Re: [Texascavers] cave food - part 4 The Next Level

2008-06-19 Thread George-Paul Richmann
Dumb question, albeit more possibly more cave related then bacon treats ;-). Any concern about using self heating MRE or the civilian counter part (self heating chili comes to mind) in an enclosed space aka caves? I know that the mechanism that powers those sucks up O2, does it throw out CO2?

[Texascavers] RE: cave food - part 4 The Next Level

2008-06-19 Thread Minton, Mark
George-Paul Richmann said: Any concern about using self heating MRE or the civilian counter part (self heating chili comes to mind) in an enclosed space aka caves? I know that the mechanism that powers those sucks up O2, does it throw out CO2? I think they are okay to use in

RE: [ot_caving] Bats in Alamogardo

2008-06-19 Thread Louise Power
Hi Quinta, Great article. I liked the fact that they kept emphasizing the benefits that bats provide and some non-lethal methods to control them. Bats are our friends!Louise From: quinta@clearwire.netTo: ot@texascavers.comDate: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:48:37 -0500Subject: [ot_caving] Bats in

[Texascavers] NATRS

2008-06-19 Thread Antonio Aguirre Alvarez
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[ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
I am an environmentalist but do not believe that drilling within our legal boundaries will do harm to places where oil and gas may be plentiful. Should harm occur, stiff penalties should be a part of the drilling permit/contract. Our members of congress are out of touch with the best interest

RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Louise Power
Does this include ANWR or just offshore? From: fholt@townandcountryins.comTo: o...@texascavers.com; dw...@townandcountryins.com; jhol...@hotmail.com; mandy.h...@ers.state.tx.us; bl...@vownet.net; hea...@satx.rr.com; jim...@gvtc.com; rmo...@townandcountryins.com; ronaldra...@comcast.net;

RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Louise, I don't know but assume that it includes both. But, as we know, the will of the people (petitions and popular vote) does not always prevail. What I have heard is that of the seventeen million acres at ANWR, only two thousand have been set aside for mineral exploration. I also assume

RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
PS Even for those who can afford the high cost of gasoline, they (we) should not be putting billions of our dollars in the pockets of OPEC member nations, many of whom are hostile and uncooperative toward the United States of America. Fritz From: Louise Power

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Terry Holsinger
And Oil/gas has a much smaller impact foot print then most of the other minerals that would be looked for/developed. Think about the impact of mines. Terry H. Fritz Holt wrote: Louise, I don't know but assume that it includes both. But, as we know, the will of the people (petitions and

RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Correct. Much of lignite and other minerals is close to the surface and the most economical way to access it is strip mining which is disastrous to the surface. Fritz -Original Message- From: Terry Holsinger [mailto:tr...@sprynet.com] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:50 PM To: Fritz

RE: [ot_caving] FW: Oil Drilling Petition to sign

2008-06-19 Thread Louise Power
How about oil shale and oil sands? We can just bring down mountains instead of digging holes in the ground. From: blove@vownet.netTo: fh...@townandcountryins.com; power_lou...@hotmail.com; o...@texascavers.com; dw...@townandcountryins.com; jhol...@hotmail.com; mandy.h...@ers.state.tx.us;

[Texascavers] Paging John Cross

2008-06-19 Thread Fran Hutchins
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[Texascavers] Re: Canned cave food- Gourmet or gourmand?

2008-06-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
WaV, I appreciate the compliment. You *DO* know the definition of gourmand, don't you? Andy Quoting Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com: Andy - I still hold you, your insights, opinions and your abilities, personally, within semi-high esteem, but I will NEVER, EVER consider your opinions

[ot_caving] Re: Canned cave food- Gourmet or gourmand?

2008-06-19 Thread Don Cooper
Dr. G ...of that of a... perhaps would be the proper tense. Yeah - I re-checked. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gourmand) Yup, I still know. -wAv On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:16 PM, Andy Gluesenkamp a...@gluesenkamp.com wrote: WaV, I appreciate the compliment. You *DO* know the definition of

Re: [Texascavers] Re: Canned cave food- Gourmet or gourmand?

2008-06-19 Thread Robert Tait
They are for sale on Ebay, starting bid $14. Just the thing to celebrate the final marker on a 3 day survey trip! Rob, from Upstate NY At 03:16 PM 6/19/2008, Andy Gluesenkamp wrote: WaV, I appreciate the compliment. You *DO* know the definition of gourmand, don't you? Andy

[ot_caving] RE: Oil prices rise, demand declines - DEFINATELY POLITICAL

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Roger, I just read this interesting lead article. It confirms what I already know to be true. That Harry Reed and Nancy Polosi are both nuts, don't live in the real world and continually work against proposals that are in the public interests. His idea of gifts to the oil companies is way off.

RE: [ot_caving] RE: Oil prices rise, demand declines - DEFINATELY POLITICAL

2008-06-19 Thread Louise Power
Just as a general matter of correction, it's ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), not ANWAR (although it's pronounced that way). Once an editor, always an editor. From: fholt@townandcountryins.comTo: caverarch@aol.comCC: ot@texascavers.comDate: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:11:45 -0500Subject:

[ot_caving] an option to drilling

2008-06-19 Thread quinta
There should always be an option. I hope there is a petition to do some and not all some where out in web land and that it calls for more wind and solar. https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/SPageServer?pagename=coastal_drilling_petition Quinta

RE: [ot_caving] an option to drilling

2008-06-19 Thread Fritz Holt
Quinta, Wind turbines are being erected as fast as private enterprise can construct them. I would believe that tax incentives are given by the federal government. You regularly see them being transported on large flatbed trucks heading west on Interstate 10 in the Houston area. The latest issue

RE: [ot_caving] an option to drilling

2008-06-19 Thread Louise Power
Plus, I'm not sure you can get enough energy from turbines to power some of the larger cities. But, I'm not a turbine expert, so what do I know. From: fholt@townandcountryins.comTo: qui...@clearwire.net; ot@texascavers.comDate: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:46:03 -0500Subject: RE: [ot_caving] an

Re: [ot_caving] an option to drilling

2008-06-19 Thread David
I work in a shop that repairs large industrial turbines. In a few years, all of these windmills are going to have to be overhauled. Whoever is there to get the contracts is going to make millions of dollars. The cost of this will be paid by increases in electric bills. We have a turbine