[Texascavers] repeling in caves

Unfortunately, writing about something you know absolutely nothing about is the lot of newspaper and TV reporters. At least she never used the gerund, so perhaps we can at least hope she would have spelled it "repelling." -- Mixon Nature is a hanging

Re: [Texascavers] repeling in caves

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 07:04, Mixon Bill wrote: > Unfortunately, writing about something you know absolutely nothing about is > the lot of newspaper and TV reporters. > This was written by a pilot concerning a news article about a aircraft accident. Insert your favorite topic to make it applic

Re: Re: [Texascavers] repeling in caves

I can’t decide if I like it better as “uniformed” or “uninformed.”  Or if there’s a difference.TMar 24, 2010 10:55:10 AM, casto...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 07:04, Mixon Bill wrote: Unfortunately, writing about something you know absolutely nothing abou

[Texascavers] TSA Spring Convention Schedule, March 26-28th, 2010

Hello all! Getting excited about this weekend's convention? I am!! Please follow the links to the current program and schedule. Thanks to Diana Tomchick and Bill Steele for lining up such an impressive line-up of talks. http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzP7GaKdftjDMmI0MGI1ZjUtNGM3Mi00NmViLWEx

[Texascavers] Re: TSA Spring Convention Schedule, March 26-28th, 2010

Both links should work now. http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzP7GaKdftjDMmI0MGI1ZjUtNGM3Mi00NmViLWExMGUtODFhNTFhZDQ3MmUy&hl=en http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0BzP7GaKdftjDZTJhNmJjZTItN2Q1OC00NGFjLTgwODEtYzY1ZDBhOGViZDJk&hl=en

Re: [Texascavers] repeling in caves ?

Gee, I always thought that repelling in caves was what cavers did to each other during long trips without adequate access to showers or deodorants and that it had nothing to do with rappelling or other rope techniques. If you Google "repelling knots", however, you'll find that quite few people h

Re: Re: [Texascavers] repeling in caves ?

I've known a few repulsive cavers.   TMar 24, 2010 02:40:48 AM, rod.g...@ieee.org wrote: Gee, I always thought that repelling in caves was what cavers did to each other during long trips without adequate access to showers or deodorants and that it had nothing to do with rappelling or other rope t

[ot_caving] Can't remember

Yeah, I was going to point out something and ask a question about it but I guess I forgot what it was. Thanks for the interruption and now back to your regularly scheduled program. -WaV

[Texascavers] Fwd: Bee die off smoking gun...

over the winter along with one of my neighbors who lost all her hives. To quote her, her hives failed to thrive last summer. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_sc/us_food_and_farm_disappearing_bees Some notable quotes: MERCED, Calif. – The mysterious 4-year-old crisis of disappearing

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Bee die off smoking gun...

lost his hives over the winter along with one of my neighbors who lost all her hives. To quote her, her hives failed to thrive last summer. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_sc/us_food_and_farm_disappearing_bees Some notable quotes: MERCED, Calif. – The mysterious 4-year-old crisis

Re: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Oh, gotcha. Ken, do you mind advising a bit on these caves a bit? I'm in the planning phase for a trip in June and have never been to any of these caves. SBF is one I want to see, are any of the others in the same area or easy driving distance for a same day trip? I looked around online looking

RE: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Charles, Of the caves on the list: Black is a horizontal cave with lots of formations. There was a forest fire many years ago and the cave was breathing in so it collected a lot of smoke and everything was black with soot - hence the name. There are new growth formations that are very

Re: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Wow, thanks for the very detailed write-up Ken. Are any of these close to SBF so that they can be done on the same day? I have a couple of people in my group who aren't ready for big vertical stuff, short drops are ok though, good practice. Thanks for your help Charles On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 5

RE: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Charles, Okay you got to help me - what is SBF??? Ken > From: wo...@justfamily.org > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:24:49 -0500 > Subject: Re: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list > To: ken_harring...@hotmail.com > > Wow, thanks for the very detailed write-up Ken. Are any of these > close to SBF so tha

Re: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Oh, my bad, I've seen that abbreviation on the Forest webpages for Sitting Bull Falls park and cave. I was getting lazy there in my emails :) Thanks Charles On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 5:52 PM, Ken Harrington wrote: > Charles, > > Okay you got to help me - what is SBF??? > > Ken > >> From: wo...@ju

RE: [NMCAVER] Guads cave list

Okay, I finally figured SBF out after I went and ate supper. From Carlsbad you would take Rte 137 to get to either Sitting Bull Falls or to the guads caves. Sitting Gull Falls is about an hours drive from Carlsbad and 30 minutes of that is on the road that only goes to Sitting Bull Falls. F

[Texascavers] New Lithium Battery Technology

New research has produced a lithium-ion battery potentially able to deliver far more energy than the current best. Of course there are many such breakthroughs announced which never make it into a commercial product, so

[Texascavers] Volunteers needed for TCMA Robber Baron open house

TCMA is hosting a fundraiser and open house at Robber Baron Preserve on Saturday, April 10. Its a chance for members of the public to explore a cave and for TCMA to raise awareness and hopefully raise some money as well. We are still in need of 10-15 volunteers to help out with this event.

[ot_caving] Hey, NOW I REMEMBER

So I've noticed old tupperware seems to be getting these white splotches or pockets in the material and I'm wondering if it's happening in the dishwasher or possibly in the microwave? Input? -WaV

[ot_caving] Bamberger Ranch Preserve on Texas Country Reporter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn1px3zh2ys

[Texascavers] Fossil finger points to new human species

A fossil finger excavated from Denisova Cave in Siberia finally reveals its secrets: the evidence for a new human species that co- existed with Neanderthals and modern humans in central Asia approximately 30,000 to 50,000 years ago. http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100324/full/464472a.html a