[Texascavers] Yet another brine well collapse sink in SE New Mexico :

2008-11-04 Thread JerryAtkin
Brine well collapses in Eddy County Associated Press - November 3, 2008 8:05 PM ET LOCO HILLS, N.M. (AP) - The state Oil Conservation Division is investigating the collapse of a brine well in northeastern Eddy County. The Loco Hills Water Disposal Co. reported the collapse to state offic

[ot_caving] computer news - Windows 3.1

2008-11-04 Thread David
Did anybody notice this week that MicroSoft has finally buried Windows 3.1, and put it in its grave? I would like to give sort of an eulogy. In 1977, my mother re-married and to a man who worked for a computer company that had main-frame computers. He tried to show me computers, but I was int

texascavers Digest 5 Nov 2008 03:00:51 -0000 Issue 638

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[Texascavers] eco-tour caving - north Alabama

2008-11-04 Thread David
A eco-tour company called True Adventure Sports is advertising trips to a privately owned cave called "Manitou Cave" in Alabama for $ 30. Trips happen about twice a month on either Monday or Friday and either in the afternoon or evening. i...@trueadventuresports.com http://www.trueadventuresport

[ot_caving] medical news

2008-11-04 Thread David
I ran across 2 articles on the web this week that LED lights, might be usefull to treat body pains and even toothaches. Anybody out there want to write an interesting article about this topic? Imagine, you are deep down in the cave and you have a toothache and you just happen to have an LED headl

[ot_caving] LED flashlight needs testing

2008-11-04 Thread David
I have been to several stores this past week, and I only see one other LED product that deserves review at this moment. The new P6 flashlight by Coast. http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/theshorelinemarket_2024_18204889 But it is $ 58 plus tax, and I can't do that right now. Anybody want

[ot_caving] another cheap LED flashlight

2008-11-04 Thread David
I traded in my last LED flashlight at Sears for another similar Dorcy product http://www.dorcy.com/products.aspx?p=412505 This one is ok for household use. It is pretty cheaply made, but you get 2 and with batteries for around $ 17 The light pattern is smooth, but dim. With a lot of du

Re: [Texascavers] CBSP Project this weekend

2008-11-04 Thread mark gee
Jim, Rafal and I will be there and I hope to have enough to put three teams into Gorman Creek Crevice. There are three seperate passages to survey. Two start in the entrance room. Mark G From: Jim Kennedy To: texas cavers Sent: Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:56

RE: [ot_caving] other topics?

2008-11-04 Thread Fritz Holt
Charles, You must have me confused with Gill or Morgan. David is a friend and fellow GHG member. I may occasionally rag him but only in jest. We all sometimes tire of his BS as well as mine. I can't speak for Louise. Thanks for the venue. Fritz -Original Message- From: Charles Goldsmith

RE: [ot_caving] other topics?

2008-11-04 Thread Louise Power
See my response to David (sent yesterday and bcc'd to you).> Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:19:59 -0600> From: wo...@justfamily.org> To: power_lou...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [ot_caving] other topics?> CC: fh...@townandcountryins.com> > That is what the delete button is for, this is the OT mailing l

[Texascavers] new AMCS books

2008-11-04 Thread Mixon Bill
The Association for Mexican Cave Studies, a Project of the NSS, has two new AMCS reprints. Reprint 8 is "The Cenotes of Yucatan," by A. S. Pearse, et al., originally published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1936. 304 pages plus photo plates, 8.5 x 11 inches, softbound. $20.

Re: [ot_caving] other topics?

2008-11-04 Thread Charles Goldsmith
That is what the delete button is for, this is the OT mailing list, so any topics go, but the flaming rules still apply. Thanks :) On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Louise Power wrote: > Sorry. But as I just said to someone else who thanked me for my response: I > generally don't do something lik

[Texascavers] Cavern owner seeks bidder to cave in to eBay sale

2008-11-04 Thread Lee H. Skinner
See article at: http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-odd/20081104/ODD.Caves.For.Sale/ Lee Skinner - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional

[Texascavers] CBSP Project this weekend

2008-11-04 Thread Jim Kennedy
This weekend the TSA Project at Colorado Bend State Park will resume, having taken last month off for TCR. There is no need to reply to me, just show up at the Caver Camp at the Park no later than 9 am on Saturday. For those of you who may not know, the Caver Camp can be reached by taking the fir

[Texascavers] FW: Cave for sale

2008-11-04 Thread donsid
Cavern owner seeks bidder to cave in to eBay sale By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press Writer Article Last Updated: 11/03/2008 06:57:48 PM MST Click photo to enlarge This undated photo provided Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 by Steve Rush shows the... ((AP Photo/Steve Rush) ) LITTLE ROCK, Ark.�Calling Ba