Re: [Texascavers] test: adios redux

2019-10-01 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Received. On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 9:03 AM Jules Jenkins wrote: > Test, testing 1, 2, 3,  why are you always testing me. Some 1970’s > country song.  > > Thanks Postmaster > > On Sep 30, 2019, at 7:58 PM, Charles Loving wrote: > > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 4:22 PM Nancy Weaver wrote: >

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
I’m also a subscriber. Geary From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Bill Bentley Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 9:56 AM To: CaveTex Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave Can't read the article as it says you have to be a subscriber of the San Antonio Express newspaper. On Mon, Sep 30, 2

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
I totally agree everybody that there was was there was did a fantastic job Mimi and I arrived from Waco around 9 AM and stay the entire day the minute we got there we were part of the service crew selling T-shirts publications and giving advice to the people who showed up to go in the cave it

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
ary Schindel > wrote: > Interesting, I clicked on it from the Facebook post and it took me right to > the article. > > > > However, I’m also a subscriber. > > > > Geary > > > > From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Bill > Bentley > Sent:

Re: [Texascavers] adios redux

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
Sent from my iPhoneX > On Sep 30, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Nancy Weaver wrote: > turns out one needs to unsubscribe twice to make it happen so in the meantime, am pleasantly surprised by a couple supportive posts. what if we return this post to a caver campfire? I’m sick to death of

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
Sent from my iPhoneX > On Sep 30, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Linda Palit wrote: >  If you are a current member of the TSA then you should have received a ballot in your email. Please check your spam if you have not received one. Please vote as soon as possible. Thanks.

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
Sent from my iPhoneX > On Sep 30, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Linda Palit wrote: >  If you are a current member of the TSA then you should have received a ballot in your email. Please check your spam if you have not received one. Please vote as soon as possible. Thanks.

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Election

2019-09-30 Thread James Jasek
Sent from my iPhoneX > On Sep 30, 2019, at 10:22 AM, Linda Palit wrote: >  If you are a current member of the TSA then you should have received a ballot in your email. Please check your spam if you have not received one. Please vote as soon as possible. Thanks.

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum

2019-09-30 Thread bmorgan994
, September 30, 2019 9:59 AM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum well, I’ve hung in here for a long time. but since next to nothing of caving interest is written these days and unintelligible rants and hysterical attacks are the norm, think I’ll

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum

2019-09-30 Thread jerryatkin
>> Grubbsi >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Nancy Weaver" >> To: "texascavers" >> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 8:58:48 AM >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum >> >> well, I’ve hung in here

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Jacqueline Thomas
Geary, If/when you get the Shelta Cave thing going, keep me in mind! Especially if there’s camping. Jacqui J. LaRue Thomas jlrtho...@verizon.net > On Sep 30, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Geary Schindel > wrote: > > Folks, > > I have a caving post. > > I want to say how impressed I was with Lindsey

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Michael Harris
Not exactly true since we had trips throughout the year but what can you do about mediaf! Mike Harris On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 10:04 AM Lyndon Tiu wrote: > And Express News had to append this at the end of each and > every photo caption: > > "The cave had been closed for 18 months after a

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Lyndon Tiu
And Express News had to append this at the end of each and every photo caption: "The cave had been closed for 18 months after a student became trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters." On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 9:51 AM Geary Schindel wrote: > Folks, > > I have a caving post. > > I want to

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Lindsey Adamoski
ry > > > > *From:* Texascavers *On Behalf Of *Bill > Bentley > *Sent:* Monday, September 30, 2019 9:56 AM > *To:* CaveTex > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave > > > > Can't read the article as it says you have to be a subscriber of the San > A

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Katherine Arens
cavers-boun...@texascavers.com>> On Behalf Of Bill Bentley Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 9:56 AM To: CaveTex mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave Can't read the article as it says you have to be a subscriber of the San Antonio Express

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Geary Schindel
Interesting, I clicked on it from the Facebook post and it took me right to the article. However, I’m also a subscriber. Geary From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Bill Bentley Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 9:56 AM To: CaveTex Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave Can't read

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave

2019-09-30 Thread Bill Bentley
Can't read the article as it says you have to be a subscriber of the San Antonio Express newspaper. On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 9:51 AM Geary Schindel wrote: > Folks, > > I have a caving post. > > I want to say how impressed I was with Lindsey Adamonski, Joe Mitchell, > and Joe Ranzau and the many

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum

2019-09-30 Thread Bill Steele
lly wish you > the best in your future endevors and am grateful that you were there to help > my dear friends > Grubbsi > > - Original Message - > From: "Nancy Weaver" > To: "texascavers" > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 8:58:48 AM > Subject:

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum

2019-09-30 Thread grubbsi
: "Nancy Weaver" To: "texascavers" Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 8:58:48 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum well, I’ve hung in here for a long time. but since next to nothing of caving interest is written these days and unintelligible rants an

Re: [Texascavers] Texas Cavers is a Public forum

2019-09-30 Thread Nancy Weaver
well, I’ve hung in here for a long time. but since next to nothing of caving interest is written these days and unintelligible rants and hysterical attacks are the norm, think I’ll find somewhere else to go. adios. and good luck Nancy > On Sep 29, 2019, at 3:23 PM, Joe Ranzau wrote: > >

Re: [Texascavers] How to filter certain people on this forum

2019-09-30 Thread Julia Germany
http://texascavers.com/rules.html Texascavers: The Rules One: THOU SHALT NOT FLAME! Civil discourse and discussion is encouraged. It's ok to disagree, but do so agreeably. The List Keeper reserves the right to remove persistent violators. On Sep 29, 2019, at 11:33 PM, Michael Gibbons

Re: [Texascavers] How to filter certain people on this forum

2019-09-30 Thread jerryatkin
U.. I don’t think your message went through to the intended recipient since you’ve been filtered out of his existence. No sense responding to this email either as I am doing the same. Jerry Atkinson. Sent from my iPhone Jerry Atkinson > On Sep 29, 2019, at 10:33 PM, Michael Gibbons

Re: [Texascavers] a personal story

2019-09-29 Thread Michael Gibbons
You need to make TCR and tell us the rest of the story at story telling night. On Sun, Sep 29, 2019, 1:46 PM David wrote: > Please email me privately if you would like to hear the details > of my daughter's quincea~nera ( a.k.a. CavePearl ). > > I am only posting this hear, as I have not other

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave Open House Success

2019-09-29 Thread Linda Palit
Volunteers from Austin and Houston too! Thanks so much to all for the help! On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 3:04 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > You had volunteers from as far away as Waco too!  > > It was an outstanding event, and everyone seemed to love it. Folks waited > for quite a while in the heat for

Re: [Texascavers] Robber Baron Cave Open House Success

2019-09-29 Thread Mimi Jasek
You had volunteers from as far away as Waco too!  It was an outstanding event, and everyone seemed to love it. Folks waited for quite a while in the heat for their turn to go underground, or even left and came back! Such fun was had they even left and came back later to get their photo!

Re: [Texascavers] quincea~nera

2019-09-29 Thread Michael Gibbons
I dont know what your talking about. Apparently you don't either. But those words were spoken like a practiced racist. I guess your true colors are shining through. Claims not to be prejudiced and posts hateful remarks like that. Claims to having no intent of starting a fight and posts veiled

Re: [Texascavers] quincea~nera

2019-09-29 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE
The spring of 2014, for 5 months, we spent every weekend volunteering at Huntsville fixing it up for the convention. Night and day, Fri. 9 pm to Sun. noon to 2 pm. The hall was rented many of those nights to those 15 yr old coming out parties. By and large these were very drunken parties by 11

Re: [Texascavers] quincea~nera

2019-09-29 Thread Dwight Deal
I'm glad that the experience was educational for the 100% of your family who spends hours a day watching Foxnews. I can only imagine! NOT a Fake Event at all. But, will it have any effect on how they feel about those awful Mesicans? DirtDoc ___

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: TCR firewood

2019-09-29 Thread John Schneider
Mike, Thanks for your thanks, but I need help unloading the fire wood. So far I have 1 maybe. I was hoping more people from SA would volunteer as it is a short drive for them. John On Sep 28, 2019, at 6:25 PM, Mike Flannigan wrote: Wow, a hot tub. That is super cool. It makes a

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: TCR firewood

2019-09-28 Thread Mike Flannigan
Wow, a hot tub.  That is super cool.  It makes a difference to some of us.  Thanks for doing all that. Mike On 9/27/2019 11:00 AM, texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com wrote: Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:15:30 -0500 From: John Schneider To: Texas Cavers Subject: [Texascavers] Fwd: TCR firewood

Re: [Texascavers] 6th Texas Hydro Geo Workshop, Cave Without a Name, Boerne, Texas October 4-6. 2019

2019-09-27 Thread grubbsi
woops hateful demons in my computer sent that to the wrong address - Original Message - From: "grubbsi" To: "texascavers" Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 3:42:08 PM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 6th Texas Hydro Geo Workshop, Cave Without a Name, Boerne, Texas Octo

Re: [Texascavers] 6th Texas Hydro Geo Workshop, Cave Without a Name, Boerne, Texas October 4-6. 2019

2019-09-27 Thread grubbsi
yes I fairly easily found what i ws looking for also got records for 2 old oil well drilled in early 80s that are listed as plugged. doing soil test now - Original Message - From: "Geary Schindel" To: "texascavers" Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 3:22:06 PM Subject: [Texascavers] 6th

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-25 Thread Dwight Deal
Well, cave or caving related? Actually it is as it effects our environmental decisions and colors all of our actions on the way. So I apologize and, as I once read here, HIT DELETE NOW. Sorry Mike, but many of your "facts" just are not correct. Please do your homework better. This kind of

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-25 Thread Mark Minton
Warning: Chemistry lesson! I can't imagine why you think burning ethanol creates sugar. The process of burning combines the carbon and hydrogen in organic molecules with oxygen to create carbon dioxide and water. If combustion is incomplete you might get residual carbon (soot), carbon

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Honey Creek Strategy Meeting – October 7th

2019-09-25 Thread Linda Palit
May be able to with new date. Clumsily composed with slow thumbs. > On Sep 25, 2019, at 9:35 AM, JG Mosier wrote: > > If anybody else is planning on attending this meeting it has been moved due > to a scheduling conflict. > > See below. > > > -- Forwarded message - >

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-25 Thread bmorgan994
of drugs and/or alcohol first. SW From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Michael Gibbons Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 4:25 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related Recycling for the most part is a farce and cost more than making new

Re: [Texascavers] Take me on a caving-roadtrip

2019-09-24 Thread Clark Giles
That truck looks at least half as good as a Toyota! AwwwSome!!! On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 6:34 PM David wrote: > I think this photo needs that slogan on it. > > > https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/09/1862/1048/bison5.jpg?ve=1=1 > > 2019 Chevrolet ZR2

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-24 Thread Michael Gibbons
Recycling for the most part is a farce and cost more than making new. If it weren't for saving on raw materials and easing a slight load on land fills it would be a lark. Fuel efficient cars ease the pocket book and are better for the environment, but the question is this. Thanks to Trump we are

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-24 Thread Barb
David, this your first post that has made me really angry. That girl was courageous. You simply do not have facts on your side for most of your rant. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 23, 2019, at 8:56 PM, David wrote: > > We are all conservationist here to some extent, and should be

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-24 Thread Charles Loving
yep On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 9:04 AM John Brooks wrote: > Good grief David. I suspect this young lady is more aware of the world > than you give her credit for - just because Texans love to live in their > cars in trucks - that’s NOT how the rest of the world works or live. In > fact many cities

Re: [Texascavers] sort of conservation related

2019-09-24 Thread John Brooks
Good grief David. I suspect this young lady is more aware of the world than you give her credit for - just because Texans love to live in their cars in trucks - that’s NOT how the rest of the world works or live. In fact many cities in the USA are now transitioning to be multi-modal

Re: [Texascavers] Texascavers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 22

2019-09-23 Thread Cathy Winfrey
Thanks, Nico. That was illuminating. On Sun, Sep 22, 2019, 9:42 PM Nico Hauwert wrote: > Generating electricity from natural underground > > Dr. Mustafa Saribudak of Austin measured anomalies in electrical potential > over both water-filled and air-filled caves. The method he calls natural >

Re: [Texascavers] Texascavers Digest, Vol 63, Issue 22

2019-09-22 Thread Nico Hauwert
Generating electricity from natural underground Dr. Mustafa Saribudak of Austin measured anomalies in electrical potential over both water-filled and air-filled caves. The method he calls natural potential basically uses a sensitive volt meter. He has published (and I have unpublished works) a

Re: [Texascavers] Nature related

2019-09-20 Thread Buford Pruitt
Joni Mitchell wrote "Paved Paradise" *"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."* - Helen Keller Buford Pruitt, Jr 2418 Cherrywood Ln Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Mobile 828-450-5492 On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 8:04 PM David wrote: > I am passing through the town of Brenham - a town that

Re: [Texascavers] Sort of Houston related

2019-09-19 Thread Jim Kennedy
On Sep 19, 2019, at 5:29 PM, David wrote: > > > All the caving discussions are clearly on Facebook now. That’s because you killed CaveTex. Crash ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:

Re: [Texascavers] weird things in caves

2019-09-19 Thread David
In the town of Hidalgo Mexico, there is a typical old Catholic church, but the wall behind the pulpit is a rock-shelter. The entrance had an ugly galvanized chain-link fence ( or did back in the mid-90s.) Right behind the pulpit is a rock formation resembling a 24 inch long rock projecting

Re: [Texascavers] TCR registration call for volunteers!

2019-09-17 Thread Heather Tucek
Sorry, for clarification: this is for Texas Caver's Reunion, October 11-13, 2019. Registration is open from 8pm-10pm Friday, October 11, and 9am-6pm Saturday, October 12. On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 at 10:07, Heather Tucek wrote: > Greetings all! Here's is the annual email you always seem to hate

Re: [Texascavers] TCR registration call for volunteers!

2019-09-17 Thread Diana Tomchick
Hey Heather, It would be good to list the dates for TCR along with this message. Diana ** Diana R. Tomchick Professor Departments of Biophysics and Biochemistry UT Southwestern Medical Center 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX

Re: [Texascavers] Sand caves on Mars ?

2019-09-17 Thread Charles Loving
Good work Bockbeer keep it up. Watch out for the quincerera monsters. And the Martian sand worms. I have seen them on the tee vee, they live under the dunes and eat people. There were two or three on earth out in Utah that some folks killed with an elephant gun or some such. But they may still

Re: [Texascavers] Europe Wants Ideas for Cave-Spelunking Moon Robots.

2019-09-16 Thread Charles Loving
Cave drones? Covers can now sit back and let the drone do all of it. I think Lockheed had developed the Locklear Modle 6. It runs on carbide. On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 12:49 PM Jon Cradit wrote: > FYI…. > >

Re: [Texascavers] Caving in movie scenes

2019-09-16 Thread bmorgan994
leaze -Original Message- From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Mallory Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2019 11:08 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Caving in movie scenes It was a great book. In the book they fought the creature in the sewers beneath their town so I

Re: [Texascavers] Apology from Mal - Caving in movie scenes

2019-09-16 Thread Mallory
I’m so sorry Cavetex subscribers! I meant to send this reply only to David and I didn’t realize it went to the whole mailing list.  (actually, I’m on a couple of his email lists and never noticed notice this came from CaveTex) My sincere apologies for more non-caving related emails/oversharing

Re: [Texascavers] Caves in movie scenes

2019-09-15 Thread David
In this movie, "It - Chapter Two," I think at the main intersection of the sewer system, there was a large room about 50 feet in diameter and 100 foot tall main-made concrete cylinder, obviously designed and engineered and built around the secret ancient cave. ( But with no manhole above ??? )

Re: [Texascavers] Caving in movie scenes

2019-09-15 Thread Mallory
It was a great book. In the book they fought the creature in the sewers beneath their town so I guess they switched it to a cave in the movie. I don’t know...haven’t seen it...the hubby hates horror movies. *eyeroll* On another note, I sympathize with you on Eddie Money! I also noted that news

Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland's Hot Tub

2019-09-14 Thread bmorgan994
Mark: Good to see you at the Old Timers however briefly! I think there were closer to 2000 people there but I'm not sure. Peter would be rolling over in his grave to learn of the changes afoot for the Old Timers watersports. The collapse of the hot tub last year has led to dire new plans. These

Re: [Texascavers] various topics

2019-09-14 Thread David
I overlooked that Geary had already mentioned the passing of Mr. Curl, so please consider my post about that a supplememtal note. I think I met him in Kerrville at the big ISS / NSS Convention,. and if so, he looked familiar then to me. On a different note, Boston Dynamics announced that they

Re: [Texascavers] Fwd: Clarification on event Saturday for Jenni Arburn

2019-09-12 Thread James Jasek
Mimi and I got the first post. Mmi and Jim > On Sep 12, 2019, at 7:51 PM, Linda Palit wrote: > > I don’t think this posted. Trying again. > > -- Forwarded message - > From: Linda Palit > Date: Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 10:29 AM > Subject: Clarification on event Saturday for Jenni

Re: [Texascavers] Caving Video of the Week

2019-09-08 Thread James Jasek
I like the mud Jim Sent from my iPhon On Sep 8, 2019, at 11:02 PM, David wrote: This video has several of the attributes that make a good video for cavers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWXTjf0VIec I would have liked to have been there. I am on Day # 26 renting a room in an apartment

Re: [Texascavers] Cave photography classes

2019-09-08 Thread Bennett Lee
Friday, September 6, 2019 8:14 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Cave photography classes How many is this limited to for attendance. Is there some type of registration? Jamie On Sep 6, 2019, at 12:44 PM, Bennett Lee mailto:benn...@bennettlee.com>> wrote: I am

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

2019-09-07 Thread JOHN CHELF
Bill, Marcia Cossey, also known as Marcia Cossey-Littlestar, born in Waco, May 29,1956, died in Austin, TX., January 24, 2007, and Paula Good, born January 22,1954, died in Longview, TX., July 29, 2018.  Both were active cavers from the grotto associated with the institution in San Marcos,

Re: [Texascavers] Delete from email list

2019-09-06 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Removed, thanks Jocie. On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:34 PM wrote: > I keep forgetting to do this since Pete died. He loved to read the > conversations generated here. I have my own subscription. > > Thanks so much. > > Jocie Hooper > ___ > Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] Cave photography classes

2019-09-06 Thread Jamie Moon
How many is this limited to for attendance. Is there some type of registration? Jamie > On Sep 6, 2019, at 12:44 PM, Bennett Lee wrote: > > I am starting up hands-on cave photography classes to various awesome caves. > Contact me if you’re interested. You don’t need fancy camera gear or

Re: [Texascavers] TSA Elections

2019-09-06 Thread Linda Palit
We already have some volunteers! We need a few more. What can I sign your up for? On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 4:46 PM Mike Flannigan wrote: > > Wow, can you hear those crickets :-) > > > Mike > > > On 9/5/2019 11:00 AM, texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com wrote: > > It’s that time again! TSA

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

2019-09-06 Thread Mike Flannigan
Nicely done. Thanks for doing that. Mike On 9/6/2019 11:00 AM, texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com wrote: Dear cavers, I have uploaded a lot of new material to *The Hall of Texas and Mexico Cavers* -- I think 14 obituaries and tributes for cavers who passed away over the last four years,

Re: [Texascavers] The Hall

2019-09-06 Thread David
Thank you, Bill. I recall reading many of those older stories when I first started caving during the mid 80's, and sadly again as more happened. Let's hope we don't make the list for another 50 years. There were some members of GHG and ASS that passed away, but the only one I can think of that

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

2019-09-05 Thread mminton
Bill, Good work! One addition that comes to mind right away is Blair Pittman (2016). I found a couple of obituaries online: ,

Re: [Texascavers] Suicide Falls

2019-09-03 Thread David
When I did this drop in 2000, the trip leader ( who resembled one of the guys in the bolting photo of Minton's slide-show ), had a very low cost tiny walkie-talkie, and he went down first and the last person to go down of about 5 or 6 cavers had an identical walkie-talkie. "On rope" and "Off

Re: [Texascavers] West Virginia caves

2019-09-03 Thread mminton
Thanks. That photo replicates an iconic older photo of the same passage, except without the caver on rope. The Big Room, or Subway Tunnel, is one of the largest passages in West Virginia. The normal route in is a 160-foot rappel near a waterfall (named Suicide Falls because of deaths when

Re: [Texascavers] [SWR CAVERS] Caving in West Virigina

2019-09-03 Thread John Corcoran III
Thanks Mark! Regards, John -Original Message- From: swrcav...@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of mmin...@caver.net Sent: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 8:40 AM To: CaveTex ; SWR Subject: [SWR CAVERS] Caving in West Virigina If anyone is curious about the type of caving we do in Germany

Re: [Texascavers] West Virginia caves

2019-09-03 Thread Barb
Wow! Awesome photo. Barb and Don Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 3, 2019, at 4:26 PM, mmin...@caver.net wrote: > > Well, since you asked, last weekend Zeb Lilly and Brian Williams connected > McClungs Cave to Maxwelton by diving an intervening sump. The resulting Great > Savannah System is

Re: [Texascavers] Caving in West Virigina

2019-09-03 Thread PRESTON FORSYTHE
Looking forward to viewing. Preston in KY and already planning on WVA Conventionon the way to Huntsville tomorrow for volunteer work on hdqtrs several days and more, including grotto mtg. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Sep 3, 2019 at 9:40 AM, mmin...@caver.net wrote: If

Re: [Texascavers] Pete Strickland's Hot Tub

2019-09-02 Thread Julia Germany
Thank you for sharing. Wonderful pic of Pete, and fantastic history of caver-innovated saunas and hot tubs. - from julia's cell > On Sep 2, 2019, at 12:52, "mmin...@caver.net" wrote: > > I just returned home from the huge Old Timers Reunion in West Virginia. (It's > usually bigger than the

Re: [Texascavers] Anybody want some old NSS News?

2019-09-02 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
Oh, hell yeah!  I've been torn trying to decide what to do with mine.   Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com On Sunday, September 1, 2019, 12:31:41 PM CDT, Jim Kennedy wrote: The TSS will always take donations

Re: [Texascavers] Anybody want some old NSS News?

2019-09-02 Thread mminton
I know it's nice to actually hold a magazine in your hands instead of reading one on a screen, but for archival purposes, all back issues of the NSS News are available free of charge to NSS members on the NSS website. An advantage to digital versions is that they are electronically searchable.

Re: [Texascavers] Anybody want some old NSS News?

2019-09-01 Thread Jim Kennedy
The TSS will always take donations like that. Jim Mobile email from my iPhone > On Sep 1, 2019, at 11:40 AM, Roadrunner wrote: > > Cleaning up — I’ve got a banker's box full of issues of the NSS News from the > late 90’s to mid-2000’s. Free to a good home. > > They‘ll go in the recycling

Re: [Texascavers] consumer tip

2019-08-31 Thread Marvin Miller
HP has a new “Instant Ink” plan. You sign up for 50 pages a month for $3.00, 100 pages for $5.00, etc. They send you a set of ink cartridges to start with and then whenever you change them the printer communicates that and they send you new cartridges. The only thing you pay is the monthly fee. I

Re: [Texascavers] various topics

2019-08-31 Thread Barb
Wow, David. Terry Murray was a good friend of mine for many years. We lost touch and I was just thinking about him the other day. Thank you for finding that. Barb Coons Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 31, 2019, at 2:22 AM, David wrote: > > I hope you are all caving this Labor Day Weekend, or at

Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

2019-08-30 Thread Missy Singleton
critters we are concerned about include everything in the Edwards aquafir water shed. Missy From: Texascavers on behalf of Jim Kennedy Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 12:17 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst

Re: [Texascavers] Printer Ink Cartridges

2019-08-30 Thread grubbsi
. estimated 4500 pages per refill. quality and print speed is nice Now If I'm going out in the field I can print copies of all the air photos so everyone can have their own - Original Message - From: "mminton" To: "texascavers" Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 10:

Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

2019-08-30 Thread Jim Kennedy
10-4. Maybe doing the call for papers? Or something similar? Promotion? Registration? Do you think USFWS would want to sponsor (i.e. donate money)? Or set up a table during the conference? I don’t even know who there is working with karst critters any more. Thanks! Jim Mobile email

Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

2019-08-30 Thread Missy Singleton
Please let me know what I can do from afar.  Missy From: Texascavers on behalf of Crash Kennedy Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:59 PM To: CaveTex Subject: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium Cavers, Every two years we have a

Re: [Texascavers] Printer Ink Cartridges

2019-08-30 Thread mminton
Back when I used an inkjet printer (now I use laser toner, which is also expensive) I got a very inexpensive universal ink refill kit at Costco. It had enough ink to refill dozens of times, and for less than the cost of a single cartridge. It worked with any brand, and even had instructions

Re: [Texascavers] a toast to two beloved cavers

2019-08-30 Thread Charles Loving
Longtime caver from the sixties Terry Plemons passed on to the Great Cenote in the sky this month. An ex PCV, put in a lot of time on the Bustamante project and did a lot of caving in Texas and Mexico and was also a pillar of the Caver Cooks for 20 years. On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 7:33 AM Jon

Re: [Texascavers] a toast to two beloved cavers

2019-08-30 Thread Jon Cradit
David, Thanks for that reminder of those we’ve lost. That list is growing too fast. Jon From: Texascavers On Behalf Of David Sent: Friday, August 30, 2019 2:50 AM To: CaveTex Subject: [Texascavers] a toast to two beloved cavers This month marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Carl

Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

2019-08-29 Thread Jim Kennedy
Deal! Our first volunteer! Thanks, Jerry! Jim Mobile email from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2019, at 8:07 PM, jerryat...@aol.com wrote: > > I won’t be able to attend the planning meeting but I can help with the > Proceedings assembly and editing. > > Jerry Atkinson

Re: [Texascavers] National Cave and Karst Management Symposium

2019-08-29 Thread jerryatkin
I won’t be able to attend the planning meeting but I can help with the Proceedings assembly and editing. Jerry Atkinson. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2019, at 3:59 PM, Crash Kennedy wrote: > > Cavers, > > Every two years we have a National Cave and Karst Management Symposium > (NCKMS)

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

2019-08-26 Thread John Brooks
WTF ? Locklear has NO cave stories to speak of ? This isn’t Arizona ! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 26, 2019, at 7:13 PM, Charles Loving wrote: > > Good > >> On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:01 PM Bill Steele >> wrote: >> Announcing the 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest. Last year we started >>

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

2019-08-26 Thread Charles Loving
Caving at Gilda's in Nuevo Laredo. Four intrepid covers and tweet ladies or so. Drank a beer and X was coherased into taking a shower up stairs. The squeals attracted the attention of A, B, and C and they went to the rescue. Someone lost the soap and they ran out of hot water... not that it was

Re: [Texascavers] 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest

2019-08-26 Thread Charles Loving
Good On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 12:01 PM Bill Steele wrote: > Announcing the 2019 TCR Caver Storytelling Contest. Last year we started > this and it was a big hit. Come with your practiced best tale. Five minute > limit. A panel of impartial judges. A refund of your TCR registration money > as the

Re: [Texascavers] Caver Storytelling Contest

2019-08-26 Thread David
Unfortunately, my best caving stories can never be told. While most of the stories I tell here are about my transgressions, I have had to withhold my best stories and will likely take them with me when I pass. I would like to here the details of Bill's adventure in Arizona. Or what really

Re: [Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave and TCMA

2019-08-26 Thread Charles Loving
Wait. Isn't Powell's the longest cave in Texas? I thought Karst Walker says so. On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 7:11 AM wrote: > Cavers - > > We are excited to announce that Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) > and the owners of Honey Creek Springs Ranch (private property) have > negotiated a

Re: [Texascavers] HCC and TCMA

2019-08-26 Thread David
That is the best news I have heard in years. Whatever happened to the radio-location project for finding a potential dig upstream of the shaft ? It would be even more awesome if someone could workout a similar agreement at Prassel Ranch Cave ( PRC ). D.L.

Re: [Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave and TCMA

2019-08-26 Thread Logan
Excellent agreement! On 8/26/2019 7:11 AM, jran...@gmail.com wrote: Cavers - We are excited to announce that Texas Cave Management Association (TCMA) and the owners of Honey Creek Springs Ranch (private property) have negotiated a formal access and monitoring agreement for Honey Creek Cave,

Re: [Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave and TCMA

2019-08-26 Thread George Veni
(Sent from my mobile phone) George Veni, PhD Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) and President, International Union of Speleology (UIS) NCKRI address (primary) 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA Office: +575-887-5517

Re: [Texascavers] Honey Creek Cave and TCMA

2019-08-26 Thread Andrew Gluesenkamp
Congratulations, that’s a big step forward. I’m sure Joyce told you about the work I am doing in the cave (fish collections downstream of WM, 2-3x/year). I’m more than happy to share my data with TCMA and assist with any biological monitoring. Andy Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 26, 2019, at

Re: [Texascavers] Logan's Vision

2019-08-25 Thread Charles Loving
Logan's vision of daring in the name of interplanetary justice. On Sun, Aug 25, 2019 at 2:55 PM Dale Pate wrote: > Sorry meant to put my name on the last email. > > Dale Pate > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >

Re: [Texascavers] Photos of Don and Ernie in Huautla

2019-08-24 Thread William R. Elliott
Thanks Mark! Will use these. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 9:17 PM wrote: > While going through some old Huautla photos I came up with several of > Don Broussard and Ernie Garza, taken by various expedition team members > over

Re: [Texascavers] The owner of Honey Creek Cave's public statement at Tuesday's TCEQ public hearing

2019-08-24 Thread gpassmore
The sewage project is for Silesia Properties, that is part of a cluster of over a dozen companies. I have a lot of information on them. If you are interested contact me directly. I am reluctant to post details about the people behind this project in a broad forum. I am against this sewage

Re: [Texascavers] The owner of Honey Creek Cave's public statement at Tuesday's TCEQ public hearing

2019-08-24 Thread Jay Jorden
Amazing - Joyce's statement is a passionate, well-documented rebuke of the development plan and our regulatory failings. While it's a great read, I am saddened to the core at the same time. Texans who care already know how these hearings barely pay lip service to environmental concerns (probably

Re: [Texascavers] The owner of Honey Creek Cave's public statement at Tuesday's TCEQ public hearing

2019-08-23 Thread Andrew Gluesenkamp
“Gluesenkamp” Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 23, 2019, at 5:01 PM, Bill Steele wrote: > > Tuesday evening I attended the Texas Commission on Water Quality (TCEQ) > public hearing in Bulverde regarding a developer's application to build four > houses per acre, many hundreds of new homes, in the

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