[ot_caving] earthquake victims

2008-05-22 Thread David
China has asked countries to donate millions of tents. Does anybody see anything ironic about that statement? Aren't nearly all the tents in the world made in China? - Give this to a friend: ot-subscr...@texascavers.com To

[ot_caving] gas price

2008-05-22 Thread quinta
It was in 2004 according to the New York Times that it first hit $2.00 and they said (and I do remember that time) 'in the early 1970's adjusted for inflation it hlit $3.00 at the peak.' That was when I drove only as far as I could go and come home with a tank of gas (Ford Fiesta) on the

RE: [Texascavers] Diabetic describes ordeal in NSW cave

2008-05-22 Thread mark . alman
Yeah, he sounds real experienced alright, Darla. He left his only source of water at the entrance, only brought A light (meaning 1, not the 3 that is recommended), was without his diabetes meds, and went by himself! To top it off, he's the VP of the Sydney Speleological Society.

RE: [Texascavers] Diabetic describes ordeal in NSW cave

2008-05-22 Thread Louise Power
Think the SSS will be looking for a new VP? From: mark.alman@l-3com.comDate: Thu, 22 May 2008 07:33:04 -0500To: dbis...@zipnet.us; texascavers@texascavers.comSubject: RE: [Texascavers] Diabetic describes ordeal in NSW cave Yeah, he sounds real “experienced” alright, Darla. He

[ot_caving] The 2008 NSS Convention

2008-05-22 Thread David
I have made a decision that I will probably skip the NSS Convention this year. I really enjoy going to them, and have been to most of the last 5 of them and a few others. I am probably going to look for an inexpensive shorter road-trip that I can take the family on. One of my possible

Re: [ot_caving] job opportunity

2008-05-22 Thread Don Cooper
Are you trying to impress us, David? Just a mere $28 an hour? I know people that make less than that and drive *new *speleo gas guzzling hybrid vehicles! -DC On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 8:56 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: The company I work for is accepting applications for someone with

Re: [ot_caving] job opportunity

2008-05-22 Thread David
I was not trying to impress anybody. The cost of living here in Iowa Colony, Texas is very high. Especially if you have kids in day care, and a house payment. There is not even a gas station here, so you have to commute to the nearest town a few miles away just to find a gas station.

Re: [ot_caving] job opportunity

2008-05-22 Thread Bill Bentley-Webmail
David, I have a warehouse job here open in Midland... I am having to resport to paying a temp agency to get a worker in here... Bill Quoting David dlocklea...@gmail.com: I was not trying to impress anybody. The cost of living here in Iowa Colony, Texas is very high. Especially if you

[ot_caving] gas supply and demand

2008-05-22 Thread David
It is my observation that millions of Americans are modifying their cars by putting excessively large chrome wheels on their cars. I am certain that this causes the car to get worse gas mileage.These rims are not aerodynamic and are heavy. In addition, the larger tires they are upgrading to