RE: [Texascavers] Mexican cave rescue

2008-01-29 Thread mark . alman
F.U.B.A.R. = F***ed Up Beyond All Repair. A cool military abbreviation! Mark From: Nico Escamilla [mailto:pitboun...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 9:29 PM To: David Locklear Cc: Texas Cavers Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Mexican cave rescue

[Texascavers] Mexican Cave Rescue - Visa For Caving in Mexico?

2008-01-29 Thread Charles Fromen
Fellow Texas Cavers I heard on the Televisa News tonight that the French Cavers are to be fined $500 pesos (I suppose each) for caving in Mexico with a Tourist Visa. They needed a Visa for scientific research? Charles Fromen Retired Living in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico PS $500 Pesos is

[Texascavers] Mexican cave rescue

2008-01-28 Thread David Locklear
The recent rescue did not seem to make any of the major news networks or web-sites like CNN. Here is one story: http://www.diariodemorelos.com/index.php?option=com_contenttask=viewid=10288Itemid=47 Notice that they refer to his caving teammates as

Re: [Texascavers] Mexican cave rescue

2008-01-28 Thread Nico Escamilla
Compatriota means country man, (someone from the same country as you for example) Pegado comes from the verb Pegar which means to stick, so by saying pegado en la cueva people might think that your buddy is adhered to a cave wall by some chupacabra slime of some sort. Now if you tell me what