Re: [Texascavers] Aboveground Caves

2007-05-31 Thread Rod Goke
Yes, he did, but if I remember correctly, he covered it with dirt (except for the entrance, of course), so it is now an underground cave. Rod Fritz Holt wrote: > David Bamberger, a Texas conservationist rancher, built an artificial > bat cave on his ranch which I understand is inhabited by bats.

Re: [Texascavers] Aboveground Caves

2007-05-31 Thread Rod Goke
Ted, You guessed it! Is it still there? Rod Ted Samsel wrote: > > > -Original Message- > From: Rod Goke > Sent: May 29, 2007 9:44 PM > To: Brian Vauter > Cc: texascavers list > Subject: [Texascavers] Aboveground Caves > > A more realistic looking

Re: [Texascavers] WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive

2007-05-31 Thread Don Cooper
And to think, for years I've been thinking ALL moths tasted bad. (I didn't realize there was an alternative...) -WaV On 5/31/07, Mike Quinn wrote: Wake Forest University WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive May 29, 2007 In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moth

[Texascavers] OT - economic cars

2007-05-31 Thread David Locklear
This month's issue of Popular Science has a consumer report on their test vehicle the Honda Fit.They have only put 9,000 on it. Mine has over 40,000 trouble-free miles.There is nothing new to report. I discovered today, that you can't lock the car from the outside with the engine running

Re: [Texascavers] caving postage stamps

2007-05-31 Thread Don Cooper
I've got a small pile of out of date postage postcards with a nice little carlsbad scene as printed-on stamp. Takers? -WaV On 5/31/07, David Locklear wrote: Have you seen a stamp with a picture of a caver on it yet? How about a stamp with a picture of your smiley face coming out of a muddy ti

[Texascavers] caving postage stamps

2007-05-31 Thread David Locklear
Have you seen a stamp with a picture of a caver on it yet? How about a stamp with a picture of your smiley face coming out of a muddy tight crawl? Well, apparently you can now print your own stamps. Is this something new? OfficeMax sells the software. Anybody want to write an article about ho

RE: [Texascavers] OT - a new portable e-mail gadget

2007-05-31 Thread Roy
I've taken my laptop to mexico several times, infact there is a popular chain hamburger place in multiple mexico cities (Carl's I think) with free wifi (free hotspot link at the end), along with mcdonald's and many of the chain hotels, plus the kids can watch dvd's in the car. I ride my motorbike

Re: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Don Arburn
On May 31, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Katherine Arens wrote: German chancellor Angela Merkel . . . Purple has curple and hirple

Re: [Texascavers] TCR 2007

2007-05-31 Thread Mark Alman
October 19th thru the 21st, Fritz. Not sure of location. Allan, I heard it's going to be in your backyard! 8^) Mark Fritz Holt wrote: Does anyone have any information on the dates or proposed location for this years TCR ? Fritz -

FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Katherine Arens
German chancellor Angela Merkel . . . From: "RD Milhollin" To: Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:07:29 -0500 X-Chzlrs: 0 Subject: RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax How about "Merkel" that little town just west of Abilene with the charming video and book store, a convenient stop on the way to

RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread RD Milhollin
MessageHow about "Merkel" that little town just west of Abilene with the charming video and book store, a convenient stop on the way to Carlsbad from Fort Worth. -Original Message- From: Butch Fralia [mailto:cave...@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 5:39 PM To: 'Fritz Holt';

RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Butch Fralia
Ugh, that makes me want to burple! -Original Message- From: Fritz Holt [mailto:fh...@townandcountryins.com] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 4:58 PM To: Cynthia Hall; Mack Pitchford; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax Purple is easy. Haven’t you hea

[Texascavers] TCR 2007

2007-05-31 Thread Fritz Holt
Does anyone have any information on the dates or proposed location for this years TCR ? Fritz

RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Fritz Holt
Purple is easy. Haven't you heard of maple syruple ? _ From: Cynthia Hall [mailto:cynthia.hall.i...@statefarm.com] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 11:41 AM To: Mack Pitchford; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax same goes for "purple" I think!

[Texascavers] WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive

2007-05-31 Thread Mike Quinn
Wake Forest University WFU study finds that moths mimic sounds to survive May 29, 2007 In a night sky filled with hungry bats, good-tasting moths increase their chances of survival by mimicking the sounds of their bad-tasting cousins, according to a new Wake Forest University study. To be pub

[Texascavers] Seth, can you contact me ASAP

2007-05-31 Thread Geary Schindel
Geary Schindel

[Texascavers] The first touristic cave of Turkey.

2007-05-31 Thread Ioannis Zenas
31 May 2007. Turkish Caver's Union has organized its second caving trip, in may 2007, to the first touristic cave of Turkey to continue to explore the galleries that are not open to tourism. Insuyu cave, burdur, Turkey is a promising horizontal cave to become one of the 10 longest caves in Turkey.

Re: [Texascavers] OT - a new portable e-mail gadget

2007-05-31 Thread Diana Tomchick
David, You would be surprised how many cavers take Wi-Fi enabled laptops with them on caving trips, even to Mexico. We had one with us on our trip at Christmas to the Purificacion area. The people who brought it with them (James Hunter and Tanya Pietrass from NM) were able to import surve

RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Cynthia Hall
same goes for "purple" I think! From: Mack Pitchford [mailto:caveb...@rocketmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:20 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax Another cool thing about this song is that they managed

Re: [Texascavers] OT - yogurt and alternatives

2007-05-31 Thread Kara Savvas
David, I have had excellent results with acidophilus suppliments called Pearls (they have a special coating that helps them last through your stomach acids and make it to your guts before letting the bacteriums loose) in stopping simple Tourista issues that plagued me for 6 weeks. I usually hav

RE: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax

2007-05-31 Thread Fritz Holt
My brain is still asleep as I could not see anything that seemed to rhyme with orange. Fritz _ From: Mack Pitchford [mailto:caveb...@rocketmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:20 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: FW: [Texascavers] rattlesnake hoax Another cool

[Texascavers] The Sounds of Panama's Adaptable Bats

2007-05-31 Thread Julia Germany
National Geographic online has a cool page on the bats of Panama.  Learn about their habitat AND listen to their sounds by clicking on the rectangular boxes on this page: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0706/feature6/multimedia.html julai ___

[Texascavers] Saudi lava tube

2007-05-31 Thread Bill Mixon
Here's an interesting trip report from John Pint in Saudi Arabia. -- Mixon ++ UM JIRSAN: SECRETS OF THE WOLVES' DEN After crawling around in unstable and/or viper-infested limestone caves in northern Saudi Arabia, it was time for a change and we decided to pay a visit