Re: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

[Katherine Arens]

apologies to Jim!  Got the story backwards .. .
Groad Hollow was present and accounted for, main thing!

On Jun 24, 2019, at 8:20 PM, Jim Kennedy 
mailto:cavercr...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Correction to Katie’s post, I carried the Groad Hollow signs up this year and 
installed them on the tent. I was unable to make the Convention last year, my 
first miss since 1995.

Jim

Mobile email from my iPhone

On Jun 24, 2019, at 6:01 PM, Katherine Arens 
mailto:ar...@austin.utexas.edu>> wrote:

groad hollow is alive and well, with Colin Strickland bringing the sign this 
year, and Jim Kennedy last.  The tent was there until late friday evening.
On Jun 24, 2019, at 4:49 PM, Geary Schindel 
mailto:gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>> wrote:

Thanks David,

I whipped this out at work and probably should have checked on some of the 
names more carefully. I also misspelled Dave Belski’s name.

Thanks,

Geary

From: Texascavers 
mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com>>
 On Behalf Of David
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 4:35 PM
To: CaveTex mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>>
Subject: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

In the event that someone publishes any of the recent post here by cavers,
I thought I would suggest some grammar corrections to Geary's
post.

1 ) The Fellows Reception
2 ) lightning   ( as opposed to:a drop in the level of the
uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in 
the pelvis. )
3 ) Fellows of the Society ( or Society of Fellows ? )
4 )   Jaqueline Thomas ( goes by J. Larue Thomas  ? ) now of Alabama.
5 )  Galan Falgout was accompanied by a lady from the Huautla caving area. 
Meaning she
  came a really long way to attend the convention.


I heard a valid rumor that Maureen Handler played a roll in helping me get from 
my
motel to the registration on Sunday. I had no earthly idea why there was a 
volunteer
camped out at my motel in their car patiently waiting on me to take me to the 
high
school.My only plan was to sleep all day.It was just pure luck that I 
checked my
messages before about to doze off.   I can attest to the high school being 
a tad bit cold, because
I was so exhausted after registering, that I had to make a makeshift homeless 
shelter in
the cafeteria to try to get some shut-eye. And I did not have a blanket in 
my ridiculous
duffle bag.

I think this was my first convention to not see Roy Wessel roaming around 
somewhere.

On the topic of basking in the glory, it is sort of unusual to see so many 
people bragging of
their accomplishments.  But when, you only see someone 5 minutes per year, 
you sort
of have to cram it all in there. A typical conversation, might be, 
something like, "Hello, My
name is David, and I am just hear to be at The Howdy Party for an hour, and 
then, the other person says,
oh, I just mapped a 500 meters of virgin passage in Lech - which was located 3 
hours of hard-core
caving from a remote outpost camp where we camped underground for 4 days, and
I am here to present a slideshow on that, plus I am here to accept an award for 
saving the pristine
Deep Hollow Cave from a pipeline going thru it, saving a new unknown species of 
troglobitic asellid."

I only spent about 6 hours socializing at the convention, and probably met face 
to face with 100 or more
real cavers. It is so hard to remember names, when you only see someone for 
5 minutes per year, and
when one can't associate them, with an object or a place. For example, one 
of the people that I always enjoy seeing, I can't
remember his name.   I think I call him Elvis.  ( his partner Rita passed away 
several years ago ).   I feel that I
should not forget their names, but I do.

Someone needs to set up The Oztotl Tent at Groad Hollow in 2020 at the West 
Virginia Convention.   What
ever happened to it ?Has it been set up since the Kerrville Convention ?

I have not heard anybody talk about the beer at this convention. Many of 
the old-timers seem to remember a
convention based on beer.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

[Jim Kennedy]

Correction to Katie’s post, I carried the Groad Hollow signs up this year and 
installed them on the tent. I was unable to make the Convention last year, my 
first miss since 1995. 

Jim

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> On Jun 24, 2019, at 6:01 PM, Katherine Arens  wrote:
> 
> groad hollow is alive and well, with Colin Strickland bringing the sign this 
> year, and Jim Kennedy last.  The tent was there until late friday evening.
>> On Jun 24, 2019, at 4:49 PM, Geary Schindel  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks David, 
>>  
>> I whipped this out at work and probably should have checked on some of the 
>> names more carefully. I also misspelled Dave Belski’s name.
>>  
>> Thanks,
>>  
>> Geary
>>  
>> From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of David
>> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 4:35 PM
>> To: CaveTex 
>> Subject: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff
>>  
>> In the event that someone publishes any of the recent post here by cavers,
>> I thought I would suggest some grammar corrections to Geary's
>> post.
>>  
>> 1 ) The Fellows Reception
>> 2 ) lightning   ( as opposed to:a drop in the level of the
>> uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages 
>> in the pelvis. )
>> 3 ) Fellows of the Society ( or Society of Fellows ? )
>> 4 )   Jaqueline Thomas ( goes by J. Larue Thomas  ? ) now of Alabama.
>> 5 )  Galan Falgout was accompanied by a lady from the Huautla caving area.   
>>   Meaning she
>>   came a really long way to attend the convention.
>>  
>>  
>> I heard a valid rumor that Maureen Handler played a roll in helping me get 
>> from my
>> motel to the registration on Sunday. I had no earthly idea why there was 
>> a volunteer
>> camped out at my motel in their car patiently waiting on me to take me to 
>> the high
>> school.My only plan was to sleep all day.It was just pure luck that 
>> I checked my
>> messages before about to doze off.   I can attest to the high school 
>> being a tad bit cold, because
>> I was so exhausted after registering, that I had to make a makeshift 
>> homeless shelter in
>> the cafeteria to try to get some shut-eye. And I did not have a blanket 
>> in my ridiculous
>> duffle bag.
>>  
>> I think this was my first convention to not see Roy Wessel roaming around 
>> somewhere.
>>  
>> On the topic of basking in the glory, it is sort of unusual to see so many 
>> people bragging of
>> their accomplishments.  But when, you only see someone 5 minutes per 
>> year, you sort
>> of have to cram it all in there. A typical conversation, might be, 
>> something like, "Hello, My
>> name is David, and I am just hear to be at The Howdy Party for an hour, and 
>> then, the other person says,
>> oh, I just mapped a 500 meters of virgin passage in Lech - which was located 
>> 3 hours of hard-core
>> caving from a remote outpost camp where we camped underground for 4 days, and
>> I am here to present a slideshow on that, plus I am here to accept an award 
>> for saving the pristine
>> Deep Hollow Cave from a pipeline going thru it, saving a new unknown species 
>> of troglobitic asellid."
>>  
>> I only spent about 6 hours socializing at the convention, and probably met 
>> face to face with 100 or more
>> real cavers. It is so hard to remember names, when you only see someone 
>> for 5 minutes per year, and
>> when one can't associate them, with an object or a place. For example, 
>> one of the people that I always enjoy seeing, I can't
>> remember his name.   I think I call him Elvis.  ( his partner Rita passed 
>> away several years ago ).   I feel that I
>> should not forget their names, but I do.
>>  
>> Someone needs to set up The Oztotl Tent at Groad Hollow in 2020 at the West 
>> Virginia Convention.   What
>> ever happened to it ?Has it been set up since the Kerrville Convention ?
>>  
>> I have not heard anybody talk about the beer at this convention. Many of 
>> the old-timers seem to remember a
>> convention based on beer.
>>  
>> D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] Groad Hollow

[Jacqueline Thomas]

Minor correction to David’s correction of Geary’s post: Jacqui is correct when 
it comes to caving and friends. I am now in Alabama, though. Roll Tide! 

Regards,
Jacqui


J. LaRue Thomas
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> On Jun 24, 2019, at 6:20 PM, AC  wrote:
> 
> Correction to David’s post— Oztotl. 
> 
> Smart phone, stupid autocorrect
> 
>> On Jun 24, 2019, at 6:10 PM, David  wrote:
>> 
>> I was referring to a large event tent with the Oxtotl logo on it.
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Texascavers] Groad Hollow

[AC]

Correction to David’s post— Oztotl. 

Smart phone, stupid autocorrect

> On Jun 24, 2019, at 6:10 PM, David  wrote:
> 
> I was referring to a large event tent with the Oxtotl logo on it.
> 
> 
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Re: [Texascavers] Groad Hollow

[David]

I was referring to a large event tent with the Oxtotl logo on it.
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Re: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

[Katherine Arens]

groad hollow is alive and well, with Colin Strickland bringing the sign this 
year, and Jim Kennedy last.  The tent was there until late friday evening.
On Jun 24, 2019, at 4:49 PM, Geary Schindel 
mailto:gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org>> wrote:

Thanks David,

I whipped this out at work and probably should have checked on some of the 
names more carefully. I also misspelled Dave Belski’s name.

Thanks,

Geary

From: Texascavers 
mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com>>
 On Behalf Of David
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 4:35 PM
To: CaveTex mailto:texascavers@texascavers.com>>
Subject: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

In the event that someone publishes any of the recent post here by cavers,
I thought I would suggest some grammar corrections to Geary's
post.

1 ) The Fellows Reception
2 ) lightning   ( as opposed to:a drop in the level of the
uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in 
the pelvis. )
3 ) Fellows of the Society ( or Society of Fellows ? )
4 )   Jaqueline Thomas ( goes by J. Larue Thomas  ? ) now of Alabama.
5 )  Galan Falgout was accompanied by a lady from the Huautla caving area. 
Meaning she
  came a really long way to attend the convention.


I heard a valid rumor that Maureen Handler played a roll in helping me get from 
my
motel to the registration on Sunday. I had no earthly idea why there was a 
volunteer
camped out at my motel in their car patiently waiting on me to take me to the 
high
school.My only plan was to sleep all day.It was just pure luck that I 
checked my
messages before about to doze off.   I can attest to the high school being 
a tad bit cold, because
I was so exhausted after registering, that I had to make a makeshift homeless 
shelter in
the cafeteria to try to get some shut-eye. And I did not have a blanket in 
my ridiculous
duffle bag.

I think this was my first convention to not see Roy Wessel roaming around 
somewhere.

On the topic of basking in the glory, it is sort of unusual to see so many 
people bragging of
their accomplishments.  But when, you only see someone 5 minutes per year, 
you sort
of have to cram it all in there. A typical conversation, might be, 
something like, "Hello, My
name is David, and I am just hear to be at The Howdy Party for an hour, and 
then, the other person says,
oh, I just mapped a 500 meters of virgin passage in Lech - which was located 3 
hours of hard-core
caving from a remote outpost camp where we camped underground for 4 days, and
I am here to present a slideshow on that, plus I am here to accept an award for 
saving the pristine
Deep Hollow Cave from a pipeline going thru it, saving a new unknown species of 
troglobitic asellid."

I only spent about 6 hours socializing at the convention, and probably met face 
to face with 100 or more
real cavers. It is so hard to remember names, when you only see someone for 
5 minutes per year, and
when one can't associate them, with an object or a place. For example, one 
of the people that I always enjoy seeing, I can't
remember his name.   I think I call him Elvis.  ( his partner Rita passed away 
several years ago ).   I feel that I
should not forget their names, but I do.

Someone needs to set up The Oztotl Tent at Groad Hollow in 2020 at the West 
Virginia Convention.   What
ever happened to it ?Has it been set up since the Kerrville Convention ?

I have not heard anybody talk about the beer at this convention. Many of 
the old-timers seem to remember a
convention based on beer.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

[Geary Schindel]

Thanks David,

I whipped this out at work and probably should have checked on some of the 
names more carefully. I also misspelled Dave Belski’s name.

Thanks,

Geary

From: Texascavers  On Behalf Of David
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2019 4:35 PM
To: CaveTex 
Subject: [Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

In the event that someone publishes any of the recent post here by cavers,
I thought I would suggest some grammar corrections to Geary's
post.

1 ) The Fellows Reception
2 ) lightning   ( as opposed to:a drop in the level of the
uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in 
the pelvis. )
3 ) Fellows of the Society ( or Society of Fellows ? )
4 )   Jaqueline Thomas ( goes by J. Larue Thomas  ? ) now of Alabama.
5 )  Galan Falgout was accompanied by a lady from the Huautla caving area. 
Meaning she
  came a really long way to attend the convention.


I heard a valid rumor that Maureen Handler played a roll in helping me get from 
my
motel to the registration on Sunday. I had no earthly idea why there was a 
volunteer
camped out at my motel in their car patiently waiting on me to take me to the 
high
school.My only plan was to sleep all day.It was just pure luck that I 
checked my
messages before about to doze off.   I can attest to the high school being 
a tad bit cold, because
I was so exhausted after registering, that I had to make a makeshift homeless 
shelter in
the cafeteria to try to get some shut-eye. And I did not have a blanket in 
my ridiculous
duffle bag.

I think this was my first convention to not see Roy Wessel roaming around 
somewhere.

On the topic of basking in the glory, it is sort of unusual to see so many 
people bragging of
their accomplishments.  But when, you only see someone 5 minutes per year, 
you sort
of have to cram it all in there. A typical conversation, might be, 
something like, "Hello, My
name is David, and I am just hear to be at The Howdy Party for an hour, and 
then, the other person says,
oh, I just mapped a 500 meters of virgin passage in Lech - which was located 3 
hours of hard-core
caving from a remote outpost camp where we camped underground for 4 days, and
I am here to present a slideshow on that, plus I am here to accept an award for 
saving the pristine
Deep Hollow Cave from a pipeline going thru it, saving a new unknown species of 
troglobitic asellid."

I only spent about 6 hours socializing at the convention, and probably met face 
to face with 100 or more
real cavers. It is so hard to remember names, when you only see someone for 
5 minutes per year, and
when one can't associate them, with an object or a place. For example, one 
of the people that I always enjoy seeing, I can't
remember his name.   I think I call him Elvis.  ( his partner Rita passed away 
several years ago ).   I feel that I
should not forget their names, but I do.

Someone needs to set up The Oztotl Tent at Groad Hollow in 2020 at the West 
Virginia Convention.   What
ever happened to it ?Has it been set up since the Kerrville Convention ?

I have not heard anybody talk about the beer at this convention. Many of 
the old-timers seem to remember a
convention based on beer.

D.L.
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[Texascavers] various NSS Convention stuff

[David]

In the event that someone publishes any of the recent post here by cavers,
I thought I would suggest some grammar corrections to Geary's
post.

1 ) The Fellows Reception
2 ) lightning   ( as opposed to:a drop in the level of the
uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages
in the pelvis. )
3 ) Fellows of the Society ( or Society of Fellows ? )
4 )   Jaqueline Thomas ( goes by J. Larue Thomas  ? ) now of Alabama.
5 )  Galan Falgout was accompanied by a lady from the Huautla caving
area. Meaning she
  came a really long way to attend the convention.


I heard a valid rumor that Maureen Handler played a roll in helping me get
from my
motel to the registration on Sunday. I had no earthly idea why there
was a volunteer
camped out at my motel in their car patiently waiting on me to take me to
the high
school.My only plan was to sleep all day.It was just pure luck that
I checked my
messages before about to doze off.   I can attest to the high school
being a tad bit cold, because
I was so exhausted after registering, that I had to make a makeshift
homeless shelter in
the cafeteria to try to get some shut-eye. And I did not have a blanket
in my ridiculous
duffle bag.

I think this was my first convention to not see Roy Wessel roaming around
somewhere.

On the topic of basking in the glory, it is sort of unusual to see so many
people bragging of
their accomplishments.  But when, you only see someone 5 minutes per
year, you sort
of have to cram it all in there. A typical conversation, might be,
something like, "Hello, My
name is David, and I am just hear to be at The Howdy Party for an hour, and
then, the other person says,
oh, I just mapped a 500 meters of virgin passage in Lech - which was
located 3 hours of hard-core
caving from a remote outpost camp where we camped underground for 4 days,
and
I am here to present a slideshow on that, plus I am here to accept an award
for saving the pristine
Deep Hollow Cave from a pipeline going thru it, saving a new unknown
species of troglobitic asellid."

I only spent about 6 hours socializing at the convention, and probably met
face to face with 100 or more
real cavers. It is so hard to remember names, when you only see someone
for 5 minutes per year, and
when one can't associate them, with an object or a place. For example,
one of the people that I always enjoy seeing, I can't
remember his name.   I think I call him Elvis.  ( his partner Rita passed
away several years ago ).   I feel that I
should not forget their names, but I do.

Someone needs to set up The Oztotl Tent at Groad Hollow in 2020 at the West
Virginia Convention.   What
ever happened to it ?Has it been set up since the Kerrville Convention ?

I have not heard anybody talk about the beer at this convention. Many
of the old-timers seem to remember a
convention based on beer.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] NSS Convention related

[Julia Germany]

How much did your duffle bag weigh when you got home?

- from julia's cell

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On Jun 24, 2019, at 13:31, David 
mailto:dlocklea...@gmail.com>> wrote:

From David Locklear,

In one of my post, I accidentally said a Texas caver was present at The Howdy 
Party, but I instead meant Drew Thompson.

https://www.facebook.com/drew.thompson.180


I predicted correctly that most of the internet post would be privately via 
Facebook.   That is a huge sharp contrast to the 2010 Convention.

Some of you old-timers may recall at 2010 Convention many attendees still used 
a Blackberry.

I even saw far less laptops this year.

I was surprised to not see many tablets.

My el cheapo Chinese phablet from MetroPCS did a great job,
( but not excellent ).

My body has physically recovered from the journey, but the trip did not help 
the problem that I am facing at work.   I have yet to get back in the mood to 
work efficiently.  Meaning, I am now daydreaming about 2020 and West Virginia.



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[John Brooks]

In those 2020 daydreams - did you do something sane like take the Mega-bus or 
fly to West Virginia ?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 24, 2019, at 1:31 PM, David  wrote:
> 
> From David Locklear,
> 
> In one of my post, I accidentally said a Texas caver was present at The Howdy 
> Party, but I instead meant Drew Thompson.   
> 
> https://www.facebook.com/drew.thompson.180
> 
> 
> I predicted correctly that most of the internet post would be privately via 
> Facebook.   That is a huge sharp contrast to the 2010 Convention.  
> 
> Some of you old-timers may recall at 2010 Convention many attendees still 
> used a Blackberry.
> 
> I even saw far less laptops this year.
> 
> I was surprised to not see many tablets.
> 
> My el cheapo Chinese phablet from MetroPCS did a great job,
> ( but not excellent ).
> 
> My body has physically recovered from the journey, but the trip did not help 
> the problem that I am facing at work.   I have yet to get back in the mood to 
> work efficiently.  Meaning, I am now daydreaming about 2020 and West 
> Virginia. 
> 
>  
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[David]

>From David Locklear,

In one of my post, I accidentally said a Texas caver was present at The
Howdy Party, but I instead meant Drew Thompson.

https://www.facebook.com/drew.thompson.180


I predicted correctly that most of the internet post would be privately via
Facebook.   That is a huge sharp contrast to the 2010 Convention.

Some of you old-timers may recall at 2010 Convention many attendees still
used a Blackberry.

I even saw far less laptops this year.

I was surprised to not see many tablets.

My el cheapo Chinese phablet from MetroPCS did a great job,
( but not excellent ).

My body has physically recovered from the journey, but the trip did not
help the problem that I am facing at work.   I have yet to get back in the
mood to work efficiently.  Meaning, I am now daydreaming about 2020 and
West Virginia.
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Re: [Texascavers] 2019 NSS Convention Quick Trip Report

[Geary Schindel]

On another note,

Dave Belsky received the Outstanding Service Award, Dr. Ralph Ewers from 
Kentucky received the Honorary Member Award, and Stan Allison received the Lew 
Bicking Award.

Dave and Tracy Jackson received the Group Conservation Award for Cave Sim.

Rod Dennison receive the Steve Hudson Award presented by the NCRC.

RD Milhollin was named a Fellow of the society along with a number of other 
folks.

Geary Schindel


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Subject: [Texascavers] 2019 NSS Convention Quick Trip Report


Folks,

The NSS Convention was excellent and even though David L. didn't mention me, I 
did stop for a moment, shake his hand, and run off to another meeting.

Much of my time was spent in the Board of Governors meeting on Monday and 
Friday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, I was with Benjy Von Cramon helping 
present our session on the 3D Photorealistic model of a nice Texas Cave. We had 
a very good turnout both days.

On Wednesday, I went caving with the Junior Speleological Society and had a 
great time in Lost Creek Cave. It had been many years since I was in the cave. 
Really nice trip, the kids did great. We had the fellows reception one night 
and another meeting with the NSF on another night.

The Photo Salon was excellent and well attended on Thursday night. On Friday 
night, the NSS Awards Banquet was held and finished up about 10 minutes before 
a major wind and rain storm hit. Two tornadoes touched down some ways north and 
south of Cookeville with some minor damage. There was a lightening strike in or 
near the campground. The large circus tent set up at the campground survived 
but many other tents were damaged.

I think there were more than 1,100 people attending the event for the full 
week. The campground facilities seemed to be very nice but Sue and I had gotten 
a hotel room which was a good call.  The campground was about 15 minutes from 
Cookeville High School where the sessions were held. The high school was in 
great shape and was a great venue for the meeting. The only complaint I heard 
was that it was very cold (I had heard that there was an advisory that ice may 
form in some of the hallways).

We've decided at next year's convention to announce the new fellows of the 
society on Monday but still present them with their certificates on Friday at 
the Awards Banquet. This will give the new fellows an opportunity to bask in 
the glory for the entire week.

Great selection of caves available for the event including Camps Gulf, Blue 
Springs, Lost Creek, Rumbling Falls and many more.

There were lots of Texans present at the convention including Guin and Colin 
(and the young'un (and he is quite the smiler and may have had the best time of 
all), Galan, Drew, Preston and Sheri, Mike Harris, David Locklear, Bill 
Bentley, Jacquie Thomas and many others.

There were storms almost every day including the Monday evening Howdy Party and 
the Friday banquet. No one was hurt during the storms. The stands at the 
campground/fairground were storm shelters and I think that many folks took 
shelter under the concrete stands and continued to party on - at least on 
Friday night. Once the storms passed, folks went to the party barn. We didn't 
attend the Terminal Syphons but I heard the music was great again this year. 
Camping was cool but wet.

Maureen Handler and Frank Bogle and staff did a great job. It was very well 
organized and executed. It was in a wonderful part of the country and great to 
be back in Tennessee, land of 10,000 caves.

Geary Schindel






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[Texascavers] 2019 NSS Convention Quick Trip Report

[Geary Schindel]

Folks,

The NSS Convention was excellent and even though David L. didn't mention me, I 
did stop for a moment, shake his hand, and run off to another meeting.

Much of my time was spent in the Board of Governors meeting on Monday and 
Friday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, I was with Benjy Von Cramon helping 
present our session on the 3D Photorealistic model of a nice Texas Cave. We had 
a very good turnout both days.

On Wednesday, I went caving with the Junior Speleological Society and had a 
great time in Lost Creek Cave. It had been many years since I was in the cave. 
Really nice trip, the kids did great. We had the fellows reception one night 
and another meeting with the NSF on another night.

The Photo Salon was excellent and well attended on Thursday night. On Friday 
night, the NSS Awards Banquet was held and finished up about 10 minutes before 
a major wind and rain storm hit. Two tornadoes touched down some ways north and 
south of Cookeville with some minor damage. There was a lightening strike in or 
near the campground. The large circus tent set up at the campground survived 
but many other tents were damaged.

I think there were more than 1,100 people attending the event for the full 
week. The campground facilities seemed to be very nice but Sue and I had gotten 
a hotel room which was a good call.  The campground was about 15 minutes from 
Cookeville High School where the sessions were held. The high school was in 
great shape and was a great venue for the meeting. The only complaint I heard 
was that it was very cold (I had heard that there was an advisory that ice may 
form in some of the hallways).

We've decided at next year's convention to announce the new fellows of the 
society on Monday but still present them with their certificates on Friday at 
the Awards Banquet. This will give the new fellows an opportunity to bask in 
the glory for the entire week.

Great selection of caves available for the event including Camps Gulf, Blue 
Springs, Lost Creek, Rumbling Falls and many more.

There were lots of Texans present at the convention including Guin and Colin 
(and the young'un (and he is quite the smiler and may have had the best time of 
all), Galan, Drew, Preston and Sheri, Mike Harris, David Locklear, Bill 
Bentley, Jacquie Thomas and many others.

There were storms almost every day including the Monday evening Howdy Party and 
the Friday banquet. No one was hurt during the storms. The stands at the 
campground/fairground were storm shelters and I think that many folks took 
shelter under the concrete stands and continued to party on - at least on 
Friday night. Once the storms passed, folks went to the party barn. We didn't 
attend the Terminal Syphons but I heard the music was great again this year. 
Camping was cool but wet.

Maureen Handler and Frank Bogle and staff did a great job. It was very well 
organized and executed. It was in a wonderful part of the country and great to 
be back in Tennessee, land of 10,000 caves.

Geary Schindel








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