[Texascavers] gear needed for weekend trip

2009-01-29 Thread Jules Jenkins
Austin folks, Is anyone not caving Sat. and might consider lending me kneepads and/or elbow pads? I've got a group of 23 at WP on Sat. morning and not enough pads to go around. I'm in need of 4 sets of kneepads. I'm happy to pickup and bring back the borrowed gear. thanks, julie

[ot_caving] Need TV advice

2009-01-29 Thread Louise Power
I'm thinking about buying a new TV and have been looking at the Vizio. I don't want anything big or expensive, but want a good picture and decent sound. I've looked at Target, Costco and Walmart sites and see good ratings on the Vizio 22 and 32. Does anybody have any experience with

Re: [ot_caving] Need TV advice

2009-01-29 Thread Charles Goldsmith
My brother recently bought one of the vizio 37 from target, he's been really happy with it, even picked up the extended warranty on it, just to be on the safe side, since its one of the cheap brands Personally, I stick with the major brands, I love my Sony Charles On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:53

RE: [ot_caving] Need TV advice

2009-01-29 Thread Fritz Holt
Last year I purchased two Samsung 1080 LCD flat panels from Conn's who seem to have as good a pricing as the other retailers. They seem to be very good but we have viewed them very little. Last years Consumer Report gave Vizio a very favorable rating. I would believe that all of the Japanese

Re: [ot_caving] Need TV advice

2009-01-29 Thread Don Cooper
I too bought a Vizio 37 TV. Its cool except that it advertises VISIO all the time. I could put a piece of electrical tape over it - it goes from white to orange when its shut off. Mine is a 740p/1080i unit - I paid 550 for it as new, opened box from a distributor in North Austin who liquidates

[Texascavers] Fwd: Exploración JM Molos Q.Roo

2009-01-29 Thread Mixon Bill
Anybody interested in a caving project in Quintana Roo? This area is well inland from the coast, and presumably the caves are dry caves. -- Mixon Begin forwarded message: From: Pedro Chargoy charg...@yahoo.com List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: January 29, 2009 4:45:55 PM CST To: