Re: [Texascavers] Various rants
BOCKBEER IS 55? Damn I thought he was pushing 75 or 80. He should give his daughter that podium ladder. Or maybe that lemon truck thing. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 5:46 PM David wrote: > From David Locklear > Please hit delete button now. > > > Does anybody have an exact headcount as to how many Texas cavers attended > the 2019 NSS Convention ? And former Texas cavers ? > > 4 % of attendees ? > > I would be nice if each would post a report of their trip along with why a > newbie should not miss the 2020 NSS Convention. It is going to be amazing. > > > I think Mr. Schindel left out the funny part that the NSS was unable to > find a replacement for him. > > > I learned today that old-timer James Manning who lives in Dickinson is 83 > is healthy enough to go caving. ( Mary Kay Manning's dad ). Someone > should interview him in a cave. > > > Had you been in Houston this morning on Dashwood Street, you would have > seen my 55 year old l*rd*ss, pushing my Sequoia all alone about a 1/4 > mile. That nearly killed me, seriously. The tiniest gradient or pothole > made the task almost futile. But I am back on the road now with a giant $ > 700 hole in my wallet. > > > I have been pondering lately the first caveman to have had a teenage > daughter become interestes sexually in boys. For 100,000 years or more it > was perfectly sane and normal for a loving dather to trade his daughters > for an ox ( or oxen if she had a skill ). It is a good thing we recently > cancelled that part of our culture, cause I doubt I could get a goat for > Cavepearl. Please don't get me wrong, she is sweet, kind, smart, > beautiful. But she can't cook toast, nor operate any appliance - > especially the clothes-washing machine.She is demanding that I give her > $ 1,000 in two months for her Quincenera.She caused me to miss a day of > work this week, at a time that I can't be screwing up. > > > I am in a grumpier mood now that I am 55. > > > My next report should feature something about my new fancy podium-ladder, > assuming nobody steals it, where I abandoned it at. > > D.L. > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] Various rants
>From David Locklear Please hit delete button now. Does anybody have an exact headcount as to how many Texas cavers attended the 2019 NSS Convention ? And former Texas cavers ? 4 % of attendees ? I would be nice if each would post a report of their trip along with why a newbie should not miss the 2020 NSS Convention. It is going to be amazing. I think Mr. Schindel left out the funny part that the NSS was unable to find a replacement for him. I learned today that old-timer James Manning who lives in Dickinson is 83 is healthy enough to go caving. ( Mary Kay Manning's dad ). Someone should interview him in a cave. Had you been in Houston this morning on Dashwood Street, you would have seen my 55 year old l*rd*ss, pushing my Sequoia all alone about a 1/4 mile. That nearly killed me, seriously. The tiniest gradient or pothole made the task almost futile. But I am back on the road now with a giant $ 700 hole in my wallet. I have been pondering lately the first caveman to have had a teenage daughter become interestes sexually in boys. For 100,000 years or more it was perfectly sane and normal for a loving dather to trade his daughters for an ox ( or oxen if she had a skill ). It is a good thing we recently cancelled that part of our culture, cause I doubt I could get a goat for Cavepearl. Please don't get me wrong, she is sweet, kind, smart, beautiful. But she can't cook toast, nor operate any appliance - especially the clothes-washing machine.She is demanding that I give her $ 1,000 in two months for her Quincenera.She caused me to miss a day of work this week, at a time that I can't be screwing up. I am in a grumpier mood now that I am 55. My next report should feature something about my new fancy podium-ladder, assuming nobody steals it, where I abandoned it at. D.L. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] For your amusement
Similar story in Blake's Hog of Steel. Three days after crossing Rio Grande south to north at Big Bend, yes the truck was flooded and died in the river, but a roadgrader pulled us out the next morning. On I - 35 the rear driveshaft slung itself apart and clanged down the road behind us. Front wheel drive got us back to Austin. Ask Blake to tell you this story sometime. Takes several hours. Preston in Browder, KY Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 8:57 AM, Mark Minton wrote: A similar thing happened to my 4WD school bus coming back from Mexico one time. In the middle of the International Bridge heading into Texas the pinion nut broke or fell off, dropping the rear drive shaft. We took the rear shaft off, locked the hubs and drove back to Austin with the front drive shaft. Mark mintonmmin...@caver.net On Fri, 28 Jun, 2019 at 8:16 AM, Charles Loving wrote: The Sequoia ( Lemon) seems to be lots of good money after bad. Trade it in on a brand new Yugo or Lada or maybe a Fiat? My 1983 Ford Bronco has over 700,000 miles and has never failed. The drive shaft fell off in Mexico once but I just wired it back and went on in two wheel. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] For your amusement
A similar thing happened to my 4WD school bus coming back from Mexico one time. In the middle of the International Bridge heading into Texas the pinion nut broke or fell off, dropping the rear drive shaft. We took the rear shaft off, locked the hubs and drove back to Austin with the front drive shaft. Mark Minton mmin...@caver.net On Fri, 28 Jun, 2019 at 8:16 AM, Charles Loving wrote: The Sequoia ( Lemon) seems to be lots of good money after bad. Trade it in on a brand new Yugo or Lada or maybe a Fiat? My 1983 Ford Bronco has over 700,000 miles and has never failed. The drive shaft fell off in Mexico once but I just wired it back and went on in two wheel. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] For your amusement
The Sequoia ( Lemon) seems to be lots of good money after bad. Trade it in on a brand new Yugo or Lada or maybe a Fiat? My 1983 Ford Bronco has over 700,000 miles and has never failed. The drive shaft fell off in Mexico once but I just wired it back and went on in two wheel. On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 12:34 AM David wrote: > From David Locklear > Please hit delete button now > > > My beloved 2008 Toyota Sequoia left me stranded tonight for the 3rd time. > > https://photos.app.goo.gl/rFmpUvGUNu23fS2X9 > > I left work after only 3 hours today, as my plan was to do nothing but > relax, as it was my 55th birthday. > > I decided to go to LOWE's right before they closed and buy an LED headlamp > that I had been waiting for weeks to try. They didn"t have it. > > A customer had ordered a 16 foot ladder online and apparently brought it > back. I haggled with the manager and got it half-price. He told me, it > would be regular price in the morning. I would not have bought it had it > not been birthday. > > I loaded it in the SUV, and was all alone in the parking lot and > apparently the starter gear broke. > > If you can view the photo, you can see four feet of ladder sticking out > the back. > > This is a podium-ladder, meaning it has a platform at 10 feet off the > ground, to safely stand on. > > Hopefully, the TSC will get this someday and will find a use for it in the > barn, or auction it off. > > I am hoping to use it in my storage unit in Brenham, however, I have > already nearly broken it twice. I have no idea how I will get it there > now. > > GEICO came through with a good tow. But now, the Sequoia is parked at my > apartments and I have no idea what I am going to do tomorrow. > > It was a wise choice for me not to drive the Sequoia to the NSS > Convention. That would have been devastating, embarrassing, humiliating > and a lot less fun than hitch-hiking. > > You just can not go anywhere anymore without tow-insurance. > > I will likely have to greet a million Walmart customers - just to pay for > my June mistakes. > > D.L. > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > -- Charlie Loving ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
[Texascavers] New publication on the Edwards Aquifer :
The Geological Society of America is publishing a Memoir 215 focusing on the Edwards Aquifer of Texas. While not all chapters are are free to download, the chapter addressing the Barton Springs Segment of the Edwards Aquifer can be downloaded at : https://bseacd.org/uploads/Hunt-et-al.-2019-Barton-Springs-aquifer-GSA-Memoir-215.pdf Written by Brian Hunt, Brian Smith, and Nico Hauwert, it is an excellent summary of the geology, hydrogeology, water quality and quantity, and groundwater modeling of the aquifer in the Travis County and Hays County area. A good reference for answering quick questions or finding references for more in-depth research. Jerry Atkinson. ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
