That's only four Lyndon, come on.. you can do better than that. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Lyndon Tiu <l...@alumni.sfu.ca> wrote:
> Cavers are good people. > I get to go camping for cheap surrrounded by good people. > I get to do something fun and exciting with good people. > I get good food prepared by good people. > I get to hang with beautiful good people. > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:22 AM, <mark.al...@l-3com.com> wrote: > > Damn! You figured out Sheryl and my ulterior motive, Lyndon! > > > > As Sheryl stated, please be aware that your responses can/will be used in > > the next issue of The TEXAS CAVER. > > > > If you have no problem with this, post away! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Mark > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lyndon....@gmail.com [mailto:lyndon....@gmail.com] On Behalf Of > Lyndon > > Tiu > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 8:19 AM > > To: Sheryl Rieck > > Cc: TexasCavers > > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] 10 Reasons I Would Rather Be Caving > > > > Sounds like a good title for a TC article. > > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Sheryl Rieck <sheryl.ri...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I started caving a bit later in life than many people and promptly > became > > > >> too busy to cave even though I had fallen in love with the peace and > >> beauty > > > >> of the caves I had visited. I have not been in a cave in 4 years, but > >> almost > > > >> no day goes by that I don’t think about caving. It is my choices that > have > > > >> kept me from caving. That doesn’t keep from missing it any less. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> As I was wading through the massive number of issues associated with a > > > >> go-live (the ultimate goal of my projects) that was in too short a time > >> span > > > >> and with too little information, I found myself thinking yet again of > >> caving > > > >> and how I would so much prefer to be underground with a bunch of fun > folks > > > >> than getting my butt kicked by issues. About this same time, the emails > > > >> from Mark began. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> I agreed with the assessment of the publications becoming very > scientific. > > > >> I’m an accountant. I have no scientific knowledge in the realm of > > > >> speleological studies. I don’t read those articles because they make my > >> eyes > > > >> roll back in my head and that just makes my eyes hurt. So, in an effort > to > > > >> give Mark an article and to give us laypeople something to read, I came > up > > > >> with 10 reasons I would rather be caving. I thought maybe you could send > > > >> Mark YOUR 10 reasons you would rather be caving. Knowing the Texas > caving > > > >> community as I do, I think that the articles would be fascinating. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Here are my 10: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> 1. The snakes are only at the entrance of a cave and look like > >> snakes. > > > >> > > > >> 2. A traffic jam is just a good way to rest in a cave. > > > >> > > > >> 3. The people who annoy me most would never be able to find me in > a > > > >> cave. > > > >> > > > >> 4. My laptop cannot get a signal in a cave. That is my story and I > >> am > > > >> sticking to it no matter what. > > > >> > > > >> 5. My cell phone cannot get a signal in a cave. Ditto sticking to > >> it. > > > >> > > > >> 6. Saying you have been mapping a cave sounds more interesting > than > > > >> saying you have been mapping a chart of accounts. > > > >> > > > >> 7. Mapping a cave IS more interesting than mapping a chart of > > > >> accounts. > > > >> > > > >> 8. When I am in the dark in a cave that is the way it is supposed > to > > > >> be. > > > >> > > > >> 9. I have met some interesting, entertaining, and/or incredibly > odd > > > >> people on caving trips and that is just fun. > > > >> > > > >> 10. I am usually not the strangest person in the group. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> I cannot wait to see what others’ 10 reasons are that they would rather > be > > > >> caving. I have read some truly amazing words from so many of you. You > are > > > >> verbose, imaginative, and clever people and I think your 10 reasons > would > >> be > > > >> worth a read. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Disclaimer: Not all submissions will be published and you know why. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Lyndon Tiu > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > > -- > Lyndon Tiu > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
