[Texascavers] Re: 2010 NSS Convention-Cave Vermont!

2010-05-26 Thread David
I just checked Continental flights out of Houston, and it is around $ 400 to go. There was a $ 328 ticket, if you are willing to leave out Wednesday July 28, and skip the banquet and have a 4 hour layover. So if you want to stay for the banquet and fly out on Saturday or Sunday, that will add an

[Texascavers] Cookout Report # 6

2010-05-26 Thread David
About 2 in the morning on Sunday, I was sound asleep in my hammock, when I was suddenly awoke by the scream of my daughter. She was about 100 feet away in the cabin. She was screaming like somebody was stabbing her with a needle. I have only heard her scream like that during 2 other psycho

[Texascavers] Cookout Report # 5

2010-05-26 Thread David
Saturday evening we finally got the new stove working. It took 4 cavers to figure it out. A group of people started cooking things outdoors on it, and on a Coleman stove. My mother-in-law cooked rice. Somebody roasted corn over the campfire. I didn't get one, but they said it was deliciou

Re: [Texascavers] dumb list

2010-05-26 Thread John P. Brooks
After 30 years of active caving...and very few incidents to report from vertical caving; I recently found myself in this predicament. My t shirt was pulled into my rack...through to about the second bar. My first impulse was to try to cut it loose...but fortunately did not have a knife. As it was

RE: [Texascavers] East Texas Caver's Cookout - Report 4

2010-05-26 Thread Fritz Holt
David, I wish I could have attended the cookout instead of a UT graduation in Austin. Maybe I could have helped alleviate some of your frustration. A tip for next year to save you time, trouble and possibly money. DON'T BOTHER WITH A KEG. Most will be happy with beer in the can and that's much

Re: [Texascavers] East Texas Caver's Cookout - Report 4

2010-05-26 Thread Stephen Fleming
When you look in Encyclopædia Britannica, the entry for David Locklear has this Locklear, David (see Joe Btfsplk) http://www.portillas.com/images/JoeBtfsplk.jpg On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:13, David wrote: > I checked the deep freeze and all the ice had melted and all the ice cream > was l

RE: [Texascavers] East Texas Caver's Cookout - Report 4

2010-05-26 Thread Mark . Alman
Wow, David! I thought my tales of woe and TEXAS CAVER related homicidal fantasies at the Post Office were bad. It's amazing that you managed to pull this off at all and didn't say, "Intercourse it! I'm going home." I know it would have crossed my mind. My hat is off of my bald head to you for

[Texascavers] East Texas Caver's Cookout - Report 4

2010-05-26 Thread David
Correction: My last post should have been Report 3 and I was not in a mini-van, but in my tiny Honda Fit, which restricted me from bringing out some of the large boxes and bicycles from storage. Friday night before going to bed, I put the Blue Bell ice cream and 4 sacks of ice in the camp's dee

[Texascavers] caving this wkend in high guads OK

2010-05-26 Thread Karen Perry
Roger over at the District Office just now told me y'all are a go and that it is Ok to come. He did however suggest a quick call Friday morning to double make sure, just in case we happen to have a weather change & a hot spot flares up again.   Would love to say HI while y'all are here so gi

RE: [Texascavers] RE: 52 ways to die...

2010-05-26 Thread Fritz Holt
By this time David was probably wishing it was the grim reaper. F. From: Don Cooper [mailto:wavyca...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 11:44 AM To: Fritz Holt Cc: Jim Kennedy; CaveTex Subject: Re: [Texascavers] RE: 52 ways to die... Ok, NOW I have to wond

Re: [Texascavers] RE: 52 ways to die...

2010-05-26 Thread Don Cooper
Ok, NOW I have to wonder who the first arrival was. Who was the "scary guy" hiding in the dark woods who David only knew from the internet? Sorry - I'm sure it wasn't too funny for David and his wife, but outrageous scenes seem nearly to be a nearly predictable offshoot of events. But - that's L

[Texascavers] Paging Michael Sisson

2010-05-26 Thread Mark . Alman
Mike or someone here, could you send me your current email address? We recently had a server/email "improvement" and I have lost your most recent address. Thanks! Mark

[Texascavers] RE: 52 ways to die...

2010-05-26 Thread Fritz Holt
Let's hope that she and her mother do not use the computer. Do you know why men die before their wives? -- Because they want to. F. From: Jim Kennedy [mailto:jkenn...@batcon.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:40 AM To: CaveTex Subject: [Texascavers] 52 ways t

[Texascavers] 52 ways to die...

2010-05-26 Thread Jim Kennedy
#63: Getting killed by an irate wife for planning a big event in the middle of East Texas, and then writing about how miserable she made you.

Re: [Texascavers] 52 Ways to Die in a Cave

2010-05-26 Thread Ed Goff
62. The most common cause of death on TexasCavers: Armchair Compression Syndrome Sorry Terri. Next up: 52 ways to let this thread die? Ed On May 25, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Diana Tomchick wrote: > 61. Rock paranoia, will destroy ya... > > Diana > ---

RE: [Texascavers] 52 Ways to Die in a Cave

2010-05-26 Thread Mark . Alman
Ahh, a Kinks reference. Great song! Mark - Original Message From: Diana Tomchick To: Cave Tex Sent: Tue, May 25, 2010 4:38:09 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 52 Ways to Die in a Cave 61. Rock paranoia, will destroy ya... Diana On May 25, 2010, at 4:13 PM, ryan monjaras wrote: >

texascavers Digest 26 May 2010 12:21:01 -0000 Issue 1059

2010-05-26 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 26 May 2010 12:21:01 - Issue 1059 Topics (messages 14872 through 14881): Re: 52 Ways to Die in a Cave 14872 by: Diana Tomchick 14874 by: Terri Sprouse Re: Shortest Caves 14873 by: Mimi Alex 14876 by: wa5pok.peoplepc.com 14878 by: Ro

RE: [Texascavers] Re: Shortest Caves

2010-05-26 Thread Mark . Alman
Brilliant! Mark -Original Message- From: Rod Goke [mailto:rod.g...@earthlink.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 12:06 AM To: TexasCavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: Shortest Caves The caver enters the cavity head first. Once he squeezes in far enough for his body to plug the e