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Don Arburn
Transportation Coordinator
2009 15th Annual International Congress of Speleology
NSS #56822RL
Mobile #361-362-3677
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texascavers Digest 13 Jul 2009 12:45:24 - Issue 795
Topics (messages 11265 through 11288):
Mexico builds border wall to keep out American A**s
11265 by: Frank Binney
Re: 15th ICS � New sponsor and other news
11266 by: Mixon Bill
ICS
11267 by: Denise P
I spent most of the day Sunday with about a dozen other volunteers,
trying to get the camp showers working.
I don't know what all took place Saturday, so somebody else can tell that
story.
It looked like to me that Bob Cowell and Rick Corbell had done a ton of
work. But other cavers chipped
Here is a story about a mountain-climber that waited in a
cave entrance for 5 days for a storm to let up so that he
could be rescued. ( It does not sound
like a snow cave, but a natural cave )
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531531,00.html
Does the cave have a name ?
I left some names of the helpers off my last post.
One of them was Sara Ranzau.
Also, the camp shower walls on the outside and the inside
are made of black plastic wrap which was stapled to the
studs of the structure and covered with wood strips and stapled
again to help reinforce the plastic.
1) During the great 17-Locust (actually Cicadas as pointed out in the
earlier post) Infestation in (I think) 2006 up in the northeastern states I
had stopped my train at a red signal to await the passing of another train.
Whilst I was engaged in waiting several cicadas (they are about 1/2 the size
texascavers Digest 13 Jul 2009 14:46:58 - Issue 796
Topics (messages 11289 through 11297):
Re: ICS
11289 by: Travis Scott
11290 by: Matt Turner
11294 by: Geary Schindel
11295 by: Matt Turner
11297 by: Geary Schindel
Ediger's observation on failure to
The pavilion on campus is the best venue I have seen at any of the 8
NSS Conventions
that I have attended for parties and music.
Here is a video showing what the sound might be like.Maybe not a
good example.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwB8BYB_I_A
Here is a funny example:
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 3:10 AM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote:
It was hot.But there was a nice breeze. There was a large metal
framed-tarp set up over the shower structure, that provided some relief from
the heat, but it blew away while everybody was gone to lunch.
There seems
There seems to be some sort of an inherent lack of understanding
regarding the requirement to stake tents securely to the ground AS
SOON AS they are erected--not 10 minutes or an hour later.
...especially when there was a nice breeze blowing. Remember that
ships sailed across the ocean with
Not you meaning Galle?
Bill
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From: wa5...@peoplepc.com
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Ediger's observation on failure to observe
There seems to be some sort of an inherent lack of understanding
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From: ICS 2009 eList secret...@ics2009.us
List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com
Date: July 13, 2009 11:02:34 AM CDT
To: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu
Subject: 15th ICS - caving trips start Sunday
Dear Friends,
Many of you want to go caving during the 15th International
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:31 -0500 Simon Newton csnew...@gmail.com
writes:
I believe the mileage is tax deductible, since they have non-profit
designation. Doesn't help you much if you don't do itemized taxes
though. (BTW - you can probably recover mileage on your taxes from some
of your
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I can't post to the list from my PDA so one of you needs to forward this
message.
Bob is right. We do not have access to the courts in the new building, the
Mountaineer Center. We do have access to the outside tennis courts and swimming
pool.
George
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OH! Please come at 6pm. If you can come earlier, please email me with your
ETA. I will not be at the house until 6pm but there will be others setting
up and manning the base.
Ellie
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM, ellie :) ellie.tho...@gmail.com wrote:
Texas Cavers near and far,
Come one
ICS is a big event, and much labor is required. This last week is a bit
stressful for some doing the planning and details. And it is especially
stressful when there is not enough help for some of the tasks.
All help is appreciated.
Some people can volunteer more. Some people can pay
Everyone, just to make it clear and ease any unnecessary frustration,
the volunteers that are using this "special registration" are only
allowed to assist in leading trips, or whatever they have volunteered
to do. They do not get to go to the parties, talks, and other events
that the paying
Everyone,
To put a face to the nameless freeriders, I will say I am one of them. Though
as Travis pointed out I don't get the fun that comes with registering. Here's
what we get for our Freeride.
Me and my co-trip lead will get the lovely opportunity to get to ICS on
Saturday to have a cave
Matt,
Aren't you paying with your gas money to drive to and from AM and the
convention all for the privilege of taking a bunch of folks caving in caves
you're already seen.
Anyway, thanks for your hard work.
Geary
From: Matt Turner [mailto:kat...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 8:56
Well sorta,
I'm only coming from Austin. Though we do have a lot of ASS helping out too and
making this possible.
Thanks for the note, Matt Turner
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it. - Aristotle
Empty pockets never held anyone
Matt,
We’ll, Austin, AM, there pretty much the same schools – LOL’s. Anyway, you
and many other volunteers are donating their time and money to really make this
a success. I’m sorry you won’t be able to attend. I was only able to attend
the 1980 ICS in Bowling Green on the first weekend so
I believe the mileage is tax deductible, since they have non-profit
designation. Doesn't help you much if you don't do itemized taxes though.
(BTW - you can probably recover mileage on your taxes from some of your
volunteer cave projects)
I agree with others though - it would have been good to
The point is still that nobody (well, nearly nobody) can get a free ride for
an event like this, no matter how much they volunteer. The meeting of
financial obligations requires that money be collected from all who
officially register for the event--again, no matter how much time and effort
they
On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:00:31 -0500 csnew...@gmail.com wrote:
I agree with others though - it would have been good to offer
discounts or a
free pass to the volunteers.
If it's any consolation, I am getting 2 free t-shirts for volunteering ;)
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Lyndon Tiu
Lyndon,
You deserve them! ?My knee injury, etc., has restricted volunterring to one day
(yesterday, with you and the rest of the sign-making crew) and I'm getting one
shirt. ?It hardly seems fair!
Roger Moore
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From: Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca
To:
So how much time should a volunteer put in to get a free pass?
One day work? But want about those that have worked for a week?
But then there is the person that did help that afternoon with all that
tot-and-carry.
shouldn't they also get a free pass? Or maybe if you are just an officer like
a
Volunteers get to say they did. I'm good with that.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Jon wrote:
So how much time should a volunteer put in to get a free pass?
One day work? But want about those that have worked for a week?
But then there is the person that did help that afternoon with all
that
What golf cart?
On Jul 13, 2009, at 7:39 PM, Joe Ranzau wrote:
I'm doing it for the golf cart!
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com wrote:
Volunteers get to say they did. I'm good with that.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 7:28 PM, Jon wrote:
So how much time should a
Don Arburn wrote:
Volunteers get to say they did. I'm good with that.
I volunteered to pick up cute caver chicks. I could do that in the golf
cart.
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Lyndon Tiu
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Cute caver chicks don't play golf. They also don't cluck.
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From: Lyndon Tiu [mailto:l...@alumni.sfu.ca]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 7:48 PM
To: TSA Cavers
Subject: Re: [Texascavers] ICS
Don Arburn wrote:
Volunteers get to say they did. I'm good with that.
I
Sure they do Linda, you just gotta talk or rub them the right way :)
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Linda Palitlkpa...@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Cute caver chicks don't play golf. They also don't cluck.
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From: Lyndon Tiu [mailto:l...@alumni.sfu.ca]
Sent: Monday, July
What Golf Cart?
On Jul 13, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Lyndon Tiu wrote:
Don Arburn wrote:
Volunteers get to say they did. I'm good with that.
I volunteered to pick up cute caver chicks. I could do that in the
golf cart.
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Lyndon Tiu
For whatever it's worth, the rule at NSS conventions has always been
that all workers for the vendors have to be registered. Most of them
spend the whole convention (at least daytimes) in their rooms selling
stuff. -- Mixon
One can live down anything
Forwarded by Mixon. I have no objection to allowing volunteers who
guide cave trips or drive vans and do nothing else to not have to pay
to register. Vendor personnel are there for the entire time.
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From: gv...@warpdriveonline.com
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I for one am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute my time to this
event.
Sunday was my first chance to get a good look at the loud campground.
Unless, you really need to have a quiet camp, this seems like the best place
to camp on the campus. There are lots of big shade trees. However, they
are along the creek banks and on an incline, so flat shaded area big
David writes, The locust are making their summer sound. That may be
something
unique to our guest from out of state.
Do you really mean Cicada?
I know folks say locust, but it always 'bugs' me. LOL :)
From Wiki: A cicada (pronounced /sɪˈkeɪdə/) is an insect of the order
Hemiptera,
They don't taste like "chicken".
TJul 13, 2009 07:12:42 AM, andyzen...@yahoo.com wrote:
David writes, "The locust are making their summer sound. That may be somethingunique to our guest from out of state."Do you really mean Cicada?I know folks say locust, but it always 'bugs' me. LOL
And a lot of us remember going to sleep in the back yard as a child with cicada
music! I know I was catching fireflies and hearing that at age 5.
Quinta
Do you really mean Cicada?
I know folks say locust, but it always 'bugs' me. LOL :)
From Wiki: A cicada (pronounced /sɪˈkeɪdə/) is an
The Association for Mexican Cave Studies has added two things to its
catalog:
Death Coral Caver #14 is a revival of the magazine of the Proyecto
Espeleológico Purificación. The new issue has 44 pages and is $5.
Previous issues (1-13, 1991-2003) are still available for $2 each.
Bill
Those fans need to be replaced ever so often. When
they starting making noise, that is a good time to
replace them. The cost is usually $6 - $18. It's
best not to buy the cheap ones. I've never replaced
one on the CPU, but I've replaced the one on the
case 3-4 times. Usually I have to get
You can usually find one that advertises that it contains bearings. Buy
that.
Otherwise you'll get something that relies on a tiny plastic bushing -
guaranteed to wear out in a full year of continuous operation. (NOT FOR
SERVERS!)
Most either have a two pin connector to plug directly into the
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