Re: [Texascavers] Walls

2019-03-04 Thread Katherine Arens
walls has always been a tss project. On Mar 4, 2019, at 8:36 PM, mmin...@caver.net wrote: Today I tried to find Walls cave-mapping software on the TSA web page . The link given

[Texascavers] Walls

2019-03-04 Thread mminton
Today I tried to find Walls cave-mapping software on the TSA web page . The link given goes to the Texas Memorial Museum, but there does not seem to be a link to Walls software an

Re: [Texascavers] Sort of Chinese caving related

2019-03-04 Thread Robert Tait
No plans about it. It's already been rolled out in some cities. Low scores also means you cannot fly, or take the fast train (although as a tourist the slow trains are much more interesting). Already people who have defaulted on loans have had their driver's license photo blown up and put on th

[Texascavers] Sort of Chinese caving related

2019-03-04 Thread David
Have you all seen the bizarre news story coming out of China that the government there plans to use the internet and a supercomputer to assign points to individual people to score their citizenry. People with lower scores will not be able to get bank loans at low interest ! Be careful caving ther

Re: [Texascavers] Some good news

2019-03-04 Thread Robert Tait
Dave,  Take a look at this light and share if you see fit.  I buy these for construction work (Re-habbing  old houses, maintenance inside of power generation turbines.. Stuff like that), as well as caving.  3AA batteries give over 6 hours of constant light. Spot and wide beam (or both). Batteri

Re: [Texascavers] Garza Scholarship?

2019-03-04 Thread Geary Schindel
Logan, Nancy, et al, Garza Scholarships This went out on social media a few days ago. "We are pleased to announce that four scholarships of $500 each to attend the 2019 NSS Convention in Cookeville, Tennessee have been generously donated by Ernie Garza (NSS 13484 CM-FE). The scholarships are t

[Texascavers] Some good news

2019-03-04 Thread David
With all the gloom and doom reported by the media, I thought I would post some good news. Walmart now has a headlamp suitable caving in most Texas caves and it is under $ 25 including tax. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-300-Lumen-Rechargeable-Multi-Color-Headlamp/238499223 https://i5.w

Re: [Texascavers] Lost!

2019-03-04 Thread Geary Schindel
Yes, It would be nice to put one of Ernie’s old carbide lamps in the NSS museum with his name and NSS number on it. Thanks, Geary From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Nancy Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 12:30 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Lost! Very cool. The ut arch

Re: [Texascavers] Lost!

2019-03-04 Thread Nancy
Very cool. The ut archivist is supposed to come by thurs. in all ernies stuff I didn’t see any old csving lights. That’s what you wanted? > On Mar 4, 2019, at 10:36 AM, Geary Schindel > wrote: > > Nancy, > > > > The word is getting out and I”ve received two requests for the Garza > Schol

Re: [Texascavers] Lost!

2019-03-04 Thread Geary Schindel
Nancy, The word is getting out and I”ve received two requests for the Garza Scholarship. Geary From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Nancy Weaver Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 2:39 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Lost! I for one value Sleaze’s wildly entertaining mi

Re: [Texascavers] Fw: Precipicio

2019-03-04 Thread Jon Cradit
My thanks to everyone who was involved in organizing those cleanup trips. It was a great opportunity to take the whole family down there and do something helpful for the cave and the town, and my boys had a great time too. From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Charles Loving Sent: Saturday, March 2,