texascavers Digest 13 Apr 2014 17:10:14 -0000 Issue 1962

2014-04-13 Thread texascavers-digest-help
texascavers Digest 13 Apr 2014 17:10:14 - Issue 1962 Topics (messages 23676 through 23681): Re: [NSSwest] Participate in a cave conservation research study 23676 by: Matt Bowers Texas Caver 23677 by: Jill Orr 23678 by: Julia Germany My late night thoughts during

[SWR] thoughts during insomnia

2014-04-13 Thread dirtdoc
More likely it's the heavy metals from all those cans of Skinner brand spaghetti - DirtDoc - Original Message - From: Lee H. Skinner skin...@thuntek.net To: s...@caver.net, John Corcoran john_j_corcoran_...@msn.com, texascavers list texascavers@texascavers.com Sent: Sunday,

[Texascavers] Ezells Cleanup Date

2014-04-13 Thread Robert B
Would somebody be so kind as to respond to this post with the date for the next Ezells Cleanup. I suspect the date may have just past. Looking in San Marcos area for some volunteer activities for my Scouts. Thanks, Rob

Re: [Texascavers] Ezells Cleanup Date

2014-04-13 Thread Ron Ralph
Rob, Nope, the work day is next Saturday, April 19. I hope Scouts and other groups can come out. We will have two dumptrucks of mulch to spread so will need wheelbarrows, shovels and rakes. Gloves and boots are recommended. Ron Cavers, we need your help! The Texas Cave Management

Re: [SWR] My late night thoughts during insomnia

2014-04-13 Thread Peter Jones
I call them heligmites when their initial growth starts on the floor. When they start on the wall, they should be called wallawallamites, don't you think??? Besides, we all know that when a stalactite and stalagmite grow together, they're called Mighty Tights. Come to think of it, should

Re: [SWR] Big Room

2014-04-13 Thread DONALD G. DAVIS
Harvey DuChene hrduch...@gmail.com wrote: I also remember something about Donald Davis digging = in some Fort Stanton breakdown and finding a smallish room. Upon = entering this smallish room, he allegedly stated that = =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99ve come into an Immense Chamber.=E2=80=9D I think = this

[SWR] True cavers

2014-04-13 Thread dirtdoc
You will recall that I never claimed to be a true caver. Dwight - Original Message - From: Harvey DuChene hrduch...@gmail.com To: Jim Evatt nmca...@comcast.net Cc: dirt...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:46:53 AM Subject: RE: [SWR] Big Room Jim, You are easily

Re: [SWR] True cavers

2014-04-13 Thread DONALD G. DAVIS
dirt...@comcast.net wrote: You will recall that I never claimed to be a true caver.=20 Dwight=20 - Original Message - From: Harvey DuChene hrduch...@gmail.com=20 To: Jim Evatt nmca...@comcast.net=20 Cc: dirt...@comcast.net=20 Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 10:46:53 AM=20 Subject: RE:

Re: [SWR] True cavers

2014-04-13 Thread Peter Jones
Donald, I may have been with you on that trip in 1969. That may also have been the trip when you made the major bypass discovery in Groaning (with me dragged along with you) in the ever so early days of its exploration. It's always a pleasure to read about your caving travails when it is