Bill's just bluffing.. Do not leave your pack unattended near him Nico
On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Louise Power <power_lou...@hotmail.com>wrote: > Yeah, right. Does anybody really believe this? > > > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:43:09 -0400 > > From: speleoste...@tx.rr.com > > To: wo...@justfamily.org > > CC: texascavers@texascavers.com; jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net; > markageetxca...@yahoo.com; fh...@townandcountryins.com; > fr...@frankbinney.com; germa...@aol.com > > > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories > > > > Ok, all y'all can relax now. I've quit rocking packs. The pinnacle of my > rockin' career was Frank Binney > > last week and James Brown this week. I'm going to quit now. So, you don't > need to guard your packs. Don't > > practice "rock paranoia" in other words. > > > > Bill > > > > ---- Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: > > > I dunno if he found it or not, he didn't say anything. > > > > > > I'm making a mental note, never to leave any bags unattended around Mr. > Steele. > > > > > > Charles > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:30 PM, <speleoste...@tx.rr.com> wrote: > > > > Ok, I'll do it. I rocked James Brown last night at the grotto > meeting. I even told him I was going to. I placed two decoy rocks and a well > hidden rock in a pack he had left at our house. He probably found the decoys > and didn't look hard enough to find the third one. Tee hee. > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- mark gee <markageetxca...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > >> I to have been Stoned by Steele. I wander who holds the record for , > most people they have rocked. A story needs to be writen for the Caver. Bill > , why dont you tell us of your rocky memories. Puns Excepted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: "germa...@aol.com" <germa...@aol.com> > > > > To: jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net; wo...@justfamily.org; > fr...@frankbinney.com; fh...@townandcountryins.com > > > > Cc: texascavers@texascavers.com > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:44:06 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories > > > > > > > > > > > > He's not the only one who does this! I've been a victim as well, but > since I collect rocks, it really wasn't a bad thing! > > > > > > > > julia > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: John P Brooks <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net> > > > > To: Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org>; Frank Binney < > fr...@frankbinney.com>; Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> > > > > Cc: Texas Cavers <texascavers@texascavers.com> > > > > Sent: Thu, Jul 30, 2009 12:39 pm > > > > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories > > > > > > > > > > > > LOL......Lesson learned once again....NEVER LEAVE your back pack > ALONE with Bill Steele for even a NANO-SECOND....or you WILL end up with a > rock in your pack. > > > > > > > > Thats like one of the "TEN COMMANDMENTS of CAVING".... Thou shalt not > trusteth thine pack to the Man O Steele... > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com> > > > >>Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories > > > >>To: "Charles Goldsmith" <wo...@justfamily.org>, "Frank Binney" < > fr...@frankbinney.com> > > > >>Cc: "Texas Cavers" <texascavers@texascavers.com> > > > >>Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:20 PM > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>Bill Steele has told similar stories and is famous for this. You were > just one of the "fortunate" recipients. > > > >>Fritz > > > >> > > > >>-----Original Message----- > > > >>From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] > > > >>Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:34 AM > > > >>To: Frank Binney > > > >>Cc: Texas Cavers > > > >>Subject: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories > > > >> > > > >>And how long have you known Bill? Caved with him? > > > >> > > > >>Really cool story about the Grand Canyon and your pack though. > > > >> > > > >>Charles > > > >> > > > >>On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Frank Binney<fr...@frankbinney.com> > wrote: > > > >>> On 7/29/09 8:46 PM, "Charles Goldsmith" <wo...@justfamily.org> > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> So Frank, what's this I hear about you and your extra big > backpack? > > > >>>> > > > >>> Actually I had two amazing backpack experiences at ICS: > > > >>> > > > >>> 1) Back in the early 1970s I visited a multiple entrance cave in > the > > > >>> Grand Canyon. Technical climbing was required to reach the > entrances, > > > >>> and wetsuits were required to negotiate the stream passage deeper > > > >>> inside the cave (which, by the way, had been mapped by Rune and > other > > > >>> Texas cavers back in the 1960s). > > > >>> We entered by way of a dry upper entrance, where I stashed the > > > >>> brand-new expensive backpack I had used to transport the wetsuits, > > > >>> rope and climbing gear. Twelve hours later, exhausted from pushing > > > >>> tight leads deep in the cave, we decided to save time by rappelling > > > >>> down to the Colorado River by way of a lower, wet entrance. As dawn > > > >>> light began to illuminate the Grand Canyon, we pushed off down > stream > > > >>> in our oar raft and it was shortly thereafter I realized my > expensive > > > >>> new backpack remained in that upper entrance. > > > >>> Over the next 35 years, especially when I passed below those cave > > > >>> entrances on numerous Grand Canyon raft trips, I wondered what > might > > > >>> have happened to that pack. > > > >>> So imagine my surprise at the ICS banquet when Bob and Debbie > Buecher > > > >>> came over and asked if I was missing a backpack. A few years ago > Bob > > > >>> was at that particular entrance and noticed a dusty pack stashed on > a > > > >>> ledge. He's got it at his home in Tucson and plans to reunite me > with it. > > > >>> > > > >>> 2) My other ICS amazing backpack story concerns the charity of my > good > > > >>> "friend" Bill Steele. One day I loaded up my backpack with heavy > books > > > >>> I planned to mail home (ICS proceedings, Derek Ford's Castleguard > > > >>> book, Bill's Huautla book, a coffee table-sized French caving > diving > > > >>> book, the Vertical Bill Cuddington bio, etc.) Unfortunately, the > > > >>> campus mail center was closed when I arrived but Bill Steele > > > >>> graciously allowed me to stash the pack in his truck while he, > Diana > > > >>> and I attended the photo salon. > > > >>> Later that night he was kind enough to hand deliver the pack to me > in > > > >>> Groad Hollow. As I schlepped the pack across campus to my > apartment, I > > > >>> remember thinking how smart I was to be mailing those books > home--they > > > >>> weighed a ton and never would have passed airline weight limits. > > > >>> The never morning I struggled to get the heavy pack on my back and > > > >>> made the long walk the length of the campus from the Pecan Grove > > > >>> apartments to the registration building coffee shop. The mail > center > > > >>> wasn't open so I carried the pack around most of the day, > > > >>> criss-crossing the campus numerous times for various sessions. > > > >>> Finally I made it to the mail center with the backpack, where upon > > > >>> transferring the contents into Priority Mail cartons I discovered a > > > >>> quite large, beautifully stream-sculpted, authentic Texas karst > rock > > > >>> in the bottom of the pack. What a thoughtful gift--Thanks, Bill! > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>Visit our website: http://texascavers.com/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > > >>For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >>Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > > >>For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > >
