You forgot to add "of the opposite sex" after atractive people.. otherwise is not great fun, or at least not for me. What do y'all think?
Nico On 4/26/07, Stefan Creaser <stefan.crea...@arm.com> wrote:
If one only caves with attractive people then "shared bodily warmth" is great fun too :-) Stefan > Isn't that why they make space blankets, synthetic thermal underwear > and high energy food? I carry a personal space blanket ($3.95 at > REI), extra synthetic thermal underwear and extra food with me in > cold caves. You can never tell when you might need the warmth, > whether it be due to injury or waiting on a drop to be rigged > or even > a slow sketcher in a survey team. > > Forty-eight degrees doesn't have to be miserable, if you're properly > prepared for it. Dress properly and carry the right > equipment, and it > can be great fun. > > Diana > > On Apr 26, 2007, at 4:51 PM, Gill Ediger wrote: > > > > > One very serious downside of being lost in there is that the cave > > is a miserable 48ºF and it's hard to carry enough clothes to stay > > warm if forced into inactivity--such as being lost or if someone > > gets hurt. There should be laws passed against allowing caves to > > get that cold. It's just not safe or smart--or fun. We had > sleeping > > bags stashed near the back of the cave both for spending the night > > and for any emergency which might arise. It's a long way back there. > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > Diana R. Tomchick > Associate Professor > University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center > Department of Biochemistry > 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. > Rm. ND10.214B > Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. > Email: diana.tomch...@utsouthwestern.edu > 214-645-6383 (phone) > 214-645-6353 (fax) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > -- IMPORTANT NOTICE: The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to any other person, use it for any purpose, or store or copy the information in any medium. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
