[Texascavers] 17th International Congress of Speleology: Registration is open!

2016-08-04 Thread George Veni via Texascavers
Dear Friends, The 17th International Congress of Speleology is an event of the International Union of Speleology (UIS) and will be held in Sydney, Australia, on 23-29 July 2017. This is the world's most important gathering of cave explorers, scientists, managers, and educators. It happens only

Re: [Texascavers] email clients

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Nothing to do with caving so you can delete this or watch it. It is pretty good political stuff on warming and corruption. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Jim Kennedy via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com>

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Sleaze: All mine come from Oakley or Bockbeer. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:27 PM, via Texascavers wrote: > Indeed it is true! I just checked the message in "outlook" and presto > there was Charlie's name. My apologies. > > AOL is evil! I am trapped in AOL Hell and have spent the last several daze >

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread via Texascavers
Don't worry, that's just spam. Jerry Atkinson. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:28 PM, via Texascavers wrote: > Somehow every single message I receive from this listserve comes from > "George Veni via texascavers". > Then in the text, the sender is usually listed as > "Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread via Texascavers
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:28 PM, via Texascavers wrote: > Somehow every single message I receive from this listserve comes from > "George Veni via texascavers". > Then in the text, the sender is usually listed as > "Texascavers Vivian Loftin > vivb...@att.net > > On Aug 4, 2

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Vivian, check your contacts/address book for George, you likely have it saved that way by accident, or are a really big fan of George's. Then again, aren't we all? :) Charles wo...@justfamily.org On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 4:28 PM, via Texascavers wrote: > Somehow every single message I receive

Re: [Texascavers] email clients

2016-08-04 Thread Jim Kennedy via Texascavers
That's funny! Most of mine come from "Marvin Miller!" Crash Mobile email from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread via Texascavers
Somehow every single message I receive from this listserve comes from "George Veni via texascavers". Then in the text, the sender is usually listed as "Texascavers On Aug 4, 2016, at 3:27 PM, via Texascavers > wrote: > > Indeed it is true! I just checked the message in "outlook" and presto th

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread via Texascavers
Indeed it is true! I just checked the message in "outlook" and presto there was Charlie's name. My apologies. AOL is evil! I am trapped in AOL Hell and have spent the last several daze trying to find my way out, but since I am even more of a Luddite than Charlie I have thus far failed to do

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Goldsmith via Texascavers
Mr. Weazel, it's your email client that is not showing Charlie's name in the From: The rest of us who are not using AOL (could be some others), see the name properly. Now, some email clients don't embed it properly, your's for instance, never shows who it is on the From: (at least in my gmail cli

[Texascavers] ride to Stricklandia for Pond Party

2016-08-04 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
I someone would like to come by and give me a ride to and from the Pond Party at the Stricklands' this Saturday, give me a call at (512) 288-4991.-- Mixon Always forgive your enemies after they are hanged. You may "r

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Chris Vreeland via Texascavers
That was Charlie Loving. I have travelled internationally with Mr. Loving on 2 of the most memorable trips of my life, especially our loosely organized jaunt to Puerto Rico in '95 or '96 where we saw the Cueva Angeles portion of the Rio Camuy system. It was a trip in both senses of the word -- t

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread via Texascavers
Who travels a lot? I fail to understand why someone who wants to rattle on about whatever cannot find the time to sign their post. With the exception of Messrs. Steele, Minton, and Locklear It appears that 99% of those who post to this list fall into two categories, those who have no name

Re: [Texascavers] Nuevo Laredo

2016-08-04 Thread Bill Steele via Texascavers
http://texascavers.com/ > On Aug 4, 2016, at 11:00 AM, Charles Loving via Texascavers > wrote: > > I agree with Mark. I do not know from where Bockbeer draws his information > but he continues to amaze with his never ending stories. I did cross at N.L. > in the middle of a gun battle but only

Re: [Texascavers] Periscope link to Fernando Hernandez's talk

2016-08-04 Thread Bill Steele via Texascavers
Great! Maybe we can put it on Vimeo. > On Aug 4, 2016, at 12:43 PM, Diana Tomchick via Texascavers > wrote: > > This is the correct link to Fernando’s talk at the UT Grotto meeting last > night. > > https://www.periscope.tv/UTGrotto/1RDGlkdqqaOKL > > I am working on recording it to my compu

[Texascavers] Periscope link to Fernando Hernandez's talk

2016-08-04 Thread Diana Tomchick via Texascavers
This is the correct link to Fernando’s talk at the UT Grotto meeting last night. https://www.periscope.tv/UTGrotto/1RDGlkdqqaOKL I am working on recording it to my computer via QuickTime, will let you know if that works. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchic

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Was indeed a good talk. Kept the audience quiet past the usual time for leaving for the after-meeting meeting at the Posse. Fernando has a nice report on his trip in the latest AMCS Activities Newsletter (advertisement, http://www.mexicancaves.org/nl/39.htm). It is part of several exploration n

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
*You travel a lot. * *I traveled a lot before I reached 60. * *Africa, South America, Central America, Europe and all those places. Spent years in Colombia and Peru. Got stuck in Argentina during the Malvinas War. Lived in Real de Catorce for five years all in the era before technology and never t

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Bill Steele via Texascavers
Que lastima. I'm not as old as you (two months from 68). I was on the cusp of Internet technology and am glad I have it. I have an iPhone 6 and use it constantly. Live the way you want to. I sure do. > On Aug 4, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Charles Loving via Texascavers > wrote: > > Down load an AP

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Down load an AP to my phone. Oh no, I don't have one of those kinds of phones. In fact I have two phones that I never use because there is no service where I live and I am too lazy and cheap to get Skyp or some such. No one ever calls, not even my kids and there is no actual reason for anyone to c

Re: [Texascavers] Nuevo Laredo

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
I agree with Mark. I do not know from where Bockbeer draws his information but he continues to amaze with his never ending stories. I did cross at N.L. in the middle of a gun battle but only heard the noise and didn't pay attention to it and turned right on Peru Street and drive to Anahuac and Lamp

Re: [Texascavers] Nuevo Laredo

2016-08-04 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
We cross at Nuevo laredo on the way to and from Huautla every year, sometimes at Colombia and sometimes at the main crossing in town. It hasn't been a problem, and we never see anything out of the ordinary. However, we make a point of crossing in daylight, and we don't drive at night in general.

[Texascavers] Fwd: UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Bill Steele via Texascavers
I've been asked how to find the 46 minute video. Here's the link: https://www.periscope.tv/UTGrotto/1YqxoZydnYaJv It goes, Bill Steele cwilliamste...@gmail.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Bill Steele > Date: August 4, 2016 at 7:28:44 AM CDT > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject:

Re: [Texascavers] sort of related to Tex-Mex caving

2016-08-04 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Yes! On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 2:45 AM, David via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Do Texas cavers still pass thru the bordertown of Nuevo Laredo on > their way to Bustamante ? > > If so, here is a travel-safety-related story: > > Last Sunday, there were allegedly 2 shoot-outs bet

[Texascavers] UTG program last night

2016-08-04 Thread Bill Steele via Texascavers
Last night, from the comfort of my home in Irving, Texas, I watched and enjoyed the program live from Austin. I used the app Periscope. It was easy. The program was a slide show and lively narrative by Fernando Hernandez about this year's PESH (Proyecto Espeleologico Sistema Huautla) expedition

[Texascavers] sort of related to Tex-Mex caving

2016-08-04 Thread David via Texascavers
Do Texas cavers still pass thru the bordertown of Nuevo Laredo on their way to Bustamante ? If so, here is a travel-safety-related story: Last Sunday, there were allegedly 2 shoot-outs between an alleged group of men with assault rifles, and some group authorized by the gov't to fight crime. Th