Re: [Texascavers] TCMA Board Members

2021-09-16 Thread Gregg Williams
If yall need some help running the election itself I'll be glad to do it again On Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 8:01 PM Linda Palit wrote: > TCMA is looking for a few dedicated cavers that want to give back to the > caving community. It is time for our board elections, and we need > candidates. It has

[Texascavers] 2021 Board of Directors Election Results

2021-01-24 Thread Gregg Williams
Rob Bisset - 32 votes Please welcome Jim and Ben to the board and thank Linda, Greg,and Andy for their continued service. Gregg Williams ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail

[Texascavers] TCMA Board elections live right now

2021-01-15 Thread Gregg Williams
ut your dues again. Go vote or sign up and have your voice heard for the benefit of caves and karst in Texas! Cheers, Gregg Williams ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com

[Texascavers] Ezell's work day this Saturday at 9am!

2020-03-02 Thread Gregg Williams
be needed. A couple shovels and hoes would also be welcomed. Give me a call or email me if you are planning to come and haven't let me know yet. If you have and are not going to be able to make it please also let me know. Gregg and Dave 210.601.9649

[Texascavers] March 7th Ezell's Work Day

2020-02-16 Thread Gregg Williams
know if you have one and can bring it to haul this stuff off. I will be bringing some cold beverages and will probably plan to order some pizzas or something like that for whoever comes out. Please contact me directly to confirm that you are coming. Thanks, Gregg Williams Dave Adamoski

Re: [Texascavers] Archival epoxy

2020-01-08 Thread Gregg Williams
Whats the reasoning behind using archival epoxy for cave restoration? Do regular epoxies discolor or otherwise damage the rock? On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 9:55 AM Robert B wrote: > Tom, > is this for cave restoration??? > If yes, maybe a larger search area within our community... such as Cavers >

[Texascavers] Bounced emails

2019-10-01 Thread Gregg Williams
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[Texascavers] TCMA election is live

2019-10-01 Thread Gregg Williams
. Vote early, vote often! Gregg Williams ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers

[Texascavers] 2018 TCMA Board of Directors election

2017-11-10 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
The elections for the 2018 Board of Directors will be taking place starting at midnight tonight. Check your email for your chance to weigh in. Since they were delayed a little by some technical difficulties voting will be available until December 1st. Please see our website for the candidate bios

Re: [Texascavers] Midnight Cave -- Lower Entrance

2017-11-06 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
This has not happened to my knowledge but has been discussed as an alternative for at least one cave recently. On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Bill Steele via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Has TCMA ever leased a cave? > > On Nov 6, 2017, at 10:07 AM, Gre

Re: [Texascavers] Midnight Cave -- Lower Entrance

2017-11-06 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
. Gregg On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:11 AM, Bill Steele via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > How about the TCMA acquiring Midnight Cave and more caves for caving? > > On Nov 6, 2017, at 9:06 AM, Scott C <scotts.la...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I totally agree with

Re: [Texascavers] Midnight Cave -- Lower Entrance

2017-11-06 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
This sort of stuff is what this email list should have more of. Gregg On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 9:27 AM, James Jasek via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Great story > > > > Sent from my iPhoneiPhone > > On Nov 5, 2017, at 9:21 AM, Logan McNatt via

[Texascavers] TCMA Members Meeting Reminder

2017-10-11 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
will bring some copies to the meeting and we can share Gregg ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo

[Texascavers] TCMA members meeting at TCR

2017-09-21 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
There will be a members meeting at TCR Saturday morning, 9 am . Members will meet at the patio to the side of the main building, bring a chair. The TCMA will also have a fundraiser breakfast on Sunday morning, time TBA. Gregg ___ Texascavers mailing

[Texascavers] Link to the donation page

2017-08-31 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Please follow the link below for the Harvey donation page https://www.tcmacaves.org/fundraising/hurricaneharvey Thanks, Gregg ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com

[Texascavers] Harvey Relief

2017-08-31 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
of folks work harder than cavers to reach a goal. Getting these communities back on their feet is a lofty one but it's doable with us all working together. Gregg ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives

[Texascavers] Hurricane Harvey Relief

2017-08-27 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Cavers and friends - Our Texas Gulf Coast Caver family is being greatly impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Despite cavers being a resilient and well prepared bunch, Harvey is likely to overwhelm many of them through sheer brute force. Those of us fortunate enough not to be severely impacted are

[Texascavers] TCMA happenings at the TSA Convention this weekend

2017-04-26 Thread Gregg Williams
on that. After everyone is filled up on yummy breakfast there will be a TCMA meeting for all members to attend and hear what your organization has been up to for the last year. I look forward to seeing everyone this weekend! Gregg Williams TCMA President

[Texascavers] 2017 TCMA board of Directors election

2016-11-17 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Please take a minute and submit your ballot for the 2017 Board of Directors. Remember voting ends at midnight November 25th. Don't wait until it's to late to make your choice known. Vote early, vote often! Gregg Williams TCMA VP ___ Texascavers mailing

Re: [Texascavers] Bats can fly horizontally at 100mph

2016-11-10 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
r...@austin.utexas.edu > > On Nov 10, 2016, at 12:56 PM, Gregg Williams via Texascavers < > texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > > John, I don't think you can call them the fastest moving mammal since the > Peregrine falcon dives at around 200 mph. I guess you could argue that the

[Texascavers] 2017 Board of Directors Election ***LIVE NOW***

2016-11-05 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
contact me off list with corrections or an alternate email. donna...@aol.com texascavesaus...@aol.com rkeol...@swbell.net rc...@comcast.net llh...@student.uintx.edu kmmando_ke...@yahoo.com fernando.hernan...@austintexas.com brewsky...@aol.com Thanks, Gregg Williams gr

[Texascavers] **IMPORTANT** - TCMA members meeting Saturday

2016-10-07 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
information about the meeting time or have any questions please contact me off list. Gregg Williams TCMA VP ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com

[Texascavers] Cascade Caverns GM Position

2016-05-20 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Begin Forwarded Message: A short term Summer position would be considered as well as someone looking for full time work General Manager DESCRIPTION At Cascade Caverns, the oldest solution cave attraction in Texas, we are seeking a General Manager to work at our 103-acre park in Boerne, Texas.

Re: [Texascavers] Dr. Michael Campana will speak on April 8 as the 20th Edwards Aquifer Authority Distinguished Lecturer

2016-02-11 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Sounds like a good talk. I'll take a flyer On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Geary Schindel via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > Folks, > > I'm pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Campana, Professor of > Hydrogeology and Water Resources Manager at Oregon State University will

Re: [Texascavers] Water Filter for Toxic Metals

2015-11-06 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
might want to just find another source if possible. Gregg On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Robert B via Texascavers < texascavers@texascavers.com> wrote: > I just want to do my part to ensure my caver fiends good health. > > Question... > Can anybody recommend a portable - med

[Texascavers] Jewel Cave

2015-02-26 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Jewel Cave is now over 175 miles long and still going, amazing! http://cavingnews.com/20150221-jewel-cave-surpasses-175-miles-in-length Seen on http://www.reddit.com/r/caving/ ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] Devils River State Natural Area trip anouncement - November 8-9, 2014 :

2014-09-18 Thread Gregg Williams via Texascavers
Please put me on the list if there is still room Gregg Williams Bexar Grotto 210.601.9649 On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 6:38 AM, Nancy Weaver via Texascavers texascavers@texascavers.com wrote: I’m interested. Nancy nan...@prismnet.com ___ Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Re: black bear remains in Texas caves

2014-01-04 Thread Gregg Williams
We found a set of scratches was found in the Helictite room on a survey trip last year. They were quite large and had a span of about 4 feet or so, but if they were bear scratches I will leave up to the experrts. Gregg On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Pete Lindsley caverp...@gmail.com wrote

[Texascavers] radioactive

2007-12-19 Thread Gregg
be getting bombarded by high speed electrons or helium nuclei coming from your walls. Properly constructed, your wall might vent all radioisotope gasses outside, but you'd still get some from the ambient air. If you smoke or have other worse risk factors, invest in stopping them instead. Gregg

[Texascavers] Honey Creek/Airmen's (was Re: [Texascavers] Breakthrough in Texas Longest Cave)

2007-12-05 Thread Gregg
the one-legged man, too, though I've seen two different 6' 4'' cavers do it. Gregg speleoste...@tx.rr.com wrote: Well, maybe so. I happen to have been to all three places. But I've only been on a tank haul to the upstream sump in Honey Creek. I don't know that I could haul a tank

Re: [Texascavers] way off topic - Evil Knievel

2007-12-01 Thread Gregg
I remember the Snake River Canyon jump. EK wanted to jump a side canyon of the Grand Canyon but the NPS wouldn't have him risking his life in the Park, so he went somewhere else. They gave enough information during the jump that you could tell that the rocket performed exactly as expected.

Re: [Texascavers] OT: First Annual Conference of Creation Geologists

2007-11-28 Thread Gregg
folks that usually side with parties and systems that rape the environment all the time anyway. So it's all in kind. . . Creationism is not as much off-topic as we all would like it to be. (End of rant.) Gregg John P Brooks wrote: I was wondering if anyone else saw the article on the first

Re: [Texascavers] Digital (cave) Photography

2007-11-15 Thread Gregg
) is staggeringly fast compared to film. All of my TCR images were taken with a $450 Canon SD850 that fits in my pocket. I can't imagine what I could do if I had the money to spend on a digital camera that actually had parts. Gregg Scott Nicholson wrote: Since the current topic is (Cave) Photography

Re: [Texascavers] Good cave photos

2007-11-14 Thread Gregg
some slave flashes and trying nighttime and cave photography on the cheap. The wimpy flash on the camera isn't good enough for cave photography, but it can set off the slaves. Thank God being a good photographer was never a prerequisite for being a real caver. Gregg David Locklear wrote

Re: [Texascavers] Comet Warning

2007-11-05 Thread Gregg
At 8:00 pm (new time) it's about 40 degrees east of north and 20 degrees in elevation. At midnight (even more guessing) it would be about 30 east and 50 elevation. The following links to a moderate resolution star chart that can be printed.

[Texascavers] Comet Warning

2007-11-04 Thread Gregg
early. Gregg wrote: Comet Holmes disintegrated on October 24 and is now supposedly visible to the naked eye in Perseus. It can't be terribly obvious in-town since I've been looking at the Demon Star lately and haven't seen any comet, but after January. . . http://science.nasa.gov/headlines

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Dangers of caving

2007-11-03 Thread Gregg
of this is very small. Gregg - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com

[Texascavers] Preliminary Comet Warning

2007-11-03 Thread Gregg
?list58968 Gregg - 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] RE: Austin Cave Fest promotes safe caving

2007-11-01 Thread Gregg
Dangerosity os a great word. Chris Vreeland wrote: I'd heard somewhere (Now that's authoritative!) that when the overall stats of caver injury and death are added up vs. hours spent caving, it falls somewhere between Soccer and Golf on the scale of dangerosity. This doesn't include cave

[Texascavers] TCR Pictures

2007-10-26 Thread Gregg
the page opens. E-mail me if you want me to remove or alter any pics, or want more information. Gregg - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional

Re: [Texascavers] OT - a geologic question

2007-10-13 Thread Gregg
They are the evaporated souls of the damned, recondensed in higher layers of hell, which are cooler. They then drip and produce what appears to be flowstone. They are probably more like snotites, however. This may be the origin of the gooey slimey stuff sometimes seen on devils, or people

Re: [Texascavers] More black holes spotted on Mars :

2007-09-24 Thread Gregg
These seem to be the same skylights that were reported in the article several months ago. I imagine a different news agency at NASA just got the old or an updated version of the old news. Gregg jerryat...@aol.com wrote: http://asunews.asu.edu/node/1102

Re: [Texascavers] RE: More black holes spotted on Mars

2007-09-24 Thread Gregg
, there are at least some aboveground caves. One should also not forget that from the Martian POV, all Earth caves are above ground. Gregg - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr

Re: [Texascavers] WOW! More detail from the crater holes on Mars!!!

2007-08-30 Thread Gregg
for that to be anything other than overhanging or the very dark submartian lake that some people have speculated about. Now I get to go download the next zillion MB file and try to hack it with my tiny amount of RAM Gregg Don Cooper wrote: This is copied from a post Lee Skinner placed on the Yahoo Cave

RE: [Texascavers] RE: [How to cook bats]

2007-06-23 Thread Gregg Geist
word for rat? That's where those other cuisine words came from. Gregg Stefan wrote: It's been a while (20yrs?) since I ate in McDonalds; do they sell rat burgers now-a-days? Stefan - Visit our website: http

Re: [Texascavers] Beware eating squirrel brains

2007-06-23 Thread Gregg Geist
inspections, and they may have some exotic but still transmittable stuff. Gregg Bill wrote: I've heard that there's an ailment similiar to mad cow disease that rural people in Arkansas have gotten from eating squirrel brians. Does anyone know anything about it? I cave in Arkansas a couple of times

Re: [Texascavers] Yummy for your Tummy!

2007-06-21 Thread Gregg Geist
This is one of the better posts I've read in this forum. BMorgan994 wrote: I believe that I can speak with some authority in regard to eating rats and bats. I've already posed concerning eating bats in Borneo. etc. -

Re: [Texascavers] OT - the future of cave listserves

2007-06-06 Thread Gregg
Blimey, we could all hear David talk about lights in the voice of Stephen Hawking! Or can we get different voices? I can just hear Mixon speaking with a British accent! Or Ediger talking in a sweet female voice. The possibilities are. . . really damn funny. Gregg David Locklear

Re: [Texascavers] Aboveground more

2007-06-05 Thread Gregg
Light humor? As opposed to melancholic? Stefan Creaser wrote: It�s light made up of heavier particles (think: wave/particle duality theorems). Stefan. *From:* John P. Brooks [mailto:jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net]

Re: [Texascavers] Aboveground Caves

2007-06-01 Thread Gregg
within a 6 foot by 10 foot space. Gregg - 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] Candidate Cavern Entrance Northeast of Arsia Mons

2007-05-24 Thread Gregg
features on that planet. Gregg - 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] Candidate Cavern Entrance Northeast of Arsia Mons

2007-05-24 Thread Gregg
I think F in this collection of images is the Arsia Mons cave from the HiRISE image. Gregg William Tucker wrote: Need some more evidence that mars is hollow? http://www.planetary.org/image/caves.jpg And you thought I was joking. :) William

Re: [Texascavers] gas prices

2007-05-22 Thread Gregg
problem. This, by the way, IS, the Middle East problem. Irrational people on streets in the Middle East is one of the prices we pay for cheap gas. It's not all about Israel. Gregg - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com

Re: [Texascavers] RE: Six months or 180 days?

2007-05-22 Thread Gregg
Nancy Weaver wrote: Is part of the confusion perhaps that there is an Insurance Policy that allows one to use only the days actually spent in Mexico? I imagine this is like the old thing about whether you could get into Mexico using a drivers license as an ID. Some people definitely did get

Re: [Texascavers] Glasses vs. Contact Lenses

2007-03-26 Thread Gregg Geist
and see if they have something that doesn't need to be washed off. Gregg At 06:26 PM 12/3/2005, texasmounta...@aol.com wrote: The stuff you can put in your glasses is made by EK products and is oddly named cat crap (it may be kat krap). You should be able to find it at any of the Whole Earth

Re: CaveTex: Highest Speed Limit

2007-03-26 Thread Gregg Geist
cannot be sued for dereliction of duty when they fail to stop EVERYONE in that pack of 100 cars who are all going 75 in the 70 zone. If that's the speed of the pack, it becomes reasonable because all going the same speed is better than not for safety reasons. Gregg At 07:45 PM 8/26/2005, Gill

Re: CaveTex: Volunteers, Katrina

2007-03-26 Thread Gregg Geist
(or a boat) before Katrina hit would be to provide direct assistance to evacuees. I don't mean monetary contributions necessarily, but going to wherever refugees are, or calling such places by phone, and finding out exactly what they need. Gregg At 09:39 AM 9/1/2005, will wrote: OK CAVERS

Re: CaveTex: further apology

2007-03-26 Thread Gregg Geist
supremecists, armchair plutocrats, and other barely human bastards like them LOVE political correctness. It's a big bloody distraction that takes the heat off THEM. Gregg To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:majord...@cavetex.net with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex

Re: CaveTex: RE: Batboy, the musical

2007-03-26 Thread Gregg Geist
on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Which is the benefit performance? Gregg To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to mailto:majord...@cavetex.net with the following message--unsubscribe cavetex. For help and information go to www.cavetex.net. List administrator: mailto:jswh...@cavetex.net