: [Texascavers] E85

2007-05-22 Thread Curtis Bullard
There are no subsidies for corn farmers. Bill Mixon wrote: I've seen E85 at some pumps around Austin, but I don't recall just where (maybe at an HEB?). It was cheaper than regular, but of course that's because of a huge subsidy, we taxpayers' gift to the corn farmers. Of course, it needs to be

[Texascavers] Robotic submarine (DEPTHX) reaches new depths

2007-05-22 Thread Scott Boyd
Here's an article about the DEPTHX project that's in English - for those of us that can't read Spanish or Mexican: http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11890-robotic-submarine-reaches-new-depths.html - Got a little couch potato? Check out fun

[Texascavers] Lampazos

2007-05-22 Thread Nico Escamilla
Has anybody heard or been to a cave in Lampazos, Nuevo Leon with indian remains or the indian paintings on Mesa de Catujanes (cartujanos) in the same area? if so, has this cave been mapped? can anyone help with this? Ediger maybe? Thanks in advance Nico

[Texascavers] Van a la Antartida luego del Zacaton

2007-05-22 Thread Nico Escamilla
Heres another article from EL NORTE that talks about DEPTHX going to Antarctica next year. Enjoy Nico Van a la Antártida luego del Zacatón *El aparato atravesará por un agujero de casi 5 metros de hielo para explorar aguas profundas* *Grupo Reforma* *Ciudad de México (22 mayo 2007).-* La

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Ted Samsel
-Original Message- From: Jack Wood spele...@yahoo.com Sent: May 21, 2007 9:47 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT warning!!! BTW, Shiner Bock is now available here in Chicago. WTF? It's been available in Richmond, VA

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Kara Savvas
Iowa is known for their corn, but all of my friends back home in North-Central Iowa grow soybeans for ethanol, and a little bit of corn for feed. LOTS of soybeans. They grow exclusively for fuel, it pays them pretty well, but they are also involved in the E85 'movement'. They also do tractor

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Bill Bentley
Although it will be a long time before we ever see E-85 in this Oil part of Western Texas, Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of the price per gallon on average in places where it is available? Does it fluctuate like gas prices? Only reason I ask is that I didn't realize this new truck I

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Ron Rutherford
There is an E85 pump at the HEB in Buda (just south of Austin). The price is ALWAYS 30 cents less than regular Unleaded. On 5/22/07, Bill Bentley ca...@caver.net wrote: Although it will be a long time before we ever see E-85 in this Oil part of Western Texas, Does anyone have any first hand

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Kara Savvas
We used lots of ethanol fuel on a road trip to Iowa last summer, and while it was cheaper, the car got fewer miles per gallon, I'd say up to 8. We weren't sure in the end it was 'cheaper'. Kara - Original Message From: Ron Rutherford rcrutherf...@gmail.com To: Bill Bentley

Re: [Texascavers] Re: $ 2.89 lowest price found - way OT!!!! warning!!!

2007-05-22 Thread Mary Thiesse
That's odd as I am also from IA and in the NW part they are growing extra corn for the ethnol production. My sister is the Lyon county director of the farmers government offices there. Mary TZ - Original Message From: Kara Savvas misskarabi...@yahoo.com To: Jack Wood