Re: [Texascavers] new Texas laws

2009-09-29 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I was on a minor 6 person trial where a man ( he drove a Mercedes) was contesting a traffic ticket. He was caught reading the newpaper (on the wrong side of the road at the time) while wandering all over the road and did not contest that part. He just said that he should not get a ticket or pay

Re: [Texascavers] Big-Brother related

2009-09-01 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I had to do much more that fingerprints when my daughter married a German national in the GAF. Where I was born what I belonged to. Names of my grandparents and much more. I was certainly given the once over in Germany when I went there and learned to take a carry on with one change of

Re: [Texascavers] Big Brother

2009-09-01 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
There have been people in the past who were in teaching postions that were offenders. Quinta I have 4 greatgrandchildren from kindergarden to 5th grade. My grandaughter is a teacher and she does not mind in the least. I does make you easy to eleminate if they have fingerprints also.

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Want to know what's in the proposed health care bill? Read it and weep

2009-07-25 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Fritz You can get that non bias opinion on your NPR or PBS station any day of the week. They will let you know what changes have been made or are being talked about also. So nice to have a way to get the non slanted facts. Quinta

Fw: [Texascavers] --- Texas Cavers Premiere --- Monday, July 20, Dietert Auditorium 6pm --- Please join us!!

2009-07-17 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I was in Alaska watching with my daughter and we had the first live broadcast (five minutes) in place of 'canned' flown up at 10 at night for the news. I think they claimed it cost 1 mil to do that. We had all TV other than the news 3 weeks late - even the football games. Quinta I was 9 yrs

Re: [Texascavers] the loud campground

2009-07-13 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
And a lot of us remember going to sleep in the back yard as a child with cicada music! I know I was catching fireflies and hearing that at age 5. Quinta Do you really mean Cicada? I know folks say locust, but it always 'bugs' me. LOL :) From Wiki: A cicada (pronounced /sɪˈkeɪdə/) is an

Re: [Texascavers] Any suggestions for North Texas Caves?

2009-07-09 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Sent Andy contact info off list. Quinta

[ot_caving] Forest System protection

2009-07-01 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
FYI I just got this you might be interested Quinta Great news: A federal judge just struck down the Bush administration's rules limiting protection and citizen oversight of the entire 193-million acre National Forest System. The Bush rules stripped away the U.S. Forest Service's requirement to

[ot_caving] Re: [Texascavers] OT - storing cave movies on DVD

2009-06-24 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Do you have a life that is not teckno? Do you watch the sun come up? Do you hear the wind in your hair? How about a campfire and the warmth of friends close by? There is life out of the text - video cone. Think the kids could do this and not just vicariously? Quinta

[ot_caving] FYI oil and gas leases

2009-05-08 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Pro or Con this is interesting for all of us. I am pleased but some of you might not be. Quinta Great news for Arctic wildlife! A federal court has vacated the Department of the Interior's 5-year plan for oil and gas leasing in Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska. The court said the Bush

Re: [ot_caving] FYI food and history of milkweed

2009-05-05 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Well after you ask for a photo I was suprised to find so many and I remember the silky stuff that blows in the wind not the flower. Link below to many kinds http://www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/guide/index.htm the structure http://www.monarchwatch.org/milkweed/index.htm All info is from a

[ot_caving] FYI food and history of milkweed

2009-05-04 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
By Sam Thayer Director of the Wild Food Institute Bruce, Wisconsin Milkweed isn't your average weed; in fact, I feel guilty calling it a weed at all. The common milkweed, Asclepias syriacqa, is one of the best known wild plants in North America. Children love to play with the downy fluff in

[ot_caving] FYI Guns and Nat Parks

2009-03-23 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Late last week, a judge issued a preliminary injunction against the Department of Interior's (DOI) regulation allowing loaded, concealed firearms in parks. Among other things, the court recognized that the Bush Administration ignored substantial information in the administrative record

Re: [Texascavers] Dada means Death!

2009-03-22 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I think there is much more to do and enjoy in this life than to play Russian Roulette in any form. At least for me. Quinta

Re: [Texascavers] Dada means Death!

2009-03-21 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
How would you have felt if they had caught you? RE: Some years ago I went to Malaysia. The first thing I saw when I got there was a big billboard that said Dada (drugs) means Death and had an actual hangman's noose draped over the top to make it clear that drug users would be imprisoned

[ot_caving] AT$T

2009-03-11 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
This morning, Randall Stephenson, who is the Chairman and CEO of ATT made a very important announcement. ATT is going to replace 17 percent of its fleet - which is one of the largest in America - with vehicles running on natural gas and other renewable fuels. They are going to purchase 8,000

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

2009-02-23 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Re: your defense of several persons that does include me~ I had parents who were much older and they lost all the money that they had - quite a lot for the 1970 and 1980's by the time they died. It went for medical - the 30 year policy with Blue Cross kicked them out when my mother had one

[ot_caving] UK busy on global warming

2009-02-12 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
The Guardian Feb. 9, 2009 More than one in four homes in the UK will be offered a complete eco-makeover under ambitious plans expected to be announced this week to slash fuel bills and cut global warming pollution. The campaign is thought to involve giving 7m houses and flats a complete refit

[ot_caving] global warming

2009-02-07 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I know I have not heard this on the news. Wonder why not? Quinta In his his first interview since taking office, Energy Secretary Steven Chu didn't hold back on what's at stake for California if the nation doesn't act to stop global warming: vanishing vineyards, fading farms, and major cities

[ot_caving] more midnight stuff overturned

2009-01-20 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Just FYI on federal land stuff. Quinta It's Inauguration Day and all of us are focused on the historic proceedings in Washington. But I wanted to share a fantastic piece of environmental news because I know it will lift your spirits even more. On Saturday night, a federal judge ruled in our

Re: [ot_caving] computer questions

2009-01-11 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I use Open Office - free and I can do all I want with it. I have not used the Draw yet.

Re: [ot_caving] Google Chrome again

2009-01-03 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I use Windows Explorer and they have the same icons David. The bar at the top will work as a search tool also. I do not see any difference in it and what you say is Google Chrome. I typed Lubbock grotto in the bar and got a live search that gave me the link. I have used Google (not chrome) at

[ot_caving] saving energy

2008-12-23 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
A village in Germany is pioneering a method of saving energy and reducing carbon emissions by switching off the street lights at night. But local residents can use their mobile phones to turn the street lights back on again for 15-minute periods whenever they want. Steve Rosenberg visited

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

2008-12-22 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
The Grand Canyon is the top US wonder just now. We need to vote for Mammoth Cave as it is way down the list. It also does not have official support at this time. There is a way to start an official support group. Quinta

Re: [ot_caving] Holiday lights

2008-12-18 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
David said It appears to me that there are less decorated houses this year. They may be thinking 'electric bill'. Quinta

Re: [ot_caving] FW: Call President Bush - URGENT

2008-12-09 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
It did not have a long wait time. Quinta

Re: [ot_caving] huge flat screen TV

2008-12-08 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I imagine there will be one in all the major cities within a year or so. I wonder if this could bring back the drive-in movie? My understanding is that they cannot have flashing items and they must keep the same photo for at least a minute. I saw it on the news and not sure if it was over the

Re: [ot_caving] movie reviews - Bond Australia

2008-12-08 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
David said: \The Bond movie was a waste of film media or digital bytes. There is one scene I will mention. Bond jumps out of a plane at 20,000 feet without a parachute, links up with someone who is struggling The Green movements are talking of it as a statement about oil. I have not seen

Re: [ot_caving] Prez-elect Obama

2008-11-28 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Private school. I would think the secret service would not be as happy with public school as they were when Carter sent Amy. The times have changed. Look at the security with this swearing in compared to the earlier ones. Quinta

[ot_caving] Davidson Seamount

2008-11-25 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Davidson Seamount added to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary San Luis Obispo Nov 21 09 A federal plan filed Thursday increases the size of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. With the addition of a 585-square mile area above and around the Davidson Seamount, about 80 miles west of

[ot_caving] lame duck politicians

2008-11-21 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Would you prefer to just shoot all of them? It seems what you are wanting is anarchy. We could be spending mega bucks each year on good old Queen Liz. Or we could go the way of King David L.UMM I think I like the way we have. Even if it is not perfect. Quinta David said : How much money does

[ot_caving] 'Jelly balls' may slow global warming

2008-11-18 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Just FYI. Quinta Brisbane Times 'Jelly balls' may slow global warming Geoff Strong | November 17, 2008 VAST numbers of marine jelly balls now appearing off the Australian east coast could be part of the planet's mechanism for combating global warming. The jellyfish-like animals are known

[ot_caving] eco friendly housing

2008-11-17 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
This one is interesting but I am not sure it was the one I was looking for. The info I heard this morning, (UMM 2 am) was on a housing project that used both sewage, trash, and garbage to make bio gas and recycle the trash. They had a vacum system built in that moved it along after a holding

Re: [ot_caving] 80,000 mile report

2008-11-14 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Umm bet the security men would have a time loading the sub-compacts up with saftey stuff. Q David said: I think Obama needs to make a statement and get rid of all the gas guzzlers in his motorcade and drive either a sub-compact Honda or Toyota or even a Nissan.

Re: [ot_caving] money-saving tips

2008-11-14 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
My dad had a grey water cut out for our yard and garden. He put the bathwater and the washer on a drain which went to pipes (the kind with drainage hole in them) that ran all over the lawn and watered the trees and some areas of the lawn. I know it was at several of our homes over the years.

[ot_caving] Snowmobiles in NPS going up up!

2008-11-10 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
The info below is on s short fuse. Another last minute push from the top it looks like. In response to NPCA's recent legal victory challenging the Winter Use plan for Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, the Park Service is developing a temporary plan for this winter. Despite the legal

[ot_caving] Gills reply THE COLONEL AND LINCOLN

2008-10-31 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Thanks for the reply to the hate mail. And if the same stuff had been sent for McCain I would still call it hate mail! I think it is actionable. Quinta

[ot_caving] Desert encroachment

2008-10-21 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
I thought some might like to know about this. Quinta Other approaches are being used to halt soil erosion and desert encroachment on cropland. Algeria, trying to halt the northward advance of the Sahara Desert, announced in December 2000 that it was concentrating its orchards and vineyards in

[ot_caving] Re: consumerism stores closing

2008-10-10 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Sears is doing away with 50 parts and repair stores and will notkeep any of the people who are trained and know how to find the right part. It seems that they think you can do it all on line. They will keep the techs to come to the house for your warsher or other big item. Think about

[ot_caving] Just FYI

2008-10-10 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
Did you know... ... that today is National Metric Day? On the 10th day of the 10th month, celebrate the metric system. The metric system has been adopted by most major countries. The United States is one of only three countries which do no use the metric system; the others are Liberia and

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

2008-10-10 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
? How about getting a job and keeping it even if you do not like it? I did many times as I knew I needed another job to go tobefore I quit one. I would have dug ditches to feed my kids and did do many times two jobs to pay the Dr. bills. I worked for men who tried to pat a fanny and wore

[ot_caving] Re: consumerism

2008-10-09 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
My daughter is in the process of closing down the local Sears parts and repair shop (which also has some tv's and lawn equipment). Yesterday she told me had people who were telling her they had a day or two to go prior to the closing down or short term lay off. The same people were paying

Re: [ot_caving] Republican Hypocrisy

2008-10-09 Thread Quinta Wilkinson
My parents were born in 1902 and 1904 so I grew up with parents who were in their 40's when I was born and the story of onion sandwichs were talked about often. I am one who always has enough canned goods for a bad storm. I was very uneasy when I bought a car that was not paid for with cash.