Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Labor Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 91. Southeast wind around 5 mph. On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Geary Schindel <gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote: > Folks, > > > > We have a few more slots open for the trip to Deep and Punkin this weekend. > This will be a laid back weekend with some caving and some work going on. > There are trips planned for Deep Cave every day and we'll have trips to > Punkin to watch the bats in the evening. Hopefully, we'll be able to build > a fire in the evening. If you have a powerpoint presentation, bring it > along and we'll even show some slides. We are asking for a $5 donation to > help offset property expenses. > > > > Venture Crew 410 will be up helping this weekend as well as leading some > trips into the cave. They have been very active at the site having built > the bunk beds, helped paint, clean up around the cabin, built trails, and > worked on numerous other projects. Please make sure that you are a good > example to the youth – as in drinking in moderation is ok, passing out in > the fire is probably not, and no giving alcohol to the minors. The use of > any illegal substances is not legal on the TCMA property as the laws of the > state of Texas do apply. > > > > Bring a lawn chair if you want to be comfortable. I am asking that the > front cabin room bunks be reserved for folks with breathing machines and > other issues. If you don't know whether you can make it until the last > minute or might not be able to come for the full weekend, that is OK, just > call me and ask. We'll probably have some folks drop out and have room. > > > > We have a number of activities planned for the weekend. > > > > The highest priorities are as follows – > > > > > > Go caving > > > > Finish up work on the new outhouse system. We have the walls framed in and > two sides covered in hardy plank. We need to install some steps, build a > roof, put up porch railings, and install the drop tube. Not hard work but > IMPORTANT as the goal is to finally say good bye to the pickle bucket (which > will be available for auction at an upcoming caving event). We will also > have the ceremonial first dump which will be video-graphed for a future > grotto program. > > > > We will be installing bracing on the steel frame to increase strength and > rigidity. > > > > We will be laying decking to create the roof of the first floor/ floor for > the second floor. > > > > Go caving > > > > Cleaning up some materials around the cabin > > > > Putting in some new camp sites around the cabin. > > > > Painting one of the interior rooms (we have plenty of paint) > > > > Little road work in a few places. > > > > Go caving > > > > Tools – > > > > We would appreciate it if you could bring the following tools: > > Chain saw > > Welder and welding equipment. > > If you have access to some scrap steel, we could use some 4 or 6 inch I > beams, four 2 inch angle iron pieces about 6 feet long, channel, ½ inch > rebar etc. > > Air rotary hammer > > Pipe wrenches > > High pressure water sprayer > > Lopers > > One quart can of black paint that will stick to a plastic water tank > > Shovels > > Hand tools such as screw drivers, wire cutters, > > Garden rake > > Cordless drills with rechargeable batteries > > Extension cords > > Power tools of all kinds (grinders, saws, sawsalls, > > Crane with 45 foot boom with greater than 12 ton capacity with rock breaking > bit and clam shell (we're going cave hunting) > > Large dozer for road work and general clearing of cedars > > > > Bring old clothes, gloves, hats, etc. > > > > Items we could use at the Cabin - > > > > Small toaster oven for the kitchen > > Barbeque grill (build on site or donate) > > > > > > Food - > > > > We have not organized a group food program as we have folks coming and going > all weekend. Remember, it is about 40 miles to the closest place to eat so > make sure you bring your food with you. Cooking in groups is encouraged and > we will have the grill working but it may be on it's last legs as it's > getting pretty rusty. > > > > Water - > > > > The water tank is being serviced so we may not have any running water > available this weekend. If you want a shower, please bring sufficient water > for showers as well as drinking and cooking. > > > > Road - > > > > The road to the cabin was in good shape the last time I was up there a few > months ago. We were able to drive to the cabin in a Toyota Corolla with > some car. Be carefull. Also, the 4th gate is now an automatic gate and > will open outward when it senses your car. > > > > Directions – > > > > If you need direction, please email me and I'll send them along. > > > > Thanks and hope to see you out there. > > > > Phone numbers > > Geary Schindel > > 210-326-1576 cell (ATT will work at the cabin) > > 210-479-2151 home > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
