Re: [Texascavers] GPS Recomendation

2009-04-24 Thread Don Arburn
I love my Garmin CSX 60 Sent from my iPhone On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:52 PM, Thomas Sitch dreadfl...@yahoo.com wrote: Dear Friends, The time has come for me to ask for your help. The last time I was seriously doing any orienteering was in the military, and before that digging through USGS

[Texascavers] Grotto meeting for 4/29

2009-04-19 Thread Don Cooper
I have a somewhat off-topic speaker arranged for the next grotto meeting, but I'm pretty sure that no one will object. This should be quite interesting. It's been sanctioned by Gary Franklin already and I'm quite stoked about it. The speaker has asked me if he can use his own laptop. I'm pretty

Re: [Texascavers] Grotto meeting for 4/29

2009-04-19 Thread Don Cooper
Apologies for unspecific nature of post - That would be the UT Underground Grotto for Everyone... -WaV On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 8:35 PM, R D Milhollin rdmilhol...@yahoo.comwrote: Which grotto are you referring to? -Original Message- From: Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday

Re: [ot_caving] Squeez Bacon

2009-04-09 Thread Don Cooper
I tried a search for squeeze sausage but all I found were porn sites -WaV On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.orgwrote: LOL, click on the link like you are buying it, Thinkgeek does several jokes every April 1st :) You've been fooled On Thu, Apr 9, 2009

[Texascavers] Chris Thibodeaux

2009-04-06 Thread Don Cooper
This is a call out to Chris Thibodeaux -I'd like to get in touch with him, Thankx! -WaVy

Re: [Texascavers] Travel Advisory for Mexico 2

2009-03-25 Thread Don Arburn
We just drove to Belize from San Antonio. We weren't a target, too many Lexus and Mercedes and Navigators to bother with my dirty old Superduty towing a crappy old trooper. Totally uneventful drive. Sent from my iPhone On Mar 24, 2009, at 10:10 AM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net

Re: [Texascavers] More on Heated Bat Houses for WNS

2009-03-06 Thread Don Cooper
I sortof like the scenario of bats developing into a co-dependent relationship with humans - like a parallel of the wolf's transformation into dogs - how about Chiroptera Familiaris? Imagine the range of Chihuahua to Great Dane applied to flying mammals! Look - I taught my bat to catch a

[Texascavers] [Found on web] [Bat Box Heaters Could Save Animals' Lives]

2009-03-05 Thread Don Arburn
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090305-heaters-save-bats.html?source=rss - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands,

Re: [Texascavers] well rescue in Mexico

2009-03-04 Thread Don Cooper
WHY does this story repeat itself? In striking similarity - has this not happened at least a couple of other times in recent years? -WaV On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Antonio Aguirre Alvarez nelfas...@hotmail.com wrote: Last monday, ppl from the Mexican Red Cross and Espeleo Rescate Mexico

[ot_caving] I DARE you not to laugh...

2009-02-26 Thread Don Cooper
Turbo Heather - High Performance Radio Controlled Southern Bellehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7zL_Jorr4 Love Hurts - Cupid In Real Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WTJ2tGhJl4 Colour Me Beautiful - Exercise Guru Jennifer Kenny Get's *Very* Colorfulhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeK1g2L1C6o

Re: [Texascavers] The East--West--Texas--East--The West

2009-02-24 Thread Don Arburn
WTF is a Shinner!? On Feb 24, 2009, at 7:19 PM, wa5...@peoplepc.com wrote: Ah shoot, I'll make it all real simple. If it ain't in Houston, then its a suburb of Houston ... ; ) ... anybody got another Shinner? Later, ~F~

Re: [ot_caving] Urine or You're Out - Another Perspective

2009-02-23 Thread Don Cooper
What strikes me most significantly is how people who've never been poor, disabled or otherwise challenged can make such broad, sweeping, self-satisfying judgment calls about such things they know nothing about. It seems that so many people that call themselves Christian have no problem at all

[ot_caving] It must have been because of Vista O/S...

2009-02-23 Thread Don Cooper
Microsoft is requesting refund from overpaid severance issued to laid-off employees: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE51M60W20090223 (as irony meshes with karma...) -WaV

[ot_caving] Austin Area Cavers - Request for Participation

2009-02-22 Thread Don Cooper
If you are scratching your head, wondering what to do with yourself today, please consider dropping by 3017 Burleson Road and assisting us with the big yard cleanup! Thanks. -WaV

[ot_caving] Brick Robbery at 3017 Burleson Rd

2009-02-20 Thread Don Cooper
Not a big deal at all. Actually, in case you didn't know already - we're in the process of eliminating a whole lot of the accumulated junk and building materials from the back yard - but this afternoon, we noticed that while we were away, a large stack of fire-brick that Vico saved from a

[ot_caving] Weird Television off the internet.

2009-02-19 Thread Don Cooper
Has anyone (else) heard of Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show? Apparently a parody of a Japanese variety show. I just checked out Hulu http://www.hulu.com which I'd seen promoted at the end of 30 Rock and located very odd content distributed by Sony Entertainment. Taming of the

[Texascavers] [Why Aren't Grottos Represented in the T.S.A.?]

2009-02-12 Thread Don Arburn
Individuals are, shouldn't Grottos be? - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] [Why Aren't Grottos Represented in the T.S.A.?]

2009-02-12 Thread Don Arburn
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2009, at 8:37 PM, Andy Grubbs hays...@centurytel.net wrote: no that was the way it was done back in the early - mid 70s. It was scrapped for one caver one vote cant go back, Bull. it aint broke, Are you serious? dont mess with it Why? Don Arburn

Re: [Texascavers] Loghorn Cavern?

2009-02-09 Thread Don Arburn
Loghorn Cave?

Re: [ot_caving] global warming

2009-02-07 Thread Don Cooper
What if... And I don't mean to be a party pooper - but what if it is already too late? The situation is indeed dire, a problem of magnitude which its victims have never imagined in their worse nightmares - and its been going on for so long in an unsustainable state that the conclusion is

[ot_caving] Cavers for Beer Saturday?

2009-02-05 Thread Don Cooper
The first Saturday of the Month, The Independence Brewery holds an open house and welcomes legal enthusiasts to come and have a free taste or two. A contingency of Austin Cavers will be not forgetting about it this weekend - So if you didn't know about it already and would like to glom onto the

Re: [ot_caving] Need TV advice

2009-01-29 Thread Don Cooper
I too bought a Vizio 37 TV. Its cool except that it advertises VISIO all the time. I could put a piece of electrical tape over it - it goes from white to orange when its shut off. Mine is a 740p/1080i unit - I paid 550 for it as new, opened box from a distributor in North Austin who liquidates

[ot_caving] Nasa Sees The Dark Side of the Sun - (caught my eye)

2009-01-26 Thread Don Cooper
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/23jan_darkside.htm -WaV (there is no dark side of the Sun really... as a matter of fact it's all dark)

Re: [Texascavers] Viewpoint 2

2009-01-20 Thread Don Arburn
And so, my fellow cavers, ask not what the Caver can do for you - but what can I do for the Caver! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 20, 2009, at 9:57 AM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote: At 05:38 PM 1/19/2009, Geoff Hoese wrote: The TSA exists to serve the interests of its members.

[Texascavers] Re: Texas Caver

2009-01-20 Thread Don Arburn
-Original Message- From: Terri Sprouse [mailto:terri.spro...@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:33 AM To: Gill Ediger; Don Arburn; Alman, Mark @ IRP Cc: Texas Cavers List Subject: Texas Caver Mr. Chairman, I think you have done a great job so far on getting the Texas Caver published

Re: [Texascavers] A bit of history for everyone :

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
It was suggested as far back as 2003. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:20:24 -0600 mark.al...@l-3com.com wrote: The TC going electronic was covered well in the minutes, The TC going eletcronic was suggested at last

Re: [Texascavers] A bit of history for everyone :

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
It's clearly not that simple. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:24 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:23:09 -0600 donarb...@mac.com wrote: It was suggested as far back as 2003. Then, it's about time we acted on it then. -- Lyndon Tiu

Re: [Texascavers] A bit of history for everyone :

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
that many have a strong opinion about.it might have been a prudent idea to poll the membership prior to taking action. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:35 AM, Don Arburn donarb...@mac.com wrote: It's clearly not that simple. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 8:24 AM

Re: [Texascavers] Apathy, Entitlement, and Participation

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
What she said! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:56 AM, Linda Palit lkpa...@sbcglobal.net wrote: At this point you can get hard copies of the Caver by mail or get internet copies instead by signing up. If you do not sign up, you will continue to get a hard copy. The internet site

Re: [Texascavers] why join the TSA?

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
A vote in TSA affairs should be pretty high on the list. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 17, 2009, at 2:10 PM, Mixon Bill bmixon...@austin.rr.com wrote: What else am I getting? Cave acquisition and management? Fellowship? Education? Cave files and book publications? Public relations?

Re: [Texascavers] why join the TSA?

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
Exactly. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Joe Ranzau jran...@gmail.com wrote: Mixon elegantly cuts to the bone for us... I've been pondering this for years, ever since my time as an offer, when someone asked me what their membership in the TSA got them. Aside from the

[Texascavers] [Bitching the Caver]

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
Granted no agenda was published for the meeting, but this has been an issue for years. Mark, put this issue in the Caver and an agenda for the next meeting of the TSA. Don't bitch if you don't vote. Apathy is what happened to the TSA. Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Texascavers] [Bitching the Caver]

2009-01-19 Thread Don Arburn
Wonderful suggestions all. Remember them (and all the others from decades past) at the next TSA meeting. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 10:43 AM, Lyndon Tiu l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: On Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:11:11 -0800 l...@alumni.sfu.ca wrote: Go to the TSA Store and purchase a

[Texascavers] [For David][Researchers develop higher-efficiency LEDs]

2009-01-14 Thread Don Arburn
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/14/researchers-develop-higher-efficiency-leds/ Researchers develop higher-efficiency LEDs

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Neil Armstrong

2009-01-09 Thread Don Cooper
NICE STORY! Too bad it NEVER HAPPENED. http://www.snopes.com/quotes/mrgorsky.asp -WaV (the eternal skeptic) On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Fritz Holt fh...@townandcountryins.comwrote: What a GREAT short story. If true, Mrs. Gorsky must have been physic or was in no hurry. Fritz

Re: [ot_caving] Palin vs. Kennedy

2009-01-09 Thread Don Cooper
I liked the parody of the MCain / Palin poster: *Geezer / Dingbat*. -WaV On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote: At 03:01 PM 1/9/2009, Louise Power wrote: I believe Palin's 15 minutes are up. Naw! We haven't seen the end of her. She's still good for many

[ot_caving] LED Question

2009-01-05 Thread Don Cooper
Does anyone understand what the lumen output would be for 1mcf, 5mm, white LEDs? I'm examining the possibility of creating a 1000 LED array, estimating a power usage of 30watts. -WaV

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - memory prices

2009-01-02 Thread Don Cooper
Wow! I remember that I thought I was getting an incredible deal when I found one for $19.99, 18 months ago. Maybe at the time it was... -WaV On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Alex Sproul imoca...@comcast.net wrote: In the fast-disappearing Circuit City stores, I found a 2-GB SD Memory Card,

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - memory prices

2008-12-31 Thread Don Cooper
ANOTHER Caveat - And this especially applies to VISTA (Oh, I forgot they call it Mojave now): Many peripherals have no drivers written (yet) to handle 64 bit operating systems. One of the presents my brother gave to himself and his home entertainment system on Xmas was a new HP computer to go with

Re: [ot_caving] Dental Tourism in Mexico ?

2008-12-30 Thread Don Cooper
Do you mean 'dentist' or do you mean DENTIST? Oh - you mentioned molars removed... By 'molars' I'm sure that you don't mean that you want your MOLARS removed! Yes. Much cheaper on either end -WaV On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 7:46 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: I am considering

Re: [Texascavers] Strange Christmas letter

2008-12-30 Thread Don Cooper
Was it something about how an assistant accompanying a reformed alcoholic who would fart and drool and do other gross things to illustrate the depravity of unbridled hedonism??? I've been sent one like that once... -WaV On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Ron Miller rons...@yahoo.com wrote: I

Re: [ot_caving] OT - Radio Flyer Wagon

2008-12-29 Thread Don Cooper
No. I put a piece of foam rubber in it though. It made rides down the hill more comfortable. Me and my brother figured how to steer it from sitting inside it with the 'tow handle' turned backwards and we'd ride it down the biggest hill within a mile of our house. It was fun as hell, fast and

[Texascavers] Not Exactly Cave Related, But Mexico and Geology Related...

2008-12-24 Thread Don Cooper
About the distance between Uvalde and Del Rio, west of Del Rio - there's a concentration of what appear to be volcanic craters. I was doing a 'satellite geology field trip' of the Del Rio area and noticed what looks very much like craters and possible calderas. I hoped that perhaps someone

Fwd: [Texascavers] Lebanon's Jeita Caves on list for New 7 Wonders of Nature :

2008-12-22 Thread Don Cooper
Lech is a wonder all right. But don't you think this wonders of the world is just a bit shaded by touristical B.S.? Trying to get this thing nominated or that thing recognized seems an awful lot like a form of politicizing to me. I mean, who designated this thing or that thing as the fifteenth

Re: [Texascavers] minor cave rescue in the news

2008-12-20 Thread Don Cooper
Sounds like a caver to me. He was in a freakin' cave wasn't he? -WaV On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 10:46 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Here is a minor story in the news about a person stuck in a cave

[ot_caving] Bad TV On the Internet Tonight - or whenever you want

2008-12-11 Thread Don Cooper
Ah, trailer parks. As I'm writing this, on My Name is Earl the set is a trailer park. But that's not what I'm writing about. While trying to fall asleep (WAY before my usual bedtime) in Houston a while back at my brother's house over thanksgiving, channel-surfing - I snagged on a movie called The

Re: [Texascavers] OT - price of gas

2008-12-11 Thread Don Cooper
My thinking is that part of the reason it's so low now is because so many financial hedge funds were betting that it would stay high. Part of the reason it's cheap now is because it was paid forward when it was so unreasonably high. When we were all getting ripped off where did all that money

[ot_caving] Re: Call The President - URGENT

2008-12-10 Thread Don Cooper
As I perceive the current administration to be totally indifferent to the disadvantaged - I don't have any hopes of influencing the way things are - not until Barrack Obama actually takes office. In the 'war against drugs' I feel that the *most* of those arrested are victims of the state. I do

[ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] Refrigeration over Fire

2008-12-10 Thread Don Cooper
It reminds me of a natural gas powered refrigerator my grandfather had in his welding shop. It looked just like any other refrigerator, but the energy that ran the thing came from a little gas burner in the back of it. -Don C On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Andy Zenker andyzen...@yahoo.com

[ot_caving] Fwd: [Texascavers] Refrigeration over fire?

2008-12-10 Thread Don Cooper
I think it works like a Reverse ETF, which is a stock that goes up in price when the price of stocks is covers goes down! *(And Vica (of course) Versa) * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverse_etf *-WaV* 2008/12/10 Matt Turner kat...@yahoo.com

Re: [ot_caving] huge flat screen TV

2008-12-08 Thread Don Cooper
There are some similar on I71between my house and work. I hate them! The one close to Manchaca is so f*in bright, that at night it makes it hard to see anything else near the road!!! -WaV On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 5:30 AM, Quinta Wilkinson qui...@clearwire.netwrote: I imagine there will be

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Business pages

2008-12-06 Thread Don Cooper
I hope I'm not committing an impropriety or violating the NSS's trust, but would someone who is NOT a current NSS member (and who has had no NSS member using their computer to access the caves.org website) please try and access the NSS business pages with this URL?

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Business pages

2008-12-06 Thread Don Cooper
is protected. (But better to be secure than promiscuous, I guess.) -WaV On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com wrote: I hope I'm not committing an impropriety or violating the NSS's trust, but would someone who is NOT a current NSS member (and who has had no NSS member using

Re: [Texascavers] guano question

2008-12-05 Thread Don Arburn
Fecalanche: n. • A fall or slide of a large mass, as of feces or guano, down a slope. • A massive or overwhelming amount; a flood: received an avalanche of crap. v., -lanched, -lanch·ing, -lanch·es. v.intr. To fall or slide in a massive or overwhelming amount of poo. v.tr. To

Re: [Texascavers] Bexar Grotto Holiday Party

2008-12-05 Thread Don Arburn
, bring two p ens, some Benadryl, medic alert bracelet, etc. Be aware that we don ’t have a defibulator at the house but would be happy to try the new taser on you- It could work – maybe. Please leave your varmints at home unless they’re on a dish – I already have two varmints, thanks

[Texascavers] [Guanoslide Etymology] Wanusliden, Labwanu, Lapswanu

2008-12-05 Thread Don Arburn
I'm no linguist or wordsmith and I prolly got it all wrong but this seemed fun, and so I tried: Guano (from the Quechua 'wanu', via Spanish) is the excrement (feces and urine) of seabirds, bats, and seals.[1] The word guano originates from the Quichua language of the Inca civilization and

Re: [Texascavers] Guanological question

2008-12-04 Thread Don Arburn
American Heritage perhaps from the French word for ravine: lavanca Go from there Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2008, at 6:54 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote: At 03:33 PM 12/4/2008, Geary Schindel wrote: So, if you had a mountain of guano fall on you, would it be a crapalanche?

Re: [Texascavers] Philosophical question

2008-12-04 Thread Don Arburn
Assalanche? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:29 PM, Devra Heyer djhe...@swbell.net wrote: Would it be a craptastrophe? --- On Thu, 12/4/08, Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org wrote: From: Geary Schindel gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org Subject: [Texascavers] Philosophical

Re: [ot_caving] Personal Hygiene Tip - NO MORE DEODORANT

2008-12-04 Thread Don Cooper
Aw come on David! Be a man! I used to have some skin tags in that area - but I (somehow) managed to snag one and tear it. That did hurt for a while but only because it was a protracted 'wound' until it finally crusted up and I yanked the rest of it off with a pair of tweezers. The other two or

Re: [Texascavers] guano question

2008-12-04 Thread Don Arburn
Surveying up through the center of Punkin. Every move threatened us with death by drowning in guano. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 4, 2008, at 9:40 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: I am just curious which cave passages have you experienced your worst encounter with bat guano. For me, it

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Intel

2008-12-03 Thread Don Cooper
I'm more like the guy that brags on the fact that never mind the car takes an hour to get to 100mph, I built it for only $1000 and it gets 50mpg. I think it's IDIOTIC to drool over the biggest, fastest and most expensive shiny phallic object. Which - if you are really ok with yourself - you

[ot_caving] Personal Hygiene Tip - NO MORE DEODORANT

2008-12-03 Thread Don Cooper
(I know this is a topic which most people would typically keep to themselves, but as far as airing personal issues in public - but I wouldn't be the first to do so...And this has some positive information that others might actually benefit from!) You've probably seen a post or article somewhere on

Re: [Texascavers] Tennessee cave fatality

2008-12-02 Thread Don Cooper
Eternally a caver now! What a grim exit strategy! -WaV On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:22 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Were these 2 guys cavers? http://www.kentucky.com/471/story/612969.html - Visit our website:

Re: [ot_caving] computer news - Intel

2008-12-02 Thread Don Cooper
Try 'Naked DSL' from ATT. I'm paying only $34 a month for access that usually tests downloading at about 2.5Mb/sec and uploads at 410 Kb/sec ( http://www.speedtest.net). I think Naked DSL is also available at about 800 Kb/sec for $18/ month (But then you'd probably not *even* be able to watch

Re: [Texascavers] news story about National Forest

2008-12-01 Thread Don Arburn
Speak for yourself. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 1, 2008, at 9:54 AM, Diana Tomchick diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu wrote: And how were we any different? We watched episodes of Gilligan's Island over and over and over again... Diana And kids today seem to watch the same episode over

Re: [Texascavers] kill you for the new Hummer Truck

2008-11-25 Thread Don Arburn
Amen brother! Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2008, at 7:28 PM, Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net wrote: Running scarred of the unknown is an unwarranted and undignified activity; there is, however, no really workable substitute for using good judgement and being careful. Bad luck, on the

Re: [Texascavers] OT - the new Hummer Truck

2008-11-25 Thread Don Arburn
On Nov 25, 2008, at 12:30 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Would you go to a remote area of Mexico in a $ 50,000 vehicle? Yes, and I have, and with as many as 10 cavers and all our crap. However mine is a ranch truck, not a Lincoln, Lexus or Hummer.

Re: [Texascavers] OT - the new Hummer Truck

2008-11-25 Thread Don Arburn
They would kill you for your wallet. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Fritz Holt fh...@townandcountryins.com wrote: Some Banditos would still kill you for it. Fritz -Original Message- From: Don Arburn [mailto:donarb...@mac.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 1:36

Re: [Texascavers] Blind Mexican cave fish research applications :

2008-11-20 Thread Don Cooper
Evolutionary progress might need to be rethought from the top down when considering epigenetics. Imagine things that you've done to yourself, directly effecting your offspring (even that of your own 'clone)! Epigenetics (possibly) introduces a mechanism into evolution that has nothing to do with

Re: [ot_caving] natural gas driven hybrid Camry

2008-11-19 Thread Don Cooper
So you still have your Honda Hybrid? Is it ill? Still driving it? (driveable?) I always meant to ask if it made any sign that it was using the electric motor as a brake as opposed to the energy wasting/dissipating type of brakes... -WaV On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:06 PM, David

Re: [ot_caving] politics and more personal opinions

2008-11-19 Thread Don Cooper
Responsible fiscal spending seems to be the most important matter. I believe the entire problem currently being experienced is based on the simple fact that so many are living beyond their means. Way too much money is being wasted, but you can't say it's wasted on entertainment values (sports) -

[ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] Mexican cave swallows Massachusetts coast :

2008-11-19 Thread Don Cooper
Man - that guy REALLY has a thing about watching birds, don't he?! -WaV On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 4:05 AM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: *Cave swallows invade Massachusetts coast * Published: November 15, 2008 03:48 am Words on Birds Steve Grinley With the colder weather arriving, it may be

Re: [Texascavers] OT - recent computer news - supercomputers

2008-11-19 Thread Don Cooper
I would agree with all that you say on that, Charles. I'm using something right now that just might have knocked the socks off of the Cray Multimillion Whateveritwas of 25 years ago. I think it cost me less than $200 to build (with recycled hard drives, CD and DVD devices). I don't imagine there's

Re: [Texascavers] OT - recent computer news - supercomputers

2008-11-19 Thread Don Cooper
Isn't much of what goes on in the 'basement' of the Mac OSX, actually a form of unix/linux? -WaV On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Diana Tomchick diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu wrote: Charles, In the scientific computing world, quad core Macs rule! I have just been reading a lengthy and

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Filling in a spring w/rocks and gravel

2008-11-13 Thread Don Cooper
And the goal of this is to *WHAAAT* _wAv_ On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 4:59 PM, Jim Kennedy jkenn...@batcon.org wrote: In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, Whatta maroon! - From: Jules Jenkins [mailto:julesje...@yahoo.com]

[ot_caving] If you go to church - you would probably not like this post.

2008-11-13 Thread Don Cooper
(Unless you're a Unitarian, Buddhist or something very secular.) I found a video on YouTube with audio and video which pretty much sums up what I feel about religion: It's a catchy little tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIhabmF-sh4 PLAY IT LOUD! -WaV-

Re: [ot_caving] ultracapacitor flashlight

2008-11-12 Thread Don Cooper
Ultracapacitors are what's used in the shake and shine flashlights. Remember those? Maybe not so ultra - but a capacitor, neverthesless -WAV On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:35 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: Nico, That post was the most interesting to ever appear on OT ( IMHO ).

Re: [Texascavers] NSS Fellow in Texas

2008-11-11 Thread Don Cooper
David, are you an NSS member? On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:02 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to informally nominate several Houston cavers:

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Internet Virus Alert - from Texas Sen. Dan Patrick

2008-11-11 Thread Don Cooper
CRIPES Fritz! Do you also believe Barack Obama is a communist socialist terrorist muslim because some hack emailed you with something that *said he was*? If you'd CHECKED 'snopes' you would have found there ain't nothing new about this 'virus'. Although it is a real virus - somewhere out there

Re: [ot_caving] Gay historical note

2008-11-10 Thread Don Cooper
I gotta wonder what the stats are for same sex... Seems like these folks have a whole lot more in common right from the start. I wish I could imitate through email, that mildly irritating smarmy voice of Pat Robinson who I saw on Teevee this morning: the problem with these gay marriages -

Re: [ot_caving] Gay historical note

2008-11-10 Thread Don Cooper
. Scott Nicholson - Original Message From: Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com To: Gill Ediger gi...@worldnet.att.net Cc: OT Texas Cavers o...@texascavers.com Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:58:39 PM Subject: Re: [ot_caving] Gay historical note I gotta wonder what the stats

Re: [ot_caving] Gay histo 2

2008-11-10 Thread Don Cooper
Or society, in general? Yeah - we'll show you how pro life we are when we eventually gleefully execute those 'saved babies' that end up on death row! (Demographics indicate a decrease in violent crime 20 years post Rowe vs Wade was indeed due to a decrease in unwanted and hence badly treated

[ot_caving] I need four 1/4 steel balls

2008-11-10 Thread Don Cooper
I measured a difference of 6mm between AA and AAA batteries. In order to charge L-ion AAA batteries in my AA charger, I need four conductors to take up the slack. I figured 6mm is about .2456. Brass, Bronze or Copper would also work. -thanks, WaVy

[ot_caving] Re: I need four 1/4 steel balls

2008-11-10 Thread Don Cooper
I meant .235. On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:53 AM, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com wrote: I measured a difference of 6mm between AA and AAA batteries. In order to charge L-ion AAA batteries in my AA charger, I need four conductors to take up the slack. I figured 6mm is about .2456. Brass

[ot_caving] Poem for Palin

2008-10-31 Thread Don Cooper
Sarah Palin, a lipstick pig Obama didnt, but I just did Crystal Meth state, Mayor of six This is who the Elephant picks Bridge to Nowhere, that's her career Thanks, But No Thanks, it just ain't your year This job's too big for this mom to handle Life too full of its own SCANDALS... (Wish I could

[ot_caving] Halloween Earthquake this AM near Dallas

2008-10-31 Thread Don Cooper
USGS reported that just after midnight, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded. Epicenter - almost dead center between Dallas and Fort Worth. Spooky. -WaV

Re: [ot_caving] Halloween Earthquake this AM near Dallas

2008-10-31 Thread Don Cooper
Thanks for the info! There were at least two within 30 miles of Palmer/Wasilla when I was up in Alaska summer before last that were close to that magnitude - I didnt feel them at all. -Don C On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Charles Goldsmith wo...@justfamily.orgwrote: Details: http

[ot_caving] Re: Halloween Earthquake this AM near Dallas

2008-10-31 Thread Don Cooper
More info: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_texas.html On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:01 AM, Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com wrote: USGS reported that just after midnight, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded. Epicenter - almost dead center between Dallas and Fort Worth

Re: [ot_caving] Gills reply THE COLONEL AND LINCOLN

2008-10-31 Thread Don Cooper
Who was that Colonel? Colonel Linguist? A fine southern gentlemen - appreciated by almost all the southern belles in small doses. -WaV On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Quinta Wilkinson qui...@clearwire.netwrote: Thanks for the reply to the hate mail. And if the same stuff had been sent for

Re: [ot_caving] FW: THE COLONEL AND LINCOLN - POWERFUL, READ!!!!!!!!!

2008-10-30 Thread Don Cooper
This post brings to mind a particular quote from Albert Einstein: Great spirits have always encountered violent *opposition* from *mediocre minds*. -WaV On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Fritz Holt fh...@townandcountryins.comwrote: -- *From:* Dianne West

Re: [Texascavers] Video of TCR dogs

2008-10-22 Thread Don Cooper
Yes, and any video or photos of people would also be appreciated! I brought my camera but never even took it out of its case. I asked several people who had 'em out if they'd be kind enough to upload them somewhere public, but so far have not seen or heard a word of it. -WaV On Wed, Oct 22, 2008

[Texascavers] Re: TCR cooks - thanks!!!

2008-10-18 Thread Don Cooper
Oh great is the gratitude for everyone that stopped by to chat peel, chop and knash! Lacking specialized commercial food processing equipment, human food processors were integral. people who were not only there to serve but also stopped by during the day to randomly chop and stir things.

[Texascavers] Auction Item for TCR

2008-10-12 Thread Don Cooper
Unpacking my car - I found a charger that goes with an item I donated to the auction. Afterward, I forgot all about the auction. I don't know if the item sold or not. I would appreciate a response from whomever ended up unsold items, or from the person that bought it - so that I can get the item

Re: [ot_caving] the current financial slump - part of my opinion

2008-10-12 Thread Don Cooper
The only LOSERS in the blame game, are the ones that don't do anything to effect change. -WaV! On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:53 PM, David dlocklea...@gmail.com wrote: I see people and cavers are finally talking about the economy. I don't see any political candidate talking about anything specific

Re: [ot_caving] andrew basevich

2008-10-09 Thread Don Cooper
AMEN, brother! You are 100% correct! WHY use more than you need? It's our birthright. Bullshit. It's like diminishing the future of your children to impress the neighbors. -DC On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:49 PM, Scott Nicholson csnichol...@sbcglobal.netwrote: A guy I wouldn't normally read (he's

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Homeowners in crisis need relief now

2008-10-08 Thread Don Cooper
AGREED! Same goes to putting yourself all in hock over the biggest, shiny most gas guzzling thing on four wheels. For what, vanity? Do *I* feel sorry for people who spend as much for their monthly energy bill, with their 5,000 square foot houses - as *I* do for my monthly rent? And what ABOUT

Re: [ot_caving] More DTV update Public Service Announcement

2008-10-07 Thread Don Cooper
The funny and ironic thing about the ad: When she says Will it bring Jack Benny back? I have to wonder if the program selection committee for KEYE-SD (42-2) saw that Spike Feresten spoof ad They mostly air RTV (Retro TV) and for the first time in over 40 years I got to see - you guessed it

Re: [ot_caving] More DTV update Public Service Announcement

2008-10-07 Thread Don Cooper
on the front of the VCR. But my old VCR was pre- VHS plus. -WaV On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 6:34 AM, Bill Bentley ca...@caver.net wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCR_Plus - Original Message - *From:* Don Cooper wavyca...@gmail.com *To:* Bill Bentley ca...@caver.net *Cc:* o

Re: [Texascavers] photo

2008-09-30 Thread Don Cooper
It stated that it was done in one exposure. Hmm... I guess that doesn't rule out one exposure - doctored. I'd accept that it was extremely fast film or hypersensitive superconductive-chilled sensor or something. But like Stephan said - it's hard to swallow. It looks a bit unnatural. . -WaV On

[ot_caving] Largest Hadron Collider - EVER!

2008-09-11 Thread Don Cooper
At 17 miles, its not as long as what the Superconducting Super Collider would have been - at 54 miles. Actually before it was the Large Hadron Collider in the same facility existed the Large Electron-Positron Collider. Part of the CERN facility is a natural cavern. But I guess they ran out of

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