We have a guest room w/ telephone and cable tv. Hot tub, starz, 2 horses and 4 dogs in a really nice house 4 minutes from the airport. Oh and we do pick up and delivery. Felicia
texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com wrote: >Send Texascavers mailing list submissions to > Texascavers@texascavers.com > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > texascavers-requ...@texascavers.com > >You can reach the person managing the list at > texascavers-ow...@texascavers.com > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Texascavers digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. to Austin cavers... (Melanie Alspaugh) > 2. Re: TSA Activities Newsletter Returns : (Mark Alman) > 3. Re: TSA Activities Newsletter Returns : (Ranzau, Joe) > 4. TSA Officers Election - Candidates (Goff, Ed) > 5. Stenlight S7 (Bill Mixon) > 6. Re: TSA Officers Election - Candidates (Kara Dittmer) > 7. Re: Stenlight S7 and others (Kara Dittmer) > 8. Job opening in Austin (bcow...@aol.com) > 9. Re: Princeton Tec EOS (Sharon Faulkner) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:50:10 +0100 >From: Melanie Alspaugh <mela...@alspaugh.ch> >Subject: [Texascavers] to Austin cavers... >To: Texascavers@texascavers.com >Message-ID: <1131717010.4374a1920f...@secure.bloomline.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > >HI all, > >I'll be flying into Austin next Wednesday, won't make the Grotto meeting but >will try to get to the Posse. >I'm looking for a place to stay Wednesday and maybe Thursday. Any takers >(givers?!)? Please let me know offline. I'll be in Texas until the 30th, going >between my mom's in SA and Austin. I look forward to seeing as many of you as >possible! > >Melanie > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:53:55 -0800 (PST) >From: Mark Alman <texascav...@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Activities Newsletter Returns : >To: jerryat...@aol.com, Texascavers@texascavers.com >Message-ID: <20051111135355.72516.qm...@web52808.mail.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >Nice job on the newsletter, Jerry! Very thorough and informative. > >Has any thought been given to having the Texas Caver available for viewing and >downloading online for PAID TSA members? > >For those that want this option, it would save on postage and printing costs >and the savings could be used for cave preservation and acquisition. > >Just my 1/50th of a dollar. > >Keep up the good work! > >Mark Alman > > > >jerryat...@aol.com wrote: >At the TSA Business meeting held at this years' TCR, the membership decided >to resurrect the TSA Activities Newsletter. >The November 2005 issue of the ANL is available for downloading at : > >http://www.cavetexas.org/anl.html > >It is the intent of the editor to post the ANL monthly to the TSA website. >Due to the prohibitive cost of printing and mailing a monthly hardcopy >publication, the ANL will be distributed to all cavers in a digital pdf format >which >can be downloaded free-of-charge from the TSA website at : >http://www.cavetexas.org/ > > > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:42:52 -0600 >From: "Ranzau, Joe" <joe.ran...@usaa.com> >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Activities Newsletter Returns : >To: "Mark Alman" <texascav...@yahoo.com>, <jerryat...@aol.com>, > <Texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: > <8afb3adab2b1954687a1f05aaa6293e110a39...@ex03.eagle.usaa.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >I would say there has been huge conversations and debates around this >issue at TSA meetings and among past and present officers... Currently >the consensus I remember is that to make it available on-line would be >an all or nothing thing. We run so close to the bulk mail discount that >removing people from the mailing causes a large increase in postage for >the remaining issues being mailed. The way the caver is printed is >cheaper based on a bulk run. > >There are some copyright things that have been discussed in the past too >but I think the TSA has been working on those. > >So who knows, come to a meeting, bring it up and enjoy the lively >discussion about it. > >Cheers! > >Joe > >-----Original Message----- >From: texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com >[mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Mark Alman >Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 7:54 AM >To: jerryat...@aol.com; Texascavers@texascavers.com >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Activities Newsletter Returns : > >Nice job on the newsletter, Jerry! Very thorough and informative. > >Has any thought been given to having the Texas Caver available for >viewing and downloading online for PAID TSA members? > >For those that want this option, it would save on postage and printing >costs and the savings could be used for cave preservation and >acquisition. > >Just my 1/50th of a dollar. > >Keep up the good work! > >Mark Alman > > > >jerryat...@aol.com wrote: >At the TSA Business meeting held at this years' TCR, the membership >decided to resurrect the TSA Activities Newsletter. >The November 2005 issue of the ANL is available for downloading at : > >http://www.cavetexas.org/anl.html > >It is the intent of the editor to post the ANL monthly to the TSA >website. >Due to the prohibitive cost of printing and mailing a monthly hardcopy >publication, the ANL will be distributed to all cavers in a digital pdf >format which can be downloaded free-of-charge from the TSA website at : >http://www.cavetexas.org/ > > > > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. >_______________________________________________ >Texascavers mailing list >Texascavers@texascavers.com >http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 4 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:23:47 -0600 >From: "Goff, Ed" <ed.g...@tm.com> >Subject: [Texascavers] TSA Officers Election - Candidates >To: Terry Holsinger <tr...@sprynet.com>, "Texascavers@texascavers.com" > <Texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: <bf9a13a3.19db1%ed.g...@tm.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > >>So Ed, who all is on the ballot this year? >> >>Terry H. >> >> > >I'm afraid that's a secret, Terry. Need-to-know-basis sort of thing. You >know, protect the caves and all.... Sorry folks, didn't mean for this to be >a mystery. The candidates are: > >Chairman : John Brooks (DFWG) >Vice-Chairman : Kara Dittmer (UTG) and Jim >Kennedy (UTG) >Secretary : Andy Gluesenkamp (UTG) and Cat >Kennedy (UTG) >Treasurer : Michael Cicherski (Bexar) > >This info is also on page 1 of the new TSA Activities Newsletter. > >Ed > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 5 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:53:30 -0600 >From: "Bill Mixon" <billmi...@worldnet.att.net> >Subject: [Texascavers] Stenlight S7 >To: "CaveTex" <texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: <00d801c5e6f1$9e6abfb0$5c43490c@yourvvx88vyrxo> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >That "perfect caving light" costs $300! That in itself seems to me to be >considerable imperfection. Of course, I'm old enought to remember buying >Justrite carbide cap lamps for $3.85. (I'm still using one.) You can get a >light with one 3W LED in it and three levels of brightness for something >like $40, I think. Certainly less than $50. The one I bought from IMO at the >NSS convention last summer would suffice for essentially any caving, seems >to me. It's a Princeton Tec light; doesn't have a model number on it. Holds >three cheap AAA bateries internally; no cables or connections. Appears >reasonably water-resistant, but shouldn't be submerged for long. Could have >somewhat wider dispersion of the light, but for the difference in price >compared to the "perfect caving light".... > There's a review of the Stenlight S7 in the November NSS News.-- Mixon > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 6 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:55:59 -0800 (PST) >From: Kara Dittmer <misskarabi...@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] TSA Officers Election - Candidates >To: "Goff, Ed" <ed.g...@tm.com>, Terry Holsinger <tr...@sprynet.com>, > "Texascavers@texascavers.com" <Texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: <20051111195559.40264.qm...@web36210.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >Wow, an impressive showing from the UT Grotto, and an >opportunity to inject some fresh energy into the TSA. >I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I would >be pleased to serve as your Vice Chair if elected. >While I'm new to the TSA, I do have experience >organizing events for largeish groups, and this would >be an opportunity to expand on that experience. I look >forward to finding the way I will be able give back to >the caving community. > >Thanks everyone, and Happy Caving! >Kara Dittmer > >--- "Goff, Ed" <ed.g...@tm.com> wrote: > > > >>>So Ed, who all is on the ballot this year? >>> >>>Terry H. >>> >>> >>I'm afraid that's a secret, Terry. >>Need-to-know-basis sort of thing. You >>know, protect the caves and all.... Sorry folks, >>didn't mean for this to be >>a mystery. The candidates are: >> >>Chairman : John Brooks (DFWG) >>Vice-Chairman : Kara Dittmer (UTG) and Jim >>Kennedy (UTG) >>Secretary : Andy Gluesenkamp (UTG) and Cat >>Kennedy (UTG) >>Treasurer : Michael Cicherski (Bexar) >> >>This info is also on page 1 of the new TSA >>Activities Newsletter. >> >>Ed >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Texascavers mailing list >>Texascavers@texascavers.com >> >> >> >http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 7 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:14:28 -0800 (PST) >From: Kara Dittmer <misskarabi...@yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Stenlight S7 and others >To: Bill Mixon <billmi...@worldnet.att.net>, CaveTex > <texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: <20051111201428.90590.qm...@web36214.mail.mud.yahoo.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > >My new MYO XP makes me very happy, and retails for >around $70 dollars, actually. I haven't seen a 3watt >light for less than that, but maybe I'm not looking in >the right place. I like it better than the Apex by >Princeton Tec because I found the Apex to have dark >rings in the light, and the Petzl Myo XP has a nice >even light. Everyone is taking bets that the diffuser >lens on the Myo will be the first part of it to break, >but I've beat it up pretty good (Maple Run might be a >small Texas Wormhole but it's not easy on equipment >trip after trip) and flipped it around a bunch and its >doing just fine. These are both 3 watt (I know the Myo >XP is, pretty sure about the APEX) and we'll find out >if they are bright enough when I hit those Mexican >pits next week or so. I don't like the heat sink >casing on the Apex, seems like it will trap mud. Also, >you need a tool to open the battery pack (built into >the strap adjuster) and it is more bulky and heavier. >Plus, the Apex retails for $10 more. On the upside, >the button switch has moved to the bottom of the lamp >on this model, which only makes sense. I do like the >battery indicator on the MyoXP, and while the booster >button seems like a fancy feature, I'm unconvinced it >actually provides a brighter light for enough extra >time to be useful. The switch on this light is >protected when the lamp is positioned in the neutral >(I"m talking about the tilting ability of the light) >position, and theoretically it can't be accidentaly >turned on in your pack. Also, this light takes AA's >and is very small and lightweight. I do seem to run >through batteries faster than I would expect with the >MYOxp but I have considered going lithium.... any >input on that? >The princeton tec Eos is bright (1 watt), retails for >a reasonable $40, but is a very focused beam, and >sometimes not diffuse enough for my purposes. Also has >the same trouble with accessing the battery pack (does >not have the built in tool as far as I can tell...) >and requires AAA, a downside to some. >I'm most impressed by the Princeton Tec Corona. Not a >3 watt light, but has 8 smaller leds and is sturdy, >bright, and versatile.If i recall, its more waterproof >than the Apex or Eos. >Princeton tec is also very good about repairing and >replacing broken and malfunctioning lights for little >to nothing, although it takes them a while. > >I've explored these options because while the >Stenlight looks fly, it is definately in another orbit >than my caver light budget allows. > >Kara > >--- Bill Mixon <billmi...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > > >>That "perfect caving light" costs $300! That in >>itself seems to me to be >>considerable imperfection. Of course, I'm old >>enought to remember buying >>Justrite carbide cap lamps for $3.85. (I'm still >>using one.) You can get a >>light with one 3W LED in it and three levels of >>brightness for something >>like $40, I think. Certainly less than $50. The one >>I bought from IMO at the >>NSS convention last summer would suffice for >>essentially any caving, seems >>to me. It's a Princeton Tec light; doesn't have a >>model number on it. Holds >>three cheap AAA bateries internally; no cables or >>connections. Appears >>reasonably water-resistant, but shouldn't be >>submerged for long. Could have >>somewhat wider dispersion of the light, but for the >>difference in price >>compared to the "perfect caving light".... >> There's a review of the Stenlight S7 in the >>November NSS News.-- Mixon >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Texascavers mailing list >>Texascavers@texascavers.com >> >> >> >http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 8 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:37:38 EST >From: bcow...@aol.com >Subject: [Texascavers] Job opening in Austin >To: Texascavers@texascavers.com >Message-ID: <230.104e903.30a67...@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > >Outfit in Austin looking for a hydrogeologist, Contact Carl Ponebshek in San >Antonio.210-824-4843. I don't know the particulars other that is son has >been with the company many years and they are looking for someone. Posted for >Carl is pc is down. >BOB COWELL >5806 CACTUS SUN >SAN ANTONIO,TX 78244-1260 >HP-210-662-9171 WP -210-655-2144 Cel 210-724-9365 >WEB CAM ubwell2020 @yahoo.com >EMAIL bcow...@aol.com > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 9 >Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 19:42:47 -0600 >From: "Sharon Faulkner" <sfaul...@bellsouth.net> >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Princeton Tec EOS >To: "Kara Dittmer" <misskarabi...@yahoo.com>, "CaveTex" > <texascavers@texascavers.com> >Message-ID: <004501c5e72a$635e6320$0101a8c0@pavilion> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >More on the EOS.... > >I bought a Princeton Tec EOS during TAG last month. So far, I am very >satisfied with it. I had heard many favorable comments on the light prior to >considering it as an option, but when I saw the small size of it at TAG, I was >somewhat dubious. After using it incave the last month, I am now a believer >in this light. > >We have just recently had a discussion of the EOS on another forum. Here is >the link to the thread if anyone is interested: http://tinyurl.com/az643 > >The Stenlight S7 seems to be a caver's dream light, but not in my budget for >2005. > >Sharon > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kara Dittmer" <misskarabi...@yahoo.com> >To: "Bill Mixon" <billmi...@worldnet.att.net>; "CaveTex" ><texascavers@texascavers.com> >Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 2:14 PM >Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Stenlight S7 and others > > > >>The princeton tec Eos is bright (1 watt), retails for >>a reasonable $40, but is a very focused beam, and >>sometimes not diffuse enough for my purposes. Also has >>the same trouble with accessing the battery pack (does >>not have the built in tool as far as I can tell...) >>and requires AAA, a downside to some. >>I'm most impressed by the Princeton Tec Corona. Not a >>3 watt light, but has 8 smaller leds and is sturdy, >>bright, and versatile.If i recall, its more waterproof >>than the Apex or Eos. >>Princeton tec is also very good about repairing and >>replacing broken and malfunctioning lights for little >>to nothing, although it takes them a while. >> >>I've explored these options because while the >>Stenlight looks fly, it is definately in another orbit >>than my caver light budget allows. >> >>Kara >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Texascavers mailing list >Texascavers@texascavers.com >http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com > > >End of Texascavers Digest, Vol 1, Issue 8 >***************************************** > > > -- Felicia Vreeland Vreeland Graphics Inc. 512-389-1709 phone 512-389-1730 fax 512-656-4709 cell _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
