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 John Brooks
I would think supporting projects ( ie the honey creek tower improvements) important to the caving community would make the list as well. The TSA has also supported the ICSand made a significant donation to the Deep/Punkin preserve. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Don

Re: [Texascavers] why join the TSA?

2009-01-19 Thread Joe Ranzau
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 Texas Caver, there is not much that is not already being done well by another organization. The projects

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] why join the TSA?

2009-01-17 Thread Mixon Bill
It's a pretty sad state of affairs in Texas if the Texas Caver's circulation is so low that it can't go bulk rate. Hell, when I was in Chicago, the _grotto's_ newsletter was sent bulk rate. With all due respect (and then some) to brother Gillum, _my_ membership in the TSA _is_ primarily a