texascavers Digest 12 Aug 2013 02:25:14 -0000 Issue 1818
Topics (messages 22363 through 22376):
Re: New NSS Fellows
22363 by: Geary Schindel
22369 by: Julia Germany
22370 by: Julia Germany
Mallory report, 8/10/13
22364 by: Emily McGowan
22365 by: Roger Moore
22368 by: Gill Edigar
22371 by: George-Paul Richmann
Re: [greater_houston_grotto] Re: [Texascavers] Mallory report, 8/10/13
22366 by: Chris Lafferty
22367 by: Kevin McGowan
New Fellows
22372 by: David
Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
22373 by: Mark Minton
22374 by: Stefan Creaser
22375 by: Julia Germany
22376 by: Julia Germany
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FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall
and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost
full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from
food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures
projected of all the award winners.
Geary
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From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
To: Texas Cavers
Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National
Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans.
Geary
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FAR OUT! I don't think I have ever met Bill, but Marvin I have known for many
years. Many congrats to both of you. I know how hard you have to work to
reach this achievement and I know it is not given lightly.
julia
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From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:39 am
Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National
Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans.
Geary
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WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention???? And I missed
it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me......
Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a missed a
good one!
julia
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From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am
Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed on the hall
and there was no severe weather like last year. The banquet room was almost
full, the food was good, and the entire banquet was very well organized, from
food service and seating to award presentations. There were nice pictures
projected of all the award winners.
Geary
From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
To: Texas Cavers
Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of the National
Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any other Texans.
Geary
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>From her father, Steve:
Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like
a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of
Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK.
She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was
relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she
needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
said she'd fully recover in a few months.
It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and
down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She
kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when
she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can."
She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A
few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well,
that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps
things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear
what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of
us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
her legs, but they did the actual walking).
Yes, today was a good day.
Steve
Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in
late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
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This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for
sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off
about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better.
Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass...
Roger
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From her father, Steve:
>
> Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like
> a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
> actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of
> Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
> and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
> responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK.
> She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was
> relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
> she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
> completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she
> needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
> said she'd fully recover in a few months.
>
> It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
> afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and
> down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She
> kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when
> she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can."
> She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A
> few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
> minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
> appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well,
> that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
>
> She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
> well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps
> things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
> argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear
> what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of
> us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
> session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
> Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
> her legs, but they did the actual walking).
>
> Yes, today was a good day.
> Steve
>
> Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in
> late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
>
>
>
>
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Come on, Mal. We're pulling for ya.
--Ediger
On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Emily McGowan <emm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From her father, Steve:
>
> Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was
> like
> a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
> actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition
> of
> Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
> and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
> responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was
> OK.
> She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She
> was
> relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
> she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
> completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she
> needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
> said she'd fully recover in a few months.
>
> It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
> afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and
> down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She
> kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when
> she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can."
> She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A
> few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
> minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
> appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well,
> that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
>
> She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
> well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps
> things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
> argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear
> what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of
> us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
> session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
> Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
> her legs, but they did the actual walking).
>
> Yes, today was a good day.
> Steve
>
> Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came
> in
> late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
>
>
>
>
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George Paul and I are so thrilled to hear this news. We are continuing to
keep her and her folks and Caleb in our thoughts and prayers.
Jen
On Aug 11, 2013 8:53 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From her father, Steve:
>
> Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was
> like
> a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
> actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition
> of
> Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
> and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
> responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was
> OK.
> She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She
> was
> relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
> she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
> completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she
> needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
> said she'd fully recover in a few months.
>
> It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
> afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and
> down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She
> kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when
> she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can."
> She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A
> few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
> minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
> appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well,
> that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
>
> She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
> well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps
> things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
> argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear
> what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of
> us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
> session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
> Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
> her legs, but they did the actual walking).
>
> Yes, today was a good day.
> Steve
>
> Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came
> in
> late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
>
>
>
>
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Keep on fighting, Mallory! This is some of the best news yet.
Chris
On Aug 11, 2013 8:57 AM, "Roger Moore" <cavera...@aol.com> wrote:
> **
>
>
> This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back
> for sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed
> off about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better.
>
> Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass...
>
> Roger
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From her father, Steve:
> >
> > Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was
> like
> > a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
> > actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the
> condition of
> > Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
> > and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
> > responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was
> OK.
> > She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She
> was
> > relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
> > she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
> > completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb
> she
> > needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
> > said she'd fully recover in a few months.
> >
> > It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
> > afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up
> and
> > down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it.
> She
> > kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point,
> when
> > she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I
> can."
> > She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping
> much." A
> > few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
> > minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
> > appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said,
> "Well,
> > that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
> >
> > She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
> > well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she
> keeps
> > things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
> > argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to
> hear
> > what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both
> of
> > us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
> > session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
> > Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
> > her legs, but they did the actual walking).
> >
> > Yes, today was a good day.
> > Steve
> >
> > Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She
> came in
> > late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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On Aug 11, 2013, at 9:57 AM, Roger Moore <cavera...@aol.com> wrote:
> This report really has me tearing up. That is our Mallory on the way back for
> sure. She's right, it still sucks, and she has every right to be pissed off
> about it. But now she can use those feelings to help her get better.
>
> Way to go, Mal! Keep kicking ass...
>
> Roger
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 11, 2013, at 7:53 AM, "Emily McGowan" <emm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From her father, Steve:
>>
>> Today was a good day. When Caleb and I got to the hospital, Mallory was like
>> a totally different person. She was happy to see us, and talked to us. An
>> actual, real conversation. She inquired several times about the condition of
>> Rex, who had been involved in the accident. We finally agreed to call him
>> and let her talk to him. Not sure how well he could hear her, but she
>> responded to him several times. She was very relieved to find out he was OK.
>> She was totally coherent this morning, and asked a lot of questions. She was
>> relieved to find out that she was not "crazy," as she put it. Apparently,
>> she thought that she had lost her mind. We told her she would recover
>> completely, but when I left the room for a little while, she told Caleb she
>> needed to heal, and that she knew that I was not telling the truth when I
>> said she'd fully recover in a few months.
>>
>> It was a pleasure being around her most of the day. Then, late in the
>> afternoon, she became highly agitated and very upset. We wheeled her up and
>> down the hall to try to calm her down, but she wasn't having any of it. She
>> kept asking for "help," and asking "Why?" over and over. At one point, when
>> she kept saying "help," Caleb said to her, "I'm helping as much as I can."
>> She turned to him and said, "I know, Caleb, but you're not helping much." A
>> few minutes later, she was asking "Why?" over and over, and after a few
>> minutes of Why, Why, Why, I told her, "So that when it's over, we can
>> appreciate how good things are." She looked me in the eye and said, "Well,
>> that sucks." It was hard not to laugh.
>>
>> She calmed down after that, and when we left she was in her bed and doing
>> well. She has improved tremendously just in the last 24 hours. If she keeps
>> things up at this rate, and someone wants to call it a miracle, I won't
>> argue the point. When we first arrived, we'd have to lean in to her to hear
>> what she was saying. By afternoon, her voice was strong enough for both of
>> us to hear her from normal distance. We were also told that during her OT
>> session, she walked while pushing (and holding on to) a shopping cart.
>> Yesterday, she could only walk with a therapist under each arm (she moved
>> her legs, but they did the actual walking).
>>
>> Yes, today was a good day.
>> Steve
>>
>> Vickie took a break today and stayed home and handled paperwork. She came in
>> late this afternoon and can verify that we're not making this up.
>>
>>
>>
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Is this the Bill Stephens that was instrumental in helping with the
cable-ladder contest at TCR back in the mid to late 80's ? I think that
guy also won lots of cable-ladder contest, and taught lots of kids and
newbie cavers how to properly climb a cable-ladder.
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While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty
severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground
Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one
edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged
and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one
edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks,
but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet.
Mark
At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote:
WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention???? And
I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me......
Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a
missed a good one!
julia
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From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am
Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed
on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The
banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire
banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to
award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the
award winners.
Geary
From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
To: Texas Cavers
Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of
the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any
other Texans.
Geary
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Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years?
________________________________________
From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net]
Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty
severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground
Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one
edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged
and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one
edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks,
but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet.
Mark
At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote:
>WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention???? And
>I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me......
>
>Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a
>missed a good one!
>
>julia
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
>Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
>Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am
>Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
>
>FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed
>on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The
>banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire
>banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to
>award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the
>award winners.
>
>Geary
>
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
>To: Texas Cavers
>Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
>Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
>
>Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of
>the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any
>other Texans.
>
>Geary
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While I send my condolences to those who got hosed, I am relieved to know that
the traditional NSS thunderstorm made its usual untimely appearance. Some of
you scientists out there need to determine why, no matter where it's held, this
event attracts such severe weather.....
Thanks for the update, Mark. Now I know all in well in the world order.
julia
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From: Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net>
To: texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 8:26 pm
Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty
severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground
Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one
edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged
and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one
edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks,
but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet.
Mark
At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote:
>WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention???? And
>I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me......
>
>Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a
>missed a good one!
>
>julia
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
>Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
>Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am
>Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
>
>FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed
>on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The
>banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire
>banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to
>award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the
>award winners.
>
>Geary
>
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
>To: Texas Cavers
>Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
>Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
>
>Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of
>the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any
>other Texans.
>
>Geary
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Stefan REALLY wants to get the local lake levels back up. Most are down some
30-40 feet. As Eugene Ebell used to say about his beautiful albeit dry
travertine dams at Cave Without a Name, "What we need here is a good 10" rain."
Five years in row of those would make him a happy man ;)
julia
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From: Stefan Creaser <stefan.crea...@arm.com>
To: Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net>; texascavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 9:18 pm
Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
Can we have the NSS convention in Austin for the next 5 years?
________________________________________
From: Mark Minton [mmin...@caver.net]
Sent: 11 August 2013 20:26
To: texascavers@texascavers.com
Subject: [Texascavers] Re: NSS Convention weather (was New NSS Fellows)
While it wasn't exactly devastating, there was a pretty
severe thunderstorm on Wednesday night during the Campground
Party/Terminal Syphons performance. It rained several inches and one
edge of the campground flooded. A few tents were partially submerged
and some people had wet sleeping bags. The creek running along one
edge of the campground came within 6 inches of overtopping its banks,
but didn't quite go over. If it had, many more people would have gotten wet.
Mark
At 12:18 PM 8/11/2013, Julia Germany wrote:
>WTF? No devastating storms this year at the NSS convention???? And
>I missed it. Maybe I've been bringing them with me......
>
>Anyway, glad it went off without a hitch or hiccup. Sounds like a
>missed a good one!
>
>julia
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>To: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com>
>Cc: Bill Stephens <stephen...@yahoo.com>; Marvin Miller <mlmil...@gvtc.com>
>Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 7:51 am
>Subject: [Texascavers] RE: New NSS Fellows
>
>FYI, the awards ceremony went off without a hitch, the roof stayed
>on the hall and there was no severe weather like last year. The
>banquet room was almost full, the food was good, and the entire
>banquet was very well organized, from food service and seating to
>award presentations. There were nice pictures projected of all the
>award winners.
>
>Geary
>
>From: Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>
>Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 7:39 AM
>To: Texas Cavers
>Cc: Bill Stephens; Marvin Miller
>Subject: [Texascavers] New NSS Fellows
>
>Congratulations to Bill Stephens and Marvin Miller, new Fellows of
>the National Speleological Society. My apologies if I've missed any
>other Texans.
>
>Geary
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