Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update

2022-03-02 Thread speodesmus
Dear Mimi. Thanks for the report on Jim’s status and broken hip. That’s tough. Wishing you both the best. Maybe I could come up from Georgetown sometime to visit y’all. I would like to help and don’t want to be waited on. Thanks William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2022, at

Re: [Texascavers] Brunton Revisited

2022-02-10 Thread speodesmus
Thanks for leveling with us, Dwight. Doing the inclinations was hard going handheld. All I ever owned were two Army Bruntons. Suuntos were a big change! And thanks to Carl for his good article. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Feb 10, 2022, at 4:34 PM, Dwight Deal wrote: 

Re: [Texascavers] Vico Jones awarded NSS Fellow

2021-07-30 Thread speodesmus
Felicidades y saludos para ti, Vico. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jul 30, 2021, at 5:02 PM, Bill Steele wrote: https://youtu.be/ubabol2EmAs?list=PLkJ4rpBxQOl3phsnRtCkNVdeGjYQ4DOka___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.

Re: [Texascavers] Back in Texas

2021-07-26 Thread speodesmus
Hi y’all! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2021, at 7:32 AM, AC wrote: Welcome home! Allan Smart phone, stupid autocorrect > On Jul 25, 2021, at 9:10 PM, cavefault wrote: > >  > Welcome home doctor. > > > > Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device > > >

Re: [Texascavers] Nevin Davis

2021-03-20 Thread speodesmus
Nevin inspired a bunch of us to explore the Cuetzalan area of northern Puebla in Dec. 1973. We found more caves and rich biology. He made many contributions to caving. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Mar 20, 2021, at 11:29 AM, Mark Minton wrote:  Well-known Pennsylvania, Vi

Re: [Texascavers] Bill Bentley

2020-11-23 Thread speodesmus
Dear Bill. I am with you in spirit. Thanks for telling us about this, and let us know about your trips and outreach. I'd like to talk with you on the phone soon. Buena suerte amigo, William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2020, at 5:51 PM, Bill Bentley wrote:  Greetings fe

Re: [Texascavers] Updated obituaries

2020-11-03 Thread speodesmus
Bless your heart Carol. I am now a living fossil. Probably upper Cretaceous period. Feeling kind of stiff and rudistid. 😁 William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Nov 3, 2020, at 2:10 PM, Carol W Russell wrote:  Bill, thanks for doing this. Some of these people are names only to the

Re: [Texascavers] Chiquiihuite Cave at 9,000 ft

2020-07-24 Thread speodesmus
The AMCS database has no cave in that huge area of Zacatecas. Sure would like more info and the map. Thanks, William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jul 24, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Bill Steele wrote: Diana says she gets Nature and she’ll take care of it. > On Jul 24, 2020, at 12:09 PM,

Re: [Texascavers] Updated The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers

2019-11-06 Thread speodesmus
Muchisimas gracias mi amiga! William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Nov 6, 2019, at 3:19 PM, Jules Jenkins wrote: Incredible Bill! I can only imagine how many hours you’ve already invested in this project. A massive undertaking! Very impressive. Thank you so much on behalf of cavers

Re: [Texascavers] John Fish photo

2019-10-26 Thread speodesmus
Well, you are Charlie. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Oct 26, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Charles Loving wrote: Another one of a kind. I guess we are all one of a kind? > On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 11:01 AM Carl Kunath > wrote: > > > More sad news this morning. John Fish has die

Re: [Texascavers] Mexican Bat

2019-10-06 Thread speodesmus
Lack of a tail hints at freetail but the head and ears say not. Bad photo, no scale, no face photo = no certain i.d. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2019, at 6:16 PM, Charles Loving wrote: Looks like the bats that hang out behind the sign at a lodge here in Deer Corn.

Re: [Texascavers] Bats in Spring Creek Cave, Kendall Co.

2019-08-03 Thread speodesmus
Probably would not be freetails but Myotis velifer (cave myotis). We are on the road in Texas and I don't have my lit. here to check. Jim Kennedy might know. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Bill Steele wrote: Two weeks ago I took a trip to Spring Cree

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Special Presentation at Carlsbad Caverns today!

2019-06-08 Thread speodesmus
George is good guy folks. I appreciate George! On Jun 8, 2019, at 10:48 AM, Ken Harrington wrote: George, You did good and several local people were able to attend because of your notice. I applaud your efforts to get the word out even if it was at the last minute. Ken Sent from my iPad On Ju

Re: [Texascavers] TC issue

2019-05-22 Thread speodesmus
Mike Collins, Charlie Yates, Doug Allen... William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On May 22, 2019, at 8:25 PM, Charles Loving wrote: And Bob Oakley too. The list is very long when you get it out. > On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 6:39 PM Carl Kunath > wrote: > Please don’t forget David McKenz

Re: [Texascavers] 5 pm Thursday update: William Russell

2019-03-21 Thread speodesmus
I met Bill Russell in 1967 when I was a UT student. He took me and others caving off the trails at Inner Space Cavern, where we worked together. We guides were in awe of Bill. We were 20 or 21 and he was 29 and had explored hundreds of caves already. He made us all more knowledgeable guides. B

Re: [Texascavers] critters in caves

2019-01-31 Thread speodesmus
Never heard, read, or saw that. That sounds unlikely On Jan 31, 2019, at 6:35 PM, Dessie Pierce wrote: I was told that they attach to your skin and have to be cut off. Does that have any truth? Dessie Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2019, at 11:43 AM, Logan wrote: > > You definitely do n

Re: [Texascavers] critters in caves

2019-01-31 Thread speodesmus
lliott and Veni's "The Caves and Karst of Texas" 1994. Not to be confused with the many small species of millipedes like Speodesmus and Cambala in Texas caves. Most are troglobites, and all millipedes are harmless. They eat soil, fungi etc. Thanks, William R. (Bill) Elliott On

Re: [Texascavers] critters in caves

2019-01-31 Thread speodesmus
nfused with the many small species of millipedes like Speodesmus and Cambala in Texas caves. Most are troglobites, and all millipedes are harmless. They eat soil, fungi etc. Thanks, William R. (Bill) Elliott On Jan 31, 2019, at 10:29 AM, John Brooks wrote: Interesting post. First - I ass

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Louise Power

2018-11-22 Thread speodesmus
Maybe you meant Louise Hose folks. Louise Power also is a dear old friend and member of Carta Valley Sucks. So sad to hear Louise Power is gone. She did a lot if good work for the land at BLM. A great gal. Louise Hose is a honored geologist, pilot, and former NCKRI director. William R. (Bi

Re: [Texascavers] TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

2018-10-11 Thread speodesmus
Excuse me...that's Bill Elliott, Living Fossil! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE SNORTSNIRTSNOORT COFFCOFFHAKHAKHAK Thanks, William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Oct 11, 2018, at 8:04 PM, Charles Loving wrote: Bill Elliot won the laughing contest at Luckenbach. > On Thu, Oct 11,

Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland

2018-07-04 Thread speodesmus
I will look Bill, but don't remember one exactly like that. William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Jul 4, 2018, at 8:14 PM, Diana Tomchick wrote: ​Pete had been battling cancer for several years. This was announced on Facebook earlier today. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?

Re: [Texascavers] Brinco Rescue

2018-05-27 Thread speodesmus
OK. My memory was wrong because I remembered Gill, and I thought his faithful truck was there too. Complete with toilet seat on hood with Hitler mannequin and ceiling fan in the camper. I do remember a white truck, which I called a Blazer, but it must have been Terry Sayther's Suburban. That