[Texascavers] mistaken send

2017-03-04 Thread Mixon Bill
Sorry, trapped by that "reply to" again. But message to "Alex (only)" no secret. NSS membership continues to decline. I'm told, though, that other outdoor groups are doing even worse. Apparently Facebook and its ilk are more alluring than the real world.--Mixon --

Re: [Texascavers] NSS News

2017-03-04 Thread Mixon Bill
Alex (only) -- The Cave Diving Section just changed its rules so that NSS membership not required. We'll take a big hit from that. Presumably that means they'll have to go back to doing their own membership records. We need to watch out for the 10% limit on Fellows. In late 2015 we had 850 Fell

Re: [Texascavers] NSS News

2017-03-04 Thread Alex Sproul
We need more of that kind of word-of-mouth advertising! NSS membership just fell below 9,000 for the first time... Alex On 3 Mar 2017 at 21:01, Marvin and Lisa wrote: I just received my NSS News in the mail today. It has an awesome article on the new discoveries in Jewel Cave and a fo